Cruise news (crew-tagged)

German travel group TUI tests 3,000 cruise ship crew for Coronavirus
Nearly 3,000 cruise ship crew members quarantined on a German passenger liner are due to undergo tests for the Coronavirus (COVID-19), according to...
May 4, 2020
Accidents
Royal Caribbean crew overboard from Jewel Of The Seas
On May 1, 2020, the Jewel Of The Seas ship's Master (Captain Lis Lauritzen, 1971-born Danish female) announced via the PA (public address) system...
May 3, 2020
Accidents
Norwegian Cruise Line furloughs 20% of workforce
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NCLH) is furloughing ~20% of its workforce through the end of July 2020 after the ongoing COVID pandemic prompted...
May 3, 2020
Cruise Industry
Regent Seven Seas Cruises ship Navigator docks in Costa Rica to disembark crew
The 490-passenger ship Seven Seas Navigator arrived at Puerto Caldera (Puntarenas, Costa Rica) on Thursday, April 30, an unusual occurrence during...
May 1, 2020
Cruise Industry
Star Cruises provide cruise ship accommodations for foreign workers recovered from Coronavirus
The Genting Hong Kong (GHK)-owned company Star Cruises signed a charter deal with the government of Singapore for the liners SuperStar Aquarius and...
May 1, 2020
Cruise Industry
Carnival Cruise Line undertakes massive crew repatriation
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced a plan to use CCL ships to meet up, exchange and repatriate thousands of shipboard staff-crew back to their home...
April 30, 2020
Cruise Industry
Holland America Oosterdam cruise ship crew not allowed to disembark in Los Angeles
HAL-Holland America Line's ship MS Oosterdam sailed out from Port Los Angeles (California) Tuesday night with all its staff-crew still aboard. The...
April 29, 2020
Accidents
Costa Atlantica cruise ship with 148 Coronavirus crew
Japanese health officials confirmed on Monday, April 27, a total of 148 COVID-19 cases on the CSSC Carnival China-owned cruise liner ...
April 28, 2020
Accidents
More cruise ships to disembark crew in India
More cruise ships are expected to visit ports in India in the next few days to disembark some of their crew after Marella Discovery evacuated a total...
April 27, 2020
Cruise Industry
AIDAperla used to repatriate crew from 6 AIDA Cruises ships
On April 22, 2020, AIDA Cruises (the Germany-based subsidiary company of Carnival Corporation) announced a plan to use the AIDAperla to repatriate...
April 25, 2020
Accidents
43 more Coronavirus crew on cruise ship Costa Atlantica docked in Nagasaki Japan
On April 22, Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture officials announced 33 confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on the CSSC Carnival China-owned cruise...
April 24, 2020
Accidents
5 Carnival Cruise Line ships used for a global crew repatriation
(crew repatriation plan) On April 18, 2020, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line (the largest subsidiary company of Carnival Corporation) announced a plan to use...
April 23, 2020
Cruise Industry
Carnival Panorama heading to Manila Philippines to bring crew home
In an effort to bring CCL-Carnival Cruise Line crew home safely, Carnival Panorama is en route to Asia. The liner departed Los Angeles (San Pedro...
April 22, 2020
Cruise Industry
146 Indian crew stranded on Marella Discovery due to disembark in Mumbai
146 Indian crew members stranded on a cruise ship due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, will disembark in Mumbai India on Thursday, April 23...
April 22, 2020
Accidents
190 crew positive for COVID-19 on Ruby Princess
Almost 300 Filipino crew could be taken off the Coronavirus-hit Ruby Princess before the scheduled departure from Australia on Thursday, April...
April 22, 2020
Accidents