Cruise news (accident-tagged)

Crew tests positive for COVID-19 on Ponant's Paul Gauguin ship
In the South Pacific, cruisers on Ponant's ship Paul Gauguin (docked in Papeete, Tahiti Island, French Polynesia) were told to stay in their cabins...
August 3, 2020
Accidents
3 crew test positive for COVID-19 on 2 Costa Cruises ships
Three crew on the Costa Cruises ships Costa Favolosa and Costa Deliziosa have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). Both liners are moored...
August 3, 2020
Accidents
33 crew test positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Hurtigruten's Roald Amundsen ship
Hurtigruten’s ms Roald Amundsen, which is one of the first cruise ships to resume sailings in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic...
August 1, 2020
Accidents
Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on Hurtigruten's Roald Amundsen ship
4 crew members on Hurtigruten's ms Roald Amundsen have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The authorities in Tromso Norway are cooperating...
July 31, 2020
Accidents
Carnival Fantasy arrived at Turkey's Aliaga shipbreaking yard for scrapping
The passenger liner Carnival Fantasy ended its final voyage Tuesday morning, July 28, when the vessel arrived at its final resting place. Following...
July 29, 2020
Accidents
Boston-based cruise shipping company ordered to cease and desist a party cruise
The company behind what happened to be a crowded Boston Harbor weekend party cruise was ordered to stop operating. The Massachusetts Department of...
July 28, 2020
Accidents
10 AIDA Cruises crew test positive for COVID-19
Ten crew members of the Carnival Corporation-owned German company AIDA Cruises who were due to board the ships AIDAmar and AIDAblu in homeport...
July 25, 2020
Accidents
Carnival Fantasy and Carnival Inspiration cruise ships to be scrapped in Turkey
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's vessel Carnival Fantasy (1990-built, 30-years-old) has been sold for scrap. The ship is currently on a 14-day...
July 18, 2020
Cruise Industry
CDC extends No-Sail Order until September 30
On Thursday (July 16), Due to the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the US CDC agency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) released a...
July 17, 2020
Accidents
CCL-Carnival's latest cruise itinerary updates
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced that its newest vessel - Mardi Gras - starts operations in February 2021 (instead of November 2020) due to delay...
July 8, 2020
Cruise Industry
49-year-old Birka Cruises goes out of business laying off 500 people
Birka Cruises (subsidiary of Eckero Group) announced it goes out of business laying off 500+ employees. Established in 1971 and operating as Sweden...
July 6, 2020
Cruise Industry
10 Jamaican crew aboard MSC Seaview still stuck in Brazil
Ten Jamaican crew on the MSC Cruises-owned liner MSC Seaview (currently anchored in Santos (Sao Paulo, Brazil) are growing frustrated with being at...
July 4, 2020
Accidents
Carnival Legend cruise ship helps stranded boat in the Bahamas
Carnival Cruise Line's ship Carnival Legend has responded to a call for help from a small boat (catamaran) that had run out of fuel off the coast of...
July 2, 2020
Accidents
RCI-Royal Caribbean delays Odyssey of the Seas for 6 months
RCI-Royal Caribbean International is delaying the inauguration of its newest ship Odyssey of the Seas for 6 months. Currently under construction...
July 1, 2020
Cruise Industry
Fire erupts on cruiseferry GNV Fantastic in Marseille, France
A fire erupted onboard the cruiseferry GNV Fantastic at Port Marseille Fos, France, early Sunday morning, June 28. The accident commenced in a...
June 29, 2020
Accidents