Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
VIDEO: Hundreds Evacuated Off Tampa's Yacht StarShip
A Father's Day (party) cruise in Tampa FL was cut short on Sunday, June 16, after a fire erupted in the ship's engine room. No injuries were...
June 17, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Anthem of the Seas
The United States Coast Guard successfully airlifted a 55-year-old Canadian passenger from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship on Friday, June 14, after...
June 16, 2019 - Accidents
Carnival Changes Vista Itinerary Due to Propulsion Issues
Passengers who were due to sail on Carnival Vista over the weekend are being informed by the cruise company that due to a propulsion issue, they will...
June 14, 2019 - Accidents
HAL Cruise Passenger Medevaced Near Skagway
The Alaskan US Coast Guard was called on to evacuate an unwell female cruise passenger on Wednesday, June 12. The 62-year-old woman was rescued...
June 14, 2019 - Accidents
CMV Cancels 12-Night Iceland & Northern Isles Cruise Onboard Columbus
CMV-Cruise and Maritime Voyages had to cancel the 12-night Iceland & Northern Isles cruise onboard its Columbus, which was due to set sail from...
June 13, 2019 - Accidents
Viking Var Hits Danube River Lock in Germany
On June 5, 2019, the Viking longship Var hit a Danube River lock in Germany. The accident resulted in shutting down to all shipping traffic a section...
June 13, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Island Princess
The Coast Guard has medevaced a 61-year-old female passenger with cardiac problems from a Princess Cruises ship close to Bligh Island on the eastern...
June 12, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MS Zuiderdam Blocked in Kiel Due to Climate Protesters
About 50 climate protesters blocked the departure of a Holland America cruise ship from the German Port Kiel on Sunday, June 9, trying to call...
June 10, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Overboard from Norwegian Epic
A search was underway for a cruise passenger who went overboard a Norwegian ship in the Mediterranean Sea. Norwegian Cruise Line received a report on...
June 9, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: Carnival Cruise Ship Rescues 7 Haitian Fishermen
A Carnival Cruise Line's ship rescued 7 Haitian fishermen who were stuck at sea for a couple of days. The cruise ship was rerouted Friday afternoon...
June 8, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: Galapagos Majestic Runs Aground at Santiago Island
The small cruise ship Galapagos Majestic (IMO 9695999) ran aground at Santiago island's northern coast, Galapagos Archipelago, at around 9:30 UTC on...
June 8, 2019 - Accidents
CMV Colombus to Be Back in Operation Following an Accident
Cruise and Maritime Voyages-CMV’s CEO and Chairman Christian Verhounig confirmed the ship CMV Columbus will be back in operation next Saturday...
June 7, 2019 - Accidents
20-Year-Old Cruise Passenger Confirmed Dead on Norwegian Getaway
A 20-year-old man has died on board a Norwegian Cruise Line's ship anchored off Scotland's coast, with 2 fellow travellers falling ill and needing to...
June 6, 2019 - Accidents
CMV Columbus Sailing Cancelled After Ship Strikes 'Foreign Object'
CMV Columbus (former P&O Pacific Pearl) reported hitting an unidentified submerged object on May 30, 2019, while leaving Amsterdam Holland...
June 4, 2019 - Accidents
Costa Mediterranea Suffers Lifeboats Accident in Norway
The Costa Mediterranea cruise ship could not hoist 2 of her lifeboats back to their davits, while holding a lifeboat exercise at Stavanger on June...
June 3, 2019