A group of cruise passengers claims to have been trapped in a cruise ship elevator for over an hour. Newsweek.com reports that the passengers were traveling on the Carnival Inspiration when they became trapped.  When the cruise passengers were finally rescued, they report that crew members were insensitive to their plight. The passengers say that…

Earlier this week the Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas was damaged when a massive crane fell on the vessel while it was in dry dock in the Bahamas. The ship had been transported to the Bahamas to undergo routine maintenance. But the falling crane did such damage to the ship that Royal Caribbean has…

Officials are continuing to investigate the dramatic crane crash that damaged a cruise ship in the Bahamas this week.  The news paper Bahamas Press has published a video online which purports to show the ship after the crash.    Officials indicate that they are aware of additional damage, telling Newsweek  “We are aware of damage…

A crane fell on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship while it was in dock in the Bahamas, reportedly injuring up to eight people.   The Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas, which sails out of Port Canaveral, Florida, was also was damaged when the large construction crane fell on it. The ship had left its…

Over the years we have blogged about various individuals and groups who have attempted to smuggle drugs aboard cruise ships. Perhaps the most notorious such smuggling operation was busted last year and involved a drug smuggling ring that traveled around the world with cocaine. Now, authorities say another smuggling ring has been broken up. USA…

A passenger has reportedly gone missing from the Carnival Spirit cruise ship. Several news outlets are reporting that a passenger was first reported missing at about 1:00 a.m. as the Spirit sailed from Sydney, Australia to New Caledonia. After his disappearance was reported to ship officials, the officials checked the ship security footage and saw…

The Journal Sentinel is reporting that a 68-year-old woman was recently arrested and  held in the Cayman Islands on suspicion of gun possession. If she returns for her court date, she faces up to several years in prison. On February 3, Carol Ann McNeill-Skorupan was traveling on a cruise voyage which stopped in George Town,…

The CEO of Viking Ocean Cruises apologized for his company’s failures, which resulted in 1,300 being stranded at sea.  As we have been blogging this week, the Viking Sky cruise ship was stranded off the coast of Norway earlier this week, putting hundreds of passengers in harm’s way. Up to 500 of them were airlifted…

Two days after the Viking Sky cruise ship became disabled off the coast of Norway, the ship is now back at port. Passengers who were aboard the ship during the ordeal are now recounting tales of terror, as the Norwegian government launches an investigation into what went wrong.  Many passengers who were aboard the ship…

Yesterday the cruise ship Viking Sky became stranded off the coast of Norway after it suffered propulsion issues while sailing in choppy seas.  The ship issued a mayday call after ship authorities realized that the vessel would not be able to make it back to shore. This set off a frantic rescue effort, which saw…

Various news outlets are reporting that there has been a fire aboard the Carnival Triumph. The blaze reportedly broke out on the fourth deck of the ship while the ship was in dry dock in Cadiz, Spain, and resulted in the evacuation of hundreds workers and contractors. It is not clear how much damage was…

Published reports indicate that a man was medically evacuated from a cruise ship, after being found unconscious while sailing on the vessel earlier this week. The 52-year-old man was  about halfway through a 32-day itinerary aboard the MSC Divina when he was found unresponsive as the ship sailed about 100 miles southeast of Atlantic City.…

Yesterday we blogged about a 25-year-old Casey Holladay, who is suing Royal Caribbean after suffering a serious injury while using one of the company’s rides aboard a cruise ship earlier this year. Holladay’s plight may be the result of cruise lines’ pushing the envelope when designing ship attractions. Cruise companies have equipped ships with rides…

NBC Chicago reports that in February, Casey Holladay was sailing aboard the Royal Caribbean Mariner of the Seas when he went on the ship’s Skypad ride and suffered a horrible accident.  Described as a “trampoline and bungee jump in one,” Holladay when on the ride and eventually found himself crashing down nearly 20 feet below…

Last week, several cruise ship passengers were injured when the Norwegian Escape was struck by a powerful gust of wind while sailing through a storm off the Delmarva coast.  CBS News reported on the situation, publishing startling video which shows furniture sliding around the ship as the vessel tilts violently in the wind. The report…