[tps_header]Cruises are incredibly safe, but that doesn’t mean everything will go right all the time. Luckily, there are a few ways to ensure your cruise vacation is a safe as humanely possible. Follow these tips and you are pretty much guaranteed safe cruising for the rest of your cruising career.[/tps_header]
Earlier this month, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) began conducting unannounced safety inspections aboard cruise ships docking in a number of United States ports. The new inspection program was made public at an NTSB hearing held yesterday in Washington D.C., which focused on safety aboard cruise ships. The new unannounced inspections will target only […]
Earlier this week, passengers from the Carnival Triumph’s February 2013 sailing that lost power after suffering a small engine room fire filed a lawsuit against Carnival, claiming the cruise line knew of the dangers that lie ahead. The lawsuit claims that the Carnival Triumph should have never set sail from Galveston in February, as the […]
Smoking on cruise ships is a very “hot” topic in the cruise industry at the moment. The argument over whether smoking should be allowed in certain areas is “igniting” spirits on both sides. Smokers and nonsmokers alike are “smoking” with passion. Terrible puns aside, smoking is a serious issue and today I wanted to help […]
At a congressional hearing held in Washington D.C. yesterday, the CEO’s of Carnival, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian all pledged to make their cruise lines more transparent when it comes to reporting crimes that are committed aboard their ships. According to Adam Goldstein, CEO and President of Royal Caribbean, all crimes alleged to have occurred aboard […]
Earlier today, the United States Coast Guard released their report on the cause of the 2010 fire aboard the Carnival Splendor,which caused the ship to lose power while at sea. According to the official report from the United States Coast Guard, the cause of the fire was purely mechanical, but the fire was able to […]
Carnival Cruise Lines, a unit of Carnival Corporation & plc, today announced that it has implemented a program to significantly enhance emergency power capabilities, introduce new fire safety technology, and improve the level of operating redundancies across its entire 24-ship fleet. This enhancement program will cost more than $300 million, and rapid upgrades have already […]
In the wake of recent shipboard incidents, Carnival has decided to cancel sailings onboard two ships in order to enhance their onboard safety systems. The ships receiving the new safety upgrades include the Carnival Triumph, which lost power in the Gulf of Mexico last month, as well as the Carnival Sunshine, which is currently undergoing a multi-week renovation in […]
(11:17 am) 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 the port of Santa Cruz in the Canary Islands. During the drill, the cable crane of one of the lifeboats snapped, causing the lifeboat to fall more than 60 feet into […]
Norwegian Cruise Line is proud to accept the 2012 Quality Ship Management Award from American Maritime Safety (AMS). This prestigious honor, which was bestowed during the maritime trade association’s annual safety awards in New York City, recognizes Norwegian’s extensive safety standards and pervasive safety culture. In presenting the award, AMS praised Norwegian’s strict adherence to safety […]
Thanks to the courageous and swift actions of Captain Karlsson and the crew of the Azamara Journey, the Journey was successfully able to ward off a potential pirate attack while sailing off the coast of Oman. The crew of the Azamara reported that a group of small boats was quickly approaching the Journey. When Captain Karlsson learned of […]
Today Costa Cruises announced new safety features for their fleet of ships which include real-time ship tracking for all of their ships and limiting the powers of the captain’s of their ships. These new safety features come in response to the January 13th capsizing of the Costa Concordia which capsized off the coast of Giligo, […]