Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
US Coast Guard investigating Royal Caribbean's Harmony OTS after SpaceX rocket launch was aborted
The US Coast Guard (USCG) opened an investigation after a RCI-Royal Caribbean ship sailed too close to a SpaceX rocket launch on Sunday, January 30...
February 2, 2022 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean cancels two Quantum OTS cruises from Singapore due to crew COVID outbreak
RCI-Royal Caribbean canceled two cruises to nowhere due to a crew COVID outbreak. The move will affect clients who have bought tickets to sail on...
January 30, 2022 - Accidents
Crystal Serenity's World Cruise passengers transfer to Regent Seven Seas Mariner in Aruba
Dozens of passengers currently sailing on Crystal Serenity will transfer to the RSSC-Regent's ship Seven Seas Mariner, after the company cut short...
January 29, 2022 - Accidents
Swan Hellenic’s Minerva evacuates Antarctic Quest expedition team to Ushuaia
Swan Hellenic announced that its new 5-star ice-class expedition SH Minerva had given assistance to evacuate the "Antarctic Quest 2021" expedition...
January 28, 2022 - Accidents
P&O Australia and CCL-Carnival cancel 15+ cruises until May 28
Cruise companies express further disappointment with the Australian government’s inaction over the return to cruising. P&O Australia and...
January 27, 2022 - Accidents
Marella Cruises cancels sailings from Barbados (Bridgetown) and Palma de Mallorca
Marella Cruises UK canceled the next scheduled voyage on Marella Discovery because of local changes in Barbados. All 4 of the 2076-passenger ship...
January 23, 2022 - Accidents
Crew dies on NCL-Norwegian Escape after 10-day COVID quarantine
A 36-year-old male crew died on the NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship Norwegian Escape Saturday morning, January 22. The man had reportedly completed a...
January 23, 2022 - Accidents
Crystal Symphony diverted to the Bahamas due to U.S. court's arrest warrant
Crystal Symphony, the luxury ship operated by Crystal Cruises (subsidiary of the financially-strapped GHK-Genting Hong Kong Ltd) was expected to be...
January 22, 2022 - Accidents
11 passengers on Silversea's Silver Whisper ship test COVID-positive in Guayaquil (Ecuador)
Passengers of Silversea's Silver Whisper ship were not allowed to go ashore by themselves in Guayaquil (Ecuador) after 11 of them (out of 228 total...
January 21, 2022 - Accidents
Crystal Cruises suspends sailings for 3 months due to Genting HK insolvency
The owned by GHK ultra-luxury travel brand Crystal Cruises became the latest to suffer due to the insolvency of parent company GHK-Genting Hong Kong...
January 20, 2022 - Accidents
GHK-Genting Hong Kong appoints provisional liquidators
GHK-Genting Hong Kong Ltd filed a winding-up petition in Bermuda following the bankruptcy of its German subsidiary MV Werften triggered USD 2,78...
January 19, 2022 - Accidents
TUI cancels 14-day Caribbean cruise of Mein Schiff 2 due to COVID cases
The German cruise company TUI has been forced to cancel a Caribbean voyage due to COVID cases onboard. TUI has informed passengers booked on...
January 18, 2022 - Accidents
Celebrity and RCI-Royal Caribbean cancel additional cruises due to COVID
Two of the Royal Caribbean Group's subsidiaries - Celebrity and RCI-Royal Caribbean International - have canceled voyages as COVID continues to...
January 18, 2022 - Accidents
Brazil's Health Regulatory Agency recommends suspension of the 2021-2022 cruise season
Brazilan cruise season could be canceled for the 5 ships currently anchored off the coast of Santos (Sao Paulo, Brazil) after Anvisa (country's...
January 16, 2022 - Accidents
Princess Cruises pleads guilty to 2nd probation violation
Princess Cruises pleaded guilty to violating its probation related to environmental crimes. According to court records, company officials have...
January 15, 2022