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Cruise Ship Weather Winter Storm Harper East Coast

Cruise Ship Weather Winter Storm Harper East Coast – On January 18, 2019, a major snowstorm, Winter Storm Harper, (see Saturday video below) is headed to the Northeast Friday, affecting travel on Saturday and Sunday. Here is [...]
Overboard

RCI Bans Passenger After Symphony of the Seas Overboard

RCI Bans Passenger After Symphony of the Seas Overboard (see video below) – On January 11, 2019, Nick Naydev, 27, from Vancouver, Washington was banned from Royal Caribbean International cruise line ships after he deliberately [...]
Statistics

Cruise Ship Wave Network Thanks Gov Workers Working Without Pay

It’s interesting that in the news today, 376 migrants (see video below), made up almost overwhelmingly of Guatemalan families and children seeking asylum, tunneled BENEATH the U.S.-Mexico border just before noon on Monday, January 14, 2019, [...]
Destinations

New Puerto Peñasco Mexico Cruise Port Opens Dec 2019

New Puerto Peñasco Mexico Cruise Port Opens Dec 2019 – Cruises by Cruise & Maritime Voyages will be the first to set sail from Puerto Peñasco, also known as Rocky Point. The Treasures of the Sea [...]
Incidents

Forever Lucky Unluckiest Cruise Ship Grounding

Forever Lucky Unluckiest Cruise Ship Grounding – On Monday, January 7, 2019, cruise ferry company Fahrenheit Company Ltd ship Forever Lucky ran aground in the Sulu Sea, about 15 miles northeast of the island of [...]

Cruise Ship Passenger Death MS Europa

July 21, 2017

Cruise Ship Deaths Jeanne Clark, 68, from the Chicago, Illinois area, died while cruising on a transatlantic Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ MS Europa sailing from New York to Hamburg Germany. Clark was fluent in both English and German [...]
Cabin Blood Did Two Passengers Get Way With Charles A Fink Cruise Ship Murder

July 11, 2017
Celebrity Millennium Officer Hanging Death

December 12, 2018

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Ship Crew Files Medical Disability Lawsuit

January 30, 2018

Madan Parsekar, a crew member from Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCCL) cruise ship Freedom of the Seas had worked as a waiter for fourteen years. In an on going medical saga, Parsekar, filed a lawsuit against the [...]
Norwegian Cruise Line Not Liable Passenger Oliver Caron Injuries

December 15, 2018
South Korean Family Sues Norwegian Cruise Line Over USVI Snorkeling Death

May 12, 2017

USCG Cutter John McCormick Arrived Ketchikan Alaska

April 14, 2017

The new United States Coast Guard (USCG) cutter John McCormick arrived in Ketchikan, Alaska Friday morning after a 40-day journey from Florida. Captain Shannan Greene says the new cutter will provide more response capability for […]

Wonderful Wednesday Wildlife Window

March 29, 2017

The University of Queensland researchers were brought into ‘Australia’s Jurassic Park’, more than five years ago by the aboriginal Goolarabooloo community. “Nowhere else in the world has as many dinosaurs represented by track that Walmadany does,” […]

Norwegian Pearl Seattle Departure Alaskan Cruise May 13 2018

Norwegian Pearl Embarks Seattle Mothers Day Alaskan Cruise

May 14, 2018

On Sunday May 13, 2018, it was perfect Mother’s Day weather in Seattle, Washington as Norwegian Pearl left on a 7-day Alaskan cruise (see video below) . The weather saw a high of 82 °F and clear […]

RCI Bans Passenger After Symphony of the Seas Overboard

January 19, 2019

RCI Bans Passenger After Symphony of the Seas Overboard (see video below) – On January 11, 2019, Nick Naydev, 27, from Vancouver, Washington was banned from Royal Caribbean International cruise line ships after he deliberately […]

Cruise Ship Passenger Overboard

July 13, 2015

Keith White, 34, a welding technologist and certified lifeguard from London, Ontario, Canada, was sailing aboard Mariposa Cruises’ Northern Spirit on Lake Ontario Saturday, June 13, 2015 around 7:35 p.m, when according to friends he […]

Carnival Fantasy Passenger Overboard Near Progreso Mexico

December 20, 2018

Carnival Fantasy Passenger Overboard Near Progreso Mexico – On Sunday, December 16, 2018, passenger Luke Renner, 22, from Johns Creek, Georgia deliberately jumped off Carnival Cruise Lines ship Carnival Fantasy. Renner who is on the […]

Cruise Ship Injury Ends Legendary Musician’s Career

August 14, 2015

Lawsuit filed by Gyula Bruno Fekete brother blames Uniworld River Cruises for legendary saxophonist’s 2014 SS Antoinette delayed head injury/coma treatment by Boppard, German hospital. On June 3, 2014 legendary saxophonist from Hungary Gyula Bruno (Maxi) Fekete, 62, had been booked to perform […]

Cruise Broken Back Gets Emergency Medevac

January 27, 2017

Cruise Bruise: Woman, 20, with fractured spine gets medevac from Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines #cruise ship Legend of the Seas, A medevac took place 80km southeast of Wellington, New Zealand aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Legend of the […]

Cruise Passengers Left Die in Nassau Bahamas

March 15, 2017

While browsing videos for Nassau, Bahamas today, one particular video caught my eye. The video was titled “Cabbage beach Nassau Bahamas unsafe. I needed to know more and the 15 minute video outlines a day […]

Passenger Released From Prison After Alleged Cruise Ship Murder

April 25, 2018

Daniel Belling has been released from Regina Coeli prison in Rome, Italy. According to Italian news organization ‘Corriere Della Sera’, Mr Belling’s lawyers Luigi Conti and Laura Camomilla asked Rome Court for his release on bail. Police […]

Norwegian Pearl Crew Member Missing Victoria BC Canada

June 7, 2018

Norwegian Pearl Crew Member Missing Victoria BC Canada – Norwegian Pearl crew member Lloyd Takana, 36, has been reported missing by Norwegian Cruise Line. Missing is defined as “jumped ship”, meaning he willingly left the […]

Bahamas Search Underway Honeymoon Cruise Passenger Overboard

April 7, 2017

Reco Scott, 32, from Decatur, Illinois, was on his honeymoon, when he fell overboard early this morning while the Carnival Cruise Lines Carnival Liberty was in the Bahamas. Reco Scott went overboard from deck nine […]

Forever Lucky Cruise Ship Very Unlucky Human Trafficking

July 6, 2018

Forever Lucky Cruise Ship Very Unlucky Human Trafficking – On Monday, July 2, 2018, the Philippines Coast Guard stopped the cruise ship, MV Forever Lucky (see video below English ending)from sailing off from the Port of Orion. The […]

Jail Mistake May Release Cruise Passenger Before Murder Trial

Jail Mistake May Release Lonnie Kocontes After Cruise Ship Murder Mistrial

December 6, 2018

Jail Mistake May Release Lonnie Kocontes After Cruise Ship Murder (see video below) Mistrial – On May 26, 2006, Micki Kanesaki, went missing on a cruise with her ex-husband Lonnie Loren Kocontes aboard Island Cruises’ cruise ship Island […]

Norwegian Dawn Passenger Arrested After Attack

July 4, 2018

Norwegian Dawn Passenger Arrested After Attack – On Sunday, July 2, 2018, Norwegian Dawn cruise ship passenger Gina Martell, 36, from Kingston, Massachusetts, was arrested while the cruise ship was docked in Hamilton, Bermuda. The attacked took […]

Anthem of the Seas Cruise Ship New Jersey Norovirus Outbreak

November 15, 2017

Some very vocal cruise ship passengers have reported becoming ill while aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s (RCCL) cruise ship Anthem of Seas, during their honeymoon this month. Anthem of Seas was on a 7-night Bahamas cruise and departed Cape […]

Cruise Ship Travel Warnings By Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

February 22, 2018

International air travel and cruise ship travel presents a unique combination of health concerns (see video below). Travelers from diverse regions brought together in often crowded, semi-enclosed environments onboard ships can facilitate the spread of […]

Norwegian Bliss Child Passenger Evacuated After Cardiac Arrest

January 9, 2019

Norwegian Bliss Child Passenger Evacuated After Cardiac Arrest – On Friday, January 4, 2019, Noah Anderson, age 8, from Cincinnati, Ohio, was on a Caribbean cruise (see video below) with his family, when he went into cadiac […]

Tropical Storm Kirk

September 22, 2018

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 PM AST Fri Sep 28 2018 Tropical Storm Kirk (see 12 videos below) is barely meeting the criteria for a tropical cyclone. The small low-level center is still exposed […]

Two Earthquakes 6.6 and 5.0 Strike New Zealand Island

July 11, 2017

Australians cruising to popular New Zealand ports, including Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington, Akaroa and Dunedin may see a difference of geography at any of those ports or nearby towns. At minimum, they are likely to hear […]

HAL Westerdam Excursion Plane Crashes

June 25, 2015

Cruise Bruise: Alaska float plane excursion crashes with 8 cruise ship passengers aboard. USCG search underway. 8 Cruise Ship Passengers Aboard When Plane Crashed June 25, 2015 Eight cruise ship passengers who were sailing aboard Holland America a Line […]

Sunk Passenger Ship Found by NOAA in San Francisco Bay

April 24, 2014

Steam Ship City of Chester Sinking August 22, 1888 Sunken Steam Ship was discovered by NOAA that had sunk after colliding with an ocean liner during heavy fog. According to NOAA Office of National Marine […]

MV Versace Amara Sinks

August 18, 2014

#Cruise Ship Sinking: The MV Versace Amara sinks Saturday, after puncturing hull on a reef just off a volcanic island. There were 20 passengers and five crew aboard. Around 0100 hours on Saturday, August 16, 2014, the […]

Ferry Mercraft 3 Sinks Philippines December 21, 2017

Five Dead After Ferry Sinks

December 22, 2017

The ferry Mercraft 3 sank in the Philippines (see video below) around 1100 hours on Thursday, December 21, 2017. The ferry had been traveling on rough seas from Ungos port in Real, a town east […]

Passenger Ship Fire 544 Aboard

August 15, 2015

MV Wonderful Star passenger ship caught fire while docked early this morning with 544 people aboard, 2 of 59 crew members injured. The ship was located in Ormoc, located on Leyte Island in the Philippines. Two […]

On This Day in Cruise History SS General Slocum Fire New York City

June 15, 2017

On this day in cruise history: 113 years ago today on Wednesday, June 15, 1904 there was a passenger ship fire aboard the SS General Slocum in Manhattan New York. The General Slocum was a sidewheel passenger […]

Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Ship Fire

July 20, 2017

On this day in cruise history, nineteen years ago today on Monday July 20, 1998 Carnival Cruise Lines cruise ship Carnival Ecstasy was sailing off Miami Beach, Florida when a fire broke out. (see video below) The […]

Canada Arrests Three Island Princess Crew

May 12, 2017

According to a News Vancouver report, three crew members from Princess Cruises’ Island Princess were arrested in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada. Canada Border Services Agency officers and members of the Vancouver Police Department’s Canine Unit […]

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