Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
Norwegian Cruise Passenger Medevaced
The Coast Guard medevaced a cruise passenger experiencing severe stomach pain. 5th District Command Center, Portsmouth received an alert at 5:05...
July 25, 2016 - Accidents
Crew Member Dies After Norwegian Breakaway Lifeboat Accident
A 41-yo Norwegian Breakaway crew has died after a lifeboat accident which took place yesterday, July 20, while the vessel was in Hamilton Bermuda...
July 21, 2016 - Accidents
Fire on Le Boreal - Due to Human Error
French maritime authorities BEAmer released the final report into fire on cruise ship Le Boreal in 2015, which forced an evacuation of around...
July 21, 2016 - Accidents
Black Watch Departs Madeira for the U.K.
The fire-damaged Fred Olsen's cruise ship Black Watch departed Madeira for the UK and should return to service in time for her next cruise in 9 days...
July 10, 2016 - Accidents
Captain Found Dead In His Stateroom
Crew members found the 47-year-old captain of Admiralty Dream cruise ship dead on Monday, July 04, Alaska State Troopers reported. According to...
July 7, 2016 - Accidents
Fire on Black Watch
Nearly 700 Fred Olsen cruise passengers will be flown home from Madeira following a fire on the cruise ship Black Watch. Crew extinguished the...
July 4, 2016 - Accidents
8-Year-Old Boy Found Unconscious in Cruise Ship Pool
An 8-year-old boy from the Netherlands was found unconscious in a swimming pool aboard Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas Thursday...
July 1, 2016 - Accidents
Empress of the Seas Cruise Rerouted Due to Engine Problem
Only a month after returning to the fleet of Royal Caribbean after several years with sister brand Pullmantur and US$50 million refurbishment...
June 28, 2016 - Accidents
P&O Passengers Injured in Bus Crash in Vanuatu
Pacific Dawn departed Port Vila, Vanuatu following the dramatic bus collision which saw two local Ni-Vanuatu killed and ten P&O cruise passengers...
June 21, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Cruise Passenger Kicked off for Flicking Cigarette
The Daily Mail reported that a passenger was kicked off a cruise ship after flicking a cigarette butt off of the ship's side earlier this week. The...
June 19, 2016 - Accidents
Carnival Liberty Returns to Galveston After Child Is Injured
Carnival Liberty briefly returned to her homeport in Galveston TX after a 3-year-old kid was injured. A young girl was posing with her family for a...
June 15, 2016 - Accidents
Viking Mani Hit by Cargo Vessel
Viking Mani, one of Viking's' Longships, sustained minor damage after being hit by a cargo ship last week while sailing on Rhine River. The accident...
June 8, 2016 - Accidents
Strikes in Athens Force Cruise Ships Diversions
Ongoing strikes in the busiest Greek port, Piraeus outside Athens, have forced at least a couple of cruise ships to divert to alternative port and...
June 8, 2016 - Accidents
Celebrity Infinity Destroys Berth in Ketchikan: VIDEO
Celebrity Infinity cruise ship collided with Berth 3 in Ketchikan at around 1415 LT on June 3 while docking. The berth suffered serious damages and...
June 4, 2016 - Accidents
Costa Concordia Captain's Sentence Upheld
An Italian appeals court upheld the 16-year jail term handed to Francesco Schettino, captain of the sunken Costa Concordia. In 2012, the ship sank...
June 1, 2016