Cruise ships
The cruising market is not only one of the fastest growing sectors in the entire leisure industry, but also one of the largest. Our German practice, in particular, has considerable experience advising many household names in this sector on a wide variety of matters.
Our experience in the cruise ship sector includes advising:
- a major German ship owner on transporting passengers on its cargo vessels
- on the drafting and reviewing of General Business Terms and Conditions for Cunard Seabourn Limited, Festival Cruises, NSA Norwegische Schiffahrts Agentur ("Hurtig-Routen") and other passenger lines and cruising companies
- Costa Crociere on the bankruptcy of the Bremer Vulkan shipyard when Costa had two vessels under construction
- Smyril Line (Faroe Islands) on the bankruptcy of the Flender Shipyard when Smyril Line had a vessel under construction and on the delivery of a EUR94 million ferry
- Carnival Cruise Lines in relation to the proposed acquisition of two related companies in Germany
- a major cruise company in relation to the proposed acquisition of a German river tour operator
- Skipper Service on litigation regarding the failed charter of a large sailing cruise ship