The United States Coast Guard medevaced an ill crew member Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 8th, from the Norwegian Joy, approximately 30 miles off the coast of Coos Bay, Oregon.
The 61-year-old Filipino man reportedly was suffering heart complications.
Coast Guard Medevacs Passenger in Critical Condition From Carnival Valor
The United States Coast Guard medevaced a twenty-three year old passenger from the Carnival Valor yesterday morning according to multiple news accounts.
WKRG-New Orleans reports that the Coast Guard medevaced the male passenger from the Carnival cruise ship just off the coast of Venice, Louisiana early Tuesday morning.
Man Overboard From MSC Divina, Rescued
A passenger went overboard from the MSC Divina late last week, according to a passenger who reported the incident to cruise expert Dr. Ross Klein who operates the popular CruiseJunkie web site.
The passenger stated “Last week we were on the MSC Divina and there a person went overboard. Around 6 in the morning
Former Royal Caribbean Youth Activities Manager Arrested for Sexual Crimes Against Minor
A former Royal Caribbean employee, identified as someone who previously “ran children’s programs for Royal Caribbean International,” has been charged with multiple sexual crimes against a 12 year old boy, according to several newspapers.
Andrew Meeks, age 35, a fourth-grade school teacher in Wisconsin, who is on a forced leave of absence during a
Jet Buzzes Harmony of the Seas
Several cruise passengers have stated that a jet flew closely over the Harmony of the Seas earlier this evening (around 5:30 P.M. Miami time). At the time of the incident, the Royal Caribbean ship was reportedly “North of Cuba but closer to the Florida Keys.”
The person who initially contacted me from the cruise ship
Smoke and Mirrors: Cruise Line Scrubbers Turn Air Pollution Into Water Pollution
Cruise ships are a major source of air pollution which causes and/or contributes to a wide range of serious health problems such as respiratory ailments, lung disease, cancer and premature deaths. The pollutants from ship engines exhaust gases include sulfer oxides(SOx) as well as non-combustible particulate matter and black carbon. A video of a Carnival
Alaska Fines HAL $17,000 After Westerdam Discharges 22,500 Gallons of Grey Water into Glacier Bay National Park
The State of Alaska yesterday fined Holland America Line (HAL) around $17,000 for dumping untreated grey water from one of its cruise ships.
NPR reported that HAL’s Westerdam cruise ship was visiting the national park a year ago, on September 11, 
2018, when a crew member illegally discharged grey water. Details of the illegal dumping
Royal Caribbean Crew Member Falls From Vision of the Seas
A twenty-six year old crew member reportedly fell off of the side of the Vision of the Seas while performing maintenance work this morning, according to an Italian news source.
The news source states that the crew member died and that divers subsequently located his body.
The cruise line was not following “work aloft” procedures
The Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj Takes a Look at the Cruise Industry
Hasan Minjah of Netflix’s Patriot Act takes a hard look at the popular cruise industry. He touches upon many issues which should make even the hardest core cruise fan feel uneasy: polluted air and water, garbage mixed with plastic items and dumped into Bahamian waters, abuse of crew members, and cruise lines like Carnival, NCL
Passenger Missing From the Genting Dream
A seventy-four year old retired electrician ia reportedly missing from the Genting Dream cruise ship, according to a newspaper in Singapore.
Cruise expert Dr. Ross Klein identifies Mr. Goh Hai Peng as the missing passenger who left Singapore on the Genting cruise ship on August 4th. The four-day, three-night cruise included stops on the