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New Federal Alcohol Consumption Screening Grades Americans

New Federal Alcohol Consumption Screening Grades Americans – On Tuesday, November 13, 2018, the United States Preventive Services Task Force funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, published its unhealthy alcohol consumption recommendation in [...]
Destinations

National Geographic Venture Docks Seattle Pier 91

National Geographic Venture Docks Seattle Pier 91 – Tuesday, November 13, 2018, Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Venture (see video below) docked at Seattle Pier 91 in the Smith Cove Waterway. National Geographic Venture comfortably accommodates 100 [...]
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Seattle Maritime Academy Courses Training At Sea and Land

Seattle Maritime Academy Courses Training At Sea and Land – The Seattle Central College’s Seattle Maritime Academy provides the classroom instruction and hands-on training on working vessels that you need to prepare for a career in [...]
Cruise Ship Weather

Tropical Storm Patty

Tropical Storm Patty Forming (see 6 videos below) NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 700 PM EST Wed Nov 14 2018 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: 1. Disorganized shower activity over [...]
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Cruises From New Orleans Wide Variety Cruise Ship Choices

Cruises From New Orleans Wide Variety Cruise Ship Choices – In the Gulf of Mexic0 region of the United States, for years, people had a choice of one Carnival ship out of Mobile, Alabama and two [...]

Passenger in Wheelchair Mowed Down

February 3, 2017

Cruise Bruise: Royal Princess #cruise ship passenger in a wheelchair was killed while the couple were in port. Wolfgang Goldammer and his wife Monika Goldammer from Kiel, Germany were passengers aboard Princess Cruises’ Royal Princess on Thursday, [...]
Ronald C. Chappell Notable Cruise Industry Death

November 30, 2017
Cruise Ship Deaths – Notable Cruise Industry Death Blossom Young Tyau

June 23, 2017

GUILTY! Heather Mack Murder Trial

April 21, 2015

Cruise Bruise: Heather Mack has been found guilty of the Bali “suitcase” murder of her mother, Sheila Von Weise-Mack. On Aug. 13, 2014, Schaefer and Mack were arrested in Bali. In April 2015, an Indonesian court [...]
Carnival Sued $75,000 For Iron Burn

August 8, 2015
RCCL Sued After Truck Driver Hits Excursion Bus

January 16, 2017

Canadian Actress Shay Mitchell Now Royal Caribbean Adventurist

January 18, 2018

Royal Caribbean’s new “Adventurist” (see video playlist below), is now Canadian Shay Mitchell, 30, writer, film and television actress best known for her role as Emily Fields in the Pretty Little Liars television series. Mitchell is […]

Legends of Cruising World Cruise Silversea Silver Whisper

March 22, 2018

Silversea Cruises has 20-20 vision with a newly announced World Cruise beginning on January 6, 2020 through May 25, 2020. A bucket list cruise unlike any other World Cruise ever conceived, Legends of Cruising takes […]

Turkish Government Fights War With Cruise Lines

Turkish Government Fights Financial War With Cruise Lines

March 28, 2018

On February 19, 2017, we posted, “Royal Caribbean has decided to cancel all scheduled stops in Turkey for the 2017 cruise season, citing “unpredictability” in the country. In a statement to travel agents, Royal Caribbean […]

Male Cruise Ship Passenger Overboard Off Virginia

April 14, 2018

On Friday the 13th of April, 2018, a male cruise ship passenger, age 24, from a Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines ship went overboard (see video below). Anthem of the Seas was returning to Bayonne, New […]

Another Ferry Captain Hero

May 6, 2015

John Tracy Casco Bay Lines Ferry Captain, dives into icy Portland, Maine sea to save man who fell from a pier today. A man who fell off a dock at the Maine State Pier in Portland […]

Blueprint For Murder At Sea

September 24, 2015

Wife Overboard by Steve Colbourne is a brilliant cruise ship murder mystery and a blueprint for cruise ship murder at sea. Wife Overboard by Steve Colbourne is a blueprint for cruise ship murder at sea. Set […]

Two Cruise Ship Crew Members Overboard

July 29, 2015

Norwegian Cruise Line Pride Of America crew members injured during fall in life boat in Hilo Hawaii. On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 two crew members in their 30s were injured aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines Pride of America when they […]

Steamship Authority Fast Ferry Iyanough Jetty Crash Injures Passengers

June 17, 2017

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is reporting today that, the Steamship Authority’s fast ferry Iyanough, crashed into a Hyannis Port, Massachusetts jetty last night around 9:30 pm with 48 passengers aboard. The USCG is […]

Cruise Ship Collision – 30 Injured

June 19, 2015

#Cruise Ship Sinking: Saint Laurent collides in St. Lawrence locks, takes on water. Injured evacuated. International Shipping Partners Saint Laurent Collided with the Eisenhower Lock on the St. Lawrence River. The Michigan Great Lakes Cruise, Saint Laurent […]

Carnival Inspiration Crew Member Missing Off California

November 28, 2017

Symron Santana Almeida, 33, a engine room crew member from Cuncolim, India was reported missing from Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Inspiration while the cruise ship was sailing from Mexico to Los Angeles on Thursday, November […]

Cruise Ship MS Britannia Sinking Now In Netherlands

June 22, 2014

Cruise ship MS Britannia sinking in the Netherlands today. Nearly 200 evacuated in suburbs outside of Amsterdam. Britannia has a large hole in the stern of her hull. The story is on Cruise Ship Sinking website. […]

Inyoman Bagiada Cruise Ship Crew Member Overboard

January 30, 2014

Inyoman Bagiada, 45, a crew ship cook from Indonesia, was aboard Celebrity Cruises’ Constellation off the coast of Cozumel when he went overboard while the cruise ship was near Cuba in the Caribbean Sea off […]

Micki Kanesaki Cruise Ship Murder

May 12, 2015

New charges filed against Lonnie Kocontes, hiring a hit man to kill another wife, 9 year old #cruise cold case continues. Authorities investigating Micki Kanesaki’s death had Lonnie Loren Kocontes’ his new wife, Amy Dao Nguyen, […]

Cruise Ship Missing Passenger Case Not Overboard

September 13, 2015

The family of cruise ship passenger reported overboard now thought to be held captive aboard the #cruise ship SuperStar Gemini. Family says he didn’t have key card to enter room, couldn’t go overboard. Numerous reports are now […]

Carnival Liberty Cruise Ship Passenger Child Porn Arrest

Christmas Eve Carnival Sunshine Cruise Ship Passenger Child Porn Arrest

January 24, 2018

Michael Paige Palmer, 40, from Norfolk, Virginia was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents aboard Carnival Cruise Lines cruise ship Carnival Sunshine when the cruise ship returned to port at Port Canaveral, Florida (see video […]

Island Princess First 2018 Cruise Ship Norovirus Outbreak

CDC Cruise Ship Outbreak Statistics 2008 to 2014

February 10, 2018

What is already known on this topic? “From 1990 to 2004, the reported rates of diarrheal disease (three or more loose stools or a greater than normal amount in a 24-hour period) on cruise ships […]

Island Princess First 2018 Cruise Ship Norovirus Outbreak

February 5, 2018

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP), reported Princess Cruises cruise ship Island Princess had the first reportable norovirus (see video below) outbreak on a cruise ship in 2018. Outbreaks are reportable […]

Barf Lawyers Lose Against Cruise Line

August 1, 2015

No Special Treatment: Sickly #cruise ship passengers will suck it up like the rest of the world. An article by Maritime Executive shows the cruise line was not a fault for barf fest, stating “However, the performing […]

Tropical Depression Florence Rainfall Forecast 0500 Hours September 17 2018

Tropical Storm Florence

August 28, 2018

NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 1100 AM EDT Mon Sep 17 2018 (see 24 videos below) SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT…1500 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————– LOCATION…38.5N 82.9W ABOUT 240 MI…385 KM W OF CHARLOTTESVILLE VIRGINIA […]

Tropical Depression 3E 645 Mile South Salina Cruz Mexico

June 12, 2017

The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Depression Three-E, located about 65 miles south of Salina Cruz, Mexico. As of 0400 hours on Monday, June 12, 2017, the Tropical Weather Outlook National Weather […]

Tropical Storm Olivia

August 27, 2018

NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI 500 AM HST Thu Sep 13 2018 Olivia (see Thurs video below)continues to move rapidly toward the west-southwest away from the main Hawaiian Islands this morning. Southwesterly vertical […]

Philippine Ferry MV Doña Paz Collision More Than 4000 Passengers Dead

December 20, 1987

On December 20, 1987, at 06:30 hours, the Philippine-registered passenger ferry MV Doña Paz owned by Sulpicio Lines sank after colliding with the oil tanker MT Vector. The MV Doña Paz was sailing from Leyte island to the Philippine capital of Manila. MV Doña Paz was seriously overcrowded, had no radio […]

MV Lyubov Orlova Drifting Ghost Ship or Sunk?

January 30, 2014

Lyubov Orlova sailed into St. John’s, Newfoundland in Canada, was inspected and prevented from sailing with passengers for a booked cruise due to too many issues not passing inspection. Meanwhile, the crew was aboard while […]

Cruise Ship MS Caledonia Sky Coral Reef Grounding

March 9, 2017

According to Hugo Mattson, who is a media producer at Hugo Mattson Media, on March 4, 2017, around 2:00 pm Indonesian time, the cruise ship MS Caledonia Sky grounded on a coral reef and got […]

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 […]

Cruise Ship Fire – Grand Princess Near Hawaii

December 3, 2015

Princess Cruises has cancelled the Grand Princess San Francisco to Hawaii cruise after an electrical fire stalled the cruise ship on Monday. On Monday, November 30, 2015 Princess Cruises Grand Princess experienced a switchboard malfunction sparked […]

SS Saale Steam Ship Fire 361 Passengerd Dead June 30 1900

SS Saale Steam Ship Fire 361 Dead

June 30, 2017

On this day in Cruise Ship History: It was one of the largest maritime disasters in American history, 117 years ago today, the fire and sinking of the Steamship S.S. Saale on June 30, 1900, […]

Cruise Bruise Investigates Tampa Port Drug Bust

March 8, 2015

Cruise Bruise Investigation into the drug smuggler who flipped on 6 #cruise ship crew members and the Princess drug smuggler who ran the operation, full story with complete documentation. Jason Leon Carmichael, 21, Arkine John, 21, […]

Harvest Caye Belize Police Cocaine Arrest Three Passengers Aboard Norwegian Escape

June 24, 2017

On Tuesday, June 20, 2017, three cruise ship passengers aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines’ Norwegian Escape were arrested in Harvest Caye, Belize. The three men were arrested for allegedly smuggling over two kilos of cocaine. Derson Frank, […]

Florence Childs Selling Spokane Pot Store

September 22, 2015

Florence Childs, 81, wants to cruise in Europe and is ready to retire again. The Spokane pot store she opened Jan 2105, has sales of $700,000 with a license won in the state lottery is for sale. Childs, a retired […]

Bardo Museum Massacre Death List

March 19, 2015

Cruise Ship Deaths – 5,000 Cruise Ship Deaths: #Cruise ship passengers murdered is growing. List of Tragic Deaths at Bardo National Museum in Tunis, Tunisia On Wednesday March 18, 2015 two cruise ships, MSC Splendida […]

Washington State Ferry Reservations Memorial Weekend

May 7, 2015

WSF reservations for ferry travel from the state of Washington is highly advised for the Memorial Day weekend. Where can I travel with a reservation? San Juan Islands From Anacortes (westbound) • Lopez Island • Shaw […]

Extreme Travel Selfie Deaths Injury Arrests

January 26, 2017

Cruise Bruise: 40 Selfie Photos #cruise ship or #travel selfies and daredevil selfies resulting in death, injury, arrests or great #vacation memories. Cruise ship passengers aboard cruise ships, on excursions and travelers in general need to be aware […]

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