SG81 Posted April 12, 2011 #1 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Just curious why ships are registered to other countries and not the US? I'm guessing it's cheaper to register them else where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted April 12, 2011 #2 Share Posted April 12, 2011 My guess is if they registered them in the US then they couldnt work people 16 hours a day. i.e. labor laws in the U.S. is why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCarolina Posted April 12, 2011 #3 Share Posted April 12, 2011 cheaper. Register under the US and you have to abide by US Labor Laws. NCL tried it a few years ago for one of their ship out of hawaii and have since gone back to another country for registration. *Correction they still have the pride of america. I read in the WSJ that they were going to change the registration of the ship due to costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG81 Posted April 12, 2011 Author #4 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Thanks for both your replies. I figured cost had something to do with it but didn't think of the labour laws. i didn't realize they worked that many hours/day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaDivaMom Posted April 12, 2011 #5 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Tax laws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA Dutchman Posted April 12, 2011 #6 Share Posted April 12, 2011 http://www.cruisejobfinder.com/fm/cruises/foreign-flagged-cruise-ships.php Its a old 1830s law. Everything you need to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG81 Posted April 12, 2011 Author #7 Share Posted April 12, 2011 http://www.cruisejobfinder.com/fm/cruises/foreign-flagged-cruise-ships.php Its a old 1830s law. Everything you need to know. Thanks for the link, very interesting. That basically answers it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Mach* Posted April 12, 2011 #8 Share Posted April 12, 2011 cheaper. Register under the US and you have to abide by US Labor Laws. NCL tried it a few years ago for one of their ship out of hawaii and have since gone back to another country for registration. *Correction they still have the pride of america. I read in the WSJ that they were going to change the registration of the ship due to costs. NCL had three ships sailing to Hawaii that were US flagged to avoid the legal issues pointed out above. The costs were so prohibitive that they had to reassign/reflag two... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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