2nd Degree Murder on Carnival Cruise; Man Kills Wife

Earlier this month, Eric Newman of Topeka, Kansas was indicted for the second degree murder of his wife, Tamara Tucker. According to the Kansas City Star, the indictment said Newman was traveling with Tucker on board a cruise ship called the Carnival Elation on Jan. 19. Court records didn’t specify...

Bump: Carnival Cruise Ship Horizon Hits Pier in New York City

Per Crew-Center.com, "the cruise ship Carnival Horizon hit Pier 90 this morning in New York City while performing a docking maneuver at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal.. According to Carnival Cruise Line statement, no one was hurt by the collision, and the cruise ship sustained minor damages. Part of the parking...

Tropical Storm Gordon Delays Carnival and Royal Caribbean Cruises

Tropical Storm Gordon, with winds reaching 65 mph across the Gulf Coast made landfall in Mississippi. Leading up to Gordon's reaching land, the storm impacted cruise travel plans for Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruises. Royal Caribbean’s Chief Meteorologist James Van Fleet said that even with the delayed departure for Majesty...

Pregnant Woman Goes into Labor Aboard Cruise Ship, Rescued by Coast Guard

According to Fox4Now.com, "a pregnant woman was medevaced from a cruise ship, approximately 109 miles southwest of Key West over Labor Day weekend. Read the news report here. The woman was taken from the Carnival Glory on Aug. 31 after the patient went into labor. Cruise lines are less equipped...

Carnival Poop Cruise Lawsuit Dumped by 11th Circuit Court

An August 30, report on Law360.com states that the 11th Circ. Dumps Carnival Passengers' Suit Over 'Poop Cruise'. According to the report: "The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday tossed a suit brought by more than 100 former passengers of the Carnival Triumph who were stranded at sea for five days in...

Carnival Paradise Passenger Goes Overboard, Coast Guard Ends Search

A man who went missing from the Carnival Paradise on Tuesday has not been found. The U.S. Coast Guard, called in to search for the missing passenger, suspended it's search on Wednesday. Carnival Paradise left Tampa on Tuesday headed for Key West. The man was reported missing by 10 a.m....

Female Passenger Dies After Fall on Carnival Elation

A woman traveling on the Carnival Elation cruise ship died Friday (Jan. 19) after falling 'several decks' -- various news channels reported over the weekend. The Tampa Bay Times reported: Woman dies after falling ‘several decks’ from a balcony on a Carnival cruise (read the full article here). The Miami...

Carnival Sunshine to Call Charleston Home

From today's story in the Charleston Post and Courier, Carnival Cruise Line is bringing a newer, and bigger, ship to the Port of Charleston beginning in 2019, the Miami-based company said Thursday. The Carnival Sunshine will call Charleston its home port beginning in May 2019, with regular four- and five-day...