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Carnival Cruise Lines axed 11 of next year’s 12 planned visits to Bermuda because it couldn’t cash in on the prime time summer spots. Transport Minister Derrick Burgess has revealed the cruise ship operator’s last-minute decision was based on it bein...

October 28, 2011 Dear Sir, We have just suffered another blow to our frail tourism industry Carnival Cruises will not be visiting next year. I sincerely hope their decision to give Bermuda a miss is not on account of all the complaints from passenger...

Government said it was “extremely disappointed” at Carnival Cruise Lines last night, after the company axed 11 of its 12 scheduled calls to Bermuda for next year. Transport Minister Terry Lister said the announcement was made at unusually short notic...

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation and Massachusetts police are investigating the death of two tourists on the Norweigan Dawn. The cruise ship arrived in Boston, Massachusetts yesterday morning after a trip from Bermuda. Foul play is not suspecte...

Some of the world’s most prestigious ships are to be registered in Bermuda, it was announced this afternoon. As reported recently in The Royal Gazette, the Cunard Line was said to be considering the move - and now it has been officially confirmed tha...

October 12, 2011 Dear Sir, Do we really want mega cruise ships in Bermuda? The situation was summed up nicely by the tourists themselves this week when they said the island was beautiful but could not cope with the volume of visitors. I think that is...

October 11, 2011 Dear Sir, Transport Minister Terry Lister issued a challenge to Hamilton retailers to open their shops on Sundays if they want the Government to continue transporting tourists to them. Sounds good when taken at face value but the ret...