Cruise news (PropulsionEngines-tagged)
- Cruise Industry

Peace Boat Signs for the Ecoship
Peace Boat soon signed a letter of intent with the Finnish shipbuilding company Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Inc., to build the Ecoship, the greenest...
June 6, 2017 - Accidents

Mechanical Issues Cause Another Delay on Carnival Cruise Ship
Mechanical problems have caused delays on the current voyage of Carnival Fantasy to Mexico. The ship had similar problems a few weeks...
May 6, 2017 - Accidents

Ovation of the Seas Cruises Canceled Due to Unscheduled Dry Dock
Ovation of the Seas has been sidelined to deal with a technical problem. The Royal Caribbean ship has headed this week for unscheduled dry dock...
May 4, 2017 - Accidents

Carnival Cruise Ship Suffers Technical Issues
Carnival Fantasy guests were docked for hours at Port Mobile on Thursday due to propulsion issues. Hundreds of passengers decided to get off...
April 15, 2017 - Accidents

Propulsion Problem on Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Forces Itinerary Change
Passengers aboard Anthem of the Seas received a letter in their staterooms from the Captain, that indicated a propulsion problem had caused an...
March 30, 2017 - Accidents

Celebrity Summit Cancels Sailing Due to Propulsion Issue
British Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) announced yesterday that Celebrity Summit had cancelled its April 9 visit to Ann E. Abramson Marine...
March 28, 2017 - Accidents

Carnival Ships Suffer Technical Issues
Carnival Splendor made her way back to Miami after suffering engine room failure. The cruise ship is reportedly running on one engine. Carnival...
March 4, 2017 - Cruise Industry

First Steel Cut for the World’s First LNG Cruise Ship
On Tuesday, February 21, a new age dawned for cruise shipping sector at Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg. Felix Eichhorn, AIDA President and Bernard...
February 22, 2017 - Accidents

Stricken Norwegian Star Returns to Sea
A cruise ship stranded off the Australian coast after a mechanical failure returns to sea today bound for New Zealand. Norwegian Star, which departed...
February 14, 2017 - Accidents

Norwegian Star Breaks Down Near Australia
Distressed cruise passengers are in tears, with their ship broken down and drifting off Victorian coast. Preparations are underway to tow Norwegian...
February 10, 2017 - Accidents

Technical Issues Continue Aboard Norwegian Star
Norwegian Cruise Line announced it had to revise the 21-day cruise of Norwegian Star which left from Hong Kong to Sydney on January 16, 2017. Late...
February 1, 2017 - Cruise Industry

Carnival Corporation and Wärtsilä Announce Strategic Partnership
Carnival Corporation & plc and Wärtsilä announced they had signed a comprehensive, 12-year agreement which strengthens the existing...
January 30, 2017 - Accidents

Norwegian Star Skips Calls Due To Azipod Failure
Norwegian Star has suffered azipod failure during a voyage in Indonesia, Singapore and Australia via the Great Barrier Reef. During the passage out...
January 28, 2017 - Accidents

Jacksonville Couple First Cruise Ends in Disappointment
When it's your first cruise on the high seas the expectations are high. However, Natalie Woods learned that expectations can be swept away just...
January 5, 2017 - Accidents

Lindblad Expeditions' Ship Suffers Power Failure
Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Orion has suffered power failure as she was leaving Antarctica. The expedition ship has suffered...
December 30, 2016