Accidents
2844 AIDAnova passengers held in Lisbon (Portugal) due to crew COVID outbreak
Because of dozens of COVID cases among the crew of AIDA's ship AIDAnova, the boat is still stuck/tracker in Port Lisbon (Portugal). ~3000 passengers...
January 1, 2022
USA's CDC increases the risk for cruise ship travel to the highest level
The USA's agency CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) on Thursday, December 30, increased the risk for cruise ship travel to the highest...
January 1, 2022
~30 crew test COVID-positive on Costa Firenze ship
The latest cruise liner to report a COVID outbreak is Costa Firenze that recently started sailing from homeport Dubai UAE. ~30 positive crew...
December 31, 2021
Disney Fantasy passengers not permitted on St Thomas Island (Charlotte Amalie, USVI)
On Thursday, December 30, Disney Fantasy docked at Charlotte Amalie (St Thomas USVI) where passengers learned they would not be permitted to...
December 31, 2021
MSC Seashore cruise ship refused entry to Ocean Cay (Bahamas private island)
MSC Cruises' flagship MSC Seashore was refused entry to Ocean Cay (MSC's private Bahamian island) on December 30 due to COVID cases onboard...
December 31, 2021
Hapag-Lloyd's Europa and Europa 2 cancel cruises due to COVID
The flagships MS Europa and MS Europa 2 of the Hamburg-based cruise shipping company Hapag-Lloyd were affected by COVID outbreaks onboard...
December 30, 2021
Cunard Line disrupts the Christmas cruise of RMS Queen Mary 2 due to COVID
The COVID crisis forced Cunard Line to disrupt the Christmas voyage of RMS Queen Mary 2 and fly all Americans to NYC New York from Bridgetown...
December 30, 2021
Holland America's ship Zuiderdam docks in Mexico despite COVID outbreak
Mexican authorities allowed HAL-Holland America Line's ship ms Zuiderdam to dock on Tuesday, December 28, and disembark passengers, despite the COVID...
December 29, 2021
Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas denied entry to San Juan (Puerto Rico)
On December 27, Royal Caribbean's cruise ship Symphony of the Seas was not allowed to dock in San Juan (Puerto Rico) due to COVID cases onboard...
December 29, 2021
Costa Diadema and MSC Splendida hit by COVID in Brazil
Two large cruise liners reported COVID outbreaks during their latest sailings in Brazil (South America). Costa Cruises' Costa Diadema (scheduled to...
December 29, 2021
Allure of the Seas and Norwegian Epic denied entry to the USVI due to COVID cases onboard
The US Virgin Islands (USVI) turned away 2 cruise liners with COVID outbreaks onboard, the country's Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion revealed...
December 29, 2021
Cruise ship calls to the Cayman Islands canceled until further notice
All cruise ship calls to the Cayman Islands were canceled until further notice. The Christmas cruise on Holland America’s liner Nieuw...
December 27, 2021
53-year-old passenger medevaced from Carnival Valor in Gulf of Mexico
A US Coast Guard rescue helicopter flew 200+ miles into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, December 22, to aid a cruise passenger suffering a possible...
December 27, 2021
COVID-hit Carnival Freedom docks in PortMiami after being blocked from 2 Caribbean cruise ports
A cruise ship that was denied entry at Bonaire and Aruba because of COVID cases on board docked on Sunday, December 26, at the Port of Miami (Florida...
December 27, 2021
At least 39 people killed after a ferry catches fire in southern Bangladesh
Authorities in Bangladesh announced that at least 39 people had died and 72+ had been injured when a passenger ferry caught fire on Friday, December...
December 26, 2021