Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
Coronavirus passenger on MSC Cruises' ship Grandiosa
Tuesday night, February 16, a positive COVID passenger was detected on the MSC Cruises' liner MSC Grandiosa sailing in the Western Mediterranean. As...
February 18, 2021 - Accidents
4 passengers with COVID on TUI cruise ship Mein Schiff 2
4 passengers on TUI Cruises' ship Mein Schiff 2, sailing 7-day roundtrips in the Canaries, have tested COVID positive. According to a TUI...
February 11, 2021 - Accidents
Blocked Ponant cruise ship Le Laperouse calls off New Zealand season
A French, luxury cruise ship stopped at the New Zealand border cancelled her summer season. After 61 crew were refused work visas on route to...
February 4, 2021 - Accidents
Ponant's cruise ship Le Laperouse denied entry to New Zealand
A top-luxury cruise ship that sailed from Singapore to New Zealand to finally restart operations was stuck 300 mi (500 km) out at sea due to a visa...
January 30, 2021 - Accidents
2nd COVID-19 case confirmed on Marine Atlantic's Blue Puttees ferry
Canadian federal (state-owned) corporation Marine Atlantic announced on Thursday, January 21, that a second crew had tested COVID-positive after a...
January 22, 2021 - Accidents
Costa Cruises cancels Mediterranean itineraries through March 13
Given current COVID travel restrictions, Costa Cruises announced it plans to resume its Italians-only Mediterranean cruises on March 13, with the...
January 22, 2021 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas ship cruise cut short due to medical emergency
RCI-Royal Caribbean International's liner Quantum of the Seas was forced to sail back to homeport early. The cruise-to-nowhere from Singapore was...
January 22, 2021 - Accidents
VIDEO: Costa Cruises' ship Costa Smeralda hits quay and damages gantry crane in Port Savona
Friday morning, January 22, Costa Cruises' ship Costa Smeralda was supposed to dock in Port Savona, Italy, and upon maneuvering, the vessel hit an...
January 22, 2021 - Accidents
Marella Explorer 2 ship lost anchor due to severe weather in Torbay UK
One of the 8 cruise ships anchored off Devon's coast lost her anchor due to severe weather brought by Storm Christoph. MS Marella Explorer 2...
January 21, 2021 - Accidents
Crew medevaced from HAL-Holland America's cruise ship MS Zaandam
A male crew from the HAL-Holland America Line's ship ms Zaandam, currently anchored off the coast of Torbay UK (England), was medically evacuated on...
January 11, 2021 - Accidents
NCL's Norwegian Escape cruise ship collides into pier in Port Civitavecchia
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Escape struck a pier while maneuvering for docking in Port Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy on January 4. There...
January 9, 2021 - Accidents
74 people rescued from Fred Olsen's Bentago Express ferry in Gran Canaria
Successfully was concluded the rescue operation to disembark a total of 74 people on a passenger ferry stranded due to Storm Filomena while...
January 9, 2021 - Accidents
Singapore Air Force medevacs a Crown Princess cruise ship crew
The RSAF-Singapore Air Force helicopter medevaced a male crew suffering from a life-threatening medical condition from a Princess Cruises ship on...
January 3, 2021 - Accidents
Singapore investigating breach of COVID-19 rules onboard Royal Caribbean cruise
STB (Singapore Tourism Board) announced on Wednesday, December 30, that it was looking into a possible breach of COVID safety measures during a Royal...
January 1, 2021 - Accidents
Ferry passengers detained at Newhaven Port on New Year’s Eve
A number of ferry passengers have been detained at a UK port after trying to leave the ship. Border Force and police had been called to Newhaven...
January 1, 2021