Cruise news (crew-tagged)
- Accidents
VIDEO: Fire on MSC Cruises' ship MSC Lirica in Greece
A fire broke out aboard one of MSC Cruises' ships idled in Greece on Thursday, March 11. The fire was reported at 3:42 p.m. local time aboard MSC...
March 12, 2021 - Accidents
Crew medevaced from TUI cruise ship Marella Explorer
A crew from one of the anchored at Torbay England UK cruise liners has been brought ashore for medical treatment after being taken ill onboard...
March 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings crew repatriated on charter flights
The repatriation voyage for the NCLH-Norwegian cruise crew on Norwegian Joy has been canceled. Instead, the company has decided to repatriate the...
February 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Crystal Cruises requires COVID vaccination for passengers and crew fleetwide
The GHK-owned, ultra-premium brand Crystal Cruises announced that it had updated its new health and safety protocols to require all passengers to be...
February 19, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cadiz' Navantia Shipyard drydocks Celebrity Infinity ship for 16 days
Navantia Shipyard (in Cadiz Spain) received the Celebrity Cruises' ship Celebrity Infinity for conventional drydocking scheduled to last 16 days...
February 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic Cruises requires COVID vaccination for all ship crew
Swan Hellenic Cruises announced valid COVID vaccinations as a "pre-embarkation medical requirement" for all staff and crew. The company officially...
February 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group requires crew to receive COVID-19 vaccine
RCI-Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity, and Silversea Cruises will require the crew to receive the COVID vaccine before boarding and resuming...
February 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCL Norwegian Joy repatriates non-essential crew
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Joy will soon repatriate the entire fleet's non-essential crew after further cancelations of NCL voyages...
February 11, 2021 - Accidents
Blocked Ponant cruise ship Le Laperouse calls off New Zealand season
A French, luxury cruise ship stopped at the New Zealand border cancelled her summer season. After 61 crew were refused work visas on route to...
February 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
USA's CDC requires masks for all cruise ship passengers and crew
The industry adopted face masks for cruise passengers as policy months ago. The USA's CDC agency issued an order going into effect on February 1...
February 1, 2021 - Accidents
Ponant's cruise ship Le Laperouse denied entry to New Zealand
A top-luxury cruise ship that sailed from Singapore to New Zealand to finally restart operations was stuck 300 mi (500 km) out at sea due to a visa...
January 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line repatriates fleet's non-essential crew by April 2021
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced it will return all crew who joined recently and were not part of the skeleton crew back home. In hopes it...
January 27, 2021 - Accidents
Crystal Cruises cancels voyages until June 2021
Crystal Cruises announced an extension of its pause in operations until the end of May. The line’s latest polar-class expedition megayacht...
January 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
COVID-19 vaccine required for NCL-Norwegian crew
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line and its brand RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises announced they will be requiring all staff-crew to receive the COVID vaccine...
January 24, 2021 - Accidents
2nd COVID-19 case confirmed on Marine Atlantic's Blue Puttees ferry
Canadian federal (state-owned) corporation Marine Atlantic announced on Thursday, January 21, that a second crew had tested COVID-positive after a...
January 22, 2021