Accidents
P&O Ferries not facing criminal proceedings over mass sacking of ~800 workers
P&O Ferries UK will not face criminal proceedings over the mass sacking of ~800 crew earlier in 2022, sparking calls for a change in the law. P...
August 20, 2022Cruise ships return to Port Ensenada (Baja California Mexico) after drug cartel violence
The mayor of Ensenada (Baja California Mexico), a port city ~70 miles south of the border, announced that liners were coming back after pulling out...
August 18, 2022NCL again postpones Norwegian Viva ship's inaugural cruise in 2023
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced that the scheduled voyages for summer 2023 aboard the line's forthcoming Norwegian Viva ship had been canceled...
August 18, 2022Carnival Radiance cruise ship cancels call port Ensenada (Baja California Mexico) due to drug...
Passengers aboard CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Carnival Radiance departed Los Angeles (Long Beach, California USA) last week for a roundtrip to...
August 17, 2022Juneau police identifies the overboard crew from HAL's cruise ship MS Koningsdam
Juneau AK's police identified the missing male crew from the HAL-Holland America ship Koningsdam. The 31-year-old man (Tennessee resident) Lorenzo...
August 14, 2022VIDEO: Massive razor blade brawl aboard Block Island Ferry
Reportedly, at least 4 people were injured from razor lacerations following a gunfight that broke out on the Block Island ferryboat between riders...
August 11, 202231-year-old crew overboard from Holland America's ship ms Koningsdam
The USCG/Coast Guard suspended the search for a crew member from a HAL-Holland America Line ship who was reported missing late Monday, August 8. The...
August 10, 202211 Diamond Princess ship cruises canceled due to crew shortages
Princess Cruises announced the cancellation of 11 voyages aboard Diamond Princess due to crew shortages. In a statement, the company said that over...
August 9, 2022Another rockslide impacts cruise port Skagway (Alaska) prompting new safety measures
Cruise ships are currently staying away from a key dock in one of the busiest Alaskan ports after another rockslide heightened concerns that a...
August 7, 2022Ritz-Carlton delays Evrima cruise ship's maiden voyage for the 8th time
The new ultra-luxury cruise line brand - The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, on Friday announced it had pushed back the launch of its much-awaited...
August 7, 2022Costa Cruises reinstates mask-wearing policy on Fascinosa ship
In an attempt to contain the spread of COVID among the passengers and crew, Costa Cruises reintroduced the obligation to wear masks onboard...
August 3, 2022CCL's ship Carnival Sunrise rescues Cuban refugees in the Florida Straits
The Carnival Sunrise ship rescued 12 Cuban refugees from an unseaworthy boat en route to Florida (Miami USA) on Friday evening, July 29, 2022. The...
August 3, 2022Lindblad's National Geographic Resolution ship skips port due to COVID cases onboard
A ship of Lindblad Expeditions cruising through the Northwest Passage (Canadian Arctic) agreed not to stop at Ulukhaktok (Canada) after COVID cases...
August 2, 202223-year-old woman medevaced from ACL's ship American Constellation in Tracy Arm Fjord (Alaska)
The US Coast Guard (USCG) medevaced a 23-year-old female passenger from American Constellation in Tracy Arm Fjord (Alaska), ~40 NM / ~46 mi / 74...
August 2, 2022NCL cruise ship Norwegian Pearl struck by trawler/fishing ship
An NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship bound for Bermuda has been struck by a commercial fishing vessel east of Nantucket (Massachusetts USA) early...
July 31, 2022