Two German female tourists, a mother and her daughter, were attacked by bandits in Castries, St Lucia on Saturday. The attack happened in the morning hours between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. in Sans Souci, shortly after they disembarked from the German cruise ship AidaPerla.
A new video has been posted yesterday of a young man jumping off a cruise ship while the vessel was sailing near the port.
Today, January 13, 2019, marks the 7th anniversary of the Costa Concordia disaster which left 32 dead and 4,000 passengers and crew traumatized, after the cruise ship run aground at Isola del Giglio, an island off the coast of Tuscany, Italy.
MSC Cruises, the world's largest private-owned cruise company together with one of the world's leading shipbuilders Chantiers de l'Atlantique, celebrated the flotation ceremony of MSC Grandiosa. The latest MSC cruise liner is in the shipyard of Saint Nazaire, France, where the work will continue until final delivery in October 2019.
Four youngsters on inflatable boat had a frighteningly close call with the 122,000 tonne cruise ship Celebrity Solstice in Tauranga Harbour, Australia. The Bay of Plenty Regional Council posted the video showing the Celebrity Cruises ship leaving the Port of Tauranga on December 14, when a small rubber boat run out of fuel.
A touching tribute was held in the port of Galveston for the crew member Charnel Rego who died suddenly onboard Carnival Freedom. With tears in their eyes, and wave of emotions, many crew and officers attended the ceremony in front of Carnival Freedom on January 5, 2019. The tribute has been marked with an emotional flower-laying ceremony into the sea by a group of Charnel’s closest friends.
Hundreds of friends, relatives, and colleagues expressed their heartfelt condolences to Darling family and Dermot Doyle for the sudden loss of Alicia Darling. Alicia passed away on January 5, 2019, on the cruise ship Carnival Horizon.
A staff member, part of Carnival Horizon Playlist Productions cast team has ended her life, reports Cruise Hive. According to this popular cruise website the tragic event on Horizon happened during the December 29, voyage.
Federal agents arrested a crew member at Port Miami for smuggling cocaine reports Cruise Law News. The crew member is identified as Wilford Thobourne, age 31, from Johannesburg, South Africa, working on the cruise ship Oceania Riviera.
Captain Adriano Binacchi and it’s amazing crew welcomed the professional tennis players onboard Carnival Spirit, marking the launch of the ATP Cup. This special event took place on January 7, while Carnival Spirit was docked in Sydney Harbour, Australia. The Captain and its crew shared some fun with tennis players Jamie Murray, Bruno Soares, Milos Raonic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Lucas Pouille, Diego Schwartzman and Nick Kyrgios during the Fast4 Tennis Launch held onboard.
