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Alabama Priest Charged Cruise Ship Sexual Abuse

Alabama Priest Charged Cruise Ship Sexual Abuse (see video below) – Sexual abuse charges have been filed against Father Amal Samy, 37, of Mount Vernon, Alabama, who was due in court on November 13, 2019. [...]
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Venice Bans Large Cruise Ships Beginning April 2020

Venice Bans Large Cruise Ships Beginning April 2020 (see video below) – Venice will ban large cruise ships from entering its historic center from April 2020, in a desperate attempt to save the ancient city’s [...]
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Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Founder Dead at 87

Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Founder Dead at 87 – On Friday, November 8, 2019, Edwin W Stephan, 87, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line founder, passed away in Miami. Florida. Royal Caribbean Cruise Line has grown into [...]
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Ocean Cleanup Solar Cruise Ship Design Sea Vacuum

Ocean Cleanup Solar Cruise Ship Design Sea Vacuum (see video below) – With a design resembling a cruise ship or perhaps more like the vintage Seattle ferry MV Kalakala, the Ocean Cleanup, a non-government engineering [...]
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Charges Dropped Disney Magic Crew Molesting Boy 10

Charges Dropped Disney Magic Crew Molesting Boy 10 (see video below) – as reported on October 17, 2019. Disney Cruise Line ship Disney Magic sailed out of Miami, Florida on April 28, 2019, for a [...]

Sib Hashian Boston Drummer Dies on Stage During Legends of Rock Cruise

March 24, 2017

Sib Hashian, 67, the drummer for rock group Boston, died onstage Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Hashian was performing at Legends of Rock Cruise aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Independence of the Seas. CPR was performed [...]
Hyman Silver – 4 Years Ago Today

April 6, 2015
Crew Member Refusing Sex Stabbed to Death

January 3, 2016

Lawsuit-Cruise Ship $5 Million Diamond Deal Too Good To Be True

January 18, 2018

Thomas DePRINCE v. STARBOARD CRUISE SERVICES, INC., Thomas DePrince embarked on a cruise from Miami in February 2013. During that cruise, DePrince visited an onboard jewelry shop that is wholly owned and operated by Starboard [...]
Princess Cruises Lawsuit After Passenger Injury During Crew Maintenance

August 24, 2018
RCCL Sued After Truck Driver Hits Excursion Bus

January 16, 2017

Monsters of Rock Cruise 2018

May 12, 2017

Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas 2018 Monsters of Rock Cruise has begun booking. Monsters of Rock Cruise embarks at Miami, Florida on Sunday, February 11, 2018 for five days and nights. Monsters of Rock Cruise […]

Isle of Man Cruises Risk UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Designation

December 4, 2017

Isle of Man, population 83,737, (see video below) is a self-governing Crown dependency located in the geographical center of the British Isles, in the middle of the Irish Sea. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title […]

World’ Most Adventurous Squad Contest Cruise Contest Winners

June 9, 2017

Cruise Bruise Investigates World’s Most Adventurous Squad Contest . . . continued from our Cruise Bruise Investigation, Cruise Bruise votes for Trev (Trevor Martin) and girlfriend Chels (Chelsea Kreiner) to win. This energetic couple are amazing. It’s […]

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 […]

FBI Closes Case Cruise Ship Overboard

October 22, 2015

Cruise Ship Deaths: FBI has closed the case of a woman, who went overboard soon after embarking her Royal Caribbean Cruise Line #cruise ship in Port Everglades, Florida. FBI investigation determined that the possible cause of this situation was […]

Drones Aid Cruise Ship Overboard Rescue At Sea

Drones Can Aid Cruise Ship Overboard Rescue At Sea

January 20, 2018

On Thursday, January 18, 2018, in northern New South Wales (NSW), Australia, a remote controlled drone has come to the rescue of two swimmers who were swept out to sea, The drone, controlled by a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Muslim Cruise Passengers Missing in Port

January 22, 2017

Cruise Bruise: Three Muslim #cruise passenger are missing in port after election state of emergency is called. A President who took office as a result of a coup, refuses to leave after being voted out, wrecking havoc […]

Missing Cruise Passenger Owned Cinderella Weddings Cruise Website

February 25, 2017

As previously posted, Li Yinglei, 36, embarked on a MSC Cruises’ MSC Magnifica 10-day Mediterranean cruise with her husband Daniel Belling, 46, and their two children ages six and four on February 9, 2017. When […]

Holland America Line Koningsdam Cruise Passenger Missing

December 4, 2017

Cruise ship passenger Christopher Nile, 30, from Orlando, Florida who visited St. Kitts on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 is missing. Koningsdam arrived at 0800 hours on Wednesday and when it departed St. Kitts at 1700 […]

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 […]

PO Cruises Brittania Passenger Robbed St John’s Antigua

PO Cruises Britannia Passenger Robbed St John’s Antigua

January 30, 2019

PO Cruises Britannia Passenger Robbed St John’s Antigua – Michael Maycock, from the United Kingdom arrived in St John’s aboard P&O Cruises cruise ship Brittania on Monday, January 28, 2019. He was sightseeing around midday at the St […]

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 […]

Lawsuit Filed After Passenger Stroke Aboard HAL Zuiderdam

February 9, 2019

Lawsuit Filed After Passenger Stroke Aboard HAL Zuiderdam – On Wednesday, March 21, 2018, Lila Graciela Kohn Gale, 55, and her husband John [Plaintiff], both from Chicago, Illinois, were cruising aboard the Holland America Line [Defendants] […]

Cruise Ship Doctor Sues Cruise Line and Cruise Ship Captain

August 19, 2014

#Cruise Bruise: Doctor says race to keep Balmoral transatlantic Titantic 100 year Memorial Cruise on schedule, saw another cruise ship captain put schedule before human life. Tim Rex was on the ‘Titanic Memorial Voyage’, working for the BBC to film […]

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 Vicente

October 18, 2018

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1000 AM CDT Tue Oct 23 2018 Tropical Storm Vicente (see 5 videos below) – Satellite imagery indicates that Vicente crossed the coast of the Mexican state of Michoacan a […]

Hurricane Alex This Day in Cruise Ship Weather History

June 30, 2017

On this day in cruise ship weather history, seven years ago today, a disturbance developed within the Intertropical Convergence Zone on June 17, 2010 and remained distinct on its track west. An area of low […]

UPDATE: Tropical storm Beatriz Named

May 31, 2017

Tropical Depression Two has formed in the Pacific Ocean. Wind speeds are projected to reach tropical storm strength over Mexico. Projections show Tropical storm Beatriz will be named. 13.9N 97.8W – 30 MPH northwest of Guatemala […]

New Years Cruise Passengers On Sinking Mexico Excursion Boat

January 11, 2018

On Wednesday, January 3, 2017, two Royal Caribbean International (RCI) cruise ships (see video below) were on New Years cruises. Both cruise ships called at Cozumel, Mexico and had passengers on a dive excursion boat […]

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 […]

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 Europa Galley Fire Monday

December 21, 2015

Minoan Lines Ferry Cruise Europa Fire December 21, 2015 Cruise Europa reported a galley fire aboard, with nearly 800 aboard. On December 21, 2015, Cruise Europa, a ferry owned by Greek shipping company Minoan Lines had […]

Cruise Ship Oceania Insignia Fire

December 12, 2014

Cruise Ship Fires: Oceania Cruises’ Oceania Insignia #cruise ship had an engine room fire while in the Caribbean port of Saint Lucia, two contractors and one crew. According to a spokesman with Oceania Cruises, three crew members […]

Tropical Breeze Casino Cruise Ship Shuttle Fire Death Victim Identified

March 1, 2018

On Sunday January 14, 2018 around 1600 hours, the Sun Cruz casino ship Tropical Breeze shuttle boat caught fire (see video below). One person, reportedly a 42-year-old woman is dead and 14 others injured after a fire […]

Norwegian Jewel Crew Cocaine Arrest

April 19, 2015

#Cruise Ship Drugs: A kilo of cocaine was discovered hidden on a Norwegian Jewel galley crew member while the cruise ship was in Roatan, Honduras. April 16, 2015, a cocaine arrest aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian […]

Florida Cruise Ship Drug IKEA Ecstasy Warning

December 16, 2017

As the December holidays are upon us, this is the time Cruise Bruise reminds passengers and crew alike about drug overdoses, especially on cruises, in cruise ship ports and particularly the party drug ecstasy (see […]

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 […]

Carnival Ecstasy Bahamas Excursion Bus Crash Dozens Injured

June 25, 2019

Carnival Ecstasy Bahamas Excursion Bus Crash Dozens Injured – On Monday, June 24, 2019, around 11:00 in the morning, a Carnival Cruise Lines cruise ship Carnival Ecstasy excursion tour bus driven by Bahamas local Walter Pinder, […]

USGS Reports 6.3 Explosion - 22km ENE of Sungjibaegam North Korea

USGS Reports 6.3 Earthquake Type Explosion Rocked Japan Basin

September 3, 2017

As part of our cruise port earthquake watch on Cruise Ship Weather, we noted (see video below) the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported an explosion measuring 6.3 on the Ricter Scale, on September 3, 2017 […]

Viking Cruises Class Action Lawsuit Alleges ADA Violation

Viking Cruises First Class Action Lawsuit Alleges ADA Violation

May 9, 2019

Viking Cruises First Class Action Lawsuit Alleges ADA Violation – Disabled senior Marcia Wachhaus, from Lake Wales, Florida, has the first class action lawsuit against Viking Cruises after she alleges her mobility scooter was seized […]

Russia Cruise Ship Fire Pyotr Tchaikovsky Passengers Evacuated

August 23, 2019

Russia Cruise Ship Fire Pyotr Tchaikovsky Passengers Evacuated – At around 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 22, 2019, 320 people, including 240 cruise ship passengers and 80 crew members, had to be evacuated from the […]

Smash Cruises Activists Blockade HAL Zuiderdam Kiel Germany

June 11, 2019

Smash Cruises Activists Blockade HAL Zuiderdam Kiel Germany – On Sunday, June 9, 2019, members of the group Smash Cruiseshit positioned themselves in front of the Holland American Line (HAL) cruise ship, Zuiderdam, using small boats in […]

MSC Opera Venice Dock Crash Gives Cruise Ship Ban Fuel

June 4, 2019

MSC Opera Venice Dock Crash Gives Cruise Ship Ban Fuel – On Sunday, June 1, 2019, MSC Cruises ship MSC Opera, which was being piloted by two harbor pilots, crashed (see video below) into the dock at […]

Memorial Day High School Graduation Cruise Ends Badly for 30 Students

May 24, 2017

This day in cruise industry: Eight years ago today, on Sunday, May 24, 2009, Bruce O’Krepki, 18, from Louisiana was on a Memorial Day weekend sailing aboard Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Fantasy. It was also a […]

Windstar Cruises Hires First Black Female Captain

February 26, 2019

Windstar Cruises Hires First Black Female Captain – Belinda Bennett is the world’s first black female cruise ship captain. Bennett has worked for the small ship line Windstar Cruises for 14 years and sails the MSY Wind Star through the Caribbean in […]

Cuba Cruise Ship Travel Medical Costs

August 26, 2015

Cruise Bruise: The hidden cruise ship # travel medical cost of #cruise ship travel to Cuba has secret benefits for cruise ship passengers and crew members. Medical issues while traveling are a primary concern for cruise ship […]

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