Cruise Ship

Authorities have released more information about the Catholic Church reverend who was arrested recently on suspicion of sexually harassing a cruise ship masseuse.  FoxNews.com reports that authorities have charged Mount Vernon, Alabama reverend Amal Samy with sexual abuse charges stemming from the incident aboard the Carnival Fantasy in August. Samy is a priest with the…

Federal prosecutors are accusing an Alabama official of the Catholic Church of sexually harassing a cruise ship masseuse.  AL.com reports that Rev. Amal Samy is accused of having attempted to convince a cruise ship massage technician to touch his genitals during his massage aboard the Carnival Fantasy in August. Federal prosecutors allege that Samy first…

According to BBC.com, a new study indicates that reducing ship speeds, including those of cruise ships, by 20% could have significant benefits for the environment.  When ships travel more slowly, they tend to emit less pollution, even when taking the increased travel time into account. The benefits of the speed reductions could be far-ranging, from…

TravelPulse.com reports that the Long Beach Planning Commission has given the green light to a plan which would see the city’s cruise terminal expanded by approximately 657 parking spots, fill a 450 foot abandoned tunnel, and reorganize traffic routes. The article states that the planned construction will likely benefit Carnival Cruise Line as the planned…

Several news outlets are reporting that a Filipino man has been indicted on allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman aboard a cruise ship, presumably aboard the cruise ship on which he worked. The St. Thomas Source reports that authorities charged Louis Isom Mangampat, of the Philippines, for aggravated sexual abuse following the incident. Newsweek reports that…

Dozens of Seattle, Washing area residents are protesting a proposed cruise terminal expansion to the city, citing cruise ships’ high levels of pollution and greenhouse gases as a primary concern. Photo source: Seattle Times SeattleTimes.com reports that some climate activists consider the city’s deal to construct the terminal near Pioneer Square to be a “deal with…

Published reports indicate that the Celebrity Xpedition cruise ship ran aground in Galapagos on Tuesday. The ship was carrying 46 crew and passengers when it became stranded after running aground. The ship’s crew then evacuated along with the guests as a precaution, .  In a statement, Celebrity said that it has not identified any environmental…

Earlier this year top Carnival Cruise Line executives were taken to task by a federal judge, accused of purposefully polluting the world’s seas and covering it up. The company had already been hit with a $40 million fine after pleading guilty to criminal charges stemming from the pollution, and was assessed another $20 million fine…

The U.S. Coast Guard medically evacuated a man from a cruise ship off the North Carolina Coast on Monday, as the ship was about 60 miles from Cape Hatteras.  According to a communication from the cruise ship, the man was sailing aboard the Royal Caribbean ship Anthem of the Seas when he began showing signs…

A cruise ship passenger died on Thursday after falling from a cruise ship in Norway the day before. Foxnews.com reports that the 40-something-year-old woman fell from the MS Finnmarken cruise ship on Wednesday as the ship was en route to Ålesund. Norwegian authorities deployed “all available resources” in the search for the woman, including a…

The Maryland State Police Department (MPD) came to the aid of a sick cruise ship passenger on Tuesday, performing a medical evacuation of the victim from the ship and transporting her to a local hospital. WTOP.com reports that MPD executed the “dramatic” rescue by performing an “aerial hoist operation” in a W-139 helicopter after a…

Over the summer the nation was gripped by the tragedy of an Indiana family who lost their 18-month old daughter and sister when the toddler fell to her death from a cruise ship. The girl, Chloe Wiegand, was with her grandfather when she fell. He had been holding her up to a widow on the…

The U.S. Coast Guard has called off the search for a man who went missing from a cruise ship on Thursday night. Carnival says that the 26-year-old man apparently jumped from his cabin room aboard the Carnival Dream ship as it sailed on a 4-day itinerary to Cozumel. ABC13.com reports that the Coast Guard search…

It seems like every couple of weeks another person is lost at sea from a cruise ship. Both passengers and crew members alike have fallen from cruise ships at an alarming rate in recent months, and today yet another cruise ship overboard was reported.  ABC13.com reports that the U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a…

Newsweek is reporting that a 12-year-old boy suddenly died as he and his family sailed aboard the MSC Divina cruise ship in Italy.  The ship was traveling from Palermo, Italy, to Calgliari when the boy died. Though his parents sought medical assistance from crew members aboard the ship, their efforts to resuscitate him were not…

Some may remember Nick Naydev, the 27-year-old man who jumped off the Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas cruise ship as a prank earlier this year. Naydev and a friend recorded the stunt and posted online, resulting in both men being kicked off the ship and banned for life. Now, another passenger has met a…