Cruise Ship

For years cruise ship travelers and the general public had no idea exactly how much crime was being committed aboard cruise ships. This was because regulations governing the reporting of cruise crime allowed cruise companies to put off reporting the incidences almost indefinitely. But changes to the regulations have given cruise passengers a truer look…

Just days ago we blogged that Royal Caribbean has canceled several sailings in early February due to propulsion issues with one of its ships. Now, another cruise company is announcing that it, too, will have to alter sailings due to engine issues. Officials with Princess Cruises announced that the company is altering a number of…

The most recent results from the CDC’s periodic cruise ship sanitation inspections are in, and the results are better than in previous years.  MiamiHerald.com reports that in its most recent round of inspections, the CDC reviews seven ships, six of them being operated by Royal Caribbean or one of its subsidiaries.  The ships were judged…

Holland America has announced that it is canceling a sailing because one of its ships is suffering from propulsion issues.   CruiseHive.com reports that the company plans to take the Nieuw Amsterdam ship out of service and send it to Grand Bahama Shipyard in the coming weeks. This will necessitate the cancellation of the ship’s…

MassLive.com reports that 45-year-olf Adam Damian Panetta was arrested in 2019 and charged with cruise ship assault after having being accused of severely beating a woman while aboard the ship. Video evidence showed Panetta pull the woman down the hallway by the hair and strike her in the head twice. He also kicked the woman…

For the second time in three days, the U.S. Coast Guard has evacuated a passenger from a cruise ship. WAVY.com reports that the Coast Guard’s Air Station Elizabeth City sent a crew to evacuate an 85-year-old passenger suffering from a medical emergency aboard the Norwegian Bliss cruise ship. The Bliss was sailing approximately 160 miles…

Carnival Cruise Line, a convicted criminal polluter, has been caught discharging polluted water into Port Canaveral. WESH reports that the company confirmed that it had “accidentally” discharged so-called greywater from the Carnival Elation as it was docked at Port Canaveral on December 2, 2019. FoxNews.com reports that the ship was in preparation for a four-day Bahamas…

The U.S. Coast Guard has medically evacuated a passenger from a cruise ship off the coast of California.  ABC7.com reports that the 68-year-old woman showed signs of suffering from a stroke when authorities aboard the Viking Sun cruise ship called for assistance as the ship sailed approximately 225 miles off the coast of San Diego.  The…

The MSC Grandios cruise ship was involved in a crash with a cruise pier in Sicily, Italy Monday morning, marking the second cruise ship collision in two weeks.  FoxNews.com reports that the ship crashed into the dock at Palermo, Sicily, on Monday morning at about 8:30 am when the 1,085-foot vessel struck the port as it…

A jury has returned a massive award to a cruise ship worker who was injured while working for Disney Cruise Line. ClickOrlando.com reports that cruise worker Maria Ana Reis Martins was injured in a hit-and-run car crash while working for the Disney Cruise Line in 2013. The car crashed into her while she was ashore…

Authorities are searching for a cruise ship passenger who fell overboard from a cruise ship as it sailed off the coast of New Zealand.  9News.com.au reports that the Norwegian Jewel’s authorities are reviewing the ship’s security personnel are reviewing the ship’s surveillance footage for clues as to the passenger’s last known location. I have been…

The U.S. Coast Guard airlifted a man from a cruise ship off the New Jersey coast, published reports indicate.  6ABC.com reports that the Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas called the Coast Guard for help on Saturday night when a 70-year-old passenger was suffering from abdominal pains. The ship’s authorities determined that they could not…

A South Carolina man who suffered a stroke while aboard a cruise ship has passed away.  Bruce Campbell suffered a stroke while he was playing bingo on a Carnival cruise to the Bahamas. Authorities took him to a medical facility in Freeport, Bahamas for treatment before an anonymous donor paid approximately $20,000 to transfer him…

On Friday two Carnival cruise ships collided while in port at Cozumel, Mexico. The incident was caught on video and shocked the travelers who were traveling aboard the ships. The collision left a gaping hole in the Carnival Glory and left many passengers feeling very uneasy as the ship took to the seas with the…

A Kansas man has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the cruise ship death of his girlfriend. 55-year-old Kansas resident Eric Duane Newman has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the 2018 death of his girlfriend, 50-year-old Tamara Tucker. According to AOL.com, the pair set sail aboard the Carnival Elation in January 2018 on a…

Six Carnival Cruise Line passengers were injured when two of the company’s ships collided in Cozumel yesterday. In a letter to passengers, the company attempted to explain the incident. According to FoxNews.com, the letter apologized for the incident, in which the Carnival Glory struck the Carnival Legend cruise ship while maneuvering in the port of Cozumel,…

Windy conditions may have played a role in a collision between two Carnival cruise ships in Cozumel, Mexico on Friday. CNN reports that the Carnival Glory collided with the Carnival Legend as the Glory was attempting to maneuver in the port. The collision left the Glory with visible damage to the rear of the ship. Though…

The saga surrounding Chloe Wiegand’s tragic fall from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in July continues. This week, various news outlets reported that Puerto Rican authorities offered Chloe’s grandfather, Salvatore Anello, a plea deal for charges stemming from her death. Anello was holding 18-month-old Chloe to an 11th-floor window of the ship when she accidentally…

Last week the travel world was shocked when travelers to New Zealand were caught on an island as its volcano erupted. TravelandLeisure.com reports that at least sixteen people were killed and dozens injured, including passengers from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship which had called on the area. The casualties included a pair of teen brothers…

As the Wiegand family prepares to sue Royal Caribbean for the death of their daughter Chloe, Salvatore Anello, Chloe’s grandfather, faces serious charges in relation to her death. WSBT.com reports that Anello is being prosecuted by authorities in Puerto Rico for negligent homicide. Anello was holding Chloe close to an open window aboard a Royal…

The city of Oakland, California is dealing with a serious homelessness problem. One of the solutions that the city is considering is repurposing retired cruise ships to serve as housing for the homeless. A CBS News report gave some details of the plan. Cruise companies with aging ships that have unserviceable engines are looking to…

In December 2018 cruise passenger Jeffrey Eisenmann suffered a heart attack and died while taking a Carnival cruise. His family sued the cruise giant, alleging that the company committed medical malpractice which led to Eisenmann’s death. In a Miami Herald report on the case, the paper reports that Carnival attempted to have the case dismissed. In…

As Salvatore Anello awaits trial in Puerto Rico for the death of his granddaughter Chloe Wiegand, Chloe’s family prepares its suit against Royal Caribbean. Chole fell to her death from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship over the summer when her grandfather held her up to the window and accidentally allowed her to fall through. The…

Days after 5 people were killed, and dozens more injured, during a volcano eruption on New Zealand’s White Island, many are asking why there were tourists at the site at all, especially tourists on an excursion from a cruise ship.  Numerous news outlets are reporting that scientists had been warning for weeks that the volcano…