Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
5th cruise ship denied entry to New Zealand due to strict biofouling laws
Regatta (Oceania) became the 5th cruise ship to cancel port calls in New Zealand because of strict biosecurity laws. So far the biofouling laws in...
January 12, 2023 - Accidents
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth is the 4th cruise ship hit with biofouling in New Zealand
Cruise industry executives met with New Zealand authorities after 2 more cruise ships were denied entry to ports in what the media is dubbing &ldquo...
January 11, 2023 - Accidents
43-year-old passenger with cardiac arrest medevaced from Royal Caribbean’s ship Serenade OTS
Crew members from U.S.C.G. Station Cortez, Bradenton, medevaced a 43-year-old British national experiencing a cardiac event on January 1st from Royal...
January 10, 2023 - Accidents
Azamara Quest makes unscheduled call at Port Timaru (New Zealand) due to bad weather
An Azamara Cruises ship carrying 800+ passengers and crew members will make an unscheduled call at Port Timaru as bad weather lashes the upper North...
January 10, 2023 - Accidents
Crew medevaced from Princess Cruises' ship Coral Princess after falling onboard
A man in his 30s was flown to Waikato Hospital in Hamilton (New Zealand) after being injured in a fall on board the Princess Cruises' Coral Princess...
January 10, 2023 - Accidents
Biosecurity New Zealand and Cruise Association address biosecurity concerns over ship cleaning
Biosecurity New Zealand and Cruise Association said they were working together to reduce the number of cruise ships sent for last-minute cleaning...
January 9, 2023 - Accidents
Unexpected waterfall on Royal Caribbean's Harmony OTS after the ship avoids Cuban refugee raft
There was an unexpected waterfall on Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas on January 3rd, after the huge liner took an emergency maneuver in order...
January 7, 2023 - Accidents
DCL's ship Disney Dream rescues Cuban man floating in the Caribbean
According to passengers onboard MS Disney Dream ship, on Thursday (January 5th), during the voyage between Cozumel (Mexico) and Castaway Cay (Disney...
January 5, 2023 - Accidents
877 pounds of cocaine worth $9.1M seized from ferry in San Juan (Puerto Rico)
U.S. customs officers seized a total of 877 pounds of cocaine concealed onboard a Caribbean ferry boat in a single bust over the holidays, Customs...
January 5, 2023 - Accidents
Isle of Man-England ferry crossings disrupted due to strong winds forecast
Ferry sailings between England and the Isle of Man were disrupted after strong winds were forecast over the Irish Sea. January 3rd, Tuesday, 19:45...
January 4, 2023 - Accidents
Celebrity Beyond and Carnival Celebration ships rescue 2 dozen people on small boats
The major cruise shipping companies (Celebrity and CCL-Carnival) rescued 2 dozen people on small boats on Monday, January 2nd. The crew on the Fort...
January 4, 2023 - Accidents
Cunard's cruise ship Queen Victoria enters drydock for repairs in Cadiz (Spain) with passengers...
Passengers boarding Cunard Line’s liner Queen Victoria had no idea they would be embarking on a unique voyage to be remembered with a once-in-a...
January 3, 2023 - Accidents
Incoming cruise ships wait 9 hours before docking at Port Tampa Bay Florida due to heavy fog
Fog dampened the vacations for thousands of cruisers in the Tampa Bay area. The heavy fog Monday morning, January 2nd, forced the incoming cruise...
January 3, 2023 - Accidents
Virgin's cruise ship Scarlet Lady rescues 18 Cuban refugees at sea
A group of refugees was picked up in the ocean by Virgin Voyages' Scarlet Lady ship on New Year’s Eve. The liner was sailing from Costa Maya...
January 3, 2023 - Accidents
Dozens of Princess Cruises' passengers left stranded at Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Loads of Princess Cruises' passengers were left stranded at Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). Travelers put on a 10-day voyage with...
January 2, 2023