Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
Viking Star Clips Railroad Bridge: VIDEO
Army Corps of Engineers personnel on duty at Cape Cod Canal (Massachusetts) on Wednesday night, October 12, heard scraping sounds as a Viking...
October 14, 2016 - Accidents
Bahamas Ports Reopening After Hurricane Matthew
While most cruise lines got back to their normal itineraries after Matthew, the hurricane-affected some cruise ports in the Bahamas, most...
October 12, 2016 - Accidents
Cruise Crime Statistics Already Available
For the first time oceangoing travelers can see what crimes are being reported aboard cruise ships operating in USA ports. The numbers compared with...
October 10, 2016 - Accidents
Kid Nearly Drowns on Carnival Ship
Miami news stations are reporting that a 2-year-old kid nearly drowned in a swimming pool on Carnival Splendor yesterday ...
October 9, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Cruise Passengers Banned From Using Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Several major cruise lines, including Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean, banned cruise tourists and crew members from using Samsung Galaxy...
October 7, 2016 - Accidents
Carnival Spirit Rescues Two From Superyacht
Two female travelers were rescued by a passing cruise liner following a distress signal sent from a superyacht in waters off NSW mid-north coast...
October 4, 2016 - Accidents
Explorer of the Seas Stops for Medical Emergency
A cruise ship with 3114-passenger capacity stopped briefly in Port Angeles Harbor Friday night, September 30, for a medical emergency. Royal...
October 3, 2016 - Accidents
Three People Airlifted from Two P&O Cruise Ships: VIDEO
One crew member and two passengers have been medevaced yesterday from a couple of P&O cruise ships within 24 hours, according to newspapers in...
September 30, 2016 - Accidents
MS Albatros Breaks Down
German newspapers reported that the ms Albatros cruise ship, marketed by German travel company Phoenix Reisen, has broken down this week. The...
September 29, 2016 - Accidents
Cruise Passenger Robbed in Belize
On September 13, 2016 a cruise passenger on Carnival Magic has been robbed at gunpoint at port of Belize. According to the robbed cruise...
September 29, 2016 - Accidents
USCG Medevacs Princess Cruises' Crew Member
The DVIDS (Defense Imagery Distribution System) reported that the U.S Coast Guard (USCG) has medevaced a 47-year-old crew member from Ruby Princess...
September 25, 2016 - Accidents
Passenger Airlifted From Canada-Bound Cruise Ship
A 66-year-old man was evacuated from Canada-bound cruise ship on September 22, Thursday, U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman said. The passenger was...
September 23, 2016 - Accidents
Rhapsody of the Seas Damaged After Encountering Storm
Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas has been damaged during a storm early yesterday morning, September 19. A dozen large windows in ship's...
September 20, 2016 - Accidents
Fire on Emerald Princess?
A fire has been successfully extinguished on Emerald Princess Saturday evening (September 17). The cruise ship was on the first day of a 12...
September 19, 2016 - Accidents
Human Error Cited as Cause of Cruise Ship Tragic Accident
Preliminary investigation on yhe cruise ship Harmony of the Seas accident carried by Marseille prosecutor Xavier Tarabeux, indicated that the...
September 17, 2016