Family, friends and fellow co-workers gathered on Tuesday to pay their final respects to P&O Cruises crew member Godwin Da Costa, who died suddenly on December 16, at his home in Nuem, Goa, India.
Carnival Cruise Line’s ship Carnival Vista has passed the recent United States Public Health Inspection (USPH) conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The unannounced USPH inspection took place on December 16, 2018, at the ship’s homeport Galveston, Texas. Vista passed the inspection with a score of 89 points (just four points above the failing score of 85). The final score is not yet published on the CDC website however several crew members confirmed the news.
Captain and the crew of the cruise ship Costa Luminosa were presented with a plaque by the Hellenic Coast Guard for the rescue of 11 crew members from the cargo ship "Kilic 1". Captain Pietro Sinisi is pictured here receiving the recognition on behalf of all shipboard personnel on Costa Luminosa from the Hellenic Coast Guard.
The latest Celebrity Cruises ship, Celebrity Edge passed its first-ever USPH (the United States Public Health) Inspection. CDC Officers boarded the vessel on December 9, in Port Everglades, Florida and after several hours’ of inspection, the ship received 92 out of 100 USPH points. CDC website has yet to release the official score, however, several crew members have confirmed this information.
The P&O cruise ship Arcadia broke mooring lines today while the vessel was docked at Kings Wharf, Bermuda. The ship which was staying overnight broke free at around 2:53 am local time due to strong winds. According to the PTZ Video posted online from the Port Bermuda webcam, Arcadia drifted backwards and sideways for a short period of time before the ship’s crew brought maneuvering power back. The ship was safely brought to the dock and no injuries are reported.
The cruise ship MSC Poesia was caught in a storm while sailing off the coast of Uruguay.
PortMiami, the cruise capital of the world received record-breaking 52,000 cruise passengers in one day. Nine cruise ships were docked on December 9th including Carnival Horizon, Carnival Magic, Disney Magic, FRS Caribbean San Gwann, MSC Divina, Norwegian Getaway, Oceania Riviera, Empress of
A fellow crew member has informed Crew Center that a young officer working onboard Celebrity Millennium was found dead in his cabin on December 6, just one day before the ship arrived in Singapore. According to the source, the officer is identified as Anton Ilichev from Ukraine who was working as a Suite Manager. Anton was working for Celebrity Cruises for several contracts.
An investigation report was presented by Maritime New Zealand at the Dunedin District Court regarding the fatal incident onboard the cruise ship Emerald Princess in which one Filipino crewman died in a gas cylinder explosion.
The most anticipated cruise ship of the year, Celebrity Edge was officially baptized during a Tuesday ceremony at Port Everglades by the godmother Malala Yousafzai. In front of 3,000 guests, employees, crew members and students this magnificent vessel was the first to be baptized by a Nobel Prize Laureate.
