Cruise news (hurricane storm-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line chartered Grand Classica ship to house workers in New Orleans
A cruise company chartered a ship down to Louisiana State to house workers helping to restore the electric supply after Hurricane Ida passed through...
September 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Crystal Symphony is the first cruise ship to leave Boston (Massachusetts USA) since start of COVID...
The first cruise from Boston (Massachusetts USA) since the COVID crisis began is finally expected to depart on Monday, August 23. The Crystal...
August 23, 2021 - Accidents
RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Explorer OTS houses rescuers working at Miami condo collapse
An RCI-Royal Caribbean cruise ship houses rescue teams pouring into South Florida from across the USA as the search for victims continues at the...
July 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cruise ships sail back to Weymouth Bay UK after Storm Christoph
Cruise ships returned to Weymouth Bay (off Isle of Portland, Dorset England) following the turbulent weather caused by Storm Christoph. England's...
January 24, 2021 - Accidents
Marella Explorer 2 ship lost anchor due to severe weather in Torbay UK
One of the 8 cruise ships anchored off Devon's coast lost her anchor due to severe weather brought by Storm Christoph. MS Marella Explorer 2...
January 21, 2021 - Accidents
74 people rescued from Fred Olsen's Bentago Express ferry in Gran Canaria
Successfully was concluded the rescue operation to disembark a total of 74 people on a passenger ferry stranded due to Storm Filomena while...
January 9, 2021 - Accidents
Aegean Majesty runs aground in Corinth, Greece
The cruise ship Aegean Majesty (ex-Holland America Line's ship MS Veendam) has reportedly grounded on a sand bar at Port Korinthos (Corinth...
November 8, 2020 - Accidents
Ferry services suspended in south China due to the 16th typhoon of the year
The southern Chinese province of Hainan ordered the suspension of all ferry services in Qiongzhou Strait starting on Tuesday, October 13, as this...
October 13, 2020 - Accidents
Port of Galveston TX opens for business after Hurricane Laura
Port Galveston Texas remains open for business and provides maritime-related jobs along with economic benefits for the region after Hurricane Laura...
August 31, 2020 - Accidents
Ferry capsizes in Lake Victoria Kenya, all passengers rescued
On May 2, a "water bus" ferryboat capsized while navigating in Lake Victoria (one of the African Great Lakes). The ship was operating on the Kenya...
May 3, 2020 - Accidents
28 overboard (possibly dead) from a ferry in Solomon Islands
At least 28 ferry passengers have been swept overboard in a storm off Solomon Islands, local media reports revealed on Saturday, April 4, with the...
April 4, 2020 - Accidents
VIDEO: MS Nordnorge Hits Harbour Wall in Norway
A Hurtigruten cruise ship captain battled choppy seas and strong winds while docking in Norway but was not able to prevent the vessel from hitting...
January 29, 2020 - Accidents
Busselton Cruise Call Cancelled for Second Time Due to Bad Weather
For the second time in less than 2 weeks, poor weather prevented 2000+ cruise tourists from making a scheduled call in Australia's South West. ...
January 23, 2020 - Accidents
Strong Winds Divert Cruise Ships from Falmouth
The strong and persistent north-easterly wind experienced in Falmouth, Jamaica, has, since the start of 2020, resulted in the diversion of 3 cruise...
January 17, 2020 - Accidents
Reef Endevour Cancels Sailing Due to Tropical Cyclone
A violent weather system in the South Pacific Ocean affected the Fiji Islands cruise ship schedules. Captain Cook Cruises Fiji took the decision to...
January 14, 2020