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Fire on AIDA Ship at Shipyard
A small fire has broken out on January 11th on AIDAprima ship which is under construction at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries/MHI’s shipyard in...
January 12, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Curious Facts About Oasis of the Seas
Curious about the 225,282-ton, 5,400-passenger Oasis of the Seas? This unique floating island reinvented the definition of Royal Caribbean of a...
January 12, 2016 - Accidents
Cruise Passenger Dead After Snorkeling Excursion
A tragic accident involving a Caribbean Princess passenger has happened off the coast of Belize on January 8 (Friday). The Princess...
January 9, 2016 - Accidents
Pacific Eden - the 'Floating Disaster'
After 60 of the 1,500 people onboard the P&O Pacific Eden were struck down with gastroenteritis, angry cruise passengers described the vessel...
December 29, 2015 - Accidents
Veendam Hit with Gastrointestinal Illness
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) stated that 57 out of 1429 passengers (4%) and 10 of 588 crew members (1.7%) had been...
December 27, 2015 - Accidents
Star Pride Runs Aground in Panama
Windstar's ship Star Pride experienced grounding on December 22, at 6:15 a.m. CST, while coming into anchor at Isla de Coiba, Panama. All passengers...
December 23, 2015 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean ship struck by wild weather and gastro outbreak
Passengers planning to enjoy a 14-day voyage instead had to contend with wild weather and a gastro outbreak, with 182 cases of gastroenteritis...
December 17, 2015 - Accidents
Passenger Overboard From Saga Cruise Ship
The World of Cruising reported that a cruise passenger from Saga Sapphire had gone overboard from the ship while the vessel had been...
December 14, 2015 - Accidents
Fake Doctor Working Aboard AIDA Cruise Ships
Newspapers in Norway and Germany reported that the police in Berlin has arrested a cruise ship employee impersonating a doctor. In an article...
December 7, 2015 - Accidents
Bus Crash Kills Two Cruise Ship Passengers in Tortola
Two cruise ship passengers were killed and 16 others injured when a tour bus crashed in Tortola BVI yesterday (December 6). The accident on Sunday...
December 7, 2015 - Accidents
Grand Princess Changes Itinerary Due to Onboard Fire
A fire on Grand Princess caused the Princess Cruises' ship to lose power and skip her next call port in Hawaii. According to the cruise...
December 1, 2015 - Accidents
Freak Wave Strikes MSC Ship Leaving Two Injured
Three passengers have been injured when a “freak wave” struck the side of MSC Divina. In a statement, MSC Cruises said the accident...
November 29, 2015 - Cruise Industry
SS United States Saved From Scrapyard
The historic SS United States that once carried princes and presidents got a $600,000 lifeline. This will save the cruise ship from...
November 29, 2015 - Accidents
Fire on Le Boreal Causes Evacuation
An engine fire on the Ponant-owned luxury cruise yacht Le Boreal caused hundreds of travellers to be evacuated earlier today while the vessel was...
November 18, 2015 - Accidents
Quark Expeditions Antarctica Ship Sustains Damage
Quark Expeditions ship Ocean Endeavour has sustained damage from ice in Antarctica, which forced the line to cancel the vessel's next cruise...
November 17, 2015