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Crystal Cruises was left to fend for itself after its parent company sought court protection in Bermuda, the luxury line’s former president has disclosed. The operator of three ocean cruise ships and five river ships closed its offices on February 11...

Two cruise ships operated by a subsidiary of Bermudian-based Genting Hong Kong Limited have been placed under arrest in the Bahamas for alleged non-payment of bills. The Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity were arrested on Friday evening in waters ...

The Covid pandemic axe has fallen on a major cruise ship line. Representatives for its principals are this week in Bermuda’s Supreme Court scrambling to save the company from going bust. Crystal Cruises, the subsidiary, had its ship Crystal Serenity ...

Clashes broke out over Government plans to force unvaccinated travellers to quarantine in approved centres at their own expense as part of the battle against Covid-19. Mark Pettingill, a lawyer and a former Attorney-General, said the move was “dracon...

More than 180 cruise ship visits are scheduled for next year, the draft schedule has revealed. The draft included just two more cruise ship visits than were expected this year, but the figure was much higher than the 36 visits actually recorded in 20...

Cruise ship passengers will still disembark despite an extension clause that could allow on-board casinos to operate 24 hours a day, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said yesterday. Charles Jeffers II, the chief executive of the BTA, said: “Ideally we w...

The taxi trade faces “unprecedented challenges” from the damage caused by Covid-19 and the increased cost of doing business, industry representatives have warned. The Bermuda Taxi Operators Association’s executive committee said that programmes intro...

A bill extending the operating hours of cruise ship casinos was passed in the House of Assembly on Friday night. Currently, casinos on ships can only open between 9pm and 5am in Bermuda’s waters but the Cruise Ships (Casinos) Amendment Act passed yes...

The island’s tourism industry continued to struggle in the third quarter of the year, the latest visitor figures reveal. The Bermuda Tourism Authority said there were just 30,516 leisure visitors to the island between July and September – down from 2...

Cruise ship casinos may be able to operate 24 hours a day while berthed in Bermuda under new legislation. Casinos on ships can only open between 9pm and 5am in Bermuda’s waters at present. But cruise operators would be allowed to apply for an extensi...

A cruise ship has steered away from the island ahead of a scheduled visit next month due to the cost of Covid requirements. However, the Government said it expected a “close to normal” cruise ship schedule for 2022 based on early numbers. Carnival Cr...

A cruise ship prevented from docking by high winds for two days appears to have made it today. By 8.30am, the Norwegian Breakaway was tied up alongside the Royal Naval Dockyard after making her way along the North Shore. Her arrival on Wednesday had ...