Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
Plans to house refugees on cruise ships in the Netherlands described as “absurd”
Plans to house refugees arriving in The Netherlands aboard cruise ships were described as illegal and “absurd”, as the government laid...
July 24, 2022 - Accidents
Coral Princess cruise ship stranded off the coast of Brisbane due to wild seas
A Princess Cruises' ship carrying ~2000 passengers is stranded off the coast of Brisbane (Queensland Australia) being unable to dock due to...
July 23, 2022 - Accidents
Port Dover (England UK) declares 'critical incident' over long delays
Britain's main gateway to Europe - Port Dover, on Friday (July 22) declared a 'critical incident' as travelers faced hours-long wait, blaming the...
July 23, 2022 - Accidents
Ferry with 180+ passengers suffers engine room fire off Prince Edward Island (Canada)
A ferry carrying ~200 passengers and crew caught fire and was intentionally grounded Friday morning, July 22, during a crossing from Nova Scotia to...
July 23, 2022 - Accidents
At least 9 dead after ferry sinks off Pulau Ternate Island Indonesia (Maluku)
At least 9 bodies have been found after a passenger ferry sank off Pulau Ternate Island (Maluku Indonesia) due to bad weather, a search and...
July 22, 2022 - Accidents
UK's Ministry of Defence used P&O Ferries despite condemning the company for sacking ~800 staff
The UK government admitted that P&O Ferries had been used by the military, despite condemning the company for sacking ~800 staff without notice...
July 21, 2022 - Accidents
"No" to cruise ships in Norway
Protest in Norway against "tourism generated by cruise ships" is now growing after posters appeared in Norway's port cities Bergen, Flam, Oslo...
July 21, 2022 - Accidents
18 passengers rescued after ferry explosion off South Thailand
18 people were rescued after a ferryboat exploded on its way out of Chumpon to Koh Tao Island today, July 21, at ~2:30 pm local time. All 18...
July 21, 2022 - Accidents
UnCruise Adventures' Wilderness Legacy ship's skiff partially flooded in Bartlett Cove (Glacier Bay...
The small-ship company UnCruise Adventures experienced an accident shortly after departing Bartlett Cove dock in Glacier Bay NP (Alaska) on July 18...
July 20, 2022 - Accidents
Passenger medevaced from NCL Norwegian Encore cruise ship in Chatham Strait (Alaska)
A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka aircrew medevaced a male passenger from the NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship Norwegian Encore in Chatham Strait (Alaska...
July 20, 2022 - Accidents
13 missing after ferry sinks off Pulau Ternate Island Indonesia (Maluku)
Many people were rescued after a ferry sank due to bad weather off the coast of Pulau Ternate Island (Maluku Indonesia) but 13 others are still...
July 20, 2022 - Accidents
COVID-hit P&O Pacific Explorer cruise ship docks in Sydney (Australia)
Another COVID-hit cruise liner docked in Sydney Harbour (NSW Australia) Monday morning, July 18. This is the second vessel in less than a week...
July 18, 2022 - Accidents
All passengers disembark Margaritaville Paradise cruise ship after the USCG issued a "No Sail Order"
All passengers had to disembark Margaritaville Paradise cruise ship after the USCG-United States Coast Guard issued a "No Sail Order," the CEO of...
July 15, 2022 - Accidents
COVID-stricken cruise ship Coral Princess docks in Sydney (NSW Australia)
A COVID-stricken Princess Cruises ship docked in Sydney NSW Wednesday morning, July 13, adding fear to New South Wales which is already battling a...
July 14, 2022 - Accidents
COVID outbreak on Princess Cruises' ship Coral Princess in Brisbane (Australia)
Queensland (Australia) authorities are managing a COVID outbreak on a Princess Cruises ship as the state's 3rd wave neared 41,000 active cases...
July 11, 2022