Victoria Port Fee Hike Turns Cruise Line Away

Carnival Cruise has taken another hit, 1 month after the business was sued by passengers for negligence in 2020.

Today marks the maiden call of Majestic Princess, the second Princess cruise ship to depart from the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images

A 15 percent increase for port fees in Victoria will see two Carnival Cruise ships forced to dock elsewhere.

The Princess Cruises and Cunard ships will be unable to board passengers from historical Station Pier, Melbourne, from the beginning of 2025 according to the Victorian cruise schedule.