Army Corps opens public comment period for Charleston cruise terminal permit
The Army Corps of Engineers issued a public notice Thursday that could reactivate plans for a new cruise ship terminal at Union Pier in downtown Charleston. To read the public notice go to ww ...
Mayoral Candidate Ginny Deerin’s thoughts on some issues in Charleston
1) Cruise Ships Below is Ginny's position on tourism / cruise ships as published in Mercury. I've also included a link with all the candidates' responses. Ginny Deerin Our city has become a t ...
Port Love | If You Were Mayor
Port Love Jun 30, 2015 by Whitney Powers We applaud the Ports Authority for their $5 million investment to be used for the purchase and protection of land along the Cooper River watershed to mitigat ...
Get Cruise Terminal Location Site Right
Get Cruise Terminal Location Site Right Tourism in Charleston has an economic impact in the billions of dollars. And as the city has been named the country’s No. 1 travel destination, that growth i ...
Spring 2015 Letter to Carnival
Mr. Arnold W. Donald CEO Carnival Corporation 3655 N.W. 87th Avenue Miami, FL 33178-2428 Dear Mr. Donald: The location of a new cruise ship terminal in Charleston has been the su ...
The Merchants Are Killing Venice
It’s a chilly Monday morning in Venice, and an icy breeze is cutting through the city’s emerald canals. I’m standing at a busy gondola station, squashed between crowds of tourists, waiting not for a r ...
New terminal site worth a look | Editorial
New terminal site worth a look The Post and Courier Neighbors, preservationists, environmentalists, physicians, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and even the S.C. Supreme Court have sa ...
Planning Commission wants city to find alternative site for cruise terminal
Charleston’s long-awaited tourism management plan got a green light to move forward Monday provided city leaders look for an alternative to Union Pier as the site of a new cruise ship terminal. The c ...
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 ...