Accidents
NCL modifies Norwegian Pearl's Bermuda cruise due to “Tropical Cyclone One”
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced it is modifying the itinerary of Norwegian Pearl and the vessel will spend a day at sea, instead of at Kings...
June 5, 2022
Carnival Mardi Gras cruise ship rescues 16 people stranded at sea
While sailing in open waters not far from Cuba Friday morning, June 3, the crew of the CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Mardi Gras spotted a small...
June 4, 2022
2 crew with chemical burns medevaced from Celebrity Summit cruise ship
The US Coast Guard (USCG) medevaced 2 crew suffering from chemical burns onboard a Celebrity Cruises ship off of Virginia Beach on Wednesday, June 1...
June 3, 2022
Britain cancels contract with P&O Ferries "with immediate effect"
Britain canceled a contract with P&O Ferries "with immediate effect." It was the UK's latest action against the DP World (Dubai)-owned ferry...
June 2, 2022
Mask mandate returns on HAL-Holland America’s ms Rotterdam due to COVID cases onboard
The mask mandate returned, at least on one cruise ship when HAL-Holland America’s ms Rotterdam departed from Amsterdam (Netherlands) on May 29...
May 29, 2022
Cruise lines cancel voyages and reduce passenger capacity due to crew shortages
The cruise shipping industry is experiencing difficulties with hiring crew which hindered several operations, leaving some passengers with fewer...
May 29, 2022
Ferry sinks in Indonesia: 26 people are missing
26 people are missing after a ferry boat ran out of fuel and sank in bad weather off the coast of Indonesia, officials announced. The search and...
May 28, 2022
RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Harmony of the Seas crashes into dock in Falmouth Jamaica
RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Harmony of the Seas collided with a dock in Jamaica. The vessel departed from Port Canaveral (Orlando, Florida) on Sunday...
May 28, 2022
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line cancels 2 more sailings from Port Canaveral (Orlando FL) due to Freedom...
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line canceled 2 more sailings from Port Canaveral (Orlando, Florida) on Carnival Freedom due to the need to repair fire damage on...
May 28, 2022VIDEO: Carnival Freedom cruise ship catches fire in Grand Turk
A fire that caused damage to the funnel on CCL-Carnival Cruise Line‘s ship Carnival Freedom on Thursday, May 26, has been extinguished. There...
May 26, 2022
Havila Voyages cancels another Havila Capella's roundtrip cruise from Bergen
Another roundtrip voyage with Havila Capella cruiseferry has been canceled. Havila Kystruten was forced to cancel the upcoming voyage as no solution...
May 26, 2022
Passenger medevaced from P&O UK's cruise ship Iona en route to Norway
A Humber Coastguard helicopter was scrambled to the location of a P&O UK ship in the North Sea Sunday morning, May 22. A Sikorsky S92 flew...
May 23, 2022
8 dead, 7 missing after fire on Philippine passenger ferry
8 people have died after a high-speed passenger ferry in the Philippines, carrying 134 people, caught fire on Monday, May 23, with 7 passengers still...
May 23, 2022
Fred Olsen's cruise ship MS Black Watch soon to be scrapped at Alang India
The 1972-built (as "Royal Viking Star") cruise ship MS Black Watch was the oldest vessel in the Fred Olsen Cruise Line's fleet, with fleetmates...
May 21, 2022
Indonesian ferry carrying 800+ people runs aground in East Nusa Tenggara province
An Indonesian ferry carrying 800+ people that had run aground was dislodged on Thursday, May 19, and taken safely to dock at the nearby port...
May 20, 2022