Overview
- .cruises is an active generic top-level domain (gTLD) applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The string is managed by Donuts, under the company name Spring Way, LLC.
- The application for .cruises was successful and the TLD was delegated to the DNS root zone on 04 February 2014.
History
Applicant and Application
- Donuts filed the application for .cruises using the company name Spring Way, LLC.
- Donuts submitted many gTLD applications (307 in total) under different company names; Daniel Schindler (Donuts EVP) was listed as a main contact on applications.
- There were two applicants for the singular version of the string, .cruise.
Contract and Delegation
- A Registry Agreement for .cruises was signed by ICANN and Donuts on December 5, 2013.
- .cruises was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 04 February 2014, completing the delegation process.
Notable Cases or Examples
- Community Objection: Cruise Lines International Association Inc. filed a community objection against the .cruises application. That objection was subsequently withdrawn.
Operator
Binky Moon, LLC
Whois
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domain: CRUISES
organisation: Binky Moon, LLC
address: c/o Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
contact: administrative
name: Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldadmin@identity.digital
contact: technical
name: Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldtech@identity.digital
nserver: V0N0.NIC.CRUISES 2a01:8840:1a:0:0:0:0:30 65.22.24.30
nserver: V0N1.NIC.CRUISES 2a01:8840:1b:0:0:0:0:30 65.22.25.30
nserver: V0N2.NIC.CRUISES 2a01:8840:1c:0:0:0:0:30 65.22.26.30
nserver: V0N3.NIC.CRUISES 161.232.12.30 2a01:8840:f6:0:0:0:0:30
nserver: V2N0.NIC.CRUISES 2a01:8840:1d:0:0:0:0:30 65.22.27.30
nserver: V2N1.NIC.CRUISES 161.232.13.30 2a01:8840:f7:0:0:0:0:30
ds-rdata: 33562 8 2 1ddfe341f6a4826600129a02d4586888063e21c358e093d8ab4c4b5933d73e01
whois: whois.nic.cruises
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/
created: 2014-01-30
changed: 2023-09-13
source: IANA
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