A 71-year-old cyclist lost her life after a collision with a truck at the intersection of Mirrielees Road and Te Awanui Drive in Tauranga, New Zealand on Tuesday, November 22. The victim of the accident, which occurred around 12:15 in the afternoon, was an American cruise ship passenger who was in the country for a […]
The United States Coast Guard has reported that a 66-year-old woman was taken via helicopter from Disney Cruise Line's Disney Wonder to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston after she fell down the stairs just after the ship departed Galveston—they were about 50 miles away—on Monday, November 14. The woman, who was not […]
Health insurance is a must if you are fond of traveling on cruise ships, according to former Carnival Cruise Line physician Dr. John Bradberry. Purchasing travel insurance for your specific cruise trip is absolutely necessary if your current health plan doesn't include coverage outside the United States. Travel insurance costs include medical air evacuation, which, […]
Carnival Corp. is set to expand its “volun-tourism” outings to the Dominican Republic after receiving positive feedback from their initial introduction of the expeditions on the 704-passenger fleet, Adonia, in May. The idea behind “volun-tourism” is that cruise guests will be able to perform some type of volunteer activity while they are on vacation in […]
Arguably, one of the most unpleasant aspects of a vacation cruise is the inevitable wait through a long U.S. customs line following an expedition. However, cruise passengers can now rejoice in the introduction of an app called Mobile Passport Control (MPC), which will allow passengers to digitally declare their U.S. customs paperwork and disembark with […]
Scottish cruise ship line Jacobite Cruises Limited was fined 8,000 pounds because of the injuries a crew member, 25-year-old Aurelia Thabert, sustained. The accident occurred after Thabert's leg became entangled in a rope that was holding a Loch Ness cruise ship – the Jacobite Queen – as it was returning to berth. Jacobite Cruises Limited admitted […]
The United States Coast Guard evacuated an 87-year-old woman last Monday, October 24 at approximately 2 a.m. from Miami-based Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Imagination cruise ship. At the time of the rescue, the ship was approximately 58 miles northwest of San Diego. The victim needed immediate medical attention for a head injury she sustained when […]
In a ceremony at the Port of Seattle, Washington's Pier 66 on Thursday, October 13, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. announced that the 4,000-passenger Norwegian Bliss will begin cruise trips to and from Alaska in June 2018. Currently, the ship is being built at the MEYER WERFT shipyard in Germany, Other cruise lines will also start cruising […]
The $20 million superyacht Masteka 2 lost steering and started taking on water about 260 kilometers from Port Macquarie, a town located at the mouth of the Hastings River in New South Wales, Australia. At the time of the accident, after 5 p.m. last Tuesday, October 4, the yacht carried six passengers. Two workers who were […]
Three individuals were airlifted via helicopter from two separate cruise ships owned by P&O Cruises, a company owned by Miami, Florida-based Carnival Corporation. The flights occurred in a window shorter than 24 hours last Wednesday, September 28. One of the victims incurred a serious head injury while on-board one of the ships. According to the rescue team from Brisbane, Australia, […]
