Accidents
NZ White Island Volcano eruption victims plan to sue Royal Caribbean
Victims are planning to sue RCI-Royal Caribbean over 2019 volcano eruption on White Island (Whakaari, New Zealand) which killed 21 people and left...
April 27, 2020
Further cruise cancellations in Alaska due to Coronavirus
Cunard Line announced that company's all scheduled for 2020 Alaska itineraries had been cancelled. The Cunard ship Queen Elizabeth, which visited...
April 26, 2020
Ponant's Le Laperouse cruise ship to carry stranded to Wallis and Futuna
The Ponant Cruises-owned ship Le Laperouse is planned to transport people to Wallis and Futuna (officially Iles Wallis-et-Futuna) who are currently...
April 25, 2020
AIDAperla used to repatriate crew from 6 AIDA Cruises ships
On April 22, 2020, AIDA Cruises (the Germany-based subsidiary company of Carnival Corporation) announced a plan to use the AIDAperla to repatriate...
April 25, 2020
43 more Coronavirus crew on cruise ship Costa Atlantica docked in Nagasaki Japan
On April 22, Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture officials announced 33 confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on the CSSC Carnival China-owned cruise...
April 24, 2020
Coronavirus cruise ship Ruby Princess finally leaves NSW Australia
The Ruby Princess cruise ship is finally on the move. Tug boats were seen pulling the liner away from the dockside at Port Kembla (Wollongong, NSW...
April 23, 2020
146 Indian crew stranded on Marella Discovery due to disembark in Mumbai
146 Indian crew members stranded on a cruise ship due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, will disembark in Mumbai India on Thursday, April 23...
April 22, 2020190 crew positive for COVID-19 on Ruby Princess
Almost 300 Filipino crew could be taken off the Coronavirus-hit Ruby Princess before the scheduled departure from Australia on Thursday, April...
April 22, 2020
33 Coronavirus crew on cruise ship Costa Atlantica docked in Nagasaki Japan
On April 22, Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture officials announced 33 confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on the SSC Carnival China-owned cruise liner...
April 22, 2020
Third Royal Caribbean cruise ship crew member dead in 8 days
An RCI-Royal Caribbean crew (assigned to a Coronavirus-hit cruise ship 2 days after the passenger debarkation) has died after being hospitalized in...
April 21, 2020Cruise ship Ruby Princess to leave NSW Australia with 171 Coronavirus crew
Ruby Princess is scheduled to leave NSW Australia in 3 days, despite 171 crew members infected with Coronavirus (COVID-19). According to NSW...
April 20, 2020
180 migrants rescued at sea to be quarantined on Italian cruiseferry off Sicily
Some 180 migrants rescued at sea will be quarantined on an Italian cruiseferry off the Sicily Island's coast, the Italian Coastguard announced on...
April 20, 2020
Spirit of Vancouver Island ferry damaged after ‘hard landing’
The cruiseferry Spirit of Vancouver Island had what BC FERRIES said a ‘hard landing’ on Saturday, April 18, when it hit the pier while...
April 19, 2020
8 Carnival Corporation ships repatriate staff-crew from Holland America, Princess and Seabourn
In mid-April 2020, Carnival Corporation (world's largest cruise shipowner) developed a crew repatriation plan using 8 cruise liners from 3 of its...
April 19, 2020
Passengers suing Carnival Corporation-owned Princess Cruises over Coronavirus exposures
Former passengers are currently suing Carnival Corporation-owned company Princess Cruises, accusing company's management and staff-crew of knowingly...
April 18, 2020