| dd/mm/yy |
2008 |
Incident |
| 6.11.08 |
7
News in Belize reports that thirteen passengers were injured (none
critically) when their shore excursion tour van had a collision with
another vehicle (in which five people were injured). An infant in the
other vehicle is in critical condition with head injuries (see The
Reporter) |
Pax injured onshore |
| dd/mm/yy |
2007 |
Incident |
| 2.1.07 |
Passengers were notified this afternoon that their 8-day
cruise scheduled to leave tomorrow from Fort Lauderdale will depart a
day late because "The ship was forced to make a significant route
deviation in order to facilitate a special medical emergency
evacuation" -- the deviation was apparently between Martinique and Fort Lauderdale. The ship will
drop Belize City from its itinerary;
passengers will receive a 15% refund and a 20% discount on a future 3
to 8 day cruise departing prior to December 15, 2008. |
Delayed Arrival / Departure |
| dd/mm/yy |
2006 |
Incident |
| 27.5.06 |
A 35 year old male passenger jumped overboard in front of his wife and two young sons (5 and 3), apparently during an argument over onboard spending (gambling and alcohol). The ship was 650 miles offshore after leaving Tortola on its return to New York. A 12 hour search was undertaken without results. The May 28 cruise departed late (3 AM) because of the ship's late arrival. Embarking passengers received a $50 onboard credit. | Passenger Overboard |
| 10.1.06 |
It was reported that a 65 year old man died while part of a
snorkeling shore excursion at Shark Bay Alley in Belize. The man,
part of a group of nine toruists, experienced difficulties in the water
and was rushed to the Caye Caulker Village Clinic where he was
pronounced dead, apparently from a heart attack. This is the
third such case in as many months: in November a 68 year old man from
the Norwegian
Dream disappeared while snokeling in the same area -- his body
was never found; in December a woman from the Caribbean Princess
who was participating in a snorkeling expedition in Sint Maarten was
found dead underwater -- it is unknown whether she had a heart attack
or an accident underwater. |
Death on Shore Excursion (Snorkeling) |
| dd/mm/yy |
2005 |
Incident |
| 3.8.05 |
FROM A PASSENGER: Around 10PM we looked out of our balcony,
on the starboard side on deck 7, and saw heavy, heavy smoke coming
from the lower levels towards the front of the ship. Although I
did never actually see flames, there were extremely bright flickering
lights coming from the same place. Within minutes, there was an
announcement for everyone to proceed to the upper, open decks.
The late show had to be evacuated ... and people who's room was in that
area said their rooms and hallways were filled with thick white
smoke. The Cruise Director announced "there was a problem in the
engine room and that something had overheated". Later it was an
"oily substance". All I can tell you for sure was that
it was heavy smoke. People had their life jackets on, very
unsettling. This lasted over an hour. No real explanation and of
course no compensation.
|
?Fire? Lots of smoke |
| 13.7.05 |
From a passenger just back: Just out of Tortola, heading for NYC on Wed July 13. 5:10 pm, "computer glitch" causes hard left turn, that combined with a strong wind offf the starboard side, results in a 14 degree list causing injuries and damage. We were on port side, on balcony, and felt like the ship was going to turn over; pool water, and debris streamed past our window. Crew members said they had NEVER experienced a list of that degree. | Unexpected List |
| 23.5.05 |
Several passengers report the ship altered course to rescue
a man on a small vessel who became ill while traveling alone from
Florida to Portugal. The man was transferred to hospital in San
Juan the next day. No further details are known. |
Rescue at Sea |
| dd/mm/yy |
2004 |
Incident |
| 11-19.8.04 |
The 8-day cruise from NYC to the Caribbean took a detour to
Bermuda and passengers spent three days in port while repairs were made
to an electrical component in the Azipod propulsion system.
Passengers returned to NYC from Bermuda. |
Propulsion problems Ports skipped |
| 26.7.04 |
There was a medical emergency on the prior cruise, requiring the ship to stop in Bermuda on its way back to NYC and causing it to arrive late in NYC. The cruise beginning today will sail approximately 8 hours later than planned, departing at midnight rather than 4 PM. | Delayed departure |
| dd/mm/yy |
2003 |
Incident |
| Apr.03 |
15 year old girl raped by other passenger. Details
here. |
Rape |
| 7.2.03 |
A
24 year old native of Indonesia was charged with sexual
battery after a 28 year old woman identified him as the man who entered
her cabin while she was sleeping around 5 AM on Thursday and raped her.
Police said he used a master key to unlawfully enter the room.
The perpetrator was detained and held by Carnival onboard
security personnel until the ship reached Fort Lauderdale. |
Rape |
| dd/mm/yy |
Reported Illness Outbreaks |
| 30.11.03 |
73 passengers and 4 crew
reportedly contracted norwalk-like virus during the previous cruise |
| 22.11.03 |
109 passengers (5.05%) and at least 45 crew (5%) suffered symptoms of Norwalk-like virus aboard the cruise that ended today. |