Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Crystal Symphony
The Secretariat of the Navy of Mexico recently responded to a medical evacuation request of an American passenger by the cruise ship’s captain...
November 25, 2019 - Accidents
At Least Six Passengers Sickened on Norwegian Joy
Six passengers on an NCL-Norwegian cruise liner docked in Los Angeles CA were with Norovirus symptoms on Sunday, November 24. Norwegian Joy...
November 25, 2019 - Accidents
10-Year-Old Kid Drowns on the GHK Cruise Ship Genting Dream
On November 18, 2019, a 10-year-old male passenger (Alan Heng Kai Lun, from Singapore) drowned in the ship's swimming pool of the ship Genting Dream...
November 21, 2019 - Accidents
Norovirus Outbreak on MS Noordam
On Sunday, November 17, twenty cruise passengers on a Holland America Line ship were experiencing norovirus symptoms when the vessel visited Dunedin...
November 19, 2019 - Accidents
Ovation of the Seas Stranded in Wellington Harbour
The largest cruise ship to Wellington NZ - Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas, left the harbour after coming to halt due to an engine issue. ...
November 19, 2019 - Accidents
Carnival Confirms Passenger's Death After Fall From Deck
A male passenger died on a Carnival cruise liner after falling 4 decks (from Deck 9 to Deck 5). The accident happened when Carnival Horizon was...
November 19, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Flooding in Venice Causes Cruise Ship Itinerary Changes
Record flooding in Venice Italy is still wreaking havoc all over the port city, also preventing cruise liners from docking in downtown. NCL's...
November 17, 2019 - Accidents
Norovirus Sees Sun Princess Evacuate 2,000 Passengers
A norovirus outbreak forced crew and passengers aboard a Princess Cruises ship to evacuate the vessel on Wednesday, November 13, the final day of the...
November 16, 2019 - Accidents
Female Passenger Brutally Beaten on NCL Breakaway Ship
On November 4, 2019, while the NCL Breakaway ship was at sea (en-route from Florida to Puerto Rico), a male passenger brutally assaulted a female...
November 15, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Ocean Cay to Open December 5
MSC Cruises announced a new opening date for Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve - the line's new private island destination in the Bahamas: December 5...
November 15, 2019 - Accidents
MS Veendam Loses Power Off George Town
The Holland America cruise ship ms Veendam temporarily lost power and began drifting off George Town (Grand Cayman Island) on Saturday, November 9...
November 13, 2019 - Accidents
Pride of Canterbury Rescues Migrant Trying to Swim to the UK
A migrant who tried to swim to the United Kingdom wearing a wetsuit has been rescued when a cross-Channel ferry ship made a U-turn to save him, the...
November 12, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Giving Compensation for Delayed Opening of New Private Island
MSC Cruises is compensating all bookings on 3 liners after delaying the opening of Ocean Cay Island (company's Caribbean private island in the...
November 11, 2019 - Accidents
Philippine Ferry Capsizes Near Cebu
The Philippine authorities rescued dozens of passengers on Thursday, November 8, after the Siargao Princess ferry sank in rough seas off Cebu City...
November 8, 2019 - Accidents
Russia-Operated Ferry Runs Aground Near Stockholm
The Princess Anastasia ferry (operated by MOBY LINES) ran aground on Wednesday, November 6, off the coast of Sweden near Stockholm. The Swedish Coast...
November 8, 2019