Accidents
Passenger medevaced from NCL Norwegian Encore cruise ship in Chatham Strait (Alaska)
A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka aircrew medevaced a male passenger from the NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship Norwegian Encore in Chatham Strait (Alaska...
July 20, 2022
13 missing after ferry sinks off Pulau Ternate Island Indonesia (Maluku)
Many people were rescued after a ferry sank due to bad weather off the coast of Pulau Ternate Island (Maluku Indonesia) but 13 others are still...
July 20, 2022
RCI-Royal Caribbean cancels Serenade of the Seas' Europe/Baltic cruises in 2023 summer
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced it is canceling the European season of Serenade of the Seas previously scheduled for summer 2023. Serenade OTS...
July 19, 2022
CDC ends reporting COVID cases on cruise ships
The USA's agency CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) ended its COVID Program (for reporting Coronavirus outbreaks on cruise vessels) on...
July 19, 2022
COVID-hit P&O Pacific Explorer cruise ship docks in Sydney (Australia)
Another COVID-hit cruise liner docked in Sydney Harbour (NSW Australia) Monday morning, July 18. This is the second vessel in less than a week...
July 18, 2022
All passengers disembark Margaritaville Paradise cruise ship after the USCG issued a "No Sail Order"
All passengers had to disembark Margaritaville Paradise cruise ship after the USCG-United States Coast Guard issued a "No Sail Order," the CEO of...
July 15, 2022
COVID-stricken cruise ship Coral Princess docks in Sydney (NSW Australia)
A COVID-stricken Princess Cruises ship docked in Sydney NSW Wednesday morning, July 13, adding fear to New South Wales which is already battling a...
July 14, 2022COVID outbreak on Princess Cruises' ship Coral Princess in Brisbane (Australia)
Queensland (Australia) authorities are managing a COVID outbreak on a Princess Cruises ship as the state's 3rd wave neared 41,000 active cases...
July 11, 2022
NCL ship Norwegian Sun to restart operations on July 14 after hitting iceberg in Alaska
The NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Sun is expected to restart operations on July 14 after hitting a small iceberg in Alaska on...
July 9, 2022
MSC Seaside ship enters drydock due to engine issue and skips the July 11 cruise
Due to an electrical issue with one of the engines, MSC's Seaside ship will have to enter drydock (at the Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo Sicily...
July 8, 2022
Island Escape Cruises NZ cancels 12-day Wild West Coast voyage from Broome (Kimberley, Western...
The travel plans of passengers booked to sail with Island Escape Cruises NZ in Kimberley Western Australia were thrown into disarray after the small...
July 5, 2022
RCI-Royal Caribbean updates Quantum OTS engine trouble impacting Alaskan cruises
RCI-Royal Caribbean updated the situation with its Quantum of the Seas ship needing to slow her speed and skip Alaska glacier visits. Passengers...
July 4, 2022
Viking Cruises again cancels Octantis cruise ship call in Houghton (Michigan)
Due to a fog advisory and high winds forecasted for June 29th, Viking Cruises canceled its scheduled visit to Houghton (Michigan USA) Wednesday...
July 1, 2022
Massive brawl on Carnival Magic cruise ship
The US Coast Guard (USCG) was called in after a bar fight on a CCL-Carnival Cruise Line ship. That rare call came in on Tuesday, June 28, from the...
June 30, 2022CCL-Carnival Cruise Line agrees to pay $6+ million after wave of cyberattacks
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line will pay USD 6+ million to end two separate lawsuits filed by 46x US states after sensitive, personal information on...
June 29, 2022