by Colin Packham (Reuters) - The leader of Australia’s New South Wales state apologized on Monday for failing to stop people carrying the coronavirus from disembarking from the Carnival Corporation owned ship, Ruby Princess, in Sydney in March, triggering what was at the time Australia’s worst outbreak. The apology from NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian for her government’s … [Read more...]
Princess Cruises Suspends All Cruises for Two Months
Princess Cruises' Grand Princess cruise ship carrying passengers who have tested positive for coronavirus arrives past the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California, U.S. March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Fred Greaves March 12 (Reuters) - Princess Cruises, the operator of two ocean liners quarantined because of numerous coronavirus cases, said on Thursday it would suspend … [Read more...]
Carnival to Pay $20 Million Fine After Admitting to Probation Violations in U.S.
Prince Cruise Lines and its parent company Carnival Cruise Lines have been ordered to pay a $20 million criminal fine after admitting to violating the terms of its probation stemming from a previous conviction in which Princess was sentenced to pay a $40 million fine. Princess Cruise Line was convicted and sentenced in April 2017 after pleading guilty to … [Read more...]
Whistleblower in Record ‘Magic Pipe’ Pollution Case Gets $1 Million Payout
A U.S. District Judge in Miami on Wednesday sentenced Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. (Princess) to pay a $40 million penalty – the largest-ever for crimes involving deliberate vessel pollution – related to illegal dumping overboard of oil contaminated waste and falsification of official logs in order to conceal the discharges. The judge also ordered that $1 million be awarded to … [Read more...]
Carnival’s Princess Cruises to Pay Record $40 Million Over Illegal Dumping, Cover Up
Carnival Corporation's Princess Cruise Lines has agreed to plead guilty to seven felony charges stemming from illegal oil dumping at sea and intentional acts to cover it up, the U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday. Princess will pay a $40 million penalty – the largest-ever criminal penalty involving deliberate vessel pollution. The charges are tied to the … [Read more...]