Norðurþing ports manager resigns as activity declines #cruiseships #norðurþing #ports

Taking a look at the Vessel General Permit (VGP) for cruise ships & finding vast inconsistencies:

docs.google.com/presentation...
#violations #cruiseships #EPA

Shore power is used for usually less than 5% of the journey & who pays for it to be built?
Not the cruise lines.

Shore power is not the panacea they would like you to believe it is.

Read the report from @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.social

seattlecruisecontrol.org/learn/greenh...
#cruiseships

A dead endangered fin whale was pulled from the bulbous bow of the cruise ship Norwegian Joy this morning as the ship made its way toward the Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal for its port call in Sitka.

@shanahstone.bsky.social
@radreduction.bsky.social
#cruiseships
sitkasentinel.com/stories/fin-...

A dead fin whale wound up on the bow of the Norwegian Joy cruise ship & blocked its port near Sitka Bay in Alaska, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed.

“Wound up” ?!?!?!?!?!

@radreduction.bsky.social do you have more info?

#cruiseships #vesselstrikes #finwhale #Alaska

En Route

The cruise ship Carnival Breeze sails the Gulf of Mexico towards Progreso, Yucatán.

#photography #photo #atlanticocean #bluesky #carnivalbreeze #carnivalcruiselines #color #cruiseships #gulfofmexico #nature #ocean #seascapes #ships #sky #transportation

A Norwegian cruise ship in Portland today with massive billowing exhaust.

Air pollution
Water pollution
Noise pollution

And the passengers?
Returning to their all-inclusive resort, empty handed.

We could see PM2.5 spike on the public dashboard.
#cruiseships #Portland #MEpolitics #Maine

Today’s massive obstruction in the Portland harbor. Towering over rooftops, belching harmful emissions into our neighborhoods.
Population: 5,999

Along with air & water pollution, we need to talk about the scale of these floating resorts.
#cruiseships #Portland #Maine #MEpolitics #Norwegian

The Former Norwegian Cruise Ships: What Happened to Them? www.cruisehive.com/the-former-n... #cruise #cruises #cruiseships

Two floating cities in Portland today: Population: 5,367

The 2027 cruise season will have 26 days with 2 cruise ships in port:
No regulations on scrubber wash discharge
No long range strategy
No cost-benefit analysis
Is it time for a passenger cap?

Asking for a friend.
#cruiseships #Maine

#SSMichelangelo, launched on #ThisDayInHistory in 1962 for the #ItalianLine, was the first of a pair (with #SSRaffaello), the last large #OceanLiners designed without cruising in mind. Their innovative design, much criticized at the time, influenced generations of #CruiseShips.

The Luxury Superyachts and Cruise Ships Setting the Tone for 2026 #cruise #CruiseShips #cruising #CrystalSerenity

https://whowatchwear.com/the-luxury-superyachts-and-cruise-ships-setting-the-tone-for-2026/

UPDATED: Carnival Cruise Director Schedule for 2026-2027. www.cruisehive.com/carnival-cru... #cruise #cruises #cruiseships

“The Cruise Lines International Association says when it comes to Maine, it is committed to responsible tourism & managed growth."

Is CLIA deciding "responsible tourism" & "managed growth" for Portland?
Today’s floating city
Population 5,620
app.publicnewsservice.org/story/portla... #cruiseships

Turku shipyard starts building fifth Icon-class cruise ship #cruiseships #MeyerTurku #shipbuilding

“The Cruise Lines International Association says when it comes to Maine, it is committed to responsible tourism and managed growth.”

Scariest sentence in this fantastic article. If CLIA is deciding our fate, we are in very big trouble.
#cruiseships #MEpolitics #Portland @wespelletier.bsky.social

Residents of Portland can now be notified should an infectious disease outbreak take place on a cruise ship bound for the city’s harbor.

Local activists say a new opt-in text alert system is the first of its kind to inform the public of potentially contagious passengers coming to port.
#cruiseships

“We've invited these floating cities into our harbor so we have to be responsible for the consequences of that and an outbreak is just one of many consequences that can harm the residents who live here…”
@jolocktov.bsky.social

#cruiseships #PortlandME #norovirus #Maine #MEpolitics #publichealth

Cruise Ships Redeployed from Middle East and Red Sea as Explora Journeys Announces New 2027–2028 Itineraries.

www.maritimecurrentnews.com

Read More.
maritimecurrentnews.com/cruise-ships...
#CruiseShips
#MiddleEast
#RedSea
#CruiseIndustry
#ExploraJourneys
#MaritimeTravel
#MaritimeCurrentNews