A Dec. 31 order in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit was issued within hours of the 11% tax becoming effective ...

Should cruise ship cabins be taxed in the same way as hotel rooms and vacation rentals? That’s what one popular tourist destination is proposing in a new plan that would make cruise passengers pay ...

Some guests sailing aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride of America found themselves unexpectedly stranded ashore in Hilo, Hawaii this past Tuesday, following an emergency evacuation triggered by a ...

A federal judge has denied a request to stop Hawaii’s cruise tax from taking effect in January, but the legal battle isn’t ...

Norwegian Cruise Line recently revealed that it’s facing a concerning trend in traveler behavior that’s led to a slowdown in cruise bookings in one typically high-demand region. The cruise line’s ...

A Ruskin family was among at least 100 Norwegian cruise passengers stranded in Hawaii after a tsunami warning from an earthquake forced their cruise ship to leave immediately. The mom said they were ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An effort to increase taxes on cruise ships has drawn a legal threat from the industry, and executives say if their customers have to pay more, they may stop cruising here.

Industry stakeholders are urging policymakers to reconsider a plan that would phase out Hawaii cruise calls. The proposal is part of a broader effort to reduce emissions. The Hawaii Department of ...