Accidents
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line cancels additional July sailings
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line has notified its customers and travel advisor partners of cancellations for additional voyages, hoping for a possible July...
May 12, 2021
Passenger tests positive for COVID-19 aboard Costa Cruises' ship Costa Smeralda
On May 5, a passenger tested COVID-positive on Costa's ship Smeralda. The liner which left homeport Savona Italy on May 1 with a total of 1613...
May 7, 2021
Passenger tests positive for COVID-19 aboard NYK Cruises' ship Asuka 2
NYK LINE's subsidiary and travel brand NYK Cruises revealed on Friday, April 30, that its luxury cruise ship Asuka 2 was returning to port after a...
May 1, 2021
RCI-Royal Caribbean cancels all assignments for Indian crew
Indian crew will not be able to board RCI-Royal Caribbean International cruise ships at this stage after the company decided to temporarily cancel...
April 24, 2021
Crew commits suicide aboard RCI-Royal Caribbean ship Odyssey of the Seas
On Thursday afternoon, April 22, the Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing crew who went overboard the RCI-Royal Caribbean cruise ship...
April 23, 2021Costa Cruises launches summer 2021 Mediterranean sailings, cancels Northern Europe voyages
The Carnival Corporation-owned company Costa Cruises announces itinerary programs for 2021 summer season, with new cruises in the Mediterranean...
April 22, 2021
Protesters target TUI's Marella Explorer cruise ship in Torbay UK
Protesters held a demonstration alongside liners anchored in Torbay UK (England) amid claims they are damaging the environment. South Devon and...
April 19, 2021
St Vincent volcano: Carnival and Royal Caribbean ships accept only COVID vaccinated evacuees?
The St Vincent volcano La Soufriere erupted just days after the Caribbean island's prime minister said that only people vaccinated against COVID-19...
April 13, 2021
Injured crew medevaced from MSC Cruises' ship MSC Lirica in Corfu, Greece
A 44-year-old electrician, crew member on MSC Cruises' ship MSC Lirica, has been injured on Wednesday, April 7, while trying to change a cooling...
April 11, 2021
Royal Caribbean and Carnival ships evacuate islanders in the path of La Soufriere volcano eruption
The eruption of La Soufriere, following decades of inactivity, threw massive clouds of ash into the air and thousands of people had to be evacuated...
April 11, 2021
Virgin Voyages cancels Scarlet Lady ship's ex-USA cruises through September 17
Virgin Voyages announced that it had made the decision to cancel all ex-USA sailings from July 4 through September 17, 2021, aboard its Scarlet Lady...
April 8, 2021
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line cancels ex-USA voyages through June 30
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line is notifying passengers of additional cancellations and the extension of its pause in all operations from ports in the USA...
April 7, 2021
70 passengers missing after ferry capsizes in Bangladesh river
A ferry boat carrying ~100 passengers sank in Shitalakkha river in Narayanganj of Bangladesh after it was hit by a cargo ship on Sunday, April 4. At...
April 5, 2021
P&O Australia cancels cruises until end of July
P&O Australia announced it is extending its cruise pause fleetwide until the end of July 2021 as it remains positive about a pathway for the...
March 30, 2021
MV Ever Given which blocked the Suez Canal had another accident
Before slamming into the Suez Canal bank and triggering a shipping traffic jam, the 1300-ft container ship/boxship Ever Given had another maritime...
March 28, 2021