Princess cruise ship Emerald Princess was diverted from its regular Alaskan voyage on Tuesday after a terrible tragedy on board. According to the news media, a woman was murdered by her husband after a domestic dispute. The victim is 39-year old Kristy Manzanares from Utah who together with her husband and three children was on a 7-day Alaska voyage on board Emerald Princess.
“With huge sadness and pain I’m notifying all Princess crew and friends that our dear friend and coworker Djordje Jankovic is dead...if anyone is interested in participating tomorrow on funeral it will be in his hometown Pale (Koran) at 15:00.” This was the sad message shared by Djordje's close friend and colleague.
Disney Cruise Line announced its seventh cruise ship at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, the event promoted by the official Disney Fan Club. Previously Disney announced the construction of two more vessels joining the fleet in 2021 and 2023 and with the latest announcement the family oriented cruise line will almost double its fleet with the current 4 ships in operation.
A norovirus outbreak has been implicated in a gastrointestinal illness on board the Holland America Line cruise ship ms Volendam, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. After 7-day long Al
Yesterday July 14, a middle aged couple who were visiting Dubrovnik on a cruise ship approached local shop owner. They kindly asked him if he could help them locate a picturesque little bay with brightly painted houses because they couldn’t find it. They show him a brochure of Dubrovnik with Celebrity Cruises logo on it which they got onboard the ship. The man just smiled and said I know where this place is, but it is in Italy.
A body believed to be the missing Brazilian crew member Simone Scheuer Sousa was found on a beach near Udine, Italy by the Port Captaincy. Italian media reports that the body was found on Sunday, July 2, and was in advanced stage of decomposition. According to investigation sources, the person had the same clothes Simone wore the night she disappeared. Now authorities are waiting for the DNA tests for final identification of the person.
Yesterday evening, as Cunard ocean liner Queen Elizabeth left the port of Liverpool, her horn sounded for 47 seconds in memory of 47 years that Hotel Director John Duffy was in service with Cunard Line. The news was shared on the social media by his colleague Carl Stephens, saying “RIP to the greatest Hotel Manager I've ever worked with, such an honor to have worked with you. Good night Mr. Duffy.”
The court in Kralendijk- Bonaire decided during a so-called “Pro-forma” session that the trial for the suspected killer of Adriana Morales will begin on November 2nd, 2017, reports BES-Reporter. The suspected killer of the Royal Caribbean crew member Adriana Morales, with initials R.S.
Colombian coffee will now sail through the America, Europe, and the Caribbean thanks to Pullmantur and Juan Valdéz. The Spanish cruise line Pullmantur announced today signing of a strategic partnership with the Colombian coffee maker Juan Valdéz. The alliance with Juan Valdez consists of a two-year contract in which the company will be the exclusive supplier of coffee in all Pullmantur cruise ships which will be served in all venues onboard.
A crew member of the cruise ship Aidablu was evacuated this morning, Monday, July 10, by the Italian Coast Guard. The 34-year-old German national, experienced severe abdominal pain when the ship was 56 nautical miles of San Benedetto del Tronto. The vessel was sailing from Venice, Italy to Corfu, Greece when the medical evacuation took place.
