In 2002 the Carnival Corporation pleaded guilty in United States District Court in Miami to criminal charges related to falsifying records of the oil-contaminated bilge water that six of its ships dumped into the sea from 1996 through 2001. The Carnival Corporation was ordered to pay $18 million in fines and perform community service, received five years' probation and must submit to a court-supervised worldwide environmental-compliance program for each of its cruise ships.[38]
For dumping oiled waste into the seas and lying to cover it up,
Princess Cruise Lines was fined $40 million in 2016. According to
federal authorities, it was the "largest-ever criminal penalty" for
intentional vessel pollution. Officials said that these practices began
in 2005 and persisted until August 2013, when a newly hired engineer
blew the whistle. As part of its plea agreement, ships of the parent
company Carnival Cruise lines were subjected to a court supervised
environmental compliance plan for five years.[39]
For violation of the probation terms of 2016 Carnival and its Princess line were ordered to pay an additional $20 million penalty in 2019. The new violations included discharging plastic into waters in the Bahamas, falsifying records, and interfering with court supervision.[40]
For violation of the probation terms of 2016 Carnival and its Princess line were ordered to pay an additional $20 million penalty in 2019. The new violations included discharging plastic into waters in the Bahamas, falsifying records, and interfering with court supervision.[40]
