Accidents
Virgin Voyages delays Resilient Lady ship's inauguration from Aug 2022 to May 2023
Virgin Voyages revised the schedule of its 3rd liner - Resilient Lady and will defer the upcoming launch to 2023-Q2. Initially scheduled to debut...
June 9, 2022
Private cruise boat Spirit of Norfolk catches fire with 89 schoolchildren onboard
The USA-flagged private cruise boat Spirit of Norfolk (1992-built, IMO 8861618) caught fire on Tuesday, June 7. Thanks to the crew and emergency...
June 8, 2022
Passenger medevaced from HAL-Holland America's cruise ship ms Eurodam
A Coast Guard (CG) helicopter hoisted a male passenger from HAL-Holland America Line's cruise ship ms Eurodam ~10 pm on Sunday, June 5, in Dixon...
June 7, 2022
Passenger overboard from Azamara Cruises' ship Azamara Quest
A search and rescue operation for a female passenger believed to have fallen overboard on an Azamara-owned ship is underway off the coast of Palma de...
June 6, 2022
NCL modifies Norwegian Pearl's Bermuda cruise due to “Tropical Cyclone One”
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced it is modifying the itinerary of Norwegian Pearl and the vessel will spend a day at sea, instead of at Kings...
June 5, 2022
Carnival Mardi Gras cruise ship rescues 16 people stranded at sea
While sailing in open waters not far from Cuba Friday morning, June 3, the crew of the CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Mardi Gras spotted a small...
June 4, 2022
2 crew with chemical burns medevaced from Celebrity Summit cruise ship
The US Coast Guard (USCG) medevaced 2 crew suffering from chemical burns onboard a Celebrity Cruises ship off of Virginia Beach on Wednesday, June 1...
June 3, 2022
Britain cancels contract with P&O Ferries "with immediate effect"
Britain canceled a contract with P&O Ferries "with immediate effect." It was the UK's latest action against the DP World (Dubai)-owned ferry...
June 2, 2022
Mask mandate returns on HAL-Holland America’s ms Rotterdam due to COVID cases onboard
The mask mandate returned, at least on one cruise ship when HAL-Holland America’s ms Rotterdam departed from Amsterdam (Netherlands) on May 29...
May 29, 2022
Cruise lines cancel voyages and reduce passenger capacity due to crew shortages
The cruise shipping industry is experiencing difficulties with hiring crew which hindered several operations, leaving some passengers with fewer...
May 29, 2022
Ferry sinks in Indonesia: 26 people are missing
26 people are missing after a ferry boat ran out of fuel and sank in bad weather off the coast of Indonesia, officials announced. The search and...
May 28, 2022
RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Harmony of the Seas crashes into dock in Falmouth Jamaica
RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Harmony of the Seas collided with a dock in Jamaica. The vessel departed from Port Canaveral (Orlando, Florida) on Sunday...
May 28, 2022
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line cancels 2 more sailings from Port Canaveral (Orlando FL) due to Freedom...
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line canceled 2 more sailings from Port Canaveral (Orlando, Florida) on Carnival Freedom due to the need to repair fire damage on...
May 28, 2022VIDEO: Carnival Freedom cruise ship catches fire in Grand Turk
A fire that caused damage to the funnel on CCL-Carnival Cruise Line‘s ship Carnival Freedom on Thursday, May 26, has been extinguished. There...
May 26, 2022
Havila Voyages cancels another Havila Capella's roundtrip cruise from Bergen
Another roundtrip voyage with Havila Capella cruiseferry has been canceled. Havila Kystruten was forced to cancel the upcoming voyage as no solution...
May 26, 2022