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Celebrity Millennium Suicide by Crew Member Marks Sad End to Final Voyage

According to a report in Newsweek, "an officer on a Celebrity Cruises ship reportedly took his own life last week during his final voyage with the company before his contract ended. Anton Ilichev from Ukraine—who had been working as a suite manager on the Celebrity Millennium—was found dead in his cabin...

U.S. and Greek Special Forces Train for Cruise Ship Hijacking Scenarios

A December 6, 2018 article in TheNewsRep.com website outlines information related to cruise ship hijacking scenarios and how United Stated special forces might respond to those incidents. Titled "ISIS terrorists have just hijacked a cruise ship’: Greek and US SOF train for contingencies" - the article states a basic premise:...

Carnival Valor Passenger Airlifted From Ship Near Galveston Texas

Multiple media outlets, including, Click 3 Houston, report that "the Coast Guard medevaced a 71-year-old woman from a cruise ship 58 miles off the coast of Galveston to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston on Sunday morning." Representatives from the Carnival Valor contacted the Coast Guard, alerting them...

Norwegian Escape Engine Room Accident Leaves 2 Crew Members Burned

A #USCG aircrew medevaced two crewmembers suffering second-degree burns from the cruise ship Norwegian Escape Monday evening. https://t.co/k2Fzajqsig pic.twitter.com/cuC3rbOu13 — CoastGuardNews (@CoastGuardNews) November 27, 2018 Reports from various media tell a frightening tale. Two crew members on the Norwegian Escape cruise ship were apparently suffering from second degree burns after...

Mystery Continues in Death of Passenger on Royal Princess Cruise Ship

Video credit: Local10.com, Fort Lauderdale The Royal Princess, returned to Fort Lauderdale and is already back out at sea on another cruise vacation. The question of what happened to a 52-year old female passenger who died on the ship last week, however, is still unanswered. The woman, identified as Almarosa...

Help For Family Members of Cruise Ship Accident Victims

The following is an actual inquiry we received from a family member who was reaching out to our firm. They wanted to find out what they should do after their mother was involved in a fall aboard a cruise ship. I'm contacting you on behalf of my mother who suffered...

More Details Emerge From Passenger Death on Royal Princess

As we shared on Nov. 14, a 52 year old female passenger fell to her death aboard the Royal Princess as the cruise ship was sailing from Fort Lauderdale to Aruba on a Southern Caribbean itinerary. While the cause of her death is still unclear, more details have emerged, including...

Royal Princess Passenger Dies From Fall as Cruise Ship is in Aruba

Cruise Hive reports that, "a 52-year-old American female guest passed away early this morning aboard Royal Princess as the ship was enroute to Aruba. It was reported to the local authorities who met and boarded the ship upon arrival.  The cause of death is not yet known at this time.”...

Princess Cruise Passengers Taken to Hospital After Tour Excursion Accident

Passengers traveling on a tour excursion bus were hit with shattered glass after the bus collided with a campervan. The accident took place on the Otago Peninsula in Dunedin, New Zealand. The passengers were from the Princess Cruises Majestic Princess. According to the Otago Daily Times news article, "the crash,...

Woman Killed in Holland America Tender Accident on Maasdam

Update Nov. 14, 2018: Newsweek also reports fatal accident on Maasdam: The passengers was a 70-year-old-woman who fell from a tender platform into the sea. She was pulled back onto the tender platform and was initially conscious before losing consciousness again. She could not be revived. She passed away at...