Cruise news (crew-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Oceanwide Expeditions unveils partnership with the PTGA (Polar Tourism Guides Association)
Oceanwide Expeditions (fleet) and PTGA (Polar Tourism Guiding Association) announced that the company is now an Accredited Provider for PTGA. This...
April 2, 2023 - Accidents
At least 31 people killed after ferry catches fire between Philippine islands
A passenger ferryboat carrying ~250 people (passengers plus crew) caught fire while navigating between Philippine islands. At least 31 people were...
March 30, 2023 - Accidents
BC Ferries cancel 19 crossings, majority due to lack of staff
BC Ferries (Canada) was forced to cancel more than a dozen of crossings over the past week, when many families were on spring break, due to a lack of...
March 27, 2023 - Accidents
Sea trials for MSC Euribia delayed due to union strikes in French ports
The first sea trials for MSC Cruises' newest ship MSC Euribia, currently under construction in Saint-Nazaire (France), were delayed due to union...
March 23, 2023 - Accidents
Grand Princess ship rescues 2 sailors at sea near Wilsons/Gippsland (Australia)
A Princess Cruises' ship helped save a pair who were found clinging to a dinghy after their boat took on water off Wilsons Promontory (Gippsland...
March 21, 2023 - Accidents
25-year-old crew arrested for raping a colleague on MSC ship Seashore
A 25-year-old male crew was arrested for allegedly raping a colleague aboard the MSC Cruises' ship MSC Seashore. The suspect was arrested by the...
March 16, 2023 - Accidents
2 harbour crew missing after a tugboat assisting Hebridean Princess capsized off Greenock (Scotland)
A major rescue operation has been called off after a tugboat capsized and sank off Scotland's coast Friday afternoon, February 24th. An RNLI...
February 25, 2023 - Accidents
55-year-old crew dies onboard Costa Diadema cruise ship
A 55-year-old Indonesian, who was working in the engine room of Costa Cruises' Costa Diadema ship, was found lifeless in his bed. According to his...
February 22, 2023 - Accidents
59-year-old Filipino crew goes overboard from Ponant's ship Le Lyrial
A 59-year-old Filipino crew went overboard from Ponant's vessel Le Lyrial, while it was docked at Port Ushuaia (Argentina). The accident happened on...
February 16, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Greek brothers named co-captains of Celebrity Cruises’ 4th EDGE-class ship Ascent
In an industry first, Celebrity Cruises President & CEO Lisa Lutoff-Perlo revealed that Greek brothers Dimitrios and Tasos Kafetzis had been...
January 26, 2023 - Accidents
Crew medevaced from Princess Cruises' ship Coral Princess after falling onboard
A man in his 30s was flown to Waikato Hospital in Hamilton (New Zealand) after being injured in a fall on board the Princess Cruises' Coral Princess...
January 10, 2023 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America is the latest cruise line to increase daily gratuities
HAL-Holland America Line is the latest cruise line to announce that it will soon be increasing daily gratuities/“crew appreciation&rdquo...
December 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line increases daily services charges
On December 6th, NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced the increase in daily services charges, providing gratuities to key onboard crew. In a letter...
December 8, 2022 - Accidents
Crew medevaced from CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Carnival Valor
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) released footage of another rescue involving a CCL-Carnival Cruise Line ship as they were called to medevac a 29-year-old...
December 5, 2022 - Accidents
Towboat captain dies as tugboat sinks during cruise ship mooring in Patmos, Greece
On Friday, October 21, a small tugboat sank while working a midsize cruise vessel at Port Patmos (Greece). As a result, the boat's 45-year-old...
October 25, 2022