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 ...
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 ...
Letter to Senator Durbin Considering Port Cities
With recent government attempts to obtain more respect for cruise PASSENGERS' rights and safety, we are hoping to also bring attention to the same for cruise PORT CITIES. July 30, 2013 The Honorable ...
We can learn from other cities…
There have been a few editorials in the Post and Courier lately - it seems that our city leaders could stand to learn from other cities, figure out the problems and come up with a solution... July 26 ...
South Carolina gaining more from cruise ship industry spending, report says
A new report showed an uptick in cruise industry spending in the United States last year, including added dollars for South Carolina. The cruise ship industry spent $117.7 million on goods and servic ...