News tagged with 'Cruise Ship and Ferry Accidents'

Tart-tongued Carnival Exec Retires The chief executive of Carnival Cruise Lines has announced his retirement from the cruise business. Bob Dickinson, the man who developed the cruise industry into a force to be reckoned with on Wall Street, announced the other day that he will retire from his post at the e

More than 80 people aboard a Royal Caribbean Cruises ship became ill during a four-day trip to the Bahamas last week, the fifth vessel to report an outbreak in recent weeks. According to a health official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the illness is similar to the Norwalk-like virus that h

More than 200 passengers aboard Carnival Cruise Lines' Conquest fell ill last week due to a gastrointestinal disorder that has plagued the cruise industry over the last three months. Physicians say the Norwalk-like virus is believed to be the same that has sickened hundreds of passengers aboard at least three cruise

The U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Thursday that dozens of passengers aboard another Caribbean cruise ship have fallen ill due to a gastrointestinal disorder. Nearly 115 passengers and three crew members aboard P&O Cruises' Oceana have developed a Norwalk-like virus, the third cruise l

Nearly 200 passengers aboard a Carnival Cruise Line ship returned to port Monday suffering from a Norwalk-like virus, the latest incident involving a gastrointestinal illness to plague the cruise line industry. A spokesperson for Carnival revealed that 190 guests and four crew aboard the Fascination , which was carry

Holland America Line announced Tuesday that it has canceled the next sailing of the cruise liner Amsterdam , only days after a lawsuit was filed by dozens of passengers who contracted a Norwalk-like virus during their Caribbean cruise earlier this month. The Amsterdam , which is scheduled to return Thursday from its

A lawsuit was filed against Holland America Line last week after dozens of passengers aboard the cruise liner Amsterdam contracted a Norwalk-like virus (inflammation of the lining membrane of the stomach and intestines) during a Caribbean cruise earlier this month. Over 160 of the Amsterdam's 1,900 passengers beca

The captain of a Cabo San Lucas glass-bottom boat will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of three American tourists. Paulina Armijo, 54, of New Mexico, Elizabeth Steven, 64, of Alaska, and Dorothy Farnman, 32, of California, all drowned when the glass-bottom boat capsized in heavy surf.

Three American citizens on a weeklong Carnival cruise to Mexico drowned July 13th when their glass bottom boat capsized near Baja, California. Elizabeth Steven, 64, Paulina Armijo, 54, and Dorothy Farnman, 32, died in the accident. According to Carnival officials, 17 passengers from the company's Elation cruise

The Royal Caribbean cruise ship Nordic Empress was forced to shut off its engines for several hours after an engine room fire erupted. The 692-foot vessel, which set sail from New York on June 10th, had traveled to Bermuda and was on its way back to the United States. Over 2,000 passengers were aboard the Nordic

Yesterday a tourist ship carrying 51 people sank in the Black Sea. Officials with the Ukrainian Coastguard report that as many as 19 may have died. The 37 year old ship, the Pamyat Merkuriya, failed to arrive on schedule at the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Yevpatoria. Coastguard officials pulled several people from l

Before choosing a ship to spend your cruise vacation aboard, look into the ship's sanitation and health record. The Federal government inspects most cruise ships that enter United States' water. Some foreign ships may escape such inspection, yet many follow voluntary guidelines established by the cruise industry. Th

A 19 year old man, apparently drunk, fell overboard from the deck of the Carnival cruise line ship Sensation yesterday. Officials said that the victim's body was found floating in Tampa Bay. Impact with the water caused his death according to the medical examiner. Passengers must be at least 21 years old in order