Where Cruise Ships Are No Longer Welcome — Amsterdam Latest Port to Impose Ban

Have cruise ships worn out their welcome? Increasingly, port cities around the world are banning or regulating cruise ship dockings and operations in their coastal waters. Amsterdam has become only the most recent to do so. The BBC reports that … Continue reading

Cruise Ship Sea Diamond, Santorini ship wreck ‘too costly’ to remove

In April of 2007, the cruise ship Sea Diamond struck a reef off the island of Santorini and sank.   Nearly 1,600 passengers where rescued and two passengers drowned.  Now four years later the Greek government has says that it cannot afford to remove … Continue reading