Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
11 Diamond Princess ship cruises canceled due to crew shortages
Princess Cruises announced the cancellation of 11 voyages aboard Diamond Princess due to crew shortages. In a statement, the company said that over...
August 9, 2022 - Accidents
Another rockslide impacts cruise port Skagway (Alaska) prompting new safety measures
Cruise ships are currently staying away from a key dock in one of the busiest Alaskan ports after another rockslide heightened concerns that a...
August 7, 2022 - Accidents
Ritz-Carlton delays Evrima cruise ship's maiden voyage for the 8th time
The new ultra-luxury cruise line brand - The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, on Friday announced it had pushed back the launch of its much-awaited...
August 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten's ms Richard With runs aground in Norway
Hurtigruten Norway announced that one of its vessels had run aground in a fjord off the west coast of the Nordic country. Hurtigruten, which...
August 5, 2022 - Accidents
Costa Cruises reinstates mask-wearing policy on Fascinosa ship
In an attempt to contain the spread of COVID among the passengers and crew, Costa Cruises reintroduced the obligation to wear masks onboard...
August 3, 2022 - Accidents
CCL's ship Carnival Sunrise rescues Cuban refugees in the Florida Straits
The Carnival Sunrise ship rescued 12 Cuban refugees from an unseaworthy boat en route to Florida (Miami USA) on Friday evening, July 29, 2022. The...
August 3, 2022 - Accidents
Lindblad's National Geographic Resolution ship skips port due to COVID cases onboard
A ship of Lindblad Expeditions cruising through the Northwest Passage (Canadian Arctic) agreed not to stop at Ulukhaktok (Canada) after COVID cases...
August 2, 2022 - Accidents
23-year-old woman medevaced from ACL's ship American Constellation in Tracy Arm Fjord (Alaska)
The US Coast Guard (USCG) medevaced a 23-year-old female passenger from American Constellation in Tracy Arm Fjord (Alaska), ~40 NM / ~46 mi / 74...
August 2, 2022 - Accidents
NCL cruise ship Norwegian Pearl struck by trawler/fishing ship
An NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship bound for Bermuda has been struck by a commercial fishing vessel east of Nantucket (Massachusetts USA) early...
July 31, 2022 - Accidents
Viking Gymir river cruise ship evacuated due to possible battery explosion
Dutch officials are currently investigating an explosion onboard a Viking longship docked in Amsterdam as a likely malfunction of the boat’s...
July 29, 2022 - Accidents
Ferry crashes into terminal in Seattle (Washington USA)
A ferry terminal in Seattle (Washington USA) was out of service on Thursday, July 28, after a passenger ferryboat crashed into a part of the terminal...
July 29, 2022 - Accidents
German police investigating 2 fires on P&O Arvia ship at Meyer Werft Papenburg Yard
The German police are currently investigating 2 fires that broke out on the P&O UK's cruise ship Arvia, which is under construction at Meyer...
July 27, 2022 - Accidents
Princess Cruises adjusts scheduled for 2022 Alaskan itineraries due to Skagway's berth closure
Princess Cruises on Tuesday, July 26, announced it was making adjustments to some of its scheduled Alaskan itineraries (summer season 2022) due to...
July 27, 2022 - Accidents
Tradewind Voyages UK cancels all Golden Horizon cruises in the Mediterranean (May-October 2022...
Tradewind Voyages, the UK-based operator of the tall-sail ship Golden Horizon, canceled all sailings through October 2022 as it pursues a...
July 26, 2022 - Accidents
Coral Princess cruise ship docks in Brisbane QLD after being stuck at sea for 2 days
Princess Cruises' ship Coral Princess carrying ~2000 passengers finally docked in Brisbane (Queensland Australia) after being stuck for 2 days at sea...
July 25, 2022