Posted on 23 June 2009. Tags: Alaska head tax, Alaska referendum, Carnival Corporation, lawsuit, Micky Arison, new ship, sarah palin, Seabourn Odyssey, unconstitutional
Looks like the cruise industry is headed to court to challenge the state of Alaska over the controversial passenger head tax. Carnival’s chairman and CEO, Micky Arison says Alaska’s governor needs to work on running her state and stop running for president. Read for more…
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Posted on 04 December 2008. Tags: ball bearings, broken ships, cancelled cruises, Carnival Corporation, Converteam, Cunard, drydock, lawsuit, Mermaid pods, Millennium-class vessels, pods, propulsion problems on cruise ships, Rolls-Royce, Royal Caribbean International, thrusters
Carnival Corporation, parent company of Cunard Line, is suing Rolls-Royce and Converteam citing continuing problems with the Mermaid propulsion pods installed on Queen Mary 2. Read all the details…
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Posted on 17 September 2008. Tags: Add Norwegian Cruise Line, Aker Yards, Colin Veitch, euros, F3, France, Freestyle Cruising, lawsuit, legal dispute, MSC Cruises, NCL, new ships, new tag, New Wave staterooms, Royal Caribbean, ship building, Star Cruises, STX
There has been a lot of buzz in European shipyards the past two weeks about a dispute between Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) and Aker Yards S.A. of France regarding NCL’s order for the first of two F3 vessels. According to industry insiders the building of the first F3 ship has stopped. What’s going on? Read for more information…
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