Legal & Regulatory

Robert Kritzman, an attorney with more than 30 years' experience in the shipping and cruise industries, joined London-based Clyde & Co as a partner in its Miami office.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reduced the threshold for 'highly vaccinated' cruise ships and clarified mask guidance.

As cruise lines grapple with demands that they be more environmentally sustainable, it becomes vital that they stay current with regulatory schemes, especially in Europe where green sentiments run high.

The CDC today dropped its cruise travel health notice after two years of warning about the risk of contracting COVID-19 on a cruise ship.

Robert Kritzman is a corporate and transactional lawyer who has represented cruise lines and related businesses both in private practice and as a general counsel for more than 25 years. He provided this expert analysis to Seatrade Cruise News.

A US judge said the four cruise giants engaged in prohibited tourism to Cuba — not the lawful people-to-people travel allowed — and trafficked in stolen property by using Havana's cruise facilities.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased some COVID-19 protocols for cruise operators that pertain to quarantine, interactive shipboard activities, shore excursions and port agreements.

There is still no date for cruising's resumption from New Zealand.

The US Federal Maritime Commission is amending its regulations governing non-performance by cruise lines and establishing new requirements for when passengers should be provided refunds for canceled or delayed voyages.

Freedom Fresh received $322,652.94 for produce supplied to Crystal Cruises, which it sued under the US Department of Agriculture's Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).