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Cruise Port Schedules 2019 Update Live

Cruise Port Schedules 2019 Update Live – At long last, we have updated the Cruise Port Schedules website this past week. We’ve added some new ports, and temporarily removed some cruise port schedules. The upgraded website has [...]
Cruise Ship Weather

Cruise Ship Weather Another Southwest Severe Storm Threat

Cruise Ship Weather Another Southwest Severe Storm Threat- On April 17, 2019, another rather vigorous southward plunge of the jet stream will moveout of the Southwest, then track through the rest of the South and [...]
Destinations

Celebrity Eclipse First Seattle Cruise Ship 2019 Arrival

Celebrity Eclipse First Seattle Cruise Ship 2019 Arrival – Yesterday, April 15, 2019, having already filed our taxes weeks before, I took a break from working on the relaunch of Cruise Port Schedules, to go [...]
Destinations

Rock Legends Cruise 2020 Aboard Independence of the Seas

Rock Legends Cruise 2020 (see video below) Aboard Independence of the Seas – Rock Legends Cruise 2020 is sponsored by Native American Heritage Association (NAHA). For 23 years, through the loyalty of donors, NAHA has continued to grow. [...]
Cruise Crime

Federal Judge Threatens Carnival Corp With US Port Ban

Federal Judge Threatens Carnival Corp With US Port Ban – On Wednesday April 10, 2019, U.S. District Judge Patricia Seitz Federal Judge threatened to temporarily block Carnival Corporation from docking cruise ships at ports in [...]

Terrorists Murdered Cruise Ship Passenger

October 8, 2015

October 8, 2015 – 30 years ago today, after terrorists hijacked the Star Lauro Line Achille Lauro, they murdered wheelchair bound cruise ship passenger Leon Klinghoffer. Leon Klinghoffer, 69, from New Jersey, born September 24, 1916, was [...]
Cruise Ship Deaths 2019 New Cases Added

January 15, 2019
Young Cruise Ship Captains Dead At Sea

March 26, 2018

Princess Cruises Lawsuit After Passenger Injury During Crew Maintenance

August 24, 2018

Princess Cruises Lawsuit After Passenger Injury During Crew Maintenance – A lawsuit was filed against Princess Cruises on May 23, 2018. The lawsuit alleges, on Saturday, June 3, 2017, Gerald P. Lawlor II, from San [...]
Nearly Five and Half Years After Costa Concordia Deaths Francesco Schettino Prison Finally Holds Him

May 12, 2017
Cruise Ship Ticket Contracts – Read Before Booking

July 27, 2014

Webcams in Canada 2018 Upgrade

August 2, 2018

Webcams in Canada 2018 Upgrade – The 2018 website upgrade is complete. There are now 147 live streaming webcams on our Canada webcams website. Included categories are: beach webcams, city webcam views, port webcams, sky […]

Rock Legends Cruise 2020 Aboard Independence of the Seas

April 14, 2019

Rock Legends Cruise 2020 (see video below) Aboard Independence of the Seas – Rock Legends Cruise 2020 is sponsored by Native American Heritage Association (NAHA). For 23 years, through the loyalty of donors, NAHA has continued to grow. […]

Carnival Conquest Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria

Carnival Returns to Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria

December 14, 2017

On November 30, 2017, Carnival was welcomed back to tropical paradise Puerto Rico (see video below). Hurricane Maria was regarded as the worst natural disaster on record in Dominica and Puerto Rico, and caused catastrophic damage and triggered a major humanitarian crisis in […]

George Uthuppu – Carnival Triumph Overboard

June 3, 2015

Cruise Ship Missing: The overboard mystery of cruise ship passenger George Uthuppu has been solved with autopsy results. On March 17, 2015, George Uthuppu, 54, from Kingwood, Texas was on a birthday celebration cruise with his wife […]

Sun Princess Cruise Ship Passenger Overboard

February 18, 2017

Auckland entertainer Will Martin was aboard Princess Cruises’ Sun Princess, in a gig as a headliner entertainer on Friday, February 17, 2017 around 4:00 pm local time when he reported to his Facebook fans, that […]

Michigan Man Overboard in Bahamas

February 15, 2017

Cruise Ship Missing: The search has been called off for a #cruise ship passenger from Michigan who went overboard on Valentine’s Day in the Bahamas

Carnival Breeze Ship Cruise Passenger Child Age 5 Fell Over Balcony Railing

August 6, 2017

On Friday evening, August 4, 2017, a female child cruise ship passenger aboard Carnival Cruise Lines’ cruise ship Carnival Breeze fell from the balcony of her cabin onto a lower deck. The United States Coast […]

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 […]

Second Carnival Passenger Falls From Mast

September 29, 2014

A second young, adult, male passenger climbs a Carnival Cruise Line #cruise ship mast and falls to lower ship deck while sailing off Florida. Tyler King, 18, was having a great voyage on the Carnival Fantasy on January 3, […]

19 Years Ago Amy Lynn Bradley Missing Cruise Ship Passenger

March 25, 2017

It was 19 years ago yesterday that Petersburg, Virginia cruise ship passenger Amy Lynn Bradley, 24, went missing aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines’ Rhapsody Of The Seas on March 24, 1998, but was never seen […]

Cruise Ship Passenger Overboard Near Fort Myers Florida

May 23, 2018

On Tuesday, around 1000 hours, May 22, 2018, Brian Lamonds, 50, from Greensboro, North Carolina went overboard (see video below) from a Carnival Cruise Lines cruise. Carnival Paradise was approximately 85 miles west of Fort Myers, […]

Liberty of the Seas Bartender Overboard

May 3, 2017

The crew member overboard in the Gulf of Mexico this week has been identified as Norman DeCastro, 39, from the Philippines. DeCastro was a Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Liberty of the Seas bartender crew member from […]

Cruise Passenger Arrest Terror Attack

February 2, 2017

Cruise Bruise: VIDEOS – A Turk #travel #cruise ship passenger on a German passport arrested after police get Interpol Red Notice for PKK group #terror attack. Celal Kildag, 58, from Lüdenscheid, Germany was aboard MSC Cruises MSC Opera […]

GUILTY! Costa Concordia Captain Convicted

February 11, 2015

Costa Concordia Captain Francesco Schettino has been convicted for numerous charges and sentenced in an Italian court. Schettino wasn’t present to hear . Case History The cruise ship Costa Concordia nightmare took place off the coast of Italy near Giglio […]

Pooped DJ Whoo Kid, Waka Flocka Flame Banned From NCL Cruise Ships

April 11, 2017

The Gronk Cruise was hosted by Buffalo Bills rookie tight end Glenn Gronkowski and billed as the Rob Gronkowski & Family Cruise. More than a year later, the poop scoop has come out and it stinks […]

Doctor Brings Ebola To New York

October 24, 2014

New York doctor, Craig Spencer who works with Doctors Without Borders flew back to New York from West Africa after treating ebola patients tests positive. Craig Spencer, 33, came back from treating Ebola patients in Guinea October 17 and developed a […]

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 Gets USCG Blood Airdrop

August 24, 2014

Cruise Bruise: Carnival Cruise Lines’ cruise ship Carnival Miracle departed from Vancouver, BC. Then, 400 miles NE of Oahu, Hawaii #cruise ship passenger receives 10 units of blood via airdrop. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) press release said, ” […]

Heros: Carnival Corp Brings Hope

March 22, 2015

Cyclone Pam devastated Vanuatu. Carnival Corp donates $300k, including $150k from Chairman Micky Arison, 4 #cruise ships deliver aid. Heroes: Carnival Corp Brings Hope To Devastated Vanuatu When category 5 cyclone Pam hit the Vanuatu […]

Tropical Storm John

August 3, 2018

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM PDT Fri Aug 10 2018 John’s convection vanished around 0430 UTC, and the cyclone now consists of a tight swirl of low clouds moving over a 22 […]

Tropical Storm Maria

September 16, 2017

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 AM AST Fri Sep 29 2017 Bookmark this page for updates – (See video below) Although Maria is trying to race east-northeastward ahead of a cold front, satellite […]

Cruise Ship Sinking Estimated 1,000 Passengers Dead Lake Victoria

May 22, 2017

This day in cruise history: On May 21, 1996, TRC Marine Division’s ships’ manifest for MV Bukoba 21’s final voyage showed 443 passengers in 1st-2nd class cabins, but cheaper third class accommodation had no manifest. The routine […]

Portland Spirit Collision During Red Bull Event

August 3, 2015

Portland boater congestion during Red Bull event lead to cruise ship collision, USCG terminates event permit. Portland Spirit Cruises & Events Ship Portland Spirit Collided with Boaters of the Redbull Flugtag Event on the Willamette River at […]

El Dorado Cruise Ship For Sale Outside 3 February 4 2019

Florida Cruise Ship El Dorado New Life Beneath Dupont Bridge As Living Reef

February 11, 2019

Florida Cruise Ship El Dorado New Life Beneath Dupont Bridge As Living Reef (see video below) – On January 14, 2019, the Bay County Board of County Commissioners acquired Lee Ingram’s cruise ship El Dorado. Through negotiations with […]

High Speed Ferry Explosion

June 6, 2015

Wahana Gili Ocean 4 high speed #ferry explosion injures 25 passengers, 129 aboard. Wahana Gili Ocean 4 suffered an engine explosion about 30 minutes out to sea from Senggigi on Lombok in the Indonesian islands. There were 19 […]

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 […]

Regency Cruises Regent Star Fire Alaska July 22 1995

USCG Sited Cruise Ship One Month Before Fire For Many Violations

July 22, 2017

On this day in cruise history, on Saturday July 22, 1995 Regency Cruises cruise ship Regent Star (see video below) had a fire aboard while the cruise ship was in in Prince William Sound, on the south […]

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, […]

Norwegian Escape Passenger James Insalaco Bermuda Marijuana Arrest

August 14, 2018

Norwegian Escape Passenger James Insalaco Bermuda Marijuana Arrest – On Wednesday, August 8 2018, a Norwegian Cruise Lines ship Norwegian Escape passenger was arrested at Heritage Wharf, Dockyard. James Insalaco, 24, admitted to bringing just over 20 […]

Carnival Freedom Passenger Ganja Arrest Grand Cayman

January 23, 2017

Cruise Bruise: Carnival Freedom #cruise ship passenger arrested in Grand Cayman after buying cannabis from a local resident peddling drugs on the street. Customs K-9 Unit was called and on arrival alerted officers to a small packet […]

Another Cruise Ship Passenger Excursion Plane Crashes Ketchikan Alaska

June 20, 2017

On Father’s Day, Sunday, June 19, 2016, an Alaska Seaplane Tours De Havilland DHC-2 crashed in Misty Fjords National Monument on Big Goat Lake, located approximately 25 air miles east of Ketchikan, Alaska. The seaplane […]

Volcano Sulfur Dioxide Threatens All Hawaiian Islands

Volcano Sulfur Dioxide Threatens Hawaiian Islands

May 9, 2018

(see video below) -} According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), “The steady lowering of the lava lake in “Overlook crater” within Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano has raised the potential for explosive eruptions […]

New Cruise Bruise Category – Gofundme Cruises

October 3, 2015

Need a #cruise, but can’t afford one? No problem. Over 100 people are requesting donations for themselves or others to take a cruise using Gofundme. Free Cruises Through Gofundme There was a time that cruises were taken […]

HAL Nieuw Statendam Drifting At Sea After Power Failure

March 25, 2019

HAL Nieuw Statendam Drifting At Sea After Power Failure – On Sunday, March 23, 2019, Holland America Line Nieuw Statendam cruise ship lost power which resulted in blackouts and a canceled port of call at Half […]

Scylla Cruises Edelweiss Waal River Collision Nijmegen Netherlands

March 24, 2019

Scylla Cruises Edelweiss Waal River Collision Nijmegen Netherlands – On Wednesday, March 20, 2019, around 0400 hours, Scylla Cruises river cruise ship MS Edelweiss passengers were brutally awakened after a cargo ship loaded with cargo, was involved […]

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