Thirteen passengers are under investigation after a violent brawl aboard Costa Smeralda during an overnight sailing between Naples and Palermo.
13 Passengers Added to Costa Cruises’ Do Not Sail List After Violent Brawl Aboard Costa Smeralda
Man Breaks into Cabin and Sexual Assaults Woman Aboard Costa Favolosa
A man broke into the cabin of a female crew member in the middle of the night and sexually assaulted her on October 9th. The sexual assault occurred aboard Costa Cruises’ Costa Favolosa while the ship was sailing to Genoa, Italy.
According to local Italian news, the perpetrator used a magnetic key card to
18 Year Old Guest Goes Overboard From the Costa Toscana
18-Year-Old Passenger Goes Overboard Near Italy
An eighteen year old passenger went overboard from the Costa Toscana last week, according to other guests on the Costa cruise ship. Shortly after the young man went into the water, several passengers sailing on the Costa Toscana tweeted that a man went into water during dinner. A patrol
Six Drug-Smuggling Passengers Arrested in Santos, Brazil Preparing to Board Costa Diadema with 30 Kilos of Cocaine
Drug Smuggling Arrests at Port of Santos Involving Costa Diadema
Brazilian law enforcement agencies arrested six people and confiscated 30 kilos of cocaine at the port of Santos, Brazil, according to the Brazilian news outlet G1 / Globo. The drug smugglers, five Brazilians and one Argentinian, were arrested at the cruise terminal in Santos,
Notwithstanding Costa’s “Totally Safe” Protocols, Costa Smeralda Passenger Experiences Positive COVID-19 Case
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases outside of U.S. based sailings since the cruise industry in North America shut down is now two-hundred and sixteen, after the Costa Smeralda experienced a positive case yesterday.
A Passenger Tests Positive for COVID-19 Aboard Costa Smeralda
A Guest Aboard the Costa Smeralda Tests Positive for COVID-19
The
Stock Awards During a Deadly Pandemic? Carnival Executives Prosper While Crew Members Struggle
Carnival Corporation CEO Arnold Donald and other top Carnival cruise executives collected millions of dollars more in compensation in 2020 than in 2019 via stock awards, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week. Cruise Industry News summarized the compensation in an article titled Carnival Corporation Executives Made More Money
Officer Employed by AIDA Cruises Disappears
Several news outlets in Italy report that a young Italian officer working on an AIDA cruise ship has not been accounted for after his family reported him missing. ShipMag reports that Alessio Gaspari, age 25, was employed by AIDA Cruises as a third deck mate serving on an AIDA ship. His family reported him missing
Eight Passengers Positive with COVID-19 on Costa Diadema: Six Questions to Costa Cruises
This week, eight Costa Cruises guests tested positive for COVID-19 during two cruises on the Costa Diadema. As USA TODAY reported yesterday, the Costa cruise ship departed from Genoa on September 28th and ended its voyage on October 12th. The ship then departed on a second 14-day cruise with many of the same passengers on
Costa Diadema: Passenger with COVID-19 Disembarked in Naples, Italy
The Italian newspaper, Il Secolo XIX, reports that a 78-year-old man, described as a French citizen, was disembarked in Naples, Italy on October 14 from the Costa Diadema. The guest tested positive for COVID-19 after he was swabbed aboard the ship. He was transported by private ambulance to the “Covid Hospital of the San
Costa Diadema: Seven Passengers Test Positive for COVID-19
Seven guests on the Costa Diadema tested positive for COVID-19 after leaving the ship, according to the Italian newspaper Il Secolo XIX.
The newspaper reports that the Italian health authorities requested that all crew members on the Costa Diadema undergo swab testing earlier this week after the ship was in Genoa. The 
request from
Singers Belt Out Songs While Dancers Huff and Puff on a Crowded Stage on the MSC Grandiosa
A reader of this blog sent me videos, one of which you can see here, of what it’s like on a MSC cruise ship with its much touted COVID-19 protocols.
The screenshot from the video is from the MSC Grandiosa. It says in part:
“. . . two weeks ago in Europe an
Costa Diadema Crew Member Tests Positive for Covid-19
A Costa Cruises crew member on the Costa Diadema, was landed today in Genoa because he tested positive for Covid, according to the Italian News agency ANSA.
Costa Diadema Crew Member Tests Positive for COVID-19 During Screening
The news agency reports that five other people, apparently crew members, who had been in contact
Positive COVID Crew Cases Rise to Nine on Costa Favolosa and Costa Deliziosa
Italy has given the green light to Costa and AIDA to resume cruising from Italian ports this month. Meanwhile, the number of positive COVID-19 cases on Costa cruise ships in Italy increased to nine this weekend, according to the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero. The Costa Deliziosa (below right) has four crew members with positive
Three Costa Crew Members Test Positive for COVID-19, Raising Number of Infected Crew Members in Europe to 54
Costa Favolosa and Costa Deliziosa Crew Members Test Positive for COVID-19
Three Costa Cruise seafarers tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Italian press today. In the last two weeks, over four dozen other crew members employed by AIDA, TUI and Hurtigruten have tested positive.
Costa Favolosa and Costa Deliziosa Crew Members Test Positive
Two
Costa Cruise Ship Quarantined Due to Coronavirus
The Italian news agency ANSA and public broadcaster RAI reported this morning that a passenger from Hong Kong on the Costa Smeralda has been found to be showing symptoms (a fever) of what is suspected to be coronavirus. CNN reports that the 54 year old woman and her husband are now were being kept separately
NoGrandiNavi: Venice Endures Another Out-of-Control Cruise Ship
A little over a month ago, the MSC Opera cruise ship smashed into a dock and another smaller, cruise ship which was disembarking tourists in Venice.
Videos of the huge, out-of-control cruise ship, smashing into the dock and knocking tourists from the little ship in front of it into the water, looked like an attack-of-the-aliens
300 Kilos of Cocaine: Major Drug Bust on the Costa Favolosa in Brazil
Newspapers in Brazil are reporting that yesterday the federal police arrested sixteen passengers aboard the Costa Favolosa cruise ship who were reportedly carrying 300 kilos of cocaine in their luggage.
The Costa cruise ship was in the port in Santos, Brazil, on the coast of São Paulo, en route to 
Europe. The newspapers reported
Costa Luminosa Responds to Vessel on Fire, Aids in Rescue of Crew
This evening (past midnight local time), the Costa Luminosa cruise ship responded to a ship on fire off the Coast of Greece. The Costa ship reportedly aided in the rescue of crew members from the merchant vessel.
The ship fire was tweeted by Angel David / @angeltem.
El crucero #costaluminosa rescatando a otro navío.
Incendio a bordo de un mercante en plena noche. @InfoEmerg @costacruceros @ActualidadRT pic.twitter.com/RfzGbOj6zc— ⚕️Angel David 🇪🇸 (@angeltem) November 20, 2018
The tweet reads: “cruiser #costaluminosa rescuing