Letter to Planning Commission re. 2015 Update to the Tourism Management Plan, Cruise Recommendations
April 6, 2015 City of Charleston Planning Commission 68 Calhoun Street Charleston, SC 29403 Re: 2015 Update to the Tourism Management Plan, Cruise Recommendations Dear City of Charleston Plan ...
Cruise opponents see dark lining in Sunshine’s arrival
Charleston residents battling the cruise ship industry say Carnival Cruise Lines’ plans to have another cruise ship depart from here next year is proof that their fight is a necessary one. “I think w ...
More container volume, new cruise ship for Port of Charleston
The Port of Charleston is seeing an increase in both cargo and cruise ships. Carnival Cruise Lines announced Monday that it will add five departures in 2016 for its Carnival Sunshine cruise ship. Tho ...
More cruises, more questions
Less than a month before the updated Tourism Management Plan gets its first official airing, the S.C. State Ports Authority is changing the tourism equation in Charleston. The SPA is allowing Carniva ...
A New Tide of Tourism
Ah, the Tourism Management Plan. Well, that got slightly derailed when Historic Charleston Foundation decided it could, in spite of the 2014 moratorium, add candlelight tours in February.(1) Now the ...
10 Things to Know Before Going on a Cruise
10 Things to Know Before Going on a Cruise DISCOVERY NEWS | JULY 30, 2014 http://pulse.me/s/1WE7Az The cruising season is here; how much do you know about this type of holiday? Read more
Celebs Demand: Keep Cruise Ships out of Venice!
A vocal chorus that include stars like Michael Douglas and Cate Blanchett is demanding that massive cruise ships be banned from the canals of the tourist mecca. NBC’s Janet Shamlian reports. http://w ...
The City of Charleston embraces cruise ships, shuns new bars
The City of Charleston embraces cruise ships, shuns new bars Debating Joehibition By Dwayne Green Every municipal policy decision involves a value judgment. The judgments are not always between ...
Charleston Tackles Tourist Managament Plan
CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - Click to view the footage from Live5 News Mayor Joe Riley and other Charleston City officials heard from the public Thursday as the City tackles revising its tourism manageme ...
Cruise ships, bars, bathrooms dominate public forum on Charleston tourism
Whether or not Charleston's tourism industry is at a "tipping point" and which areas of the industry are causing it were the central topics Thursday night at the Tourism Advisory Council's public foru ...