Cruise news (accident-tagged)

Cruise Passenger Medevaced From Carnival Sensation
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a cruise passenger who needed medical care from Carnival Sensation. The Coast Guard revealed in a news release that...
November 8, 2017
Accidents
Norwegian Gem Cancels Cruise Due to Technical Problem
Norwegian Gem's upcoming sailing from New York City this weekend was scrapped. Norwegian Cruise Line cited propulsion issues for the...
November 8, 2017
Accidents
Pulau Pinang Ferry Grounded in Penang
A 440-ton ferry has been wedged on a concrete dock on Sunday, November 5, after massive waves were caused by strong winds in Penang. One...
November 6, 2017
Accidents
Quebec Woman Sentenced to 7.5 Years for Smuggling Cocaine on Cruise Ship (USD 31 million)
A Quebec woman was sentenced Friday, November 3, to seven-and-a-half years behind bars for importing a large amount of cocaine into Australia...
November 4, 2017
Accidents
Cruise Passenger Medevaced From Carnival Ship
A 69-year-old woman was medevaced from a Carnival cruise ship Wednesday morning after showing signs of heart attack, according to the U.S.C.G...
November 3, 2017
Accidents
87-Year-Old Woman Medevaced From Viking Sky
The Coast Guard has medevaced an 87-year-old woman from a Viking Cruises ship 180 miles off Norfolk coast Monday night, October 31. Watchstanders at...
November 1, 2017
Accidents
Celebrity Cruises Passengers Hit With Norovirus
Passengers onboard a Celebrity Cruises ship which left Sydney on Sunday, October 30, have been hit with an outbreak of gastro. Celebrity Solstice...
November 1, 2017
Accidents
Handguns Found in Bin on P&O Ferry
Two handguns were found dumped in a toilet bin onboard the P&O ferry Spirit of Britain sailing from Calais to Dover. Ferry's cleaners discovered...
November 1, 2017
Accidents
VIDEO: Cruise Ferry Catches Fire in Java Sea
Dharma Kencana II ferry with 114 passengers and about 40 vehicles onboard caught fire Sunday morning, October 29, in the middle of Java Sea, while en...
October 31, 2017
Accidents
Holland America Passengers Blocked by Chiapas Protest
Highway blockade in Chiapas on Friday, October 27, gained international notice. Around 1,000 passengers aboard Holland America's ship Eurodam...
October 29, 2017
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Storm Causes Cruise Ship Crash
Watch a cruise ship breaking free of its restraints during a storm in the United States. It is then drifting over the waves within port. Having...
October 27, 2017
Accidents
Fred Olsen Cruise Passenger Medevaced to the Canaries
A Spanish maritime rescue helicopter transported a cruise ship passenger to Lanzarote's hospital after suffering a suspected heart attack...
October 26, 2017
Accidents
Coast Guard Rescues Passenger From Carnival Cruise Ship
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a 31-year-old cruise passenger from a Carnival ship off the Atlantic Coast of Florida. Officials said in a news release...
October 25, 2017
Accidents
P&O Cruises Ship Rescues African Migrants
A luxury P&O Cruises ship has taken a sharp 180 degree turn 30 mi off the south coast of Spain to rescue 10 migrants struggling on an inflatable...
October 24, 2017
Accidents
Veendam Detours for Injured Passenger
MS Veendam has made an unexpected detour Saturday night after a 71-year-old cruise passenger badly fractured her wrist in a fall, according to the...
October 24, 2017
Accidents