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Young Boy Nearly Drowns Aboard Royal Caribbean Ship

According to a report by The Royal Caribbean Blog, a young boy sailing aboard Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas nearly drowned today after being found unconsciousness in one of the ship’s main swimming pools. The young boy was reportedly found at the bottom of one of the ship’s main Lido pools, in an conscious […]

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Norwegian Temporarily Suspends Calls In Roatan Following Crew Murder

Following the murder of a crew member on the island of Roatan, Norwegian Cruise Line has temporarily suspended all calls at the island port. On Sunday, April 6th, a Norwegian Pearl crew member was killed while ashore in Roatan, Honduras. The crew member, who is characterized as Filipino, was reportedly shot after refusing to surrender […]

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1 Passenger Killed, Multiple Injured By Large Wave

Earlier this week, Cruise & Maritime Voyages’ Marco Polo was hit by a large wave while sailing through the English Channel. At the time, the Marco Polo was sailing for it’s homeport, Tilbury, when the large wave struck the side of the ship. The large wave reportedly struck the ship around the area of the […]

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2 Killed During Scrapping of Pacific Princess

2 scrapyard workers have been killed while attempting to right the Pacific Princess, which is currently listing at a scrapyard in Aliaga, Turkey. While under tow to the scrapyard, the former Love Boat took on water during a rough storm off the coast of Italy. The ship took on a considerable amount of water in […]

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5 Dead After Lifeboat Falls From Cruise Ship During Muster Drill

(11:17 am)Ā Earlier this morning around 7 am EST, five people were killed and multiple injured while the Thomson Majesty was performing a routine muster drill in theĀ port of Santa Cruz in the Canary Islands. During the drill,Ā the cable crane of one of the lifeboats snapped, causing the lifeboat to fall more than 60 feet into […]