Last year, Royal Caribbean Cruises agreed with the producers of a reality television show called “Shipmates” to use the cruise line’s Vision of the Seas in the filming of the program. Channel 4 TV in the UK used the Vision as the setting for what the producers describe as a “party-fueled luxury cruise ship” sailing
Royal Caribbean Buys Majority Stake in Silversea Cruises
Today, Royal Caribbean Cruises announced that it is acquiring a 66.7% stake in Silversea Cruises for $1,000,000,000 (billion) and assuming around $500,000,000 (million) in debt.
As a privately held cruise brand, Silversea operates nine ships with two newbuilds, Silver Moon and Silver Dawn, which are under construction for delivery in 2020 and 2021, with
NTSB Report: Maintenance Deficiencies and Poor Training Led to Caribbean Fantasy Fire and Delayed Evacuation
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published its findings yesterday regarding a fire on the Caribbean Fantasy cruise ferry, operated by Baja Ferries, near Puerto Rico in August of 2016. You can read the NTSB’s summary, proable cause findings, and recommendations regarding the fire here.
We reported on the fire at the time in our
Jury Returns $20,000,000 Verdict for Seriously Injured Royal Caribbean Officer on Voyager of the Seas
A Miami-Dade County jury returned a verdict against Royal Caribbean Cruises of more than $20,000,000 on behalf of an officer who was injured on the Voyager of the Seas during an accident in 2008.
Royal Caribbean officer Lisa Spearman was seriously and permanently injured when a watertight door crushed her right hand when she came
FEMA Pays Exorbitant Price for Charter of Carnival Fascination After Hurricane Maria
According to WRLN in Miami, FEMA grossly overpaid Carnival Cruise Line to charter the Carnival Fascination to provide housing for FEMA workers following Hurricane Maria.
According to documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by Daniel Rivero, WLRN states that FEMA agreed to pay Carnival $74,700,000 to provide accommodations aboard the Carnival Fascination
Coast Guard Medevacs Passenger From Celebrity Solstice
The United States Coast Guard medevaced a passenger from a Celebrity Cruises cruise ship yesterday.
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew performed a medical rescue of a woman from the Celebrity Solstice cruise ship near Noyes Island, west of Craig, Alaska, on May 30, 2018.
The captain of the Celebrity cruise ship contacted the
Passenger Goes Overboard from Greek Ferry
A young man went overboard from a passenger ship in the port of Piraeus four days ago, according to the Safety4Sea publication. During the evening of May 23, 2018, the passenger went overboard from the "RoRo" (roll on / roll off) ferry Blue Horizon, while the ship was still docked in the port of
Royal Caribbean Unreasonably Delays Reporting Overboard Crew Member from Vision of the Seas
On December 8, 2017, a crew member went overboard from the Vision of the Seas cruise ship operated by Miami based Royal Caribbean Cruises. I reported on the incident at the time based on what passengers were stating about the cruise.
The Vision sailed out of Galveston on December 4, 2017 on a seven day
How Carnival’s Failure to Install a Man Overboard System Doomed Passenger and Wasted U.S. Coast Guard Resources
In a press release, the the U.S. Coast Guard announced that it suspended its search and rescue efforts for a passenger who went overboard from the Carnival Paradise on May 22, 2018. The Coast Guard stated that it ended its search on the following day at approximately 9 P.M. (May 23, 2018), which is approximately
Gastrointestinal Outbreak on the Silver Shadow
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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting that there is a gastrointestinal outbreak on the Silver Shadow operated by the Silversea Cruises company.
The CDC reports that 28 of 327 (8.56%) of the passengers suffered from vomiting and diarrhea and other GI symptoms and reported being ill during the cruise, which took
Passenger Missing from Carnival Paradise
A passenger has been reported missing from a Carnival cruise ship which sailed from Tampa to Key West, Florida.
The United States Coast Guard is reporting that a 50 year old man may have gone overboard somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico after the ship sailed from Tampa heading for Key West. New accounts state
Vision of the Seas Loses Power in Sea Of Crete
The Vision of the Seas lost power during the early morning hours of May 22, 2018. Several passengers are reporting that the Royal Caribbean cruise ship sustained a power and propulsion outage, leaving the ship floating in the Sea of Crete with only its emergency lighting on.
Subsequent information is that the ship regained power
Passenger Overboard from Princess Sun
A passenger has been reported overboard from the Princess Sun cruise ship today, according to 9News in Australia. The passenger is an Australian man in his 80’s.
In a statement, Princess Cruises stated that the passenger intentionally went overboard.
The Princess Sun departed from Fremantle, Australia six days ago, and was half way through a
MSC Wasted U.S. Coast Guard Resources By Delayed Report of Overboard Crew Member
This afternoon, May 17, 2018, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) released an official press statement indicating that it ended its search for an overboard crew member from the MSC Seaside cruise ship.
The search was for a Filipino crew member who went overboard from the MSC cruise ship around 1:00 A.M. in the late
Search and Rescue Underway for Overboard Crew Member from MSC Seaside
A crew member from the MSC Seaside has been reported going overboard last night south of the Virgin Islands.
A passenger on the MSC cruise ship notified me this morning of the incident. Florida resident Brett Morphis stated that the ship used spotlights to search for the crew member starting around 3 A.M. and continuing
Cruise Ship Hot-Deck-Burned-Feet Lawsuit Irks Public
A number of newspapers are reporting that a resident of New York is suing Celebrity Cruises after he scalded his feet on a hot deck on one of its cruise ships several years ago.
The 66 year-old passenger, who apparently suffered from pre-existing neuropathy of his feet, was sailing aboard the Celebrity Silhouette when the
Cruise Lines Oppose Bahamian Tug Boat Fee
A dispute is brewing in the Bahamas over a tug boat fee that the government plans to charge cruise ships and other commercial vessels using the harbor of Nassau.
Earlier this week, the Bahamas Tribune reported that the Miami-based cruise industry believes that it does not need tug service in the port of Nassau.
The
Silver Wind Flunks USPH Sanitation Inspection
Silversea Cruises’ Silver Wind cruise ship recently failed a sanitation inspection by United States Public Health (USPH) inspectors, in March.
On March 18, 2018, the USPH inspected the Silver Wind in San Juan and found numerous unsanitary violations. Repeated problems were noted in the ship’s potable water treatment. Inspectors located over two dozen flies in