March 27, 2024
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Two crew members on a Holland America cruise ship died during an “incident” in the ship’s engineering space, the cruise line said. The unidentified crew members died Friday while the Florida-based Nieuw Amsterdam was at …
October 20, 2023
One person was injured and passengers were evacuated Wednesday after an explosion in the engine room of a small cruise ship docked in Maine`s Portland Harbor, officials said. The injured person, a member of the crew, was taken to a …
February 17, 2020
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif./GENEVA, Feb 17 —More than 300 American cruise liner passengers, including 14 who tested positive for coronavirus, were flown home to military bases in the United States after two weeks under quarantine off Japan. The cruise …
June 7, 2019
The Ukrainian captain of the cruise ship involved in last week’s deadly collision with a sightseeing boat on the Danube River was also involved in a crash in the Netherlands on April 1, Budapest’s Chief Prosecution Office said Thursday [June …
March 28, 2019
The engines of a luxury cruise ship that narrowly escaped disaster during a storm off Norway on Saturday failed because of relatively low levels of lubricating oil in the engines, the Norwegian Maritime Authority said on Wednesday. The Viking Sky, …
March 16, 2017
Indonesia’s government said this week it will take strong action after a cruise ship destroyed coral reefs in a popular tourist area known for its extensive marine biodiversity. The 4,200-ton cruise ship M.V. Caledonian Sky entered the waters of Radja …
November 13, 2015
A federal jury in Seattle, Wash. awarded $21.5 million in damages to an Illinois man who was injured by an automatic sliding-glass door on a cruise ship in 2011. The verdict included $16.5 million in punitive damages. James Hausman’s attorneys …
January 20, 2012
Carnival Corp, whose luxury cruise liner Costa Concordia capsized off the coast of Italy last week, said on Thursday it will conduct an audit and review of safety and emergency response procedures at all of its cruise lines. Carnival Chief …