Call on Carnival to Shape Up or SHIP OUT!
Friends of the Earth’s just-released 2013 Cruise Ship Report Card grades 16 cruise lines and 162 ships on their environmental practices, and once again Carnival Cruise Lines gets a failing grade for i ...
Ports Authority appeals federal judge’s decision on cruise terminal
The S.C. State Ports Authority is seeking to appeal a federal judge’s recent decision that forces the Army Corps of Engineers to further review the agency’s proposed $35 million cruise terminal in dow ...
Federal judge denies extension in cruise terminal lawsuit
The federal government shutdown is not cause for an extension in a lawsuit challenging a $35 million cruise terminal the State Ports Authority wants to open in downtown Charleston. In a recent ruling, ...
Updates on Venice and Key West
We recently updated both the Venice and Key West pages with information pertaining to their "battles" for cruise ship regulation. Please check them out and notice how each mirror what we face in Charl ...
Don’t ruin city, letter to the editor 10/5/13
Don’t ruin city I live in Houston, and have made numerous trips to Charleston to be treated time after time to the most pleasant, lovely, historically fascinating, gentle and delightful city in Ameri ...
Protesters dive into Venice canal to block cruise ships
Protesters have leapt into Venice's Giudecca canal to delay a procession of cruise ships, which they say are threatening the city's foundations as they tower over rooftops and drown the city in touris ...
It’s a Bird! It’s Plane! No… It’s a Smokestack…
A photo from a visitor who was enjoying the panoramic pristine views of the Holy City at The Vendue Inn's Roof Top Bar. Not sure which is more fetching... the smog or the larger-than-life red "whale ...
Jay’s Newest Post: Can a federal judge save Charleston from becoming Venice?
Can a federal judge save Charleston from becoming Venice? In the nick of time, U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel tossed the permit for the SPA's (SC State Port's Authority) planned $35 million cruis ...
Jay’s Latest Blog
BULLETIN: Federal U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel tossed out the federal permit that was required to build the SPA's (SC State Ports Authority) proposed new cruise terminal at Union Pier near down ...
New chance to reduce cruise impacts
The Carnival ship Fantasy, when it is here in its home port, doesn’t just pick up and drop off passengers. It has a significant impact on the environment and the congestion on peninsula Charleston’s s ...