Photos of the containment area surrounding the Diamond Princess cruise ship show people dressed head-to-toe in white protective garments. They enter the ship, taking the greatest precautions, to serve the approximately 3,700 people who authorities have quarantined aboard the ship. Yesterday we blogged that 20 people aboard the ship had tested positive for coronavirus, which was a…

A day after we blogged that authorities have quarantined a cruise ship after 10 people from the ship tested positive for coronavirus, major news outlets are reporting that authorities have detained yet another ship.   The first ship reported quarantined, the Diamond Princess, is just days into a two-week detention which will see passengers and…

Cruise ships have a long history of illness outbreaks. In fact, some experts have called them veritable floating Petri dishes. The largest known cruise ship outbreak infected nearly 700 people with gastrointestinal illness. So, it seems that it was only a matter of time before coronavirus would appear aboard a cruise ship and potentially spread…

The international scare surrounding coronavirus and its spread has significantly affected the cruise industry’s Asia operations. In particular, many cruise companies have cancelled and postponed voyages which were set to call on mainland China, while authorities detained other passengers and tested them for the virus. Though thousands of cruise passengers have been screened for coronavirus,…

Amid the global scare relating to the coronavirus, many cruise companies have postponed and canceled cruises while the Cruise Line Industry Association has publicly backed the companies’ decisions not to call on mainland China. As the health scare spreads some countries are even beginning to deny cruise ships entry. CruiseIndustryNews.com reports that the island nation St.…

As we have been blogging for the past week or so, many cruise companies have been canceling cruises out of China due to the coronavirus outbreak. Royal Caribbean, MSC, and Costa have all announced that they would either cancel or postpone voyages originating in China due to the virus. But other cruise companies have decided…

For the past several days we have been blogging about cruise companies that have been canceling and altering itineraries in response to the coronavirus outbreak. One cruise line even quarantined an entire ship, including over 6,000 passengers and 1,000 crew, to check for coronavirus. Now, cruise companies are beginning to refuse boarding to anyone who…

Passengers aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Italy have been placed on lockdown as a result of a coronavirus scare aboard the ship. The passengers are traveling aboard the Costa Smeralda and were prevented from disembarking from the ship after it arrived at the Italian port city of Civitavecchia. Authorities identified a woman…

As coronavirus continues to spread across China, authorities are increasingly worried that it may spread from the country and establish itself across the world. Cruise companies such as Royal Caribbean, MSC, and Costa have canceled cruises sailing out of Shanghai, while Holland America has altered the itinerary of an upcoming cruise. Though the precautions may…

A day after several cruise lines announced that they would cancel cruises out of China due to fears of the spread of coronavirus, authorities are increasingly worried that the ships’ travels could aide the virus’ transmission.  in an effort to head off the virus officials with Royal Caribbean, MSC Cruises, and Costa Cruises have all…

Major cruise companies are announcing cancellations of sailings out of China due to the growing threat of coronavirus.  USAToday.com reports that Royal Caribbean, MSC, and Costa Cruises are all canceling departures from China, with Royal Caribbean announcing that it is suspending Monday’s scheduled sailing of the Spectrum of the Seas. The Spectrum was set of…

Late last week, someone released a video that purported to show the moments leading up to the death of Chloe Wiegand. The video appeared to show Chloe’s grandfather, Salvatore Anello, leaning his torso out of an 11th-floor window just before lifting her up to it. Royal Caribbean Cruise Line cited the video as part of its…

Yesterday we blogged that a 46-year-old man from Naples, Florida died after falling from a cruise ship the day before. Similar to the aftermath of many cruise ship overboard deaths, authorities came out in the hours after the incident and claimed that the man had purposefully jumped from the ship. As this is a common…

Authorities announced that they have recovered the body of a man who went overboard from a cruise ship on Wednesday night. UPDATE: @USCG says surveillance video shows “a clean jump” by a 46yo man from Naples, FL., who dropped 177 feet, from the 10 story deck of @RoyalCarribean‘s ‘Oasis of the Seas’, last night, while…

A Carnival Cruises passenger was evacuated from the Carnival Pride over the weekend due to a medical emergency, in an operation that “stretched the range” of the rescue aircraft, the U.S. Coast Guard said. .@USCG medevaced a 34-year-old man from the cruise ship, Carnival Pride, Thursday approximately 75 miles north of San Juan. More here: https://t.co/LORVl8o40I…

For years cruise ship travelers and the general public had no idea exactly how much crime was being committed aboard cruise ships. This was because regulations governing the reporting of cruise crime allowed cruise companies to put off reporting the incidences almost indefinitely. But changes to the regulations have given cruise passengers a truer look…

Just days ago we blogged that Royal Caribbean has canceled several sailings in early February due to propulsion issues with one of its ships. Now, another cruise company is announcing that it, too, will have to alter sailings due to engine issues. Officials with Princess Cruises announced that the company is altering a number of…

The most recent results from the CDC’s periodic cruise ship sanitation inspections are in, and the results are better than in previous years.  MiamiHerald.com reports that in its most recent round of inspections, the CDC reviews seven ships, six of them being operated by Royal Caribbean or one of its subsidiaries.  The ships were judged…

Holland America has announced that it is canceling a sailing because one of its ships is suffering from propulsion issues.   CruiseHive.com reports that the company plans to take the Nieuw Amsterdam ship out of service and send it to Grand Bahama Shipyard in the coming weeks. This will necessitate the cancellation of the ship’s…