Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
Royal Caribbean's Mariner OTS hit by cargo ship while docked in Freeport (Bahamas)
An RCI-Royal Caribbean ship was hit at a slow speed while docked on Wednesday, April 20. Mariner of the Seas was docked in Freeport (Bahamas...
April 21, 2022 - Accidents
6 drug traffickers attempting to board Costa Diadema with 30 kilos of cocaine arrested at the port...
Brazil's Federal Police arrested 6 people who would embark on a Costa cruise at the Port of Santos, on the coast of Sao Paulo, with ~30 kg of drugs...
April 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
NCL Norwegian Escape restarts service from Port Canaveral/Orlando (Florida USA)
The NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship Norwegian Escape returned to service after a month of repairs. The ship grounded on a channel bed off Puerto Plata...
April 19, 2022 - Accidents
Search suspended for passenger who jumped off Carnival cruise ship Mardi Gras
Late Monday, April 18, the US Coast Guard crews ended the search for a cruise passenger who jumped off the CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Mardi Gras...
April 19, 2022 - Accidents
Passenger medevaced from MSC Cruises' ship MSC Grandiosa
A 25-year-old French cruise passenger in urgent need of medical treatment has been medevaced by the Coast Guard rescue crew from the MSC Cruises...
April 18, 2022 - Accidents
Passenger jumps overboard from Carnival Cruise Line's ship Mardi Gras
A 43-year-old man jumped off a CCL-Carnival Cruise Line ship into the Atlantic off the coast of Florida Saturday morning, April 16, officials said...
April 17, 2022 - Accidents
Norway's Havila Voyages cancels scheduled voyage on Havila Capella over Russia sanctions
232 passengers (mostly Norwegians and Germans) were stranded in Port Bergen (Norway) after boarding the Havila Capella cruiseferry for a 12-day...
April 16, 2022 - Accidents
Another drug bust on MSC Seaside: 2 passengers arrested for smuggling 12 kilos of cocaine
Police at the port of Marseille (France) have arrested 2 passengers on the MSC Cruises' ship MSC Seaside who were reportedly carrying a total of 12...
April 14, 2022 - Accidents
Another P&O Ferries vessel detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)
Another P&O Ferries ship has been detained casting doubt on the firm's Dover (England) operations restarting before Easter. The MCA (Maritime...
April 14, 2022 - Accidents
10 passengers on MSC Seaside arrested for attempting to smuggle 54 kilos of cocaine
The Spanish authorities arrested 10 passengers sailing on MSC Cruises' ship MSC Seaside for attempting to smuggle a total of 54 kilos of cocaine...
April 14, 2022 - Accidents
P&O UK cancels 7 cruises on Arcadia ship
The return to service of P&O UK's ship Arcadia was disrupted with 7 sailings being canceled due to travel/airline issues caused by the COVID...
April 13, 2022 - Accidents
Passenger medevaced from Carnival Cruise Line's ship Carnival Valor
A CCL-Carnival Cruise Line passenger was airlifted close to Venice (Italy) on Saturday, April 9, after experiencing stroke-like symptoms...
April 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
P&O Ferries prepare to restart Dover-Calais route
P&O Ferries is preparing to get its boats Spirit of Britain and Pride of Kent back in service on the England-France route Dover-Calais "by...
April 8, 2022 - Accidents
British Columbia’s first cruise season in 3 years delayed due to maintenance change
British Columbia’s first scheduled cruise ship call since the COVID crisis began has been canceled due to a last-minute maintenance change...
April 4, 2022 - Accidents
HAL-Holland America’s ms Volendam chartered as hotel ship for Ukrainian refugees
HAL-Holland America’s vessel ms Volendam will be used as a hotel ship to accommodate Ukrainian refugees. The decision is part of an agreement...
April 2, 2022