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The state of cruise operations came into focus Tuesday after unionized longshoremen stormed picket lines at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts.
Cargo traffic has been disrupted at many major ports since the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) strike began, but the union said last week that its members “will continue to operate passenger ships” during the work stoppage. Announced.
ILA Chairman Harold Daggett said on September 25th: “We understand that many families plan and pay for cruises on our ships more than a year in advance. “I don't want anyone to be disappointed or inconvenienced in any way,” he said on Sept. 25, referring to the union's pledge. This is to keep cruise ships operating during the port strike. “For almost three years during the worst of the pandemic, the cruise ship industry was shut down and ILA's general membership, which operates cruise ships, lost a lot of man-hours.”
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An ILA spokesperson confirmed to FOX Business on Tuesday that he had not heard of any ports where that promise was not kept.
The ILA strike, the first union strike in nearly 50 years, entered its second day on Wednesday.
JPMorgan recently predicted that each day of work stoppage at Eastern and Gulf Coast ports could cost the economy up to $4.5 billion a day. Another estimate from Anderson Economic Group suggests that if the strike lasted a week, it could have an impact of $2.1 billion.
“We're going to cripple you,” Daggett said of the impact of the strike. September interview. “I'm going to cripple you, but you don't know what that means. Nobody knows.”
On October 1, 2024, longshoremen go on strike at the Bayport Container Terminal in Seabrook, Texas. (Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
The Cruise Lines International Association, whose members include Carnival, Disney, Norwegian and Royal Caribbean, said: “We are aware of the International Longshoremen Association's suspension of operations and are implementing this action to ensure travelers can travel with peace of mind. We highly appreciate ILA's commitment to continuing to support cruise ships during this period.” Still enjoying my vacation. ”
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For example, cruise operations at Port Everglades and Port Miami in Florida were not affected.
View of a cruise ship in the port of Miami, Florida. (Photo credit: Visions of America/Joseph Sohm/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) (Visions of America/Joseph Sohm/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Fort Lauderdale-based Port Everglades said on its website that its cruise and oil operations are “unaffected by the ILA strike.”
Travelers board the Celebrity Edge cruise ship at Port Everglades on June 26, 2021 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
In addition to continuing to operate its cruise ships, ILA said it will “continue to honor our more than century-old commitment to handle all military cargo” during the strike.
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