Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
French Cruise Line Fined After Its Ship Grounds on Sub-Antarctic Rock
The French cruise company Ponant and a ship's master were ordered to pay fines totalling US$100,000. They were found to have endangered human life...
October 4, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line Cancels Grand Celebration's Trips
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line has cancelled all trips for one of its vessels, Grand Celebration, in October and November so the ship can be sent up to...
October 2, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Refunds Passengers After Dream Cruise Turns into Nightmare
In March 2017, a roundtrip Voyager of the Seas cruise from Sydney (NSW Australia) turned into a nightmare for regular passengers. The...
October 2, 2018 - Accidents
Ferry Stranded in Baltic Sea with 335 People Onboard
Almost 300 ferry passengers have been stranded after an engine breakdown in Baltic Sea. The ship sent out a distress call following a reported...
October 2, 2018 - Accidents
Two Brits on Fred Olsen Cruise Killed During Coach Trip
Two British women were murdered while on a coach trip in the middle of 'Authentic Arabia' voyage in the Middle East. The couple were stepping off a...
September 30, 2018 - Accidents
Two Injured After Ferry Collides with Motorboat in Southampton Solent
The ferry company Red Funnel had to cancel several departures Saturday night, following a collision between one of its ferries and another ship in...
September 30, 2018 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Grand Princess
A 77-year-old woman has been medically evacuated from a Princess Cruises ship in Oregon waters after suffering a stroke. The USCG (U.S. Coast Guard...
September 30, 2018 - Accidents
Ferries and Bridges Shut for Manhunt by Danish Police
On Friday, September 28, police in Copenhagen closed multiple ferries and bridges as they conducted massive manhunt related to "serious crime." ...
September 29, 2018 - Accidents
Pullmantur Sovereign Collides with Pier in Naples
The Pullmantur Sovereign cruise ship has collided with pier while docking at port of Naples at around 0600 UTC on Wednesday, September 26, upon its...
September 26, 2018 - Accidents
Dublin Divers Rescued by Passenger Ferry
A group of divers have been rescued Sunday afternoon, September 23, after their boats suffered mechanical problems and began filling with water. The...
September 24, 2018 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Norwegian Escape
An elderly man has been medevaced from a Norwegian Cruise Line ship south of Nantucket MA on Saturday, September 22. According to US Coast Guard, an...
September 24, 2018 - Accidents
Arrests Ordered in Tanzania as Ferry Death Toll Climbs
At least 136 bodies were recovered from Lake Victoria in Tanzania after a ferry capsized, with worries high the death toll will rise, President John...
September 22, 2018 - Accidents
At Least 44 Dead After Passenger Ferry Capsized in Tanzania
At least 44 passengers have drowned after a ferry capsized Thursday afternoon, September 20, on Lake Victoria in Tanzania. MV Nyerere capsized at...
September 21, 2018 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises Ship Moors in Port Rotterdam with Dozens of Sick Passengers
According to Dutch emergency services, dozens of ill passengers onboard a cruise ship that moored in Port Rotterdam were kept onboard for treatment...
September 20, 2018 - Accidents
Oceania Cruises Ship Breaks Free of Its Moorings Due to Storm
An Oceania Cruises ship broke free of its moorings due to strong winds at Greenock Ocean Terminal Wednesday morning, September 19. Tugs...
September 19, 2018