Earlier this evening, guests aboard Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Magic reported the ship experienced a brief power failure while at sea. According to reports, the Disney Magic reportedly lost power just north of Cuba while sailing towards Cozumel, Mexico. The ship was reportedly without power for about 2-3 minutes, according to Pete Werner, a guest currently […]
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A local Genoa blog is reporting Costa Cruise’s Costa Deliziosa suffered a complete power failure while docked in the Spanish port of Valencia yesterday. The Costa Deliziosa reportedly lost all electrical power for a number of hours yesterday until the issue could be repaired by onboard technicians. Costa states the ship’s passengers and crew were never in […]
March 25, 2014 5:15pm: Adventure of the Seas remains docked in San Juan undergoing repairs. Due to the delay, Royal Caribbean has been forced to cancel the ship’s call in Barbados. Guests staying in interior, oceanview, and balcony staterooms will receive $250 in on board credit. Guests staying in suites will receive $500 in on board […]
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 […]
Usually weekends are slow for cruise news, but not today: Earlier today, the Carnival Dream successfully rescued two stranded sailors from their disabled boat near the Bahamas. The two sailors, identified as Bahamian nationals Deon Lathen and Ted Lainge, had not reached their planned destination of West End, the Bahamas, on Saturday morning. After realizing they had […]
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Don’t Be A Pier Runner – Tips & Videos
#4 – Book your shore excursions with the cruise line. If you book your shore excursion through your cruise line, whether online or onboard, the cruise line will communicate and work with your excursion leaders to locate you and return you to the ship prior to departure. Earlier this year on my Eurodam cruise, my excursion booked […]
Updates on the Carnival Triumph situation can be found below. To view an update, please click the + sign on the right side of the boxes below. The most recent update is already open. [divider] February 14, 2013 Updates [toggle title=”10:40 pm Update” state=”open” ]The Carnival Triumph has docked in Mobile at the Alabama Cruise […]
Earlier this Wednesday, while sailing through the Bahamas, the Disney Dream received a distress call from a small boat, which was carrying two U.S. citizens. The Disney Dream immediately notified the US Coast Guard about the stranded boat, and set course for the stranded boat and soon arrived at the scene. Once the Dream arrived, crew members lowered […]
Earlier today, Norwegian Cruise Line reported on their Facebook page that the Norwegian Star rescued 6 stranded sailors from the Atlantic Ocean while on her way to Bermuda. The Norwegian Star’s Captain Kenneth Harstrom received a call from the US Coast Guard notifying them that a small yacht, the Avenir, had been disabled in the ocean after losing its rudder. The Captain of […]
Remember when the Star Princess ignored a small fishing boat’s distress call, resulting in 2 deaths? Well, now the remaining survivor, Adrian Vasquez, is suing Princess Cruises. Vasquez, who was aboard the boat 50 Cents when the Star Princess passed by them, filed the negligence suit in a court in Miami, Fl last week claiming that… “had clear […]