Cruise news (crew-tagged)
- Accidents
31-year-old crew overboard from Holland America's ship ms Koningsdam
The USCG/Coast Guard suspended the search for a crew member from a HAL-Holland America Line ship who was reported missing late Monday, August 8. The...
August 10, 2022 - Accidents
11 Diamond Princess ship cruises canceled due to crew shortages
Princess Cruises announced the cancellation of 11 voyages aboard Diamond Princess due to crew shortages. In a statement, the company said that over...
August 9, 2022 - Cruise Industry
3609 Jamaican crew recently hired by Royal Caribbean Group
A total of 3609 Jamaicans were hired from the recent cruise ship recruitment and ~400 applicants were rejected on medical grounds. Jamaica's...
July 31, 2022 - Cruise Industry
600+ crew from Trinidad & Tobago hired by RCG-Royal Caribbean Group
600+ Trinidad and Tobago nationals will take to the sea for the first time as employees/crew of RCG-Royal Caribbean Group. Just more than a month...
July 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line to reach normal staffing levels by the end of July
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's brand ambassador, John Heald, provided updates on the various issues the line has been dealing with in regard to staffing...
July 15, 2022 - Accidents
COVID-stricken cruise ship Coral Princess docks in Sydney (NSW Australia)
A COVID-stricken Princess Cruises ship docked in Sydney NSW Wednesday morning, July 13, adding fear to New South Wales which is already battling a...
July 14, 2022 - Accidents
COVID outbreak on Princess Cruises' ship Coral Princess in Brisbane (Australia)
Queensland (Australia) authorities are managing a COVID outbreak on a Princess Cruises ship as the state's 3rd wave neared 41,000 active cases...
July 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Hambantota (Sri Lanka) welcomes MV Arius and MV Gem for month-long layups
Two cruise ships - MV Arius (fka SuperStar Aquarius) and MV Gem (fka SuperStar Gemini), each with a capacity to carry 800+ passengers, are currently...
July 5, 2022 - Accidents
4% of MSC Sinfonia cruise ship's crew test COVID-positive
MSC's ship Sinfonia's crew are facing restrictions after the number of positive COVID cases among the employees has increased. The liner...
June 21, 2022 - Accidents
MSC Cruises revoking crew privileges due to COVID cases onboard MSC Seaside
Due to the increase in COVID cases on MSC Seaside ship, MSC is revoking crew privileges/access to public areas. In an email sent to the crew...
June 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean extends T&T Recruitment Fair for an extra day
The June 7th, the overwhelming response by T&T nationals to calls for jobs with RCI-Royal Caribbean led the cruise line to add another day of...
June 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
10,000 Jamaicans to be recruited to work on cruise ships overseas
Beginning Sunday, June 5, a total of 10,000 Jamaicans will be recruited to work on cruise ships overseas, according to Edmund Bartlett (Jamaica's...
June 5, 2022 - Accidents
2 crew with chemical burns medevaced from Celebrity Summit cruise ship
The US Coast Guard (USCG) medevaced 2 crew suffering from chemical burns onboard a Celebrity Cruises ship off of Virginia Beach on Wednesday, June 1...
June 3, 2022 - Accidents
Britain cancels contract with P&O Ferries "with immediate effect"
Britain canceled a contract with P&O Ferries "with immediate effect." It was the UK's latest action against the DP World (Dubai)-owned ferry...
June 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean's entire fleet returns to service
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced that its entire fleet was back in service. The final Royal Caribbean ship to restart - Rhapsody of the Seas, rounded...
June 2, 2022