Cruise news (virus-tagged)
- Accidents
Royal Caribbean cancels Spectrum OTS' cruise-to-nowhere due to COVID crew
RCI-Royal Caribbean canceled Spectrum of the Seas ship's "Ocean Getaway" (cruise to nowhere scheduled for October 21, 2021, from Hong Kong) after...
October 22, 2021 - Accidents
6 COVID passengers on Crystal Symphony cruise ship en route NYC to Bermuda
Passengers from a Crystal Cruises' ship that docked in Bermuda remained on the island after testing COVID-positive. According to Bermuda's Ministry...
October 1, 2021 - Accidents
COVID crew on Nicko Cruises' ship World Voyager in Hamburg (Germany)
A COVID outbreak was reported among the crew of the World Voyager ship. Currently docked in Hamburg Germany, the vessel is not allowed to leave the...
September 17, 2021 - Accidents
Elderly passenger with COVID dies after cruising on MSC Virtuosa
An MSC Cruises' ship on which a man in his 70s died at the Isle of Portland (Weymouth, Dorset England) last week was expected to dock in Southampton...
September 11, 2021 - Accidents
COVID outbreak on MSC Cruises' ship Virtuosa in the UK
Suspected COVID cases were identified onboard MSC Cruises' ship MSC Virtuosa which was today docked on Liverpool (England) waterfront. Some...
September 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Celestyal Cruises ship Experience sold to an undisclosed buyer
Piraeus Greece-based company Celestyal Cruises sold a ship it had acquired from Carnival Corporation's subsidiary Costa Cruises in July 2020...
September 5, 2021 - Accidents
COVID-positive vaccinated passenger medevaced from Royal Caribbean’s ship Harmony of the Seas
A COVID-positive elderly passenger was medevaced from RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Harmony of the Seas, which docked at Port La Spezia Italy at 3...
September 5, 2021 - Accidents
3 COVID-positive crew on cruise ship Celebrity Silhouette
A Celebrity's ship docked in Liverpool (England UK) was hit by a COVID outbreak. 3 crew onboard Celebrity Silhouette had to leave the vessel after...
August 31, 2021 - Accidents
Passenger dead after COVID-19 outbreak on Carnival Vista cruise ship
A 77-year-old woman died from COVID after testing positive on a Carnival cruise ship to Belize, marking the first reported death since ex-USA to...
August 26, 2021 - Accidents
5 COVID-positive crew on TUI Cruises' ship Mein Schiff 2
5 COVID cases have been found onboard TUI's ship Mein Schiff 2. The vessel is currently sailing in the Mediterranean and commenced her 10-day voyage...
August 22, 2021 - Accidents
Coronavirus outbreak on Carnival Vista cruise ship
On Wednesday, August 11, the Belize Tourism Board in a press release announced that the CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Carnival Vista has a total of...
August 12, 2021 - Accidents
6 COVID-positive passengers on Costa Cruises' ship Smeralda
Several passengers have tested COVID-positive on Costa Cruises' ship Costa Smeralda during a 7-day Mediterranean voyage. According to Costa, 6...
August 9, 2021 - Accidents
A "small number" of COVID-positive passengers on Carnival Cruise Lines' ship Vista
A "small number of positive cases" of COVID-19 have been detected aboard the CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Carnival Vista. At the same time...
August 6, 2021 - Accidents
6 COVID-positive passengers on Royal Caribbean's ship Adventure of the Seas
6 passengers sailing on RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Adventure of the Seas, which left Nassau (Bahamas, New Providence Island) on Saturday, July 30...
July 31, 2021 - Accidents
Vaccinated passenger tests COVID-positive on Celebrity Cruises' ship Millennium
One vaccinated passenger from the Celebrity Cruises' ship Celebrity Millennium has tested COVID-positive over the weekend. The liner was in Port...
July 27, 2021