Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- 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 longship collided with another vessel over the weekend. The 443-foot long Viking Kvasir, accommodating 190 passengers and 50 crew, collided...
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 - Accidents
58-year-old Royal Caribbean's Harmony OTS cruise ship tourist killed in shark attack while...
A woman died after being attacked by a shark while snorkeling in the Bahamas, an RCG-Royal Caribbean Group spokesperson has confirmed. On...
September 7, 2022 - Accidents
Genting Dream's passengers from Malaysia and Singapore unable to board due to overbooked voyage
Some passengers from Malaysia and Singapore who were booked on MS Genting Dream were unable to board the ship after they were informed that the...
September 6, 2022 - Accidents
Ferry companies DFDS and P&O apologize for long waits at UK border controls
Ferry operators DFDS and P&O Ferries apologized for the long waits at UK border controls on Saturday, August 3. Travelers heading to the United...
September 4, 2022 - Accidents
Police arrested 3 passengers for scamming casino on Royal Caribbean’s ship Wonder OTS in Barcelona
Spain’s Civil Guard arrested two British and one French nationals in mid-August, after RCI-Royal Caribbean’s ship Wonder of the Seas...
September 3, 2022 - Accidents
Celebrity Cruises' ship Celebrity Eclipse stuck in Vancouver BC due to tugboat workers' strike
Passengers on the Alaska-bound Celebrity Cruises' ship Celebrity Eclipse finally got underway on Monday, August 29, nearly a day behind schedule, due...
August 30, 2022 - Accidents
Island Escape cruise ship arrested in Broome WA, unable to restart sailings
Island Escape Cruises' 32-passenger superyacht Island Escape was arrested in Broome (Kimberley, Western Australia) after a warrant was put out by the...
August 29, 2022 - Cruise Industry
80+ people rescued from a Philippine ferry fire
Philippine Coast Guard personnel and volunteers rescued 80+ passengers and crew of an interisland ferry that caught fire on Friday, August 26, while...
August 28, 2022 - Accidents
Four Fred Olsen Bolette ship cruises cancelled due to "lack of guests"
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines announced it had canceled 4 sailings aboard Bolette because of a lack of demand for the ship’s winter voyages. The UK...
August 27, 2022 - Accidents
Crew medevaced from MSC Cruises' ship MSC Seaside
On Tuesday, August 23, the Cagliari ((Sardinia Italy) Coast Guard carried out a rescue and medical evacuation operation in favour of a crew member...
August 26, 2022