Cruise news (accident-tagged)

Passenger Medevaced from Viking Sun
A Coast Guard helicopter crew have hoisted a possible stroke victim from a Viking Cruises ship off the Mexican coast and flew the woman to a San...
January 2, 2020
Accidents
Blue Horizon Ferry Smashes on Iraklio Port Wharf
The cruiseferry Blue Horizon smashed on the wharf at Port Heraklion (Crete), while attempting to moor, authorities announced on Thursday, January 2...
January 2, 2020
Accidents
Ferry Services Disrupted Due to Strong Winds
Passenger ferries remained docked in most Greek ports on Thursday, January 2, due to strong northerly winds reaching up to 9 on the Beaufort scale...
January 2, 2020
Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Queen Mary 2
On Wednesday night, a USCG helicopter aircrew medevaced a passenger from RMS Queen Mary 2 about 75 nm off Port San Juan Puerto Rico. Watchstanders at...
January 2, 2020
Accidents
TUI Refuses to Pay Refunds for Missed Ports of Call
The UK's biggest cruise ship travel company is refusing to refund thousands of cruisers whose voyages have been curtailed due to a faulty vessel...
January 1, 2020
Accidents
MS Noordam Skips Port of Call Due to Bushfire Crisis
A Holland America cruise ship will make an unscheduled visit to Burnie on Thursday, January 2, because of the New South Wales bushfire crisis. MS...
January 1, 2020
Accidents
Disney Cruise Line Pays Former Employee $4M for Injury?
Disney Cruise Line has to pay a former employee US$4 million, a jury in Brevard County, Florida ruled. In September 2013, now 39-year-old Maria...
December 31, 2019
Accidents
Passenger Who Jumped Off MSC Orchestra Rescued
A passenger who jumped overboard as an MSC Cruises ship sailed between Madagascar and Mauritius on December 31, 2019, was found and rescued after...
December 31, 2019
Accidents
VIDEO: MSC Grandiosa Crashes into Pier in Palermo
One of the world's newest and largest passenger ships crashed into a pier upon docking in Sicily today, December 30 - just a month into the vessel's...
December 30, 2019
Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Anthem of the Seas
A passenger suffering "severe abdominal issues" was taken off Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas late Saturday night, December 28, by a Coast Guard...
December 30, 2019
Accidents
Passenger Overboard from Norwegian Jewel
A passenger has fallen overboard from a Norwegian Cruise Line's ship close to Mahia (New Zealand's North Island). Emergency services are still...
December 29, 2019
Accidents
Capsized Ship Spills 2,500L Oil in Galapagos
An estimated 2500 litres of MDO fuel (marine diesel oil) have ended up in the waters of Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands after a tanker barge...
December 27, 2019
Accidents
Two Passengers Removed from Celebrity Solstice in Picton
Two cruise passengers have been removed from a Celebrity Cruises ship after docking in Picton, New Zealand, following an onboard assault. NZ police...
December 26, 2019
Accidents
VIDEO: Carnival Glory Heads Back to New Orleans After Collision
One of the two Carnival cruise ships that collided in the port of Cozumel docked in Port NOLA New Orleans on Sunday, December 22, where workers...
December 23, 2019
Accidents
Aqua Blu Cruise Ship Runs Aground in Indonesia
The luxury cruise ship AQUA BLU with dozens of travelers ran aground onto a reef off Wayag Island (Raja Ampat, West Papua Indonesia), on ...
December 22, 2019
Accidents