The United States government slapped a $40 million fine against Miami, Florida-based Carnival Corp.'s Princess Cruises for polluting the water. According to the U.S. government, the Princess Cruises used a “magic pipe” to dump dirty water into the ocean off the coast of England in 2013. Investigators claim this instance of discharge is one among several wherein the […]
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 […]
Two ship officers aboard a Viking River Cruise ship lost their lives after the ship hit a low bridge on Main-Donau-Kanal in Erlangen last Sunday, September 11 at around 1:30 a.m. The Viking Freya was headed for Budapest when the incident occurred, according to gCaptain. In a statement, Viking River Cruises said: “We are heartbroken, and […]
The Celebrity Infinity cruise ship, owned and operated by Miami, Florida-based Celebrity Cruises, collided with a pier in Ketchikan, Alaska on Friday, June 3. The incident is currently under investigation by the United States Coast Guard. In a press release issued on Friday, the Coast Guard said Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan investigators responded to the scene after […]
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. chairman and chief executive officer Richard Fain announced on April 20 that the company adopted a policy starting in March that effectively eliminated the use of last-minute booking discounts on cruises longer than two to four nights in North America, the Miami Herald reported. Fain said that the reason they used to do last-minute […]
Miami,-based British-American multinational cruise company Carnival Corp announced on March 27 that its net income for the first quarter of 2015, or the three-month period ending February 28, reached $49 million, the Sun Sentinel reported. Onboard revenue grew by 4.6% from 2014’s records; however, total revenue dipped by 1.5% to $3.5 billion from $3.6 billion […]
The Coast Guard evacuated a four-year-old boy from a Norwegian Breakaway cruise ship 100 miles southeast of Atlantic City after he suffered a head injury, NBC40 reported on July 28. According to a report by a Norwegian Breakaway staff member, the boy fell from his bunk bed and incurred a head injury. The Coast Guard Fifth District Command Center was […]
The decision on whether passengers of Carnival's Triumph will receive compensation will be announced soon. Witness testimonies officially wrapped up on Wednesday, March 5, with U.S. District Judge Donald Graham saying he would issue a decision regarding damage payments at a later date. The 893-foot Triumph departed from Galveston, Texas on Feb. 7, 2013. Part […]