U.S. Federal agents arrested a man working as a crew member for Disney Cruise Line on two federal charges for possessing numerous child sexual abuse material, according to a criminal complaint filed yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the
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Silver Nova Experiences Gastrointestinal Outbreak as the Silversea Cruises’ Luxury Cruise Ship Sails to Fort Lauderdale
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the Silver Nova cruise ship operated by Silversea Cruises is experiencing a gastrointestinal (GI) outbreak which has sickened 23 of 633 passengers (3.63%) and 1 of 538 crew members (0.19%).…
Holland America Line Delays Over 13 Hours in Notifying U.S. Coast Guard After Crew Member Goes Overboard From M/S Rotterdam
On Saturday morning, Holland America Line (HAL)’s M/S Rotterdam arrived at Port Everglades after a six day cruise to Mexico and the Western Caribbean without one of its crew members. HAL didn’t realize that one of its ship employees disappeared…
Cruise Ship Dancer Employed on Miami-Based Cruise Line Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
A dancer employed on an unidentified cruise ship was recently arrested in Broward County on one charge of possession of child pornography and a second count of receipt and distribution of child pornography.
Twenty-six year old Jamaal Wade appeared in…
Twenty-Year Old Passenger Goes Overboard From the Liberty of the Seas Cruise Ship
A twenty-year old man cruising with his family went overboard late last night as the Royal Caribbean Liberty of the Seas was returning to Port Everglades following a four day cruise to the Amber Cover cruise port in the Dominican…
Crystal Cruises Risked Crew Member Lives By Sailing Crystal Symphony Through Strait of Bab el-Mandeb into the Red Sea
Today noted maritime historian, mariner, and host of the popular maritime YouTube page “What’s Going On With Shipping?” Sal Mercogliano posted a reference to the Crystal Symphony sailing the Red Sea:
While a lot of focus has been on #Baltimore, in the #RedSea the cruise ship…yes, cruise ship #CrystalSymphony of Crystal Cruises just transited an area that half the world's ships are avoiding.
THE LOVE BOAT!!! pic.twitter.com/FTmUhI9Dph
— Sal Mercogliano (WGOW Shipping) 🚢⚓🐪🚒🏴☠️ (@mercoglianos) April 2, 2024
Yes, the Crystal Cruises ship actually…
Miami-Dade Police Arrest Passenger on Charges He Molested 13 Year-Old Girl on Carnival Conquest
Miami-Dade police officers arrested a cruise passenger from Indianapolis, Indiana last Friday on charges that he molested a teenage girl on a recent Carnival cruise, according to Miami’s local 10 News.
Police arrested Jason LeFavour, age 44, when the…
Carnival Cruise Lines: Watch Your Kids!
Today, I watched a TicTok video posted by Crystalmerier3 who recently went on a four day vacation cruise from Galveston, Texas to ports in Mexico with her seven-year old daughter. During the cruise, they went together to a movie on…
Breaking News: Carnival Incorporates in the U.S. & Subjects Itself to U.S. Tax, Labor, Wage, Safety & Environmental Regulations
In an exclusive story, Cruise Law News has learned that cruise industry giant Carnival Corporation plans to incorporate its business in the United States (in Florida). Carnival intends to announce this historic development tomorrow, April 2nd, at Carnival’s headquarters in…
Two Crew Members Killed in Engine Room Accident on Holland America Line’s Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Ship
On Friday, March 22, 2024, an explosion in the engine room of Holland America Line’s (HAL) cruise ship resulted in the release of steam which led to the death of two crew members. The catastrophic explosion, combined with a series…