Cruise news (crew-tagged)

1 crew dies on Celebrity Infinity, 2 crew medevaced from Oasis of the Seas
A crew has died on Celebrity Infinity, and two crew have been medevaced (airlifted) from Oasis of the Seas. Both cruise liners are passenger-free...
April 3, 2020
Accidents
Celebrity Eclipse ship with 4 Coronavirus cases (1 cruiser, 3 crew)
A cruise passenger and 3 crew members who arrived in San Diego CA on Monday have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). According to county...
April 1, 2020
Accidents
Passengers and crew from Coronavirus ship Artania flown to Germany
More than 800 cruise passengers and crew headed home to Germany on chartered flights on Monday, March 30, while 41 others infected with Coronavirus...
March 30, 2020
Accidents
Coronavirus-infected crew members hurried off Ruby Princess
Three crew from Ruby Princess have been taken to Sydney NSW's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital with serious Coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms. The medevac...
March 30, 2020
Accidents
Celebrity Apex delivered online, 29 Coronavirus-positive crew
The French shipbuilder Chantiers de l'Atlantique (STX France, St Nazaire Shipyard) officially delivered to Celebrity Cruises the second Edge-class...
March 29, 2020
Accidents
More than 4000 Filipino cruise ship crew to be repatriated
Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr announced on Saturday, March 28, that the Department of Foreign Affairs would repatriate more than 4,000 Filipino...
March 28, 2020
Accidents
Crew Member Medevaced from Grand Princess
The US Coast Guard (USCG) medevaced a male crew from Grand Princess on Saturday, March 21, so he could get medical attention. The USCG said the crew...
March 22, 2020
Accidents
Australian Doctors Stuck on MS Roald Amundsen Off Chile
A large group of Australian doctors has been trapped onboard a Hurtigruten cruise ship off the coast of Chile after the country tightened travel...
March 18, 2020
Accidents
Celebrity Edge Boasts First-Ever All-Female Cruise Ship Crew
Celebrity Cruises is the company with a newbuild passenger ship that has the industry's first all-female crew. MS Celebrity Edge (inaugurated on...
March 3, 2020
Cruise Industry
Crew Member Found Dead on Coronavirus-Screened Ship
A crew member on a Royal Caribbean ship that was delayed in New Jersey after quarantined passengers were screened for Coronavirus was found dead on...
February 9, 2020
Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from MS Maasdam
The Hawke's Bay Rescue Helicopter service was brought into an emergency involving a cruise ship off the east coast of the North Island. A long-haul...
February 5, 2020
Accidents
Disney Cruise Line Pays Former Employee $4M for Injury?
Disney Cruise Line has to pay a former employee US$4 million, a jury in Brevard County, Florida ruled. In September 2013, now 39-year-old Maria...
December 31, 2019
Accidents
Holland America Provides Free WhatsApp Access for Crew
HAL-Holland America Line provided free WhatsApp access for its crew on all 14 ships in the fleet. All the crew members throughout the fleet can now...
December 27, 2019
Cruise Industry
Victoria BC Welcomes More Than 1M Cruise Passengers and Crew in 2019
With the 2019 cruise season now complete, the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GVHA) is preparing for the arrival of steel to build a 58-meter...
October 31, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Crew Member Medevaced From Mein Schiff 1
A cruise ship crew member who needed medical attention has been removed by a US Coast Guard helicopter and flown to Atlantic City for treatment on...
October 28, 2019
Accidents