Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
BC Ferries Cancels Sailings Due to Strong Winds
Saturday, April 27, was a difficult day for passengers wanting to make a ferry sailing from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay. BC Ferries revealed that Spirit...
April 28, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Costa Luminosa
Saudi border guards have rescued a French female passenger on Friday, April 19, after she broke her leg onboard a Costa Cruises ship in the Red Sea...
April 22, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Rescued from Seven Seas Navigator
Saudi border guards have rescued an American cruise passenger on Sunday, April 14, after he became dangerously ill aboard an RSSC-Regent ship in the...
April 16, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Anthem of the Seas
The U.S. Coast Guard along with local emergency personnel have come to the rescue of a 71-year-old female passenger who fell ill on a Royal Caribbean...
April 15, 2019 - Accidents
Carnival Cruise Ship Helps Rescue 23 People from a Stranded Boat
A Carnival cruise ship that was returning to port had to make a change of its course to help rescue a total of 23 people from a stranded boat on...
April 15, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Carnival Glory
An 81-year-old female passenger was airlifted to hospital from a Carnival cruise ship Saturday night, April 13. According to the U.S. Coast Guard...
April 14, 2019 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean Temporarily Closes Sky Pad Trampoline
RCI-Royal Caribbean is temporarily closing the "Sky Pad" facility on two cruise liners in the wake of a recent lawsuit. The signature bungee...
April 10, 2019 - Accidents
Disney Fantasy Returns to Port Due to Medical Emergency
Disney Fantasy was forced to return to port Saturday night, most probably due to a medical emergency, just an hour after the vessel left Port...
April 8, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: Ferry Hits Bridge in Brazil Sending Two Cars into River
A ferryboat has collided with a bridge pillar in the Amazon region of Brazil on Saturday, April 6, causing the span’s central roadway to plunge...
April 7, 2019 - Accidents
Three Sail Dates Canceled for Oasis of the Seas
Royal Caribbean messaged clients on Twitter on Tuesday, April 2, telling them that sail dates from Port Canaveral FL for April 7, 14 & 21...
April 3, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: Crane Falls on Oasis of the Seas
A construction crane crashed into RCI-Royal Caribbean's liner Oasis of the Seas while docked in the Bahamas about 1:45 pm on Monday, April 1. A...
April 2, 2019 - Accidents
Fire Onboard P&O Ferry Causes Evacuation
A vessel of P&O Ferries that was caught up in a major accident in December 2018 was at the centre of a fire emergency in the Port Larne...
April 2, 2019 - Accidents
Viking Idun Collides with Tanker
Just after midnight (CEST) on April 1st, Viking Idun and a cargo ship (oil tanker Chemical Marketer (IMO 9304291), loaded with petroleum) have...
April 1, 2019 - Accidents
Mosul Ferry Owners Arrested After Deadly Disaster
The owners of the ferryboat that capsized in Mosul murdering 100 people were arrested along with engineers who had certified the vessel, Iraq's...
April 1, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Overboard from Carnival Spirit
A passenger has fallen overboard from Carnival Spirit, various social media groups and CruiseMapper readers report. Alert has been raised at around 5...
March 30, 2019