| Year Cruise Line |
Ship(s) Explanation of Offense(s) |
Fine |
Nature of Offense |
| February 2009 Royal Caribbean International |
Rhapsody of
the
Seas & Serenade of the
Seas The Juneau Empire reports the ships were each cited for one air quality violation in Alaska during the 2008 cruise season. |
Pending | Air pollution |
| February 2009 Norwegian Cruise Line |
Norwegian Star The Juneau Empire reports the ship was cited for two air quality violations in Alaska during the 2008 cruise season. |
Pending | Air pollution |
| February 2009 Holland America Line |
Oosterdam The Juneau Empire reports the ship was cited for one air quality violation in Alaska during the 2008 cruise season. |
Pending | Air pollution |
| February 2009 Princess Cruises |
Island Princess The Juneau Empire reports the ship was cited for one air quality violation in Alaska during the 2008 cruise season. |
Pending | Air pollution |
| February 2009 International Shipping Partners |
Clipper Pacific The Juneau Empire reports the ship was cited for one air quality violation in Alaska during the 2008 cruise season. |
Pending | Air pollution |
| February 2009 Celebrity Cruises |
Mercury and Millennium The Juneau Empire reports the ships have been cited for air quality violations in Alaska during the 2008 cruise season. Mercury had 1 violation; Millennium had 2. |
Pending |
Air pollution |
| November 2008 Princess Cruises |
Island, Sapphire,
and Diamond Princess The Juneau Empire reports that each ship reportedly violated its wastewater discharge permit in September (2008), according to Alaska state regulators. Wastewater samples from the ship had higher-than-permitted ammonia. |
Pending |
Wastewater violation |
| November 2008 Holland America Line |
Westerdam The Juneau Empire reports that each ship reportedly violated its wastewater discharge permit in September (2008), according to Alaska state regulators. Wastewater samples from the ship had higher-than-permitted levels on two parameters. |
Pending |
Wastewater violation |
| November 2008 Silverseas Cruise |
Silver Shadow The Juneau Empire reports that each ship reportedly violated its wastewater discharge permit in September (2008), according to Alaska state regulators. Wastewater samples from the ship twice had higher-than-permitted copper. |
Pending |
Wastewater violation |
| October 2008 Princess Cruises |
Island Princess, Sapphire
Princess, & Sun Princess The Juneau Empire reports that each ship reportedly violated its wastewater discharge permit in August (2008), according to Alaska state regulators. Wastewater samples from the ship had higher-than-permitted ammonia (twice on Island Princess, once on Sapphire and Sun Princess. |
Pending | Wastewater violation |
| October 2008 Princess Cruises |
Star Princess The Juneau Empire reports that the ship reportedly violated its wastewater discharge permit in August (2008), according to Alaska state regulators. Wastewater samples from the ship twice had higher-than-permitted copper. |
Pending | Wastewater violation |
| October 2008 Princess Cruises |
Golden Princess The Juneau Empire reports that the ship reportedly violated its wastewater discharge permit in August (2008), according to Alaska state regulators. Wastewater samples from the ship had higher-than-permitted zinc. |
Pending | Wastewater violation |
| September 2008 Regent Seven Seas |
Seven Seas Mariner The Juneau Empire reports the ship violated its wastewater discharge permit in May, June and July (2008), according to Alaska state regulators. Wastewater samples from the ship had higher-than-permitted zinc. |
Pending | Wastewater violation |
| September 2008 Princess Cruises |
Island Princess & Golden Princess The Juneau Empire reports the ship violated its wastewater discharge permit in May, June and July (2008), according to Alaska state regulators. Wastewater samples from the ship had higher-than-permitted zinc. |
Pending | Wastewater violation |
| September 2008 Princess Cruises |
Sapphire Princess, Star
Princess, Coral Princess, and Diamond Princess The Juneau Empire reports the ship violated its wastewater discharge permit in May, June and July (2008), according to Alaska state regulators. Wastewater samples from the ship had higher-than-permitted effluent limits on several parameters. |
Pending | Wastewater violation |
| September 2008 , Norwegian Cruise Line |
Norwegian Pearl The Juneau Empire reports the ship violated its wastewater discharge permit in May, June and July (2008), according to Alaska state regulators. Wastewater samples from the ship had higher-than-permitted pH. |
Pending | Wastewater violation |
| September 2008 Holland America Line |
Westerdam The Juneau Empire reports the ship violated its wastewater discharge permit in May, June and July (2008), according to Alaska state regulators. Wastewater samples from the 1,848-passenger ship had higher-than-permitted ammonia, zinc and biological oxygen demand. The latter indicates the amount of organic waste in the water. |
Pending |
Wastewater violation |
| September 2008 Royal Caribbean International |
Vision of
the
Seas & Serenade of the
Seas The Juenau Empire reports the two ships violated visible air emissions standards last year, July 1 and August 9 respectively. Royal Caribbean may be liable for criminal or civil penalties. Past enforcement cases have cost cruise lines $27,500 per violation. The state's air quality standards are designed to keep people from breathing harmful sulfur and nitrogen compounds and particulate matter. |
Pending |
Air pollution |
| July 2008 Lindblad Expeditions |
Sea Lion This photo was taken in the morning while the ship (apparently on charter to National Geographic) was tied to the fuel dock in Sitka, just below the OConnor Bridge. It's probably just gray water (not illegal), but still not consistent with a company that claims to be environmentally sensitive and responsible. (Photo courtesy of Island Resources Foundation). |
None |
Release of grey water in
port |
| June 2008 Royal Caribbean International |
Rhapsody of the Seas The Assocated Press reports Royal Caribbean Cruises says it mistakenly broke state law in discharging about 20,000 gallons of wastewater into Chatham Strait in Southeast Alaska. Crew members mistakenly discharged gray water, wastewater from cabin showers and sinks, on June 10. The error was not discovered until a week later. The ship's captain and environmental officer were apparently suspended while a full investigation is conducted. |
None |
Wastewater discharge |
| January 2007 Princess Cruises |
Dawn Princess The cruise line agreed to a plea bargain under which it pays a fine of $200,000 and restitution of $550,000 after criminal charges were filed. The company was charged with failing to operate at a slow, safe speed while near humpback whales and in 2001 hit and killed a humpback. |
$750,000 |
Whale strike |
| July 2006 Holland America Line |
Zuiderdam A generator malfunction caused the ship to spew black soot and soot on Skagway, AK. According to HAL, "there was a technical malfunction of one of the ships five diesel generators which resulted in an extraordinarily abnormal emission of heavy black smoke and some soot from its stacks. The emission was exclusively from the ship’s stacks and lasted approximately five minutes." According to the fire chief, “It came into town at least three blocks.” |
None | Air emission |
| November 2004 Holland America Line (Carnival Corporation) |
Volerndam and Statendam In August 2004, Holland America Line was notified by the National Park Service ("NPS") that the Volendam and Statendam may have violated opacity standards while operating in Glacier Bay. On November 10, 2004, NPS notified Holland America Line in separate letters that a Violation of Record would beentered in the permanent park files for each ship. |
None |
Air opacity |
| 2003 Holland America Line |
1 ship cited for violations of air opacity regulations |
Unknown |
Air pollution |
| 2002 Holland America Line |
1 ship cited for violations of air opacity regulations |
$27,500 |
Air pollution |
| 2002 (August) Holland America Line |
Ryndam Approximately 40,000 gallons (250 according to HAL) of sewage sludge discharged into Juneau harbour. The incident was reported by harbourmaster staff. The brown, thick substance is being tested by Alaska's DEC for fecal coliform, pH, and biochemical demand levels. |
$2 Million |
Sewage discharge |
| 2001 Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises |
11 ships (six companies) cited for violations of air
opacity regulations |
Carnival Cruise Line ($27,500 -- suspended) Celebrity Cruises ($55,000, 1/2 suspended) Crystal Cruises ($55,000 -- 1/2 suspended) Holland America ($27,500 -- suspended) Norwegian Cruise Line ($27,500) Princess Cruises ($55,000 -- suspended) Royal Caribbean Int'l ($27,5000 -- suspended) |
Air pollution |
| 2001 (June) Royal Caribbean International |
Rhapsody of the Seas Discharged 200 gallons of graywater into Juneau harbour. |
Unknown (up to $25,000 is allowed) |
Graywater discharge |
| 2001 (June) Celebrity Cruises |
Mercury Discharged treated wastewater at Juneau without required permits. Tests of the wastewater indicated that it was more acidic than permitted for discharging within a mile of shore. |
Unknown (up to $25,000 is allowed) |
Wastewater discharge |
| 2001 (May) Holland America Line |
Westerdam Discharged gray wastewater while docked in Juneau -- estimated by Holland America Line at 30 to 100 gallons (the pump's output is 200 gallons per minute, so the estimate appears low). |
Unknown (up to $25,000 is allowed) |
Graywater discharge |
| 2001 (May) Norwegian Cruise Line |
Norwegian Sky Discharged black water (sewage) for 20 to 30 minutes (meaning a waste stream of up to three-quarters of a mile) while the vessel was en route from Juneau to Ketchikan and within 3 miles of the Alexander Archipelago. Fecal coliform counts were 3500 times the allowable federal standard and total suspended solids 180 times the standard. |
Unknown (up to $25,000 is allowed) |
Sewage discharge |
| 2000 Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, World Explorer Cruises |
15 ships (7 companies) cited for violating state
smoke-opacity standards when they were docked in Juneau between
mid-July and mid-August |
Carnival Cruise Line ($27,500) Celebrity Cruises ($55,000) Crystal Cruises ($55,000) Holland America ($165,000 -- $55,000 suspended) Norwegian Cruise Line ($27,500) Princess Cruises ($55,000) World Explorer Cruises ($27,500 -- $10,000 suspended) |
Air pollution |
| 1999 Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, World Explorer Cruises |
13 ships(six companies) charged by the Environmental
Protection Agency for air pollution violations in the waters of Juneau,
Seward and Glacier Bay |
Carnival Cruise Line ($55,000) Celebrity Cruises Holland America ($55,000) Norwegian Cruise Line ($55,000) Princess Cruises ($110,000) World Explorer Cruises (unknown) |
Air pollution |