Accidents
AIDAvita cruise ship's restart postponed to March 31, 2022
AIDA's ship AIDAvita was scheduled to restart service on February 19, 2022, but the company announced that the restart would not take place informing...
December 16, 2021Tasmania (Australia) extends cruise ship ban to February 17, 2022
A record 32 cruise ships called at Port Burnie (Tasmania Australia) in the 2019-2020 season before the ban was imposed due to the COVID crisis...
December 12, 2021Woman overboard from Carnival Miracle ship balcony near Ensenada (Mexico)
A woman has gone overboard from a CCL-Carnival Cruise Line ship balcony into the Pacific Ocean early Saturday morning, December 11, spurring ongoing...
December 12, 2021MSC Cruises temporarily suspends all domestic voyages in South Africa
MSC Cruises announced on Friday, December 10, it had voluntarily suspended all domestic voyages in South Africa with immediate effect until January 8...
December 11, 2021Key West (Florida) residents protest against the return of large cruise ships
Around 200 people gathered at Mallory Pier, Key West (Florida USA) Thursday morning, December 9) to watch the NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship...
December 11, 2021Island Escape ferry collides with AIDAluna at St Johns (Antigua)
The Island Escape ferry has been involved in an accident Monday night, December 6, and will need time before resuming service. According to the crew...
December 10, 20211-year-old sick girl medevaced from AIDAprima in Hamburg (Germany)
A 1-year-old kid needed medical help on Saturday evening, December 4, and had to be taken off-board by the sea rescuers. As the DGzRS (German...
December 7, 2021- Accidents
COVID cases among crew & passengers on NCL's ship Norwegian Breakaway rose to 17
The COVID-positive cases among crew and passengers on the NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Breakaway has risen to 17 total. Of those, 8 are...
December 7, 2021 - Accidents
10 COVID cases on NCL’s ship Norwegian Breakaway
At least 10 people on the NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship Norwegian Breakaway have tested COVID-positive as the liner returned to homeport NOLA (New...
December 6, 2021 Hapag-Lloyd's cruise ship MS Europa docks in Cape Town (South Africa) amidst COVID Omicron concerns
The TUI Group-owned ms Europa (operated by TUI's subsidiary Hapag-Lloyd) docked in Cape Town (South Africa) on Tuesday, November 30. The ship's...
December 2, 2021CCL cancels 2 upcoming cruises on Carnival Horizon due to technical issues
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced the cancellation of two upcoming December sailings on Carnival Horizon, citing technical issues the liner is...
December 1, 2021NCL cancels 5 South Africa cruises on Norwegian Jade
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line canceled 5 sailings in response to the new COVID Omicron, while other cruise shipping companies said they were monitoring...
November 30, 2021P&O Cruises Australia cancels further voyages until March 3, 2022
P&O Australia canceled further sailings through March 3, 2022, because of the uncertainty over when the Australian governments would allow the...
November 30, 2021Havila Voyages delays first round-trip cruise of Havila Capella
On November 24, Havila Capella arrived in homeport Bergen (Norway) as the first of the 4 new Norwegian coastal cruiseferries. However, the date for...
November 30, 2021TUI's cruise ship Mein Schiff 1 rescued sailors in the Atlantic Ocean
On November 26, 2021, while en route from the Caribbean back to Europe, TUI's ship Mein Schiff 1 responded to a mayday/distress call issued from the...
November 29, 2021