A crew member went overboard in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean from the Costa Deliziosa cruise ship around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March, 29. The ship was on repositioning cruise from North America to Europe when a terrible tragedy occurred on the eleventh day of the voyage.
All crew are on deck and work hard for the final preparations of the latest Princess cruise ship, Majestic Princess. The vessel specifically designed for the Chinese market will join the fleet later this week on March 31, 2017, with Captain Dino Sagani at the helm.
In a recent U.S.P.H. inspection conducted on March 27, 2017, Carnival Cruise Line's ship Victory earned perfect 100 points. The 101,500 gross ton cruise ship was returning from a 3-Day Caribbean Cruise to its homeport Miami, Florida when the unannounced inspection was conducted.
Holland America Line has canceled eight scheduled calls to the port of Acapulco, Mexico in 2017 and 2018, due to the security issues that this tourist destination is facing. Nieuw Amsterdam and Zaandam will adjust their voyages in October, and MS Amsterdam in December, as well as four more cruises in 2018.
The crew of BRP Malabrigo has successfully medically evacuated a passenger of a cruise ship at vicinity waters 1.5 Nautical Miles Northwest of Carabao Island, Cavite, on March 19, 2017. The passenger was identified as 70-year-old, an Australian-national Mrs. Pauline Sulivan.
Dreaming of a wedding on a cruise ship? Well, the Indian billionaire Rizwan Sayan chartered one of the biggest and most modern cruise ship sailing the Mediterranean for his son’s wedding ceremony. On April 5, 2017, the 114.000 tons cruise ship Costa Fascinosa will be transformed into Bollywood floating palace for Adel Sayan, and his beauty queen Sara Khan. This is the first time in the history of cruising one man to rent the entire cruise ship for a private event.
Sib Hashian, the drummer who played on the first two hit albums of the legendary rock group Boston, has died at the age of 67. The rock legend died after collapsing onstage Wednesday night onboard the cruise ship MSC Divina, operated by MSC Cruises. The ship was chartered for the Legends of Rock Annual Cruise. Witness onboard report that ships medical personnel performed CPR and a defibrillator was used but to no avail.
The US Coast Guard launched a search operation on Wednesday morning for a 23-year-old man who fell off the Carnival Victory while the cruise ship was sailing 33 miles northwest of the Cuban shore. The missing person was identified as Brandon Paul, a resident of Floral City, Florida, who reportedly went overboard from the deck 8 off Carnival Victory at around 3 a.m. The cruise ship launched a search operation and contacted the Seventh Coast Guard District watchstanders.
Starting today, the Department of Homeland Security issued a ban on all electronics larger than a smartphone to be carried in the hand luggage from airplanes arriving into the USA from the airports that are considered risky.
Virgin Voyages, the new cruise line founded by Sir Richard Branson will be hosting a steel cutting ceremony Live on Facebook for its first ever ship. Promising to change cruising forever, the first Virgin Voyages liner will be ready to set sail in 2020. The vessel will sail from Miami to the Caribbean, offering an unforgettable experience for the “young at heart,” including the Millennial travelers.
