Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
Boston-based cruise shipping company ordered to cease and desist a party cruise
The company behind what happened to be a crowded Boston Harbor weekend party cruise was ordered to stop operating. The Massachusetts Department of...
July 28, 2020 - Accidents
10 AIDA Cruises crew test positive for COVID-19
Ten crew members of the Carnival Corporation-owned German company AIDA Cruises who were due to board the ships AIDAmar and AIDAblu in homeport...
July 25, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Fantasy and Carnival Inspiration cruise ships to be scrapped in Turkey
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's vessel Carnival Fantasy (1990-built, 30-years-old) has been sold for scrap. The ship is currently on a 14-day...
July 18, 2020 - Accidents
CDC extends No-Sail Order until September 30
On Thursday (July 16), Due to the ongoing pandemic, the US CDC agency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) released a new, 20-page no-sail...
July 17, 2020 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival's latest cruise itinerary updates
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced that its newest vessel - Mardi Gras - starts operations in February 2021 (instead of November 2020) due to delay...
July 8, 2020 - Cruise Industry
49-year-old Birka Cruises goes out of business laying off 500 people
Birka Cruises (subsidiary of Eckero Group) announced it goes out of business laying off 500+ employees. Established in 1971 and operating as Sweden...
July 6, 2020 - Accidents
10 Jamaican crew aboard MSC Seaview still stuck in Brazil
Ten Jamaican crew on the MSC-owned liner MSC Seaview (currently anchored in Santos (Sao Paulo, Brazil) are growing frustrated with being at sea and...
July 4, 2020 - Accidents
Carnival Legend cruise ship helps stranded boat in the Bahamas
Carnival Cruise Line's ship Carnival Legend has responded to a call for help from a small boat (catamaran) that had run out of fuel off the coast of...
July 2, 2020 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean delays Odyssey of the Seas for 6 months
RCI-Royal Caribbean International is delaying the inauguration of its newest ship Odyssey of the Seas for 6 months. Currently under construction...
July 1, 2020 - Accidents
Fire erupts on cruiseferry GNV Fantastic in Marseille, France
A fire erupted onboard the cruiseferry GNV Fantastic at Port Marseille Fos, France, early Sunday morning, June 28. The accident commenced in a...
June 29, 2020 - Accidents
VIDEO: At least 28 dead after ferries collide in Bangladesh river
At least 23 passengers have died in Dhaka (Bangladesh's capital) when a ferry ship sank following a collision, officials announced. The ferry...
June 29, 2020 - Accidents
Repatriated to Trinidad and Tobago crew from Enchantment of the Seas tests Coronavirus-positive
On Friday, June 26, Trinidad and Tobago's Ministry of Health confirmed another COVID case after samples had been sent for testing on Thursday. The...
June 27, 2020 - Accidents
Filipino crew dies on Disney Cruise Line's Wonder ship
A male Filipino crew who worked as a painter on the cruise liner Disney Wonder died on Tuesday, June 23. The ship is currently docked in Port...
June 26, 2020 - Accidents
Crew member medevaced from Marella Explorer 2
A UK Coastguard helicopter crew medevaced an unwell crew from a Marella Cruises ship in Sandown Bay, Isle of Wight (Cowes, England) Monday night...
June 23, 2020 - Accidents
Five CMV cruise ships detained in the UK over welfare fears for crew
Four ships at cruise port London-Tilbury have been detained by the Coastguard (CG) following "concerns" about the welfare of their crew members. The...
June 21, 2020