Cruise news (crew-tagged)

Mauritian crew stranded on three MSC Cruises ships in Brazil head back home
Dozens of Mauritian cruise ship crew who were stranded off Brazil's coast throughout the pandemic have started their journey home following desperate...
September 14, 2020
Accidents
MSC Grandiosa crew tests positive for Coronavirus during screening
New Coronavirus (COVID-19) cruise cases were reported in a few hours in Palermo (Sicily Italy) including an MSC Grandiosa ship employee. The...
September 11, 2020
Accidents
7 positive COVID-19 cases on CroisiEurope's Vasco de Gama river ship
Two passengers (of French nationality) and 5 crew on the CroisiEurope-owned and boat Vasco de Gama tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19...
September 11, 2020
Accidents
103 crew from Mauritius still stranded on 3 MSC Cruises ships in Brazil
After seven months since the shutdown of the cruise shipping industry due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, there is still crew waiting for...
September 9, 2020
Accidents
Costa Cruises temporarily cuts the salaries for the crew onboard their ships
The Carnival Corporation-owned Italian cruise shipping company Costa Cruises announced it will temporarily cut the salaries for the crew currently...
September 3, 2020
Cruise Industry
Tom Cruise hires £500k Hurtigruten cruise ship for Mission: Impossible 7 crew
Tom Cruise has rented an entire cruise ship in order to prevent any more filming delays to his next "Mission: Impossible 7" movie production. The...
September 2, 2020
Cruise Industry
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings further reduces crew onboard its ships
Oceania Cruises, RSSC-Regent Seven Seas, and NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line, which are all part of NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings will further reduce...
September 1, 2020
Cruise Industry
Viking Crew appointed as Scenic Eclipse yacht’s Crew Manager
Viking Crew (part of the Dover UK-based Viking Maritime Group) was appointed as the Crew Manager of the newbuild superyacht Scenic Eclipse...
August 30, 2020
Cruise Industry
2 AIDA Cruises ships waiting in Tallinn harbour for a return sail date
For nearly a month (since July's last week), two German cruise liners have been waiting in Port Tallinn Estonia for a return departure date. The stay...
August 22, 2020
Cruise Industry
Jewel of the Seas and Norwegian Epic plan technical calls in Gibraltar
Royal Caribbean's Jewel of the Seas and NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Epic plan to carry out technical calls at Gibraltar on Monday, August...
August 9, 2020
Cruise Industry
12,000+ crew are still onboard cruise ships in US waters
Nearly 5 months after the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic shut down the cruise industry, 12,000+ crew members remained onboard ships in the USA's...
August 8, 2020
Cruise Industry
Disney Magic returns to Dover UK following a trip to Brest, northern France
A Disney Cruise Line's ship which spent almost 3 months moored up in Kent headed back to the UK. Fans who missed out on seeing the prominent liner in...
August 8, 2020
Cruise Industry
Number of COVID-19 cases on Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen ship rises to 62
The number of people on Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen ship who have tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has risen to 62. Following...
August 7, 2020
Accidents
VIDEO: Orient Queen cruise ship sinks after blast in Beirut
The Orient Queen cruise ship which was berthed at Port Beirut (Lebanon) has sunk following two very large explosions in the cargo port on August 4...
August 6, 2020
Accidents
Crew tests positive for COVID-19 on Viking Cruises' Viking Star ship
A crew member of Viking Cruises' Viking Star ship in Alesund Norway has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The company said there had...
August 5, 2020
Accidents