Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
Norovirus Outbreak Strikes Passengers on Marella Explorer 2
Just a month after her launch following a complete renovation, norovirus struck Marella Explorer 2 as she sailed through the Mediterranean, leaving...
May 14, 2019 - Accidents
Five Dead, One Missing After Floatplanes Carrying Cruise Passengers Collide in Alaska
Five people are dead and one person is missing, with ten others currently in hospital after two floatplanes collided and went down in the water close...
May 14, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Key West's Mallory Square Port Reopens
Five months after cruise ship Silver Spirit crashed into a mooring due to high winds, the Key West pier reopened this week. The Mallory Square...
May 10, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Overboard From MS Amsterdam
A female passenger has gone overboard in the Atlantic ocean after she went missing from a Holland America cruise ship crossing from Ireland to...
May 9, 2019 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean Modifies Allure of the Seas Cruises Due to Propulsion Issues
Royal Caribbean modified the itineraries for voyages on its Allure of the Seas due to a technical issue. The sailings were altered because of a...
May 6, 2019 - Accidents
Two Holland America Ships Collide in Vancouver Port
A cruise ship sailing into Canada Place, Vancouver Harbour on Saturday, May 4, collided with another ship of the same cruise company while berthing...
May 5, 2019 - Accidents
Ferry Passenger Rescued After Falling Overboard Near Oban
A ferryboat passenger has been rescued from Firth of Lorne between Mull Island and Oban due to the quick actions of CalMac crew. The accident began...
May 4, 2019 - Accidents
Scientology Cruise Ship Stricken with Measles Leaves St Lucia After Quarantine
A cruise ship quarantined for a case of measles left the Caribbean island of St Lucia. According to reports, health officials supplied a hundred...
May 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Oasis of the Seas to Return in Time for Scheduled May 5 Cruise
Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas is expected to return in time for her normally scheduled May 5 cruise following the April 1 accident the...
May 3, 2019 - Accidents
Bahamas Government Intends to Investigate Carnival Dumping
Bahamas' Minister of transport and local government Renward Wells recently announced that the government would investigate reports that Carnival...
May 2, 2019 - Accidents
AmaWaterways Ship Spills More Than 3,000 Litres of Diesel into Rhine
More than 3,000 litres of diesel fuel have been accidentally spilt into Rhine River by an AmaWaterways passenger ship in Rudesheim in the late...
May 2, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Voyages to Antiquity Cancels 10 Aegean Odyssey Itineraries
Voyages to Antiquity announced that it had been forced to cancel 10 cruises onboard mv Aegean Odyssey during the upcoming season because the ship is...
April 30, 2019 - Accidents
Drugs Worth GBP 50,000 Seized at Ferry Terminal in Aberdeen
Two Glaswegians were charged in connection with a GBP 50,000 haul of heroin after a series of drug busts in Port Aberdeen over the weekend. The drugs...
April 29, 2019 - Accidents
Holland America Cruise Ship Extends Stay in San Diego Due to Technical Difficulties
A group of travellers stopping in San Diego CA on a cruise vacation had to stay in the port city longer than scheduled. MS Eurodam was due to...
April 29, 2019 - Accidents
Fire Breaks Out On Brittany Ferries' Ship
A fire broke out on a cruiseferry en-route from Plymouth England to Santander Spain in the early hours of the morning. The French Navy was...
April 29, 2019