Cruise news (deaths-tagged)
- Accidents
Bus Carrying Cruise Passengers Crashes in Akaroa
A woman is in critical condition and 3 others remain hospitalised after a bus carrying cruise passengers collided with a car and crashed...
February 24, 2017 - Accidents
Costa Magica Crew Member Found Hanging
A crew member aboard Costa Magica which was docked at Heritage Quay pier (Saint Johns Antigua) has been found hanging in his stateroom Wednesday...
February 18, 2017 - Accidents
Investigation Begins Into Cruise Ship Death
Maritime New Zealand is currently investigating whether a cruise ship line is liable over death of a crew member in explosion in Dunedin. A...
February 14, 2017 - Accidents
Crew Member Killed in Explosion on Cruise Ship
A cylinder with compressed nitrogen exploded on a cruise ship berthed in Otago. It hit and killed a crew member, before flying over the...
February 9, 2017 - Accidents
Passengers Sue Royal Caribbean Over Fatal Crash in Jamaica
A group of 8 cruise passengers who survived a fatal traffic accident in January of last year, filed a lawsuit against Royal Caribbean Line. They are...
January 13, 2017 - Accidents
Four Cruise Passengers Killed in Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooting
Four cruise ship passengers were among the 5 people killed in the tragic shooting at a baggage claim area within Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood...
January 12, 2017 - Accidents
British Cruise Passenger Missing From Queen Mary 2
The US Coast Guard (USCG) called off a search effort to locate elderly British lady missing from RMS Queen Mary 2. The ship, operated...
December 24, 2016 - Accidents
Cruise Passenger Dead After Snorkelling
A day of exploring Antigua has ended tragically for a Royal Princess passenger on Saturday, December 3. Martin Brutosky of New York, 64-year-old...
December 5, 2016 - Accidents
Police Name Cruise Ship Passenger Killed in Tauranga
Police named the American cruise ship passenger killed last week in a cycling accident in Tauranga. She was 71-year-old Carol Ann MacMillan...
November 30, 2016 - Accidents
Two Dead in 45 Minutes Due to Cruise Ship Tours
According to Cruise New Zealand, two deaths linked to tours from one cruise ship were "highly unusual". In the first accident, a Mazda driver passed...
November 24, 2016 - Accidents
One Killed, Nine Injured in Cruise Shore Excursion Accident
One passenger has been killed and 9 injured in a bus crash while on P&O Cruises shore excursion in the Caribbean on Wednesday, November...
November 10, 2016 - Accidents
Person Found Dead on Victory I Cruise Ship
A dead person was found onboard MS Victory I that docked Tuesday, October 25th, at Clay County Port. According to the dockmaster, the passenger died...
October 27, 2016 - Accidents
Crew Member Killed in Accident on Harmony of the Seas
A crew member onboard the largest cruise ship in the world has died today after being injured in lifeboat drill. Royal Caribbean, operator of...
September 13, 2016 - Accidents
Viking Freya Strikes Bridge, Two Officers Killed
In the middle of the night Viking River Cruises' ship Viking Freya crashed into a bridge in Erlangen Germany, killing 2 crew and destroying the boat...
September 11, 2016 - Accidents
Death of Cruise Ship Passenger Confirmed by Police
On Saturday afternoon (August 20), police received a report of death onboard Grandeur of the Seas in Dockyard (Kings Wharf, Bermuda), with a 45-year...
August 22, 2016