Cruise news (crimes-tagged)
- Accidents
Hungary’s Supreme Court Rules: Cruise Ship Captain’s Bail Release Unlawful
The decision by lower courts to release on bail the Ukrainian captain of a Viking Cruises riverboat that collided with a sightseeing boat in central...
July 30, 2019 - Accidents
Police Take Ukrainian Cruise Ship Captain into Custody
Hungarian police late Thursday announced it had taken into custody the captain of a Viking cruise ship involved in an accident on the Danube River in...
May 31, 2019 - Accidents
Drugs Worth GBP 50,000 Seized at Ferry Terminal in Aberdeen
Two Glaswegians were charged in connection with a GBP 50,000 haul of heroin after a series of drug busts in Port Aberdeen over the weekend. The drugs...
April 29, 2019 - Accidents
16 Cruise Passengers Arrested with 306 kg of Cocaine on Costa Favolosa
Sixteen passengers from a Costa Cruises ship were arrested on Wednesday, March 27 for drug smuggling in the port of Santos, Brazil. According to...
March 29, 2019 - Accidents
12 Arrested After GBP 2 million of Cocaine Was Found in Cruise Ship Crisps
Two British citizens are among twelve suspected smugglers who were arrested after more than GBP 2 million of cocaine was seized onboard an MSC...
March 29, 2019 - Accidents
Cruise Passengers Try to Smuggle Drugs on Miami Ship
Two travelers from Washington D.C. were arrested on Sunday, February 3, after trying to smuggle drugs in their luggage onboard a cruise ship docked...
February 5, 2019 - Accidents
Over 2 Tonnes of Pure Cocaine (EUR 500 million) Seized in the Port of Genoa
Italian police on Thursday, January 31, announced they had seized over 2 tonnes of pure cocaine from Colombia in the largest drug bust in Italy...
January 31, 2019 - Accidents
Six Packages of Cocaine Found Aboard MSC Divina
A review of an MSC Cruises ship heading for Miami, Florida led to the discovery of 6 packages of cocaine hidden in the vessel's storage...
January 31, 2019 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean Passengers Banned for Life from the Cruise Line
A passenger sailing on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship was banned for life from the line after jumping from an 11th-floor balcony. 27-year-old...
January 17, 2019 - Accidents
Alcohol Detected from Nippon Maru's Captain After Collision
The captain of the Japanese cruise ship Nippon Maru that hit a pier in Guam in December was found to have an alcohol level exceeding the legal limit...
January 9, 2019 - Accidents
EDM Cruisers Caught Smuggling Drugs
For the 2nd year in a row, an EDM party cruise which disembarked from Port Canaveral FL ended with drug charges for travelers from across the country...
January 9, 2019 - Accidents
Oceania Riviera Crew Member Arrested for Smuggling Cocaine
Federal agents at PortMiami noticed something weird in the way a crew member walked off Oceania Riviera cruise ship the day after New Year’s...
January 8, 2019 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean Drops Warning About Crime in The Bahamas
After talks with the government of The Bahamas, Royal Caribbean Line is dropping the warning it had issued passengers regarding crimes in the ...
January 5, 2019 - Accidents
Nassau Government Official Denies Allegations of Rising Crime Rates
After the captain of Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas warned travelers about rising crime rates in Nassau, Bahamas, a government official is...
December 28, 2018 - Accidents
Elderly Couple Arrested on a Caribbean Cruise Ship for Drug Trafficking
An elderly couple were arrested after ‘large amount of cocaine’ had been found in their luggage as both returned from a Caribbean cruise...
December 10, 2018