Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- 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 - Accidents
Electrical Problems Force Adonia to Return to Miami
The Fathom cruise ship Adonia was on her way back to Port Miami Sunday evening, following power outage aboard the vessel during the initial leg...
May 30, 2016 - Accidents
Carnival Liberty Sailing Cut Short Due to Bow Thruster Problems
In an effort to mend ongoing bow thruster problems, Carnival Liberty will cut its May 21 cruise short by one day. According to a statement from...
May 20, 2016 - Accidents
Search for Carnival Passenger Who Went Overboard Suspended
US Coast Guard (USCG) search and rescue coordinators suspended the search for missing Carnival cruiser in the Gulf of Mexico at 8:14 p.m. CDT on...
May 16, 2016 - Accidents
Search For Passenger Who Went Overboard Entered Third Day: VIDEO
The search of the U.S. Coast Guard for the Carnival Cruise Line passenger who went missing on Friday (May 13) after falling overboard from Carnival...
May 15, 2016 - Accidents
Carnival Pride Crashes While Docking
Carnival Pride crashed while docking in Baltimore. The ship hit the passenger gangway pulling into Maryland cruise terminal on May 08 (Sunday morning...
May 9, 2016