| Year Cruise Line |
Ship(s) Explanation of Offense(s) |
Fine |
Nature of Offense |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 (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 (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 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 |
| 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 |
| 2002 Holland America Line |
1 ship cited for violations of air opacity regulations |
$27,500 |
Air pollution |
| 2003 Holland America Line |
1 ship cited for violations of air opacity regulations |
Unknown |
Air pollution |
| November 2004 |
Holland America Line (Carnival Corporation) 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 |