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Hurtigruten Cruise Ship MS Spitsbergen Denied Russia Entry

Hurtigruten Cruise Ship MS Spitsbergen Denied Russia Entry -Hurtigruten Cruise Line ship MS Spitsbergen was supposed to depart on September 12, 2019, for a 15-day cruise from Norway to Franz Josef Land in Russia. The planned [...]
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Tropical Storm Juliette

Tropical Storm Juliette Forming – NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 PM PDT Tue Aug 20, 2019 Corrected to add High Seas Forecast information For the eastern North Pacific…east of 140 degrees west longitude: (see Monday [...]
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Tropical Storm Chantal

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 PM AST Wed Aug 21, 2019 Tropical Storm Chantal (see Wednesday video below) Deep convection associated with Chantal has diminished and is confined to some disorganized patches of showers and [...]
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Tropical Storm Ivo

Tropical Storm Ivo Forming – NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 300 PM MDT Wed Aug 21, 2019 Over the past several hours the cyclone has exhibited an ongoing increase in organization, with a curved band wrapping [...]
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Tropical Storm Henriette

Tropical Storm Henriette – NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 200 AM PDT Tue Aug 13, 2019 Tropical Storm Henriette’s (see video below) Deep convection associated with Henriette dissipated shortly after the release of the previous advisory, with [...]

Celebrity Millennium Officer Hanging Death

December 12, 2018

Celebrity Millennium Officer Hanging Death – On Thursday, December 6, 2018, Anton Ilichev from Kherson, Ukraine, a suite manager aboard Celebrity Cruises ship Celebrity Millennium, was allegedly found hanging (see video below) in his cabin’s [...]
Norwegian Escape Passenger Overboard Identified

June 29, 2017
Ride The Ducks Coleman Family Deaths Five Gofundme

July 26, 2018

Carnival Ecstasy Passenger Lawsuit Lido Deck Slip and Fall

February 1, 2019

Carnival Ecstasy Passenger Lawsuit Lido Deck Slip and Fall – On January 22, 2019, Katherine Sayre from Ohio, filed a lawsuit (Case 1:19-cv-20301-KMW) against Carnival Cruise Line after she alleged that she was injured during a [...]
Family Gets Cruise Ship Death Free Legal Aid

September 13, 2015
Video Shines Light On Royal Caribbean Cruise Passenger Spine Injury Claim

January 19, 2018

Queen of the Mississippi Mardi Gras 8 Day Cruise

Queen of Mississippi Mardi Gras New Orleans 8 Day Cruise

March 2, 2019

Queen of Mississippi Mardi Gras New Orleans 8 Day Cruise – American Cruise Lines announced on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, which will be Fat Tuesday, more commonly known as Mardi Gras, the Queen of Mississippi will […]

Royal Caribbean Alaska Cruises Pre-book For Summer

December 15, 2017

The best way to see Alaska is on a cruise. Travelers can experience the awe of the Inside Passage, with its jaw-dropping scenery and diverse wildlife as well as land based thrills on a variety […]

China Building Polar Expedition Cruise Ship

Four New Arctic Polar Expedition Cruise Ships Ordered

March 17, 2018

China joins other major nations including the U.S, Canada and Russia, building its first arctic polar expedition cruise ship (see video below). SunStone Ships will build four expedition vessels with an option for six more […]

Drunk Passenger Overboard Cozumel Mexico

March 25, 2015

Cruise Ship Deaths: Family of drunk passenger, 40, who went overboard on Carnival Conquest while #cruise ship was in Cozumel, Mexico sues cruise line. On September 18, 2011, Clint Markham, 40, and his wife Michelle embarked […]

Holland America Line Cruise Ship Westerdam Overboard Friday The 13th

July 16, 2018

Holland America Line Cruise Ship Westerdam Overboard Friday The 13th – On Friday the 13th of July, 2018, around 1600 hours a male passenger, age 69, who was in cabin #4177 was reported missing by […]

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 […]

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, […]

Hausman Not Credible $21.5 Million Award Reversed

January 7, 2016

U.S. District Court Judge finds James Hausman “not credible” after former employee alerts #cruise line Holland America Line to evidence tampering and lies in the walked into door head injury case. Court documents outline why the jury verdict was over-turned […]

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 […]

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 […]

Three Carnival Sensation Cruise Ship Passengers Missing Ocho Rios Jamaica

Missing Carnival Sensation Passenger Incorrectly Identified

April 7, 2018

UPDATE: April 7, 2018 – A Cruise Bruise visitor reports that Clinton Hill was incorrectly reported by Carnival as missing aboard Carnival Sensation on February 28, 2018. The actual name is Quentin Lee Hill and his […]

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 […]

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 […]

Carnival Elation Special Needs Passenger Alleges Sexual Attack

Cruise Ship Passenger Brian Holland Charged With Alleged Sexual Abuse

March 3, 2018

Brian James Holland, 23, from Jacksonville, Florida was identified by cruise ship cameras in the Carnival Elation hot tub attack earlier this week on another passenger who was 18-years-old but has the mental capacity of a […]

Kristy Manzanares Alaska Cruise Ship Passenger Murdered Aboard Emerald Princess

July 27, 2017

Kristy Manzanares, 39, a real estate agent from St. George, Utah was sailing aboard Princess Cruises cruise ship Emerald Princess in Alaska on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. Manzanares who was a mother of three […]

Grandeur of the Seas Caribbean Cruise Passenger Rescued November 7 2017

Grandeur of the Seas Passenger Gets Air Force Medevac

November 8, 2017

On United States national election day (see video below), Tuesday, November 7, 2017, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Grandeur of the Seas was returning to Baltimore, Maryland and was located about 600 miles off the coast of […]

Princess Cruises Class Action Lawsuit For Constant Cleaning During Norovirus Outbreak

Princess Cruises Class Action Lawsuit For Norovirus Outbreak

February 8, 2018

Misplaced cruise line blame is the core of a class action lawsuit planned against Princess Cruises and their parent company Carnival Cruise Lines. An Australian lawyer is investigating a class action against on behalf of people who […]

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 […]

Hurricane Katrina Twelve Years Ago Today

August 23, 2017

On this day in cruise history, twelve years ago today, a tropical depression (see video below) formed on Tuesday August 23, 2005, located about 200 miles southeast of Nassau in the Bahamas. The depression became Tropical […]

6.8 Earthquake - 86km NE of Hihifo Tonga

6.9 Earthquake – 86km NE of Hihifo Tonga

November 4, 2017

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that an earthquake (2 videos below) shook the south Pacific on Saturday November 4, 2017 at 09:00:19 UTC. The depth of the earthquake was 100 km deep. The USCS said […]

Watching Two Atlantic Caribbean Tropical Storms

June 14, 2017

Cruise Ship Weather 1. A large area of showers and thunderstorms several hundred miles south of the Cabo Verde Islands is associated with a strong tropical wave. Development, if any, of this system is expected […]

MV Pinak Sinks – Over 100 Passengers Dead

July 5, 2014

#Cruise Ship Sinking: MV Pinak sunk with an estimated 250 ferry passengers aboard, only about 100 rescued, the other passengers are missing. Rescue slow. MV Pinak Ferry Sinks Padma River Dhaka Bangladesh With Over 200 Passengers Aboard. […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

American Cruise Ship Contractor Arab Middle East Drug Conviction

June 16, 2017

Matthew Thomas Gonzales aka Matty Gonzales, 39, an unmarried contractor for Florida cable company, Waveguide Communications was suppose to board Royal Caribbean International cruise ship Celebrity Constellation in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on April […]

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