This afternoon the U.S. Coast Guard reported that a 31 year old man apparently went overboard from the Eurodam (**but see the update below!) during a cruise to Juneau, Alaska last night. The Alaskan newspaper KTOO initially reported in error that the missing man was a passenger. The Coast Guard release stated in pertinent part:
A crew member on the Jewel of the Seas informs me that the Royal Caribbean cruise ship has a total of sixty-four (64) COVID-19 cases amongst guests. Recent testing also revealed only four (4) infected crew members.
The cruise ship’s Infection Control Officer informed the crew: “Unfortunately our guest numbers continue to soar. Best
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
Carnival Corporation CEO Arnold Donald recently stated on the cruise giant’s second quarter and business update call that Carnival Cruise Line is expected to operate at “110 percent occupancy” for the summer season. He stated “Carnival Cruise Line also became our first brand to sail its entire fleet in May and is expecting occupancy to
What happens when as many as sixty passengers are involved in a violent brawl on a Carnival cruise ship? Nothing, as it became clear from reports of an early morning brawl aboard the Carnival Magic which returned to port in Manhattan yesterday morning.
Local New York NBC Channel 4 reports that as many as 60
As of this weekend, 100% of the cruise ships tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are sailing with cruise guests and/or crew members who have tested positive for COVID-19. The Cruise Ship COVID-19 Dashboard maintained by the CDC shows that of the ninety-six (96) cruise ships tracked by the CDC, six (6)
Yesterday, I received word from the Jewel of the Seas, upon its return from its latest cruise back to its curremt home port of Amsterdam, that forty-six (46) guests of the 1,750 passengers tested positive for COVID-19. The Royal Caribbean cruise ship still had sixteen (16) senior oficer who were in quarantine (which we discussed
In a brochure sent to its crew members before its public announcement today, Virgin Voyages stated that it delayed the launch of its third ship Resilient Lady to an unknown date next year. The cruise line informed its crew that:
“Due to current global challenges, the debut of Resillient Lady will be delayed from
Last night. a woman went overboard from the Azamara Quest as the cruise ship was sailing in the Mediterranean shortly after leaving Barcelona, Spain.
According to an account in the U.S. Sun titled LOST AT SEA: Woman falls overboard from Azamara Quest cruise ship sparking desperate search off Majorca coast, a “middle-aged” woman fell
A gastrointestinal (GI) outbreak of unknown origin occurred during a cruise to Alaska last week on the Carnival Splendor cruise ship which sickened ninety-three (93) passengers and crew members.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 77 of 2,109 (3.65%) guests and 16 of 1,079 (1.48%) crew members reported being ill
Two crew members*, who reportedly suffered chemical burns on a Celebrity cruise ship today, were medevaced to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia.
The crew members were injured while working on the Celebrity Summit cruise ship. Earlier today, the cruise ship contacted the Coast Guard Fifth District Command Center, which responds to maritime incidents
When we last reported on the COVID-19 status of the Jewel of the Seas five days ago, there were twelve (12) crew members and seven (7) guests who initially tested positive for COVID-19 as the Royal Caribbean cruise ship was sailing around Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England.
Spike in COVID-19 Cases Among Crew Members on Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Seas
At that time, according to Royal Caribbean,
