Not saying I approve, but there's carve outs when the whaling is part of a local tradition. Also, Pilot Whales are in the Least Concern category, so they're not going extinct from this.

Protection only goes so far and is basically in enforced since no one is going to be willing to go to war to enforce these regs. Look at what the Japanese do.. These hunts also use boats to herd them into inlets that are not in international waters for slaughter.

Additionally the folks in the Faroe Islands may have some type of exemption for certain things as they consider whaling a part of their culture/cultural traditions.

Laws only apply when you're poor. Poor people don't travel in cruises.