Cruise news (crew-tagged)

Royal Caribbean repatriates 95% of its crew
RCI-Royal Caribbean International announced on July 1 that it had repatriated 95% of its fleetwide crew. Vicki Freed (RCI's Senior VP of Sales and...
July 5, 2020
Cruise Industry
Costa Mediterranea completes crew repatriation in Manila Bay, Philippines
The last group of Costa Mediterranea's Italian crew members and supervisors was disembarked on Thursday, July 2. The Costa Cruises ship finally...
July 4, 2020
Cruise Industry
10 Jamaican crew aboard MSC Seaview still stuck in Brazil
Ten Jamaican crew on the MSC-owned liner MSC Seaview (currently anchored in Santos (Sao Paulo, Brazil) are growing frustrated with being at sea and...
July 4, 2020
Accidents
ITF aiding the repatriation of crew on 6 Global Cruise Lines' ships
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) announced that it is aiding the repatriation of crew who are currently on 6 Global Cruise...
July 3, 2020
Cruise Industry
Norwegian Escape disembarks 474 Indian crew in Mormugao Port
The NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line-operated ship Norwegian Escape arrived at Port Mormugao (Goa, India) early Monday morning, June 29, with 474 crew who...
June 29, 2020
Cruise Industry
Repatriated to Trinidad and Tobago crew from Enchantment of the Seas tests Coronavirus-positive
On Friday, June 26, Trinidad and Tobago's Ministry of Health confirmed another COVID case after samples had been sent for testing on Thursday. The...
June 27, 2020
Accidents
Filipino crew dies on Disney Cruise Line's Wonder ship
A male Filipino crew who worked as a painter on the cruise liner Disney Wonder died on Tuesday, June 23. The ship is currently docked in Port...
June 26, 2020
Accidents
200 Mauritian crew stranded onboard NCL-Norwegian Epic to return home June 28
Mauritian crew stranded on NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Epic for 3+ months will finally be repatriated via a charter flight scheduled...
June 24, 2020
Cruise Industry
Virgin's ship Scarlet Lady departs on a Transatlantic crew repatriation voyage
Virgin Voyages' ship Scarlet Lady departed from PortMiami Florida on Tuesday, June 23, on a Transatlantic crossing to Europe/Mediterranean. The...
June 24, 2020
Cruise Industry
700 Costa Cruises Filipino crew disembark from Costa Mediterranea
Nearly 700 Costa Cruises Filipino crew will disembark from Costa Mediterranea on June 26 and 27. The Italian cruise ship arrived Monday morning, June...
June 23, 2020
Cruise Industry
Crew member medevaced from Marella Explorer 2
A UK Coastguard helicopter crew medevaced an unwell crew from a Marella Cruises ship in Sandown Bay, Isle of Wight (Cowes, England) Monday night...
June 23, 2020
Accidents
Five CMV cruise ships detained in the UK over welfare fears for crew
Four ships at cruise port London-Tilbury have been detained by the Coastguard (CG) following "concerns" about the welfare of their crew members. The...
June 21, 2020
Accidents
75 NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line crew repatriated to Port Kingstown SVG
75 NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line crew have been repatriated to St Vincent and the Grenadines via Oceania Marina ship, which docked at Port Kingstown on...
June 19, 2020
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Infinity cruise ship repatriates 1450 Indian crew to Port Mormugao
In one of the largest cruise ship crew repatriations amid the health crisis, around 1500 crew from USA (Miami Florida) and European countries...
June 18, 2020
Cruise Industry
Carnival Cruise Line and Panama organize cross-country crew transfer
In the final stages of cruise ship crew repatriation efforts, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line worked closely with key officials from Panama (including...
June 17, 2020
Cruise Industry