Today. the Caribbean Princess lost power off the Irish coast, according to several passengers on Twitter. One passenger tweeted: “what an exciting day stuck off the Irish coast with engine troubles and missing port of Dublin but quiet and sunny.”
The editor of Lloyd’s casualty services tweeted “#CaribbeanPrincess with 4464 POB heading
Royal Caribbean’s Splendour of the Seas caught on fire this morning as the cruise ship was sailing in the Mediterranean near the Greek islands.
“There’s thick acrid smoke all over the cabins," reported an Irish passenger according to UTV in London.
“We can constantly smell smoke. Smoke here. Smoke everywhere. Everywhere on the ship we can
The Merco Press and Crew Center reports that Argentinian Police arrested two Royal Caribbean crew crew members on the Splendour of the Seas cruise ship for trying to smuggle cocaine to sell in Europe. The cruise ship was anchored in the port of Buenos Aires.
The crew members had taped the coke to their bodies.
I have received inquiries from passengers about a man overboard from Royal Caribbean’s Splendour of the Seas last month. The incident seems to involve a passenger who jumped into the water early one morning. He was promptly rescued. Most people are asking why hasn’t there been any news account of the incident?
One passenger provided
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
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
Two weeks ago, a storm hit Royal Caribbean’s Splendor of the Seas, breaking plates, bottles and glasses and causing concern amongst the passengers. According to the Brazilian newspaper Diário Catarinense on the night of January 23rd, passengers who were aboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ship reported “moments of panic and tension” after a the
