Cruise news (accident-tagged)

Captain of Shipwrecked Costa Concordia Goes to Jail
The Italian captain of Costa Concordia ship which crashed into a reef, killing 32 people in 2012, was headed to prison in Rome after losing the final...
May 13, 2017
Accidents
Crew Members on Princess Cruises Ship Arrested for Drugs
A Princess Cruises departure from downtown Vancouver has been delayed for hours after police allegedly found a number of crew members with...
May 12, 2017
Accidents
Maritime Industry Warned of Deadly Risk
A worker on Emerald Princess died at Port Otago on February 9 when a corroded nitrogen cylinder burst while the cruise ship was in Dunedin. Allan...
May 12, 2017
Accidents
Mechanical Issues Cause Another Delay on Carnival Cruise Ship
Mechanical problems have caused delays on the current voyage of Carnival Fantasy to Mexico. The ship had similar problems a few weeks...
May 6, 2017
Accidents
Passenger Overboard From Princess Cruises Ship
A 61-year-old American cruise passenger is missing, believed to have fallen overboard from a Princess Cruises ship that left from New...
May 5, 2017
Accidents
Retired Ship’s Captain Given 15-month Suspended Prison Sentence for Kids' Pornographic Images
A retired ship’s captain has been given a 15-month suspended prison sentence. 69-year-old Jan Vidar Enevold refused to give police the...
May 4, 2017
Accidents
Ovation of the Seas Cruises Canceled Due to Unscheduled Dry Dock
Ovation of the Seas has been sidelined to deal with a technical problem. The Royal Caribbean ship has headed this week for unscheduled dry dock...
May 4, 2017
Accidents
Why Couple Has 'Nightmare' Cruise
A Nottingham couple experienced a cruise from hell after one of their suitcases was placed on the wrong ship. 58-year-old Steve Webb and...
May 3, 2017
Cruise Industry
Travelling Companion Charged With Rape on Cruise Ship
A 33-year-old man faces court today accused of raping a woman onboard a cruise ship off Queensland. The man was arrested on Monday, May 1, when P...
May 2, 2017
Accidents
Woman Medevaced From Carnival Cruise Ship
The Coast Guard detachment from Jacksonville have rescued a 39-year-old female passenger from Carnival Elation on Sunday. A call has come...
May 2, 2017
Accidents
Carnival Sensation Returns to Miami After Cruise Passenger Becomes Sick
A Carnival cruise ship was forced to return to Miami early Sunday morning after a traveller became sick and had to be rushed to hospital...
May 1, 2017
Accidents
Coast Guard Suspends Search in the Gulf of Mexico
The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search for a man in the Gulf of Mexico after 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. A passenger on a Carnival cruise ship had...
April 28, 2017
Accidents
Coast Guard Searching for Missing Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Crew Member
A Coast Guard search is underway off the coast of Galveston, in the Gulf of Mexico for a missing Royal Caribbean cruise ship crew member. A 39-year...
April 25, 2017
Accidents
Another Medevac: Passenger Airlifted From Carnival Cruise Ship
The Coast Guard medevaced a cruise passenger having a heart attack from a Carnival ship near Virginia Beach on Saturday, April 22...
April 24, 2017
Accidents
Passenger Airlifted From Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship After Breaking Pelvis
An emergency rescue onboard Voyager of the Seas cruise ship on Sunday saw a woman airlifted to hospital. RACQ CQ Rescue landed on the deck...
April 24, 2017
Accidents