KEY WEST, Fla. — The pandemic led to a strong push to limit the size and volume of cruise vessels on Key West, Florida. Residents imposed restrictions to protect the marine environment and limit passengers to 1,500 per day, but those were later nullified by the state Legislature and Governor Ron DeSantis. The hotelier operating …
UPDATE Sep 14, 2023 10:00 AM CDT In a surprising turn of events, a luxury cruise ship that ran aground in a remote part of Greenland above the Arctic Circle has been successfully freed after three days. The AP reports that a fisheries research vessel, which arrived earlier than expected, managed to …
A 26-year-old man has gone missing after his return to Florida on a Carnival cruise ship. Kevin McGrath set off from Miami on Friday for a Labor Day weekend cruise to Bimini, Bahamas. Unfortunately, McGrath was not found when the ship returned to Miami on Monday. According to Miami-Dade Police Det. Angel Rodriguez, who …
A college student on vacation with friends went missing from the largest cruise ship in the world earlier this week. Despite ongoing search efforts, 19-year-old Sigmund Ropich has not been found. According to Insider, Ropich disappeared from Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas on Tuesday night while the ship was off the coast of …
Amsterdam is taking measures to reduce the number of tourists, particularly cruise ship tourists, who have been compared to a “plague of locusts” by Ilana Rooderkerk, a member of the city council. According to the BBC, the council has voted to ban cruise ships from docking in the city center and close the central cruise …
As the cruise ship, Ambassador Cruise Line’s Ambition, approached Torshavn, the capital of Denmark’s Faroe Islands, passengers were greeted with a disturbing sight. The water was stained red with blood due to the slaughter of nearly 80 pilot whales, a centuries-old event known as “grindadrap” or “the grind.” This tradition involves forming a circle of …
This spring, I found myself on the MS Santa Cruz II, capturing the attention of a group of tourists as we observed birds beneath the cliffs of the Galápagos’s largest island. As one of our companions lowered his binoculars, he exclaimed, “Incredible! It’s just like stepping back in time.” I couldn’t help but agree. There …
On the southernmost continent, one can behold vast expanses of ice sculpted by the wind, resembling exquisite marble, while others glisten with a smooth, green emerald hue. Iconic sights such as icebergs, majestic whales, and regal emperor penguins grace the landscape. Visitors often describe the experience as otherworldly, magical, and grand. The renowned writer Jon …
A remarkable incident occurred on Sunday when a woman fell from the 10th deck of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. The story, however, ended with a surprisingly happy outcome. Thankfully, the 42-year-old US citizen was successfully rescued from the water and, according to the Coast Guard, was found to be in good health. No medical …