Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
32 killed, dozens missing after overcrowded passenger ferryboat capsizes in Bangladesh
On Sunday, September 25th, at least 32 people died after a ferryboat carrying ~50 passengers capsized in a river in Bangladesh. Dozens are still...
September 26, 2022 - Accidents
Hurricane Fiona damages Cockburn Town port's main cruise ship dock (Grand Turk Island)
The main cruise ship dock on Grand Turk Island (Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos) suffered damage on Tuesday, September 20, as a strengthening...
September 24, 2022 - Accidents
Ferry NANASHIMA with 45 passengers runs onto breakwater of Nakajima Port (Japan)
MS NANASHIMA (2018-built ferryboat/IMO 9832365) with 45 passengers onboard ran onto the breakwater of Port Nakajima (Nakajima island/Japan Sea) at...
September 22, 2022 - Accidents
Silversea and RCG-Royal Caribbean sue the new Crystal Cruises over sales hire
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group and its subsidiary Silversea are suing the new Crystal Cruises' Senior VP of Global Sales (Matias Andres Lira) and...
September 20, 2022 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean's ship Harmony of the Seas changes itineraries due to Tropical Storm Fiona
RCI-Royal Caribbean's vessel Harmony of the Seas changed itineraries in order to avoid Tropical Storm Fiona's path. Passengers booked on Harmony OTS...
September 18, 2022 - Accidents
VIDEO: Viking Sea cruise ship with 800 passengers onboard breaks moorings in Ravenna (Italy)
At 9.15 am Italy time (7:15 UTC) Saturday morning on September 17, the berthed at Port Ravenna (Porto Corsini, Italy) Viking OCEAN's ship Viking Sea...
September 17, 2022 - Accidents
Massive fight breaks out on Carnival Sunrise cruise ship
Earlier this month, a massive fight broke out on CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Sunrise ship after someone allegedly took another person's seat...
September 17, 2022 - Accidents
Celebrity and NCL-Norwegian cancel 5 cruise calls to Bermuda in October-November 2022
A couple of cruise lines canceled a series of calls to Bermuda in October & November 2022 due to the island's COVID testing requirements...
September 16, 2022 - Accidents
Fire breaks out on the pool deck aboard Celestyal Crystal cruise ship
A small fire broke out on the Celestyal Cruises' ship Celestyal Crystal Tuesday afternoon, September 13th, while she was docked at Rhodes Island...
September 15, 2022 - Accidents
24-year-old MSC Splendida crew who jumped overboard was recovered off Calabria's coast
A 24-year-old MSC Cruises crew went overboard from the MSC Splendida ship on Wednesday, September 14, while the vessel was off the coast of Reggio...
September 15, 2022 - Accidents
Assault reported on Norwegian Breakaway cruise ship docked in Boston MA
Massachusetts State Police boarded the NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship Norwegian Breakaway on Tuesday night, September 13, after a reported assault...
September 14, 2022 - Accidents
Viking Cruises' Kvasir riverboat collides with a cargo ship in heavy fog near Wesel (Germany)
A Viking River Cruises ship collided with another vessel over the weekend. The 443-foot long Viking Kvasir, accommodating 190 passengers and 50 crew...
September 13, 2022 - Accidents
97 ferry services on 11 routes around Taiwan canceled due to Typhoon Muifa
97 ferry services on a total of 11 routes around Taiwan and the outlying islands were canceled on Monday, September 12, as Typhoon Muifa approaches...
September 12, 2022 - Accidents
P&O UK's newest cruise ship Arvia suffers minor fire at Meyer Werft's Papenburg yard
P&O UK's newest ship Arvia suffered a minor fire while undergoing the final stage of building at Meyer Werft's shipyard in Papenburg (Lower...
September 10, 2022 - Accidents
Carnival Panorama cruise ship changes itinerary due to Hurricane Kay
Hurricane Kay, a Category 1 storm with max sustained winds of 100 miles per hour, caused one CCL-Carnival Cruise Line vessel to change its current...
September 9, 2022