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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 ...

Bermuda’s loss is Alaska’s gain, according to Princess Cruise Line. The Canadian news outlet The Star yesterday quoted Princess Cruises media relations manager Karen Candy as saying that the reduction in trips from New York to Bermuda in 2012 can be ...

The cruise ship schedule for 2012 shows Bermuda’s regular visits down ten percent for the coming year, with the occasionally-visiting ships showing the sharpest drop overall. However a Ministry of Transport spokeswoman said 2012 is expected to record...

The Opposition should accept its share of the blame for difficulty attracting cruise ships to Bermuda, Government Senator David Burt claimed yesterday. The Junior Finance Minister spoke in response to One Bermuda Alliance leader Craig Cannonier’s cla...

Bermuda received two rejections on the cruise ship front recently, which may cost the Island in the future. It’s a far cry from the days when cruise lines were knocking down the door to serve the Island. Although a fair amount of blame is being sha...

Cruise ships steering away from visits to Bermuda could cause a huge hit to some already-suffering retailers. Next year, Carnival Cruises will only visit the Island once, while the Holland America Line’s Veendam is not scheduled to visit the Island a...

Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert is hopeful new cruise ships will be brought to the Island to soften the blow of losing the Veendam from 2013. The new Cabinet member also backed Transport Minister Derrick Burgess’ efforts to find a way of ensuring the ...