Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
Majestic Princess cruise ship with 800+ COVID cases docks in Sydney Harbour (NSW Australia)
A Princess Cruises ship with 800+ positive COVID cases docked in Sydney Harbour (NSW Australia) at 6 am on Saturday, November 12. Carrying ~3300...
November 12, 2022 - Accidents
HAL's cruise ship MS Rotterdam rescues styrofoam raft with 14 Cuban migrants in the Caribbean
A cruise ship rescued a styrofoam raft that had 14 people on it in the dead of night in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. 13 men and 1 woman were...
November 11, 2022 - Accidents
8 American cruise ship passengers arrested in Ocho Rios (Jamaica) for trafficking $130M-worth...
Police on Wednesday, November 9, arrested 8 American cruise passengers who tried to leave Jamaica with cocaine (total weight 912 pounds/~414 kg...
November 11, 2022 - Accidents
Gangway collapsed while NCL's Norwegian Encore ship was in Panama City, multiple passengers injured
A gangway collapsed while an NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship was in Panama on Tuesday, November 8, injuring multiple (reportedly 11) passengers. At...
November 10, 2022 - Accidents
Cunard Line delays delivery of Queen Anne ship
Cunard Line has been forced to delay the delivery of its new ship Queen Anne because of supply chain issues. The sold-out maiden voyage, a 7-night...
November 10, 2022 - Accidents
Holland & Knight wins US$159 million judgment for NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line in faulty ABB...
Holland & Knight won a 4-week jury trial for NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line that has significant implications for the industry. On October 20, 2022...
November 9, 2022 - Accidents
71-year-old Tiffany tycoon dead after falling overboard from the Norwegian Spirit ship
The owner of the popular Tiffany’s jewelry empire in Turkey, Dilek Ertek, has died after falling from an NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship in the...
November 8, 2022 - Accidents
Tropical Storm Nicole to impact Florida to Bahamas cruises
A new tropical system developed in the Atlantic is centered approx 600 mi / 1000 km east of West Palm Beach (Florida USA). The system with 45 mph...
November 8, 2022 - Accidents
27-year-old Brazilian missing after disembarking from Mein Schiff Herz in Gibraltar
A Brazilian man has gone missing in Gibraltar UK on Saturday, November 5, after disembarking from the TUI's ship Mein Schiff Herz. The missing...
November 7, 2022 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean's ship Ovation OTS cancels call at Christchurch NZ due to strong winds
A 4000-passenger Royal Caribbean ship was stopped from entering Lyttelton Harbour (New Zealand) after a night of heavy winds. The largest cruise...
November 3, 2022 - Accidents
Search suspended for passenger who fell overboard from MSC Cruises' ship MSC Bellissima
SASEMAR/Salvamento Marítimo suspended the search for a passenger who allegedly fell into the water in Port Barcelona (Spain) on Sunday...
November 1, 2022 - Accidents
Passenger overboard from Stena Line's cruiseferry in Belfast (Northern Ireland)
A major search & rescue operation was launched in the Belfast Lough area (Northern Ireland) late on Saturday night, October 29. Multiple...
October 31, 2022 - Accidents
Coral Princess with undisclosed number (100+) of COVID cases skips scheduled call in Western...
A large Princess Cruises ship with COVID cases onboard missed a scheduled call in Western Australia due to bad weather. Coral Princess has an...
October 27, 2022 - Accidents
Towboat captain dies as tugboat sinks during cruise ship mooring in Patmos, Greece
On Friday, October 21, a small tugboat sank while working a midsize cruise vessel at Port Patmos (Greece). As a result, the boat's 45-year-old...
October 25, 2022 - Accidents
Langkawi ferry runs aground with 500+ passengers and crew onboard
500+ passengers and crew were stranded after a Langkawi ferry ran aground on a mud bank in Malaysia's Kuala Kedah estuary at low tide on Sunday...
October 24, 2022