| dd/mm/yy |
2010 |
Incident |
| 3.1.10 | From a passenger: a passenger from our ship died while parasailing in Cozumel. We got no details other than the statement that a passenger had been in an 'unfortunate accident' while in Cozumel. The ship pulled out of port about an hour late in order to complete paperwork related to the accident, according to the cruise announcement. Another reader sent a URL for a story about the victim. He also said the victim's harness failed and he dropped approx 250 ft. to the water and died. | Death on shore |
| dd/mm/yy |
2008 |
Incident |
| 22.11.08 | A reader at Cruise
Critic posts: Yay! Just home
from the 4 night imagination cruise this week to key west and cozumel.
Had a minor crash that left a huge dent and needing some paint touch up
on the front side of the ship. Couldn't see it much in Cozumel but saw
it clearly as possible when de-embarking today. Cruise director tania
said everything was ok, no major damage to vessel (Of course they will
say that if the ship runs good and no issues mechanically)... but look
at the outside! I'm sure the new white paint will hide it good tho -- Click Here for pics |
Collision with pier |
| 21.1.08 |
Ship prevented from making their call at Grand
Cayman Island because of weather conditions. The
ship had a day at sea and continued on to their next port of call. |
Canceled port call (Weather) |
| 3.1.08 |
Ship prevented from making their call at Ocho
Rios because of rough seas associated with a weather cold front. The
ship had a day at sea and continued on to their next port of call. See Jamaica
Observer for the story. |
Canceled port call (Weather) |
| dd/mm/yy |
2007 |
Incident |
| 20.6.07 |
A crew member went missing on this five day from Miami to Cayman Islands and Jamaica. The 57 year old was last seen on June 19; he didn't show up for work today. An onboard search was undertaken, but he wasn't found. Because the man is an Italian national, the cruise ship was not required to notify US authorities of the disappearance. | Missing |
| 3.4.07 |
From a passenger: I just returned from a trip that was supposed to include a stop at the Cayman Islands, but almost halfway there we had to return to near the Florida Keys to drop off a 'seriously ill' passenger with the Coast Guard. As a result, no Cayman Island port of call was possible on April 02. (We were able to see Ocho Rios, Jamaica as planned on April 3.) A secondary hardship of this misadventure was that we seemed to be sailing at top speed causing extremely strong winds on the upper decks. These winds did not abate until we reached Ocho Rios and returned to our normal time schedule. I never realized how dicey was a ship's itinerary. It is certainly something to consider, risking one of your precious vacations from work on a cruise ship that may trap you at sea for a week with cafeteria quality food in a cabin that is way too small and really very little to do. The few things I did enjoy (trivia contest and dance groups) were over in 30 minutes, or less - almost as soon as they began. My wife made the best of it - she is far less grumpy and more forgiving than I - but I suspect if she takes another Cruise vacation, it will either be solo or with her next husband. | Interesting commentary |
| dd/mm/yy |
2006 |
Incident |
| 4.10.06 |
From a passenger: While in line to board (on Sept 30), passengers were informed of a propulsion problem that would prevent the ship from reaching maximum speed ... therefore an itinerary change was - 1 day in Nassau and 3 days in Freeport. The resulting "five day cruise to Cayman and Jamaica" was horrible considering Freeport had 2 major hotels closed due to prev. storm damage, and Carnivals only offer was 100$ onboard credit per pass.- cement factory was the view from the ship which stayed in port for most of the cruise. | Itinerary change |
| 11.9.06 |
A 35 year old woman was reported missing when the ship docked in Miami after a four-day cruise to Key West and Mexico. The woman was reportedly least seen by relatives in the early morning hours of Saturday (10 Sept), several hours after leaving Calica. | Pax Missing |
| 21.6.06 |
CBS
in Miami reports that a crew member was reported missing after not
reporting for duty Tuesday afternoon. The ship was enroute from
Miami
to Grand Cayman on a five-day cruise. A search was conducted but
without results. |
Crew Member Missing |
| 24.3.06 |
The ship returned to Key West two hours after leaving
because of a medical issue. The ship then changed its next port
of call from Calica (Mexico) to the Bahamas. |
Itinerary change |
| 11.3.06 |
Messages from two passengers indicate the ship never made it
to the Port of Calica "due to weather" (i.e., high winds). "We just sat
at sea and waved to Calica/Playa del Carmen from the upper deck."
The only compensation given was a $25/person credit. The only
port call on the four night cruise was a half day at Key West. |
Missed port |
| dd/mm/yy |
2005 and earlier |
Incident |
| 26.12.05 |
From a passenger, 12/24/2005 sailing w/, stops in Cayman and Ocho Rios: Upon awakening Monday morning, December 26, we were off the coast of Grand Cayman. Our captain told us it was to rough to anchor at our spot on the island and that we are being turned away. But the ship did offload a sick child and to pick up several passengers who missed the boat in Miami. A tender came out to our vessel to accomplish this. This small tender did not roll or bob in the lake like waters surrounding our vessel(maybe the sea had an occasional one foot chop at most). We could see three other vessels were at anchor including the Carnival Inspiration(?) and had offloaded their passengers on tenders. We weren't offered anything to make up for this; i don't buy their excuse for not stopping ... there has to be another reason. | Missed Port |
| 6-11.8.05 |
The cruise boarded 6 hours late because a medical emergency
on the prior cruise caused a late return to Miami. The ship was
further delayed (another 5+ hours) the next day after a 20-year old
woman jumped overboard at 5AM -- she was subsequently found by another
ship around noon and flown (alive) to Miami. Because of the
delays, Ocho Rios
was dropped from the itinerary; passengers were given a $40 onboard
credit. |
Delay -- Missed Port -- Passenger Overboard |
| 11-16.4.05 |
From a passenger: "There was loss of propulsion on the first night of our cruise. The ship lost half of the propulsion system. Captain cancelled both ports: Grand Cayman and Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Instead we went to Cozumel Mexico. They gave us a $100 onboard credit and 25 percent off our next cruise. | Propulsion problems |