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Captain Dies on Board Princess Cruises Ship
Letter to Cruise Passengers:
Your Captain Has Died
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May 25, 2025 7:31 AM CDT

Letter to Cruise Passengers: Your Captain Has Died

Captain Michele Bartolomei died 13 days into 19-day Princess Cruises journey

(Newser) - Passengers on a Princess Cruises ship received sad news 13 days into a 19-day cruise around Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. "It is with profound sadness that we share the news of the passing of Captain Michele Bartolomei, who died onboard Diamond Princess earlier of a sudden medical emergency,"...

Carnival Ship Rushes to the Rescue in Remote South Pacific

The Splendor rushed to pick up 4 people, 3 dogs on disabled catamaran near New Caledonia

(Newser) - A cruise ship almost halfway through its eight-day adventure in the South Pacific made a startling discovery on Thursday as it plowed through ocean waters: a disabled catamaran with four people and three dogs on board. USA Today reports that the Carnival Splendor, which had departed from Sydney on Monday,...

Tourists to Pay Nearly 20% 'Lodging Tax' in Hawaii

State approves legislation for funds to climate resilience, beach restoration, and wildfire prevention

(Newser) - Hawaii lawmakers have approved a new measure to raise the state's lodging tax, marking what experts say is the nation's first state-level tax of its kind designed explicitly to fund environmental protection and climate change adaptation. The legislation, which Gov. Josh Green is expected to sign, adds...

Carnival Bans 2 Dozen After Massive Brawl

Some disembarking in Galveston, Texas, won't be sailing on the cruise line again after altercation

(Newser) - Things got hairy over the weekend in Texas after a Caribbean cruise, with two dozen people now banned from vacationing on Carnival ships ever again. People reports that a "massive brawl" broke out at the port in Galveston after the cruise line's Jubilee ship docked Saturday morning following...

The 'End of the World' Is Overrun With Tourists

Antarctic tourism industry is disrupting environment, taxing locals in Ushuaia, Argentina

(Newser) - In 2024, more than 110,000 tourists set sail from Ushuaia, Argentina, aka "the end of the world," on cruises bound for Antarctica—a nearly 215% increase from a decade earlier. Tourism has become a lucrative business for the 83,000 locals who live in the capital of...

After Cruise Began, Miffed Teen Sent Fake Bomb Threat

Michigan man receives 8-month sentence as a result

(Newser) - It's a lesson in how not to vent anger at your girlfriend's family: A Michigan teen has been sentenced to eight months in prison after emailing a bogus bomb threat to a cruise ship that had left port in Miami, reports the AP . Federal prosecutors say Joshua Lowe,...

CEO Accused of Choking Barefoot Cruise Passenger

FBI says altercation began when Kenneth DeGiorgio's wife asked man to put his shoes on

(Newser) - An incident that led to an assault charge for a CEO began when the man's wife told a stranger dancing barefoot at a cruise ship cocktail lounge to put his shoes on, authorities say. Kenneth DeGiorgio, CEO of First American Financial Corporation, allegedly choked the man after he swore...

Month-Long Luxury Cruise Hit by Norovirus

241 people sickened on Cunard's Queen Mary 2, which made stops in NY

(Newser) - Just what you want on a month-long luxury cruise: norovirus. More than 240 passengers and crew members have been sickened in a norovirus outbreak on the Cunard Lines' Queen Mary 2, one of the world's largest ocean liners, currently on a 29-day round-trip cruise from England to the Eastern...

Rocker's Fiancee Dead After Cruise-Ship Incident

Kimberly Burch, partner of Faster Pussycat singer Taime Downe, is presumed dead

(Newser) - The fiancée of Faster Pussycat singer Taime Downe is presumed dead after going overboard on Royal Caribbean's 1980s-inspired concert cruise. On Saturday, 56-year-old Kimberly Burch posted a photo on Instagram showing herself and Taime. "We made it to @the80scruise," she wrote, per E! The following evening,...

Cruise Ship Sends Passengers Scrambling: 'I Had to Hang On!'

Crown Princess hits rough seas off New Zealand; 16 injured, though not seriously

(Newser) - A two-week roundtrip cruise out of Sydney got a little messy last week, leaving at least 16 injured in the aftermath. 9News Australia reports that on Tuesday, Princess Cruises' Crown Princess hit rough seas as it was shifting course near Milford Sound, off of New Zealand, sending crew and passengers...

Cruise Stocks Sink After Lutnick Remarks

Commerce secretary says companies don't pay taxes, but that will change under Trump

(Newser) - Stocks in major cruise lines sank on Thursday after remarks from newly confirmed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about cracking down on how the industry is taxed. In a Fox News appearance Wednesday night, Lutnick suggested that the companies would be paying more taxes under the Trump administration, CNBC reports. "...

They Missed Their Boat. A Bizarre Journey Ensued
They Missed Their Boat.
Then Things Got Nuts
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Jan 4, 2025 10:30 AM CST

They Missed Their Boat. Then Things Got Nuts

Curbed recounts the story of nine stranded cruise passengers

(Newser) - Their cruise adventure—or misadventure— made headlines earlier this year : A group of passengers from Norwegian Cruise Lines ship Dawn got stranded on the African island nation of Sao Tome and Principe. They had car trouble while on an island tour they booked themselves and failed to return to the...

Peeved Cruise Passengers Sue Over Hidden Cameras

Complaint filed after ex-worker's admitted voyeurism on Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas

(Newser) - A dozen Royal Caribbean passengers are suing the cruise line after a staffer was found guilty of installing hidden cameras in their rooms. CBS News reports that the law firm representing the 12 plaintiffs filed the complaint last week in Miami. "The fact that many of the victims we...

Cruise Passenger Dies After Being Detained by Crew

Man allegedly attacked crew members, threatened other passengers

(Newser) - The FBI is investigating the death of a cruise ship passenger who allegedly attacked crew members and threatened passengers on Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas. Michael Virgil, 35, died after he was taken into custody by crew members, Fox 11 reports. Christifer Mikhail, another passenger, tells the station...

Cruise Ship Completes Trip, Learns Passenger Is Missing

Search suspended for 72-year-old man who is presumed to have gone overboard

(Newser) - The US Coast Guard has suspended the search for a man believed to have gone overboard from a cruise ship as it was returning to San Francisco after a voyage to Ensenada, Mexico. The Ruby Princess, operated by Princess Cruises, arrived in San Francisco at 6:50am Monday following the...

Eye on Disenchanted Voters, Cruise Line Offers 4-Year Trip

Villa Vie Residences rolls out 1- to 4-year cruises at a starting cost of $40K a year

(Newser) - Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free—of politics, perhaps. That's not the marketing slogan for one cruise line's new shtick, but it might as well be. As the Guardian reports, Villa Vie Residences is offering up a conveniently timed postelection cruise...

Disney Cruise Ship Rescues 4 From Catamaran

The Disney Treasure's maiden voyage will be next month

(Newser) - Disney's newest cruise ship won't have its maiden voyage with passengers until next month, but the Disney Treasure picked up four people during an unscheduled stop on Sunday. The cruise ship rescued the four from a sinking catamaran around 265 miles off the coast of Bermuda, ABC News...

Epic Round-the-World Cruise Hasn't Kicked Off as Planned
Cruise Ship Leaves Port
After 4-Month Delay
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Oct 5, 2024 5:05 PM CDT

Cruise Ship Leaves Port After 4-Month Delay

Villa Vie Odyssey was to launch 3-year cruise in May; instead, the ship and passengers got stranded in Belfast

(Newser) - The cruise ship is cruising, finally. The Villa Vie Odyssey left a port in Belfast, Northern Ireland, overnight after being stuck there for four months because of equipment repairs, reports the AP . Ship operator Villa Vie Residence had to pay living expenses for dozens of stranded passengers during the unexpected...

Florida County Looking to Sink SS United States

Okaloosa County looking to purchase the ocean liner to create an artificial coral reef

(Newser) - A historic ocean liner that once ferried immigrants, Hollywood stars, and heads of state may soon find its final resting place at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, after a Florida county inked a tentative deal to turn the ship into the world's largest artificial reef, per the...

Another Cruise Behemoth Is Launching
Another Cruise
Behemoth Is Launching
Jul 15, 2024 10:07 AM CDT

Another Cruise Behemoth Is Launching

Royal Caribbean's Utopia of the Seas is the second-biggest cruise ship ever

(Newser) - Cruise ship aficionados have another giant to explore. Royal Caribbean's Utopia of the Seas has arrived in Port Canaveral, Florida, ahead of its first voyage with paying customers on Friday, reports WTSP . Utopia, with a 236,680 gross tonnage, is second only to the Icon of the Seas...

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