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 ...
Power Struggle: You Cruise, You Lose!
As taken from The Post and Courier, by Frank Wooten: Shoreside power to the cruise ships! That variation on “Power to the people!” won’t generate a rallying cry for Charlestonians demanding that cru ...
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 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 ...
Judge schedules arguments on Charleston cruise case for September
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A federal judge wants to hear attorneys argue why a challenge to a $35 million South Carolina cruise terminal should be settled without a trial. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel ...
Federal judge sets arguments on challenge to Charleston cruise terminal
Bruce Smith, The Associated Press August 16, 2013 12:43 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. - A federal judge wants to hear attorneys argue why a challenge to a $35 million South Carolina cruise terminal should ...
Once again, the cruise lines want us to “just trust” them….
What the Cruise Industry Isn’t Telling You: Crime Stats Explored by Peter Greenburg The cruise lines would like to be complemented for voluntarily releasing their crime statistics. The problem i ...
NINTH Letter to Carnival Regarding Our Very Real Concerns
With a new CEO heading up Carnival Corp., C4 continues to hope for a response to our efforts to obtain a response to some of our very real concerns... July 23, 2013 Mr. Arnold W. Donald CEO Carnival C ...