Cruise news (deaths-tagged)

NZ White Island Volcano eruption victims plan to sue Royal Caribbean
Victims are planning to sue RCI-Royal Caribbean over 2019 volcano eruption on White Island (Whakaari, New Zealand) which killed 21 people and left...
April 27, 2020
Accidents
Third Royal Caribbean cruise ship crew member dead in 8 days
An RCI-Royal Caribbean crew (assigned to a Coronavirus-hit cruise ship 2 days after the passenger debarkation) has died after being hospitalized in...
April 21, 2020
Accidents
Passengers suing Carnival Corporation-owned Princess Cruises over Coronavirus exposures
Former passengers are currently suing Carnival Corporation-owned company Princess Cruises, accusing company's management and staff-crew of knowingly...
April 18, 2020
Accidents
Coronavirus-hit cruise ship Artania finally departs Western Australia
The Phoenix Reisen-chartered cruise liner Artania (shipowner is Artania Shipping Company GmbH) started its journey back home from WA. The vessel was...
April 18, 2020
Accidents
An Indonesian crew dies after being medevaced from Royal Caribbean's ship Symphony OTS
A month after cruise companies suspended shipping operations, Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreaks at sea go on as ships' crew remain onboard. A...
April 14, 2020
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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
Fourth Passenger from Diamond Princess Dies in Japan
A 4th passenger has died in Japan after becoming ill on a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship, local media revealed on Tuesday, February 25, as the...
February 25, 2020
Accidents
Death on Ovation of the Seas 'Not Coronavirus'
A person died of natural causes, reportedly unrelated to coronavirus, on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship arriving in New Zealand on Wednesday, February...
February 5, 2020
Accidents
Royal Caribbean Passenger Dies After Falling Overboard
The body of a 46-year-old man the USCG said had apparently jumped from a cruise liner docked in San Juan Puerto, was recovered Wednesday night...
January 23, 2020
Accidents
Ovation of the Seas Passengers in Shock After White Island Eruption
Passengers from Ovation of the Seas say they are in a "state of shock" after the eruption on New Zealand's White Island claimed the lives of fellow...
December 10, 2019
Accidents
Royal Caribbean Passengers Caught Up in White Island Eruption
(UPDATED) Following the New Zealand’s White Island volcano eruption (at 2:11 pm NZDT on December 9), the NZ police initiated a massive...
December 9, 2019
Accidents
Royal Caribbean Passenger Dies on Cruise Excursion
An American cruiser from Texas who traveled to Belize was killed in a vehicle accident. 77-year-old Lake Highlands resident Carolyn Gillis died on...
December 1, 2019
Accidents
Carnival Passenger Dead After Accident in Belize
A shore trip turned tragic for a Carnival cruise passenger who was killed Wednesday evening, November 27, in an automobile accident in the city of...
November 28, 2019
Accidents
10-Year-Old Kid Drowns on the GHK Cruise Ship Genting Dream
On November 18, 2019, a 10-year-old male passenger (Alan Heng Kai Lun, from Singapore) drowned in the ship's swimming pool of the ship Genting Dream...
November 21, 2019
Accidents
Carnival Confirms Passenger's Death After Fall From Deck
A male passenger died on a Carnival cruise liner after falling 4 decks (from Deck 9 to Deck 5). The accident happened when Carnival Horizon was...
November 19, 2019
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