The New York Times published an article yesterday that should alarm women who are pregnant and thinking about taking a cruise calling on ports in the Caribbean or South America or Central America. CDC May Warn Pregnant Women Against Travel to Countries With Zika Virus written by science and health reporter Donald G. McNeil Jr., says that test
MSC Convicted of Treating Crew Members Like Slaves
A Brazilian labor court ordered the payment of fines, wages, overtime and "moral damages" to eleven (11) crew of the MSC Magnifica after finding that they had been subjected to working conditions similar to "slaves." You can read the order here.
According to Defonsoria Publica Da Uniao, in 2014 eleven crew members were
Brazil Fines MSC Cruises R$2,505,000 for Dumping Bags of Garbage
The Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente E Dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis (Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources) (IBAMA) levied a fine of R$ 2.505 million against MSC Cruises.
Based on today’s exchange rate, the fine is approximately $635,545 in U.S. dollars.
IBAMA said that MSC Cruises released garbage into the sea during a cruise
Passenger Overboard From MSC Divina
Univision reports that a passenger has gone overboard from the MSC Divina cruise ship.
In an article entitled "cae al mar un mexicano que viajaba en crucero mundialista," the network says that a passenger fell 50 meters from deck 15 into the water.
The MSC cruise ship was sailing with around 3,500
Honduran Crew Members Busted for Smuggling 100 Pounds of Cocaine on Royal Caribbean Owned Cruise Ship
A newspaper in Brazil reports that the police arrested crew members on a cruise ship who were smuggling 100 pounds of cocaine.
The Globo newspaper identified the cruise ship as the M/S Empress, owned by Royal Caribbean and operated by the Royal Caribbean brand Pullmantur.
The police officers arrested Honduran crew members after finding
Slave Ship? Brazilian Police Board MSC Magnifica after Crew Members Complain of Long Hours, Abuse, Intimidation & Sexual Harassment
The BBC reports that Brazilian police boarded a MSC cruise ship and rescued 11 crew members working in "slave-like conditions."
Brazilian officials say that the 11 crew members were forced to work up to 16 hours a day on the MSC Magnifica. Some of the crew members were subjected to sexual harassment.
The Brazilian
Costa Cruise Passenger Disappears, Found Dead
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The Pefil newspaper reports that a Brazilian businessman traveling on a Costa cruise ship was reported missing by his wife. He was later found dead on the shores of Rio de la Plata.
The newspaper’s headline is "Misteriosa muerte del pasajero de un crucero – Un empresario brasileño fue encontrado a 50 metros de la costa
Swiss Newspaper Covers the MSC Garbage Dumping Story
Today, a newspaper in Switzerland joined in the coverage of the story regarding the alleged dumping of garbage bags from the MSC Cruises Magnifica cruise ship.
Le Matin, the largest French-speaking newspaper in Switzerland, published the headline:
Des ordures jetées à la mer! — Vidéo à l’appui, un avocat affirme que la compagnie italo-suisse MSC
MSC Magnifica Stuck in Port of Santos, Brazil With Fouled Propeller
A newspaper in Brazil reports that the MSC Magnifica, scheduled to depart from the Port of Santios, Brazil this evening at 6:00 P.M., remains in port after a mooring line became caught in the cruise ship’s propeller.
A Tribuna states that that “one of the mooring lines to the pier got stuck in one
MSC Cruises’ Garbage Dumping Scandal: Will Travel Agents, Travel Writers & Cruise Bloggers Look the Other Way?
Yesterday we wrote about MSC Cruises allegedly dumping garbage bags and other items into the ocean at night from the Magnifica cruise ship while it was sailing in Brazilian waters.
It’s been 24 hours since we posted the article together with video and photographs provided to us by a former cruise line employee. Our article
Guardian of the Seas? Is MSC Cruises Polluting Brazilian Waters Again?
Two months ago, we posted a video from a Brazilian newspaper showing MSC Cruises crew members apparently throwing black garbage bags into the water (video at bottom).
The video, taken by a passenger aboard an unidentified MSC ship (later identified as the Magnifica), created a hue and cry among environmentalists and citizens of Brazil.
Did Splendor of the Seas or Other Cruise Ships Dump Sewage Near Turtle Beach in Brazil?
A reader of Cruise News in Brazil sent us an article from a Brazilian newspaper indicating that swimmers (including children) at a public beach near Búzios City, Brazil reported to the hospital with irritated eyes, difficulty breathing, and gastrointestinal problems.
The beach is called Praia da Tartaruga (Turtle Beach).
According to the newspaper Globo, public environmental officials
Passenger Goes Overboard from Royal Caribbean’s Splendor of the Seas
A newspaper in Brazil reports that a passenger went overboard on Friday February 7, 2014 from the Splendor of the Seas cruise ship while it was sailing in the waters of Uruguay.
The vessel reportedly docked later at the Port of Santos, São Paulo, on Sunday, February 9, 2014. The local police investigated the incident
MSC Cruises Complains After Caught Dumping Garbage Bags in Brazilian Waters
Today I received a link to an article in Brazil regarding the allegations of a cruise passenger sailing on a MSC cruise ship (The MSC Magnifica) that the crew members were dumping garbage bags into Brazilian waters.
A local blogger in Brazil posted the embarrassing news and MSC, in turn, complained to its public
Explosion Aboard MSC Orchestra: 3 Crew Members Injured
A Facebook page focusing on the rights of Brazilians working on cruise ships reports today of a serious accident aboard a MSC cruise ship resulting in serious injuries to three crew members.
The page is entitled Direito Do Trabalhador Brasileiro Em Navios Cruzeiros (Law Of Brazilian Workers On Cruise Ships).
It states that an accident
Video: MSC Cruise Ship Dumps Garbage Bags Off Coast of Brazil
A reader of Cruise Law News has informed us that a television station in Brazil just released a story about a MSC cruise ship dumping garbage bags into the sea off of the coast of Brazil. The story is based on a cruise passenger’s account. You can see what appears to be blag bags being
Another Passenger Goes Overboard from a MSC Cruise Ship – This Time the MSC Fantasia
Cruise Law News received a message late Saturday night indicating that a passenger went overboard from the MSC Fantasia. Here’s the message:
MSC Fantasia is in first day of a Carnival cruise. It embarked 4000 drunk pax today in Santos, Brazil and around 7 PM, the time to leave the port, we had one
Passenger Falls to His Death on MSC Fantasia Cruise Ship
A number of sources are reporting on the death of a Brazilian man who fell from an upper balcony on the MSC Fantasia cruise ship today.
Some are saying that he fell from the eight or ninth deck to the fifth deck, apparently from an interior balcony.
The cruise ship was sailing between Santos and Rio