Cruise news (crew-tagged)
- Accidents
Goddess of the Night (G7 Summit security chartered hotel ship) detained over hygiene concerns
A cruise ship chartered to accommodate thousands of security officers for this week's G7 summit has been detained by the Italian police over...
June 13, 2024 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line partners with Mexican Maritime University for new cadet program
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line has announced a new partnership with the Maritime and Port University of Mexico, marking its first collaboration with a...
May 30, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Goddess of Night docked in Brindisi to accommodate G7 Security Forces
The former Costa Cruises ship Costa Magica (now renamed Goddess of the Night/fka Mykonos Magic) will serve as accommodations for 2600 police officers...
May 28, 2024 - Accidents
Passenger overboard from Icon of the Seas: rescue effort launched 300 miles from Miami
A passenger went overboard from the world's largest cruise ship - Royal Caribbean/RCI's Icon of the Seas, just a day after the ship departed from...
May 28, 2024 - Accidents
Carnival Radiance rescues 25 stranded individuals off Mexican coast
Carnival Radiance successfully responded to a USCG/Coast Guard distress call, rescuing 25 individuals stranded on a small boat off the Pacific coast...
May 26, 2024 - Accidents
29-yo Sun Princess cruise ship's crew medevaced/airlifted in Crete
A 29-year-old staff member in the retail department aboard Princess Cruises' latest ship, Sun Princess, was medically evacuated in Greece due to an...
May 23, 2024 - Accidents
Newborn baby found dead on Silver Whisper ship, the mother/crew member faces murder charges
A female Filipino crew has been arrested by the Grosseto prosecutor's office on charges of murder after allegedly letting her newborn die on a cruise...
May 21, 2024 - Accidents
Margaritaville at Sea Paradise ship fails CDC inspection with numerous violations
The cruise ship Margaritaville at Sea Paradise didn't pass the USPH inspection conducted by CDC (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). The...
May 18, 2024 - Accidents
Worker medevaced from Royal Caribbean's Utopia OTS during Atlantic sea trials
French rescue services conducted an emergency medical evacuation of a worker from the RCI-Royal Caribbean's cruise ship Utopia of the Seas during her...
May 13, 2024 - Accidents
Carnival Venezia crew member overboard during ship drill in St. Thomas
During a crew emergency exercise on Carnival Venezia ship at Port Charlotte Amalie (St Thomas US Virgin Islands), an unexpected incident occurred...
May 12, 2024 - Accidents
P&O Australia ship Pacific Encounter rescues sailors off New Caledonia
A P&O Australia vessel (Pacific Encounter) successfully conducted a rescue operation to assist 3 stranded sailors off New Caledonia on Saturday...
May 9, 2024 - Accidents
Mother and child medevaced from Carnival Venezia ship
A mother and her child in distress were airlifted by helicopter from a CCL-Carnival Cruise Line ship during a challenging Air Force rescue operation...
May 9, 2024 - Accidents
FBI arrests NCL Norwegian Encore cruise ship employee accused of stabbing passengers in Alaska
An NCL-Norwegian cruise ship worker, identified as Ntando Sogoni from South Africa, has been arrested by the FBI in Alaska following accusations that...
May 8, 2024 - Accidents
Search called off for missing crew from Ambassador Ambience ship on around-the-world cruise
The search for a missing crew member during an around-the-world cruise has been halted. The 120-night voyage departed from Lisbon Portugal bound for...
May 4, 2024 - Accidents
44-yo Celebrity Cruises' crew arrested on allegations related to child pornography
In a recent incident involving a male crew of Celebrity Cruises, Dennis Ofrancia De Leon (aged 44, Filipino) was apprehended on Monday, April 29th...
May 3, 2024