Accidents
Holland America, Princess and Seabourn cancel all departures through/including June 30
Carnival Corporation-owned companies Princess, Holland America and Seabourn extended fleetwide passenger shipping operations through and...
April 16, 2020
Uruguay finishes repatriation of the Coronavirus cruise ship Greg Mortimer
The repatriation of the last 15 passengers from the Aurora Expeditions' ship Greg Mortimer, is scheduled to take place Wednesday afternoon, April 16...
April 16, 2020
An Indonesian crew dies after being medevaced from Royal Caribbean's ship Symphony OTS
A month after cruise companies suspended shipping operations, Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreaks at sea go on as ships' crew remain onboard. A...
April 14, 2020
Ruby Princess ship's crew responsible for the Coronavirus outbreak
A crew who was serving food to the cruisers may have been responsible for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on Ruby Princess. The Princess Cruises...
April 14, 2020
Fred Olsen's cruise ship Black Watch with 8 Coronavirus crew
8 crew on the Fred Olsen Cruise Line's ship Black Watch have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) and results are awaited for further 6...
April 13, 2020
TUI UK's cruise ship Marella Explorer 2 with Coronavirus passengers and crew
On March 25, Marella Explorer 2 docked in Port Bridgetown (Barbados) and reported 4 crew with flu-like symptoms, who were later tested positive for...
April 12, 2020
Western Australia plans to fly stranded cruisers home
Western Australia recorded just 3 fresh cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) as a plan to fly stranded travellers back home is currently in the works. A...
April 12, 2020
Grand Princess docks in LA after Coronavirus outbreak
Grand Princess docked in Oakland CA on March 9 after confirmation of a Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The cruise ship then headed to Los Angeles CA...
April 12, 2020
80 cruise ship Coronavirus cases touch down in Melbourne
Victoria's Premier Daniel Andrews demanded assurances from Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison that a charter plane carrying 80 stranded...
April 12, 2020
Medevac of an injured crew from cruise ship Azamara Pursuit
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) medevaced an injured cruise ship crew on Friday, April 10, off East Florida's coast (near PortMiami). The injured...
April 11, 2020Coronavirus cruise ship Greg Mortimer finally docks in Port Montevideo
After days of being stuck at sea, the government of Uruguay finally allowed a Coronavirus (COVID-19)-hit Australian cruise ship to dock in Port...
April 10, 2020
440 Filipino crew of NCL-Norwegian cruise ships repatriated amid Coronavirus pandemic
440 Filipino staff-crew from NCL cruise vessels in the USA arrived home on Friday, April 10, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced. In a...
April 10, 2020
CDC's “No Sail Order” extended for all cruise ships at least though July
The US CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) extended its “No Sail Order” for all cruise vessels by at least 100 days or until...
April 10, 2020
Coronavirus-positive crew remain on Carnival Valor ship in Port NOLA
Hundreds of Carnival Cruise Line employees who tested negative for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) disembarked in New Orleans (Port NOLA, Louisiana) and are...
April 10, 2020Black box seized from Ruby Princess amid police investigation over Coronavirus outbreak
Australian police are currently investigating why Ruby Princess allowed ill passengers to disembark in Port Sydney NSW amid mounting Coronavirus...
April 9, 2020