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The coronavirus virus spread around China – and with continuing reports of the virus spreading around the world – has led major airlines and cruise lines to cancel or reroute itineraries. Per a report in Yahoo New Australia, "Royal Caribbean International, the world’s biggest cruise operator, said it has...
A cruise ship passenger traveling on Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas has been banned for life by the cruise line after images and video surfaced of the women taking a "selfie" emerged. Apparently the woman climbed over a balcony railing to take a picture of herself. Dressed in a...
Carnival Cruise Line is promoting a new safety video featuring Shaquille O'Neal. Cast as the cruise line's Chief Fun Officer (CFO), O'Neal brings an entertaining approach to the serious matter of cruise ship safety. His presence connects the dots between other 'team members' who provide important safety information for potential...
USA Today recently published an article about the cruise industry titled: Have fun, but don't get sick! How cruise ship passengers should prepare for illness or injury It's certainly a catchy title and will likely draw some curious readers. The reality of course is that the vast majority of the...
As reported by the Associated Press and carried in the Tampa Bay Times: "Police in Miami say three California men used stolen credit cards to buy more than $100,000 in luxury items including a Rolex watch aboard Carnival Cruise Line ship Victory." The three men, Myrick Rucker, Jr., Sheldon Johnson...
Maritime Bulletin, which covers maritime and Crimean shipping news, reported that the Costa Mediterranea cruise ship experienced mechanical difficulties raising lifeboats back into their davits after a lifeboats exercise this weekend while stopped in Stavanger, Norway. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. Floating cranes on barges were called in to put...
Royal Caribbean ship, Anthem of the Seas, was delayed on it's latest cruise voyage due to a medical emergency that forced the ship to make an unscheduled stop in Nassau, Bahamas. The ship was traveling back to Cape Liberty, it's home port in New Jersey when the medical needs of...
The cruise line industry is always abuzz with interesting storylines – this time reports of a cocaine bust aboard the Marco Polo Cruise Ship in which two elderly British passengers were arrested. The suspects, ages 70 and 72, were held on suspicion of international drug trafficking when the ship docked...
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:...
It may seem silly for an article's content to be based around "how not to fall off of a cruise ship", but Lifehacker.com's recent article How Not To Fall Off a Cruise Ship did just that. What isn't silly is that, according to research provided by the trade group Cruise...
