Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
Crew medevaced from CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Carnival Valor
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) released footage of another rescue involving a CCL-Carnival Cruise Line ship as they were called to medevac a 29-year-old...
December 5, 2022 - Accidents
VIDEO: Lifeboat accident on Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas
On December 1, 2022, a lifeboat from the RCI-Royal Caribbean ship Quantum of the Seas detached from the davits and fell into the water. Portside...
December 3, 2022 - Accidents
1 dead, 4 injured after giant wave breaks glass panels on Viking Polaris ship
1 person died and 4 were injured after a giant wave broke several glass panels of an Antarctic Viking Cruises ship that was sailing south of Cape...
December 2, 2022 - Accidents
COVID outbreak on Grand Princess cruise ship headed for Melbourne (Australia)
There is concern about a new COVID outbreak onboard a Princess Cruises ship headed for Melbourne (Australia) as the liner was prevented from docking...
November 29, 2022 - Accidents
Delivery of Silversea’s cruise ship Silver Nova delayed by a month
The German shipbuilder Meyer Werft revealed that the delivery of Silversea’s Silver Nova ship would be delayed by a month. The shipyard cited...
November 26, 2022 - Accidents
Bali-bound Cunard ship Queen Elizabeth diverted to Fremantle (Australia) due to COVID outbreak
A Cunard liner scheduled to dock in Benoa (Bali Indonesia) was diverted and is now en route to Fremantle-Perth (Western Australia) due to a COVID...
November 26, 2022 - Accidents
483 migrants rescued south of Crete transferred onto passenger ferry
483 migrants who were rescued south of Crete Island (Greece) on Tuesday, November 22, were transferred onto a passenger ferry. The rescue operation...
November 25, 2022 - Accidents
Passenger missing from Carnival Valor ship rescued by the USCG in the Gulf of Mexico
A man reported missing from the CCL-Carnival Cruise Line’s ship Carnival Valor navigating in the Gulf of Mexico was found in the water/rescued...
November 25, 2022 - Accidents
Fire breaks out on Disney Wonder ship due to electrical short in the speaker system
A small fire broke out onboard the Disney Wonder ship Wednesday night, November 23, due to an electrical short in the speaker system. The fire...
November 25, 2022 - Accidents
Seabourn Odyssey’s visit to Taranaki NZ canceled due to incoming storm
An incoming storm forced the cancellation of Seabourn Odyssey’s visit to Taranaki (New Zealand) on Thursday, November 24. In an emailed...
November 22, 2022 - Accidents
2 cruise passengers die in Quark Expeditions' Zodiac boat accident in Antarctica
A couple of passengers aboard a cruise ship chartered by Quark Expeditions died after a zodiac boat overturned during a trip close to Elephant Island...
November 20, 2022 - Accidents
VIDEO: Indonesian ferry Mutiara Timur I with 271 people onboard catches fire near Bali
A passenger ferry with 271 people onboard caught fire on Wednesday, November 16, off Indonesia’s resort island of Bali. There were no...
November 17, 2022 - Accidents
Grand Princess cruise ship bypasses Napier NZ in brewing coastal storm
One of the largest cruise ships deployed in New Zealand this summer bypassed Napier NZ on Friday, November 11, because of adverse weather on the east...
November 12, 2022 - Accidents
Majestic Princess cruise ship with 800+ COVID cases docks in Sydney Harbour (NSW Australia)
A Princess Cruises ship with 800+ positive COVID cases docked in Sydney Harbour (NSW Australia) at 6 am on Saturday, November 12. Carrying ~3300...
November 12, 2022 - Accidents
HAL's cruise ship MS Rotterdam rescues styrofoam raft with 14 Cuban migrants in the Caribbean
A cruise ship rescued a styrofoam raft that had 14 people on it in the dead of night in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. 13 men and 1 woman were...
November 11, 2022