July 2022

Marooned At Sea By the CDC: Over 20% of Guests On Zaandam Test Positive for COVID-19 As CDC Ends Public Reporting of COVID-19 Cases on Cruise Ships

By Jim Walker on July 31, 2022

Several cruise lines, led by Carnival and Royal Caribbean, are loosening coronavirus testing rules, as the Washington Post and USA Today recently reported. This follows the unwise and inexplicable decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost two weeks ago, to stop reporting on COVID-19 cases on cruise ships for all passengers …

Miami Jury Returns $10,200,000 Verdict Against Carnival Cruise Line for Passenger Raped on the Carnival Miracle

By Jim Walker on July 19, 2022

Posted in Sexual Assault and Exploitation

A jury in the case of Jane Doe v. Carnival Corporation d/b/a Carnival Cruise Line case number 19-24766, pending in federal court for the Southern District of Florida, returned a verdict in the amount of $10,200,000 on July 18, 2022 for a passenger who was raped by a crew member on the Carnival Miracle.…

Jewel of the Seas – 73 COVID-19 Cases / For the First Time, 100% of Cruise Ships From U.S. Ports are Orange on the CDC’s COVID-19 Dashboard

By Jim Walker on July 16, 2022

Posted in Disease and Outbreaks

A crew member on the Jewel of the Seas informs me that the Royal Caribbean cruise ship has a total of seventy-three (73) COVID-19 cases on the ship. There are fifty-seven (57) guests who tested positive for the virus and sixteen (16) crew members. The hotel director is also positive for COVID-19.

The Jewel left…

Westerdam Experiences Azipod Failure During Alaskan Cruise

By Jim Walker on July 14, 2022

Posted in Mechanical Failures

A guest aboard the Holland American Line Westerdam sent us the following information this morning:

“On HAL’s Westerdam now. Ship malfunctioned while at Hubbard Glacier, severely hampering forward progress. Captain says part of propulsion system (Azipod failure). Heading to Sitka now, but will skip Ketchikan. Any news on this situation? Coast Guard is aware and…

Déjà Vu: COVID-19 Outbreak on Princess Cruises Ship in Australia

By Jim Walker on July 11, 2022

Posted in Disease and Outbreaks

When I read the news this morning that a COVID-19 outbreak involving around one-hundred passengers and crew members occurred on the Coral Princess, Princess’s sister ship to the Ruby Princess which had one of the earliest outbreaks of COVID-19 in Australia two years ago, I felt as if I were trapped in a scene…

Passengers Injured as Viking Hermod Involved in Collision on Rhine River

By Jim Walker on July 10, 2022

Posted in Collisions and Groundings

A Viking river cruise ship collided with what is described as a cargo ship yesterday, resulting in injuries to two passengers on the cruise ship.

The Viking Hermod was sailing on the Rhine River near Speyer, Germany when a cargo ship reportedly turned directly into its path. The Viking Hermod tried reversing at full power…

Seventy-Nine (79) COVID-19 Cases on the Jewel of the Seas

By Jim Walker on July 2, 2022

Posted in Disease and Outbreaks

A crew member on the Jewel of the Seas informs me that the Royal Caribbean cruise ship has a total of seventy-nine (79) COVID-19 cases on the ship, amongst guests (61) and crew members (18).

The Jewel left port in Amsterdam today on a twelve day cruise to ports in Iceland and Ireland. She is…

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July 2022

Marooned At Sea By the CDC: Over 20% of Guests On Zaandam Test Positive for COVID-19 As CDC Ends Public Reporting of COVID-19 Cases on Cruise Ships

Miami Jury Returns $10,200,000 Verdict Against Carnival Cruise Line for Passenger Raped on the Carnival Miracle

Jewel of the Seas – 73 COVID-19 Cases / For the First Time, 100% of Cruise Ships From U.S. Ports are Orange on the CDC’s COVID-19 Dashboard

Westerdam Experiences Azipod Failure During Alaskan Cruise

Déjà Vu: COVID-19 Outbreak on Princess Cruises Ship in Australia

Passengers Injured as Viking Hermod Involved in Collision on Rhine River

Seventy-Nine (79) COVID-19 Cases on the Jewel of the Seas

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