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Events at Sea by Disney Cruise Line


The events listed have been reported in the public domain or to cruisejunkie by passengers or crew members onboard.  The list is by no means comprehensive.  For that reason it is necessary to be cautious in drawing conclusions from the potentially limited data.  Keep in mind that some companies may be more transparent than others about things that go wrong; conversely, some companies may be better at concealing events and thereby project an appearance that is inaccurate.  With that said, the following list is still interesting, as are the patterns seen viewed separately by ship.




dd/mm/yy
Ship
2008
Incident
8.3.08
Disney Magic
According to a poster at DisBoards, the ship is experiencing propulsion problems  which are affecting arrival times in port and are also affecting how smoothly the ship cruises. Passengers were apparently given an onboard credit of $100 because of the problem.
Engine problems
dd/mm/yy
Ship
2007
Incident
7.4.07
Disney Magic The ship was reportedly late in departing for its seven day cruise to Key West, Georgetown, Cozumel, and Castaway Cay.  Local TV contained a lead story that the ship was held over and evacuated, as well as the terminal, when dogs sniffed out a suspicious package addressed to a crew member. The package turned out to contain repair parts for his computer. The ship left that night and apparently kept to its original itinerary.. Security issue
14.2.07
Disney Magic From a passenger (posted at Disboards):   While doing the fireworks during the Pirates in the Caribbean deck party, there was an emergency code red call to the rear of the boat. My husband went to look and discovered that there was a misfire on the fireworks and appeared to be a fire by Palo restaurant. I am trying to find out more, and will post more later ...  Here's what happened with the fireworks --  about 1/4 of the way through one misfired and hit the side of the ship. The next one misfired and landed right next to palo's and started a fire. That set off the fire sprinklers on deck 10 aft. Our assistant server is part of the fire team. He said it was a HUGE mess because the Captain sent everyone to the Pirate buffet instead of Palo's ...  The captain then sent everyone to the right place and everything seems ok. All brunch's at Palo's today were cancelled, but dinner's were ok.  The were no reports of injury.
Small fire
2.1.07
Disney Wonder A 21 year old male passenger from New York was arrested in the Bahamas after allegedly sexually assaulting a 13 year old girl onboard the ship.  The ship was on a four-day New Year's cruise from Port Canaveral to Nassau return.
Sexual Offense (Pax on Pax)
dd/mm/yy
Ship
2006 and earlier
Incident
1.9.06
Disney Wonder
A ship employee (food and beverage department) was arrested by Brevard County sheriff's deputies after exposing himself to three women while on the ship.  Disney fired the worker and he is likely to be deported to Turkey.
Sexual Offense
22.3.06
Disney Wonder
The parents of a girl have filed suit against Disney Cruise Line after their daughter was allegedly sexually assaulted by a crew member while on the October 2, 2005 cruise from Port Canaveral.  The suit "alleges the crew member 'falsely imprisoned, sexually assaulted, exposed himself to, and intentionally inflicted emotional distress.'"  See the Orlando Sentinel for more.
Sexual assault
8.10.05
Disney Wonder
A girl under the age of 18 said a member if the ship's crew exposed himself to her while the ship was in port in the Bahamas this week.  The crew member was kept separate from passengers for the remainder of the cruise and was suspended when the ship returned to Florida.  The incident is being investigated in the Bahamas, which is where it occured.  (NOTE: Thanks to Disney for reporting this incident at their website rather than trying to keep it hidden.)
Indecent exposure
13.12.02
Disney Magic
Reported that 25 passengers contracted a gastrointestinal illness during the current cruise.
Illness
30.11.02
Disney Magic
Reported that at least 174 passengers (6.98%) and 23 crewmembers (1.72%) on the one-week cruise ending today had contracted a "flu-like illness" -- most likely Norwalk-like virus.  Next cruise cruise cancelled for thorough cleaning of ship Illness - Cancellation
22.11.02
Disney Magic
As many as 275 passengers and crew were affected by Norwalk-like virus.
Illness
4-8.8.02
Disney Wonder
A crew member came down with German measles (rubella) during this cruise.  Rubella can cause birth defects in pregnant women, particularly in the first trimester before many women are aware that they are pregnant.  Children under 15 months and people with suppressed immune systems are also at high risk.  Citing the potential cost, the cruise industry in 1998 essentially ignored CDC recommendations to administer rubella vaccine to all crew without documented immunity.  
Illness
14.3.02
Disney Magic Smoke stack fire; extinguished within an hour.  Passengers were awakened at 5:00 AM and told to go to their assembly stations with their life jackets.  Arrives at next destination 1.5 hours late. Fire
22.11.02
Disney Magic
As many as 200 passengers became ill from shrimp that was suspected of having bacterial contamination.
Illness