Accidents
RCI-Royal Caribbean cancels cruises on 4 ships due to COVID
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced on Friday, January 7, that it would pause operations on multiple liners due to COVID concerns, canceling some voyages...
January 8, 2022
Another 139 passengers on the Cordelia Empress cruise ship test COVID-positive
Another 139 of all the 1827 passengers onboard the Mumbai-Goa (India)-based Cordelia Empress ship, which returned from Port Goa (Mormugao), have...
January 7, 2022
Grenada turns away 5 cruise ships over COVID concerns
Grenada's health and port authorities canceled 5 cruise ship calls over a 9-day period due to outbreaks of flu-like symptoms onboard ships. The...
January 7, 2022
Royal Caribbean moving COVID-positive crew to Vision OTS & Rhapsody OTS
RCI-Royal Caribbean is moving COVID-positive crew to two of its out-of-service liners - Rhapsody of the Seas and Vision of the Seas, to...
January 7, 2022
Ruby Princess docks in San Francisco CA with 12 COVID-positive passengers
Ruby Princess docked in San Francisco (California USA) Thursday morning, January 6, with 12 COVID-positive passengers (mostly asymptomatic...
January 7, 2022
BC Ferries cancels sailings between Victoria and Vancouver due to a winter storm
The Canadian Canadian state-owned company BC Ferries canceled morning crossings between Victoria BC and Vancouver Island on Thursday, January 6...
January 6, 2022
Hurtigruten cuts short Antarctic cruise due to COVID outbreak on MS Roald Amundsen
Hurtigruten Expeditions will cut short a sailing in the Antarctic region after a COVID outbreak, the Norwegian cruise company announced on Thursday...
January 6, 2022
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line cancels sailings on 8 ships
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced the cancellation of sailings on 8 ships, citing "ongoing travel restrictions." Norwegian Getaway's voyage set to...
January 6, 2022
2500+ passengers held on Royal Caribbean's Spectrum OTS in Hong Kong
Hong Kong announced a 2-week ban on incoming flights from 8 countries, including the United States and Britain. It also tightened restrictions on...
January 5, 2022
NCL-Norwegian Pearl returns to PortMiami FL as crew test positive for COVID
Just a day after Norwegian Pearl left PortMiami Florida for an 11-day voyage through the Panama Canal, guests were told on Tuesday they would be...
January 5, 2022
3000 passengers disembark AIDAnova ship after 5 days in Lisbon due to COVID outbreak
Due to a COVID outbreak among the crew of the AIDAnova ship, the vessel was stuck/tracker in Port Lisbon (Portugal). ~3000 passengers had...
January 5, 2022
45 passengers test positive for COVID on MSC Grandiosa in Genoa (Italy)
One of the largest cruise ships sailing in the Mediterranean became the latest to be hit by COVID amid the global surge in cases. MSC Cruises...
January 4, 2022
Brazilian health authorities to investigate reports of cruise ships violating COVID protocols
Brazilian health authorities announced on Sunday, January 2, they would investigate reports of cruise ships violating COVID protocols, after...
January 4, 2022
26 passengers and 2 crew test positive for COVID on MSC Preziosa at Rio de Janeiro
Passengers on the MSC ship Preziosa had to wait 6+ hours to disembark at Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) on Sunday, January 2, due to an inspection by...
January 4, 2022
2000+ passengers stuck on Cordelia Empress ship due to COVID-positive crew
At least 2000 tourists were stuck on the Mumbai-Goa Cordelia Empress ship after a crew tested COVID-positive. The ship arrived from Mumbai and...
January 3, 2022