Frank A. Del Rio, who is president of the line his dad helped found more than 20 years ago, blamed “quasi-governmental organisations” for drawing up “misguided” frameworks which land cruises lines with huge tax bills.
He argued cruise lines’ efforts to reduce their carbon footprint are often ignored by governments who are desperate to “regulate our industry”.
“Right now, the big worry for this industry is the European-centric desire to heavily tax the shipping industry and the cruise industry,” Del Rio told TTG. “These quasi-governmental organisations come up with misguided frameworks – and that scares me.”
