Carnival facing US ban

A FEDERAL judge in the United States has threatened to stop Carnival Corporation’s ships from docking at US ports as punishment for allegedly violating its probation stemming from illegal oil dumping by its Princess Cruises subsidiary. Prosecutors allege Carnival tried to eliminate negative audit findings, citing internal emails that reference a practice of prepping ships before inspectors boarded its vessels. “If I could, I would give all the members of the executive committee a visit to the detention centre for a couple of days,” Judge Patricia Seitz said. Carnival’s Chief Communications Officer Roger Frizzell responded by stating the company’s “aspiration is to leave the places we touch even better than when we first arrived...we look forward to clarifying any issues and demonstrating our commitment”. A decision will be handed down in June.