Cruise news (accident-tagged)

Cruise Lines Give Up Cancellation Penalties Due To Zika Spread
Cruise lines began waiving cancellation penalties for some clients booked on cruises to the Caribbean and other regions affected by the Zika...
January 31, 2016
Accidents
Excursion Bus with MSC Orchestra Passengers Crashes in Dominica
An excursion bus carrying seven passengers on MSC Orchestra has crashed in Dominica yesterday (January 28), causing the death of one a 16-month-old...
January 29, 2016
Accidents
Cocaine Found on Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship
American authorities announced they had arrested seven people after finding 11 kilograms (24 pounds) of cocaine aboard a RCI-Royal Caribbean vessel...
January 26, 2016
Accidents
Terror Alert on MSC Fantasia?
MSC Fantasia with 4,000 passengers and crew onboard has changed her course to Souda Bay close to Chania Crete in the early hours of January 16...
January 17, 2016
Accidents
Cruise Passenger Killed, Three Injured, in Jamaica Bus Crash
An RCI-Royal Caribbean cruise passenger has been killed and 3 others have been injured yesterday (January 14), when a tour bus crashed in...
January 15, 2016
Accidents
Fire on AIDA Ship at Shipyard
A small fire has broken out on January 11th on AIDAprima ship which is under construction at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries/MHI’s shipyard in...
January 12, 2016
Accidents
Cruise Passenger Dead After Snorkeling Excursion
A tragic accident involving a Caribbean Princess passenger has happened off the coast of Belize on January 8 (Friday). The Princess...
January 9, 2016
Accidents
Pacific Eden - the 'Floating Disaster'
After 60 of the 1,500 people onboard the P&O Pacific Eden were struck down with gastroenteritis, angry cruise passengers described the vessel...
December 29, 2015
Accidents
Veendam Hit with Gastrointestinal Illness
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) stated that 57 out of 1429 passengers (4%) and 10 of 588 crew members (1.7%) had been...
December 27, 2015
Accidents
Star Pride Runs Aground in Panama
Windstar's ship Star Pride experienced grounding on December 22, at 6:15 a.m. CST, while coming into anchor at Isla de Coiba, Panama. All passengers...
December 23, 2015
Accidents
Royal Caribbean ship struck by wild weather and gastro outbreak
Passengers planning to enjoy a 14-day voyage instead had to contend with wild weather and a gastro outbreak, with 182 cases of gastroenteritis...
December 17, 2015
Accidents
Passenger Overboard From Saga Cruise Ship
The World of Cruising reported that a cruise passenger from Saga Sapphire had gone overboard from the ship while the vessel had been...
December 14, 2015
Accidents
Fake Doctor Working Aboard AIDA Cruise Ships
Newspapers in Norway and Germany reported that the police in Berlin has arrested a cruise ship employee impersonating a doctor. In an article...
December 7, 2015
Accidents
Bus Crash Kills Two Cruise Ship Passengers in Tortola
Two cruise ship passengers were killed and 16 others injured when a tour bus crashed in Tortola BVI yesterday (December 6). The accident on Sunday...
December 7, 2015
Accidents
Grand Princess Changes Itinerary Due to Onboard Fire
A fire on Grand Princess caused the Princess Cruises' ship to lose power and skip her next call port in Hawaii. According to the cruise...
December 1, 2015
Accidents