Accidents
NCL's Norwegian Escape cruise ship collides into pier in Port Civitavecchia
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Escape struck a pier while maneuvering for docking in Port Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy on January 4. There...
January 9, 2021
Stena Line cancels Britain-Ireland sailings due to post-Brexit downturn in freight traffic
The ferry company Stena Line canceled a dozen Britain-Ireland crossings because of a post-Brexit downturn in passenger and freight traffic and also...
January 9, 2021
74 people rescued from Fred Olsen's Bentago Express ferry in Gran Canaria
Successfully was concluded the rescue operation to disembark a total of 74 people on a passenger ferry stranded due to Storm Filomena while...
January 9, 2021
HAL-Holland America Line cancells cruises through April 30
As HAL-Holland America Line continues to develop its plans to meet the "Framework for Conditional Sailing Order" (issued by the USA's CDC agency...
January 7, 2021
Princess Cruises cancells voyages through May 14
As Princess Cruises continues to develop its plans to meet the “Framework for Conditional Sailing Order” (issued by the USA's CDC agency...
January 7, 2021
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line cancells all voyages through April
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced an extension to its suspension of sailings, cancelling voyages scheduled through March 31 in USA waters as well as...
January 6, 2021
Costa Crociere cancels cruises in Italy until January 31
Due to the travel uncertainties and with regard to COVID restrictions in the coming weeks, Costa Cruises decided to cancel all departures planned...
January 6, 2021
Singapore Air Force medevacs a Crown Princess cruise ship crew
The RSAF-Singapore Air Force helicopter medevaced a male crew suffering from a life-threatening medical condition from a Princess Cruises ship on...
January 3, 2021
Singapore investigating breach of COVID-19 rules onboard Royal Caribbean cruise
STB (Singapore Tourism Board) announced on Wednesday, December 30, that it was looking into a possible breach of COVID safety measures during a Royal...
January 1, 2021
Ferry passengers detained at Newhaven Port on New Year’s Eve
A number of ferry passengers have been detained at a UK port after trying to leave the ship. Border Force and police had been called to Newhaven...
January 1, 2021
AIDA Cruises cancels New Year's Eve voyages due to IT problems
The Carnival Corporation-owned company AIDA Cruises announced it had to cancel New Year's Eve voyages around the Canary Islands due to IT issues. The...
December 29, 2020
6 crew with Coronavirus on Stena Line's cruiseferry Stena Edda
322 passengers were stranded overnight in Birkenhead (a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England) after 6 crew tested COVID...
December 19, 2020
Marella Explorer 2 cruise ship crew medevaced after suffering heart attack
A male crew from Marella Cruises UK's ship Marella Explorer 2 (currently anchored in Tor Bay, off Devon England) was transferred ashore via one of...
December 14, 2020
Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten sustains ransomware cyber attack
Hurtigruten Norway announced it had suffered a ransomware cyber attack on Monday, December 14, and several of its systems had been paralyzed. The...
December 14, 2020
Coronavirus-positive passenger on Royal Caribbean's Quantum OTS tests negative after disembarkation
An elderly passenger found to have COVID-19 on a RCI-Royal Caribbean International ship has since tested COVID-negative in two further tests, hours...
December 10, 2020