Accidents
Royal Caribbean moving COVID-positive crew to Vision OTS & Rhapsody OTS
RCI-Royal Caribbean is moving COVID-positive crew to two of its out-of-service liners - Rhapsody of the Seas and Vision of the Seas, to...
January 7, 2022Ruby Princess docks in San Francisco CA with 12 COVID-positive passengers
Ruby Princess docked in San Francisco (California USA) Thursday morning, January 6, with 12 COVID-positive passengers (mostly asymptomatic...
January 7, 2022BC Ferries cancels sailings between Victoria and Vancouver due to a winter storm
The Canadian Canadian state-owned company BC Ferries canceled morning crossings between Victoria BC and Vancouver Island on Thursday, January 6...
January 6, 2022Hurtigruten cuts short Antarctic cruise due to COVID outbreak on MS Roald Amundsen
Hurtigruten Expeditions will cut short a sailing in the Antarctic region after a COVID outbreak, the Norwegian cruise company announced on Thursday...
January 6, 2022NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line cancels sailings on 8 ships
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced the cancellation of sailings on 8 ships, citing "ongoing travel restrictions." Norwegian Getaway's voyage set to...
January 6, 20222500+ passengers held on Royal Caribbean's Spectrum OTS in Hong Kong
Hong Kong announced a 2-week ban on incoming flights from 8 countries, including the United States and Britain. It also tightened restrictions on...
January 5, 2022NCL-Norwegian Pearl returns to PortMiami FL as crew test positive for COVID
Just a day after Norwegian Pearl left PortMiami Florida for an 11-day voyage through the Panama Canal, guests were told on Tuesday they would be...
January 5, 20223000 passengers disembark AIDAnova ship after 5 days in Lisbon due to COVID outbreak
Due to a COVID outbreak among the crew of the AIDAnova ship, the vessel was stuck/tracker in Port Lisbon (Portugal). ~3000 passengers had...
January 5, 202245 passengers test positive for COVID on MSC Grandiosa in Genoa (Italy)
One of the largest cruise ships sailing in the Mediterranean became the latest to be hit by COVID amid the global surge in cases. MSC Cruises...
January 4, 2022Brazilian health authorities to investigate reports of cruise ships violating COVID protocols
Brazilian health authorities announced on Sunday, January 2, they would investigate reports of cruise ships violating COVID protocols, after...
January 4, 202226 passengers and 2 crew test positive for COVID on MSC Preziosa at Rio de Janeiro
Passengers on the MSC ship Preziosa had to wait 6+ hours to disembark at Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) on Sunday, January 2, due to an inspection by...
January 4, 20222000+ passengers stuck on Cordelia Empress ship due to COVID-positive crew
At least 2000 tourists were stuck on the Mumbai-Goa Cordelia Empress ship after a crew tested COVID-positive. The ship arrived from Mumbai and...
January 3, 20222 COVID-positive passengers on Coral Discoverer ship in Hobart (Tasmania)
Passengers on a cruise ship in Hobart (Tasmania) are being held onboard and tested for COVID after two confirmed cases. Public health officials...
January 3, 2022BC Ferries cancels multiple crossings between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland
Several BC Ferries-operated routes between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island were canceled on Sunday, January 2, due to a wind warning from...
January 3, 202299-year-old ferryboat MV Baragoola sank in Sydney Harbour
A historic Sydney NSW-homeported ferryboat sank late on Saturday night, January 1. According to NSW Police, at ~10:30 pm, two people had contacted...
January 2, 2022