Accidents
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
2 COVID-positive passengers on Coral Discoverer ship in Hobart (Tasmania)
Passengers on a cruise ship in Hobart (Tasmania) are being held onboard and tested for COVID after two confirmed cases. Public health officials...
January 3, 2022
BC Ferries cancels multiple crossings between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland
Several BC Ferries-operated routes between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island were canceled on Sunday, January 2, due to a wind warning from...
January 3, 2022
99-year-old ferryboat MV Baragoola sank in Sydney Harbour
A historic Sydney NSW-homeported ferryboat sank late on Saturday night, January 1. According to NSW Police, at ~10:30 pm, two people had contacted...
January 2, 2022
2844 AIDAnova passengers held in Lisbon (Portugal) due to crew COVID outbreak
Because of dozens of COVID cases among the crew of AIDA's ship AIDAnova, the boat is still stuck/tracker in Port Lisbon (Portugal). ~3000 passengers...
January 1, 2022
USA's CDC increases the risk for cruise ship travel to the highest level
The USA's agency CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) on Thursday, December 30, increased the risk for cruise ship travel to the highest...
January 1, 2022
~30 crew test COVID-positive on Costa Firenze ship
The latest cruise liner to report a COVID outbreak is Costa Firenze that recently started sailing from homeport Dubai UAE. ~30 positive crew...
December 31, 2021
Disney Fantasy passengers not permitted on St Thomas Island (Charlotte Amalie, USVI)
On Thursday, December 30, Disney Fantasy docked at Charlotte Amalie (St Thomas USVI) where passengers learned they would not be permitted to...
December 31, 2021
MSC Seashore cruise ship refused entry to Ocean Cay (Bahamas private island)
MSC Cruises' flagship MSC Seashore was refused entry to Ocean Cay (MSC's private Bahamian island) on December 30 due to COVID cases onboard...
December 31, 2021
Hapag-Lloyd's Europa and Europa 2 cancel cruises due to COVID
The flagships MS Europa and MS Europa 2 of the Hamburg-based cruise shipping company Hapag-Lloyd were affected by COVID outbreaks onboard...
December 30, 2021
Cunard Line disrupts the Christmas cruise of RMS Queen Mary 2 due to COVID
The COVID crisis forced Cunard Line to disrupt the Christmas voyage of RMS Queen Mary 2 and fly all Americans to NYC New York from Bridgetown...
December 30, 2021
Holland America's ship Zuiderdam docks in Mexico despite COVID outbreak
Mexican authorities allowed HAL-Holland America Line's ship ms Zuiderdam to dock on Tuesday, December 28, and disembark passengers, despite the COVID...
December 29, 2021
Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas denied entry to San Juan (Puerto Rico)
On December 27, Royal Caribbean's cruise ship Symphony of the Seas was not allowed to dock in San Juan (Puerto Rico) due to COVID cases onboard...
December 29, 2021
Costa Diadema and MSC Splendida hit by COVID in Brazil
Two large cruise liners reported COVID outbreaks during their latest sailings in Brazil (South America). Costa Cruises' Costa Diadema (scheduled to...
December 29, 2021