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Local authorities have stepped in to probe a fatal accident at sea where a Bermuda-registered cruise ship was accused of ignoring a fishing boat in distress. Two Panamanian fishermen died in the incident off the Pacific coast of Panama last month. It...

St George’s retailers who were given the green light to be open for business on Good Friday, said at the end of the day it didn’t matter that the ship actually docked in Hamilton. Ultimately weather forecasts for the local area sent the Azamara Journ...

VENICE, Italy (AP) It’s a matter of perspective. From aboard a 12-deck cruise liner, the sight of St. Mark’s Square, the Doge’s Palace and Bridge of Sighs gliding past from a cabin balcony is a breathtaking thrill. But against the backdrop of Venice’...

Bermuda proved to be the calm after the storm for the Island’s first cruise ship visitors of the season, as the Artania arrived at Heritage Wharf, Dockyard. Pursued from New York by the same frontal system that brought yesterday’s high winds, the shi...

The sale of the gaming ship Niobe Corinthian appeared to get off to a slow start in St David’s yesterday. A notice published in the Official Gazette on Friday said pre-registered bidders would be able to attend a preview between 10am and 1pm at Margi...

The sinking of Carnival’s Costa Concordia could turn out to be the biggest insured loss in maritime history. And while not big enough to dent the re/insurance industry’s capital reserves, one analyst said the loss could ruin the year for the industry...

NEW YORK (Bloomberg) Carnival Corp.’s sunken cruise ship, the Costa Concordia, was insured by companies including Assicurazioni Generali SpA, RSA Insurance Group Plc and XL Group Plc, said three people with knowledge of the policies. The three are am...

Cabinet will consider allowing cruise ships to keep their casinos open while in port in Bermuda, Transport Minister Derrick Burgess revealed yesterday. He told a press conference he would take the idea back to his Cabinet colleagues after it came up ...