Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
4 COVID-positive crew on Royal Caribbean's ship Anthem of the Seas
Since Sunday, June 20, the crew of the Royal Caribbean's ship Anthem of the Seas have gone in a "modified quarantine" after 4 members tested COVID...
June 21, 2021 - Accidents
Carnival Corporation customers were affected by data breach on March 19
Carnival Corporation revealed on Thursday, June 18, that the data breach in March 2021 might have exposed personal information about clients and...
June 18, 2021 - Accidents
Windstar Cruises cancels Caribbean ports of call on reintroduction voyage aboard Star Breeze
The premium travel brand Windstar revealed that crew vaccination issues had forced the company to drop most of the Caribbean call ports on the post...
June 18, 2021 - Accidents
8 COVID-positive crew on Royal Caribbean's ship Odyssey of the Seas
8 crew members aboard RCI-Royal Caribbean’s ship Odyssey of the Seas tested COVID-positive, chief executive Michael Bayley wrote in a Facebook...
June 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Saga Cruises forced to change UK sailings on Spirit of Discovery to avoid Scotland
Saga Cruises was forced to change two UK voyages on Spirit of Discovery following Scotland's decision to ban passenger ships from visiting Scottish...
June 14, 2021 - Accidents
31+ kg/69+ pounds of cocaine discovered on a Royal Caribbean/Celebrity cruise ship
Royal Caribbean cruise ship's security services have discovered 69.5 pounds of cocaine onboard the vessel last week. They've turned over the haul to...
June 14, 2021 - Accidents
2 COVID-positive passengers aboard Celebrity Millennium cruise ship
Two passengers aboard the first major cruise hosting Americans (since the Coronavirus crisis halted the industry) tested COVID-positive in...
June 11, 2021 - Accidents
2 COVID-positive passengers aboard MSC Seaside ship: Malta refuses entry
Malta's authorities on Monday, June 7, prohibited the MSC Cruises' ship MSC Seaside from entering Port Valletta because 2 passengers tested COVID...
June 9, 2021 - Accidents
Crew medevaced from Carnival Dream cruise ship in Funchal, Madeira
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Carnival Dream was forced to make a detour during her Transatlantic repositioning voyage from Miami Florida to...
June 8, 2021 - Accidents
27-year-old AIDAblu crew disembarked at Corfu, Greece for medical treatment
On Sunday, June 6, a 27-year-old male crew of AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAblu who needed medical treatment was disembarked at Corfu Island (Kerkyra...
June 8, 2021 - Accidents
Greek islands ferry services disrupted due to seamen’s union strike
Ferry services to the Greek islands have been disrupted Thursday morning, June 3, after a seamen’s union went ahead with a strike that the...
June 3, 2021 - Accidents
Accident at Wightlink's ferry terminal in Portsmouth UK leads to cancellations
A 31-year-old man from Isle of Wight England has been arrested in connection with an accident at Wightlink's Portsmouth Ferry Terminal Thursday...
June 3, 2021 - Accidents
Crew medevaced from NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian jade
A 53-year-old male crew of the NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Jade has been medically evacuated off Chania (Crete Island, Greece) and...
June 2, 2021 - Accidents
VIDEO: Ferry with 200 people onboard catches fire in northeastern Indonesia
A large ferryboat with ~200 people onboard caught fire on Saturday, May 29, while sailing to a remote island in northeastern Indonesia. Passengers...
May 29, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cruise ships skip Ketchikan if COVID-19 outbreaks continue
Cruise ships will continue to skip Port Ketchikan (Revillagigedo Island, Alaska) if COVID cases remain high, senior city and pandemic response...
May 25, 2021