Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
Celebrity Cruises announces multiple cancellations across 3 ships in the fleet
Celebrity Cruises announced the necessity to cancel a series of upcoming voyages scheduled for 2024-2025 on three of its ships due to "adjustments in...
August 23, 2023 - Accidents
Carnival Celebration and MSC Seascape cancel Puerto Plata calls due to storm Franklin
In light of the potential impact of tropical storm Franklin passing over Dominicana, the schedules of two prominent cruise ships destined for Puerto...
August 22, 2023 - Accidents
Multiple cruise ships change itineraries to avoid Hurricane Hilary
Multiple cruise ships have adjusted their routes to avoid Hurricane Hilary as it approached Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Sunday, August 20th...
August 21, 2023 - Accidents
Crew member dead after falling from Viking Mars cruise ship
In a tragic turn of events within the cruise industry, a crew member lost their life as a result of a distressing incident that occurred in the Ross...
August 19, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Vancouver-Nanaimo ferry service cancels inaugural sailings due to weather and power issues
The launch of the Nanaimo-Vancouver fast ferry service, initially planned for Monday, August 14th, has encountered delays. All sailings for that day...
August 16, 2023 - Accidents
Dumai-Malacca ferry crew rescues 11 people floating near Indonesian maritime border
The crew of a ferryboat on the Dumai-Malacca route successfully rescued 11 foreigners who were found floating in the sea. The Captain of the ferry...
August 16, 2023 - Accidents
59-year-old passenger overboard from Emerald Princess cruise ship
A 59-year-old passenger named Kenneth Schwalbe from California disappeared while aboard the Emerald Princess cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises...
August 15, 2023 - Accidents
NCL America's Hawaiian cruises removing Maui from itineraries due to fires
NCL America (managed by NCL-Norwegian Cruise Lines) has taken the lead in announcing that it will temporarily suspend Maui as a port of call on its...
August 14, 2023 - Accidents
69-year-old passenger medevaced from Celebrity Cruises' ship Celebrity Silhouette
On the 7th of August, ~40 NM (~74 km) southwest of Cabo Carvoeiro (cape near Peniche, Portugal), the Portuguese Navy conducted a successful medevac...
August 14, 2023 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean International cancels Rhapsody OTS' Panama Canal season
RCI-Royal Caribbean has introduced a significant alteration to its cruise offerings on Rhapsody of the Seas ship for the winter 2023-2024 season...
August 10, 2023 - Accidents
Food poisoning among the crew forces Brittany Ferries' ship Pont Aven to divert to France
Due to crew members falling ill, a Brittany Ferries vessel en route to Plymouth UK (England) underwent a diversion. As a precautionary measure, the...
August 9, 2023 - Accidents
Carnival Mardi Gras ship rescues stranded couple on a sailboat in The Bahamas
Early on Monday morning, August 7th, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's Mardi Gras came to the aid of a distressed couple aboard a sailboat. The couple was...
August 8, 2023 - Accidents
Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 ship breaks moorings due to strong winds in Italy
On Friday, August 4th, strong winds in Italy caused RMS Queen Mary 2 ship of Cunard Line to break free from her moorings. Despite the anticipation...
August 8, 2023 - Accidents
1 dead, 100 rescued after Philippine ferry strikes floating debris at sea
A passenger ferryboat carrying 117 people struck floating debris at sea and started taking on water in the central Philippines on Saturday, August...
August 5, 2023 - Accidents
Passenger overboard from RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Spectrum OTS
On Monday, July 31st, a passenger fell overboard from RCI-Royal Caribbean's cruise ship, Spectrum of the Seas, while en route to Singapore. The...
August 3, 2023