Cruise news (accident-tagged)

Caledonian Sky Runs Aground on a Reef
The cruise ship Caledonian Sky ran aground this weekend onto a coral reef close to Kri, off Raja Ampat, eastern Indonesia, one of the...
March 9, 2017
Accidents
Carnival Cruise Ship Struck a Gangway Due to Human Error
The National Transportation Safety Board said a cruise ship returning from a trip to Florida and Bahamas in May 2016 approached a...
March 8, 2017
Accidents
Gastro Outbreak on Princess Cruise Ship
Several passengers onboard an Australian cruise ship sailing to Barbados were confined to their staterooms after a virus outbreak. A gastroenteritis...
March 4, 2017
Accidents
Carnival Ships Suffer Technical Issues
Carnival Splendor made her way back to Miami after suffering engine room failure. The cruise ship is reportedly running on one engine. Carnival...
March 4, 2017
Accidents
Major Cruise Lines Cut Turkey From Itineraries
Cruise lines Uniworld (river cruises), Royal Caribbean and Princess have scrapped Turkish ports from their itineraries. These leading names in...
March 3, 2017
Cruise Industry
Passengers Prepare to Take Legal Action Against Sun Princess
Passengers caught in a series of gastro outbreaks onboard Sun Princess are preparing to take legal action against the ship for “disappointment...
March 1, 2017
Accidents
Robocalls Promise Free Cruises: FTC Berths Remaining Defendants
A few years back, telephones were buzzing with millions of illegal robocalls which promoted a Florida-based cruise line. The calls claimed to be part...
February 27, 2017
Cruise Industry
Costa Magica Catches Fire in Engine Room
Costa Cruises' ship Costa Magica has caught fire in engine room during a sailing to Pointe-a-Pitre. The vessel was in eastern Caribbean...
February 27, 2017
Accidents
Cruise Ship Murder Suspect: 'My Wife Is Still Alive'
Dublin-based IT consultant who in prison in Italy on suspicion of murdering wife during a Mediterranean voyage believes she's still alive and is...
February 27, 2017
Accidents
Handful of Cruise Passengers Die Falling From Ships Each Year
The presumed death of Warner Robins who fell from the cruise liner Carnival Elation last week highlights a phenomenon that is little mentioned: a...
February 26, 2017
Accidents
Canadian Arrested for Cocaine Importation Withdraws Bail Application
One of 3 Quebecers accused of trying to import a large amount of cocaine into Australia in 2016 while on a cruise remains in custody until the trial...
February 24, 2017
Accidents
Dublin Resident Kills Wife on Cruise Ship?
A German based in Dublin will be formally charged in Rome court today with the murder of his Chinese wife. 36-year-old Li Yinglei went missing...
February 24, 2017
Accidents
Bus Carrying Cruise Passengers Crashes in Akaroa
A woman is in critical condition and 3 others remain hospitalised after a bus carrying cruise passengers collided with a car and crashed...
February 24, 2017
Accidents
Cruise Passengers Exposed to Hepatitis E?
Cruise passengers who boarded a couple of recent cruises out of Melbourne Australia have been warned that while aboard they had been exposed to...
February 23, 2017
Accidents
Woman Rescued From Princess Cruise Ship by Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard rescued a passenger in distress from a Princess Cruises ship 86 miles southwest of San Diego on Monday morning. The 73-year...
February 21, 2017
Accidents