| dd/mm/yy |
2010 |
Incident |
| 30.1.10 | Posting at Cruise Criitc: Greetings from the still intact Mariner of the Seas. Yes, there was a bomb threat yesterday and for a while the entire port was closed. Could not use the elevators and anything below deck 4 was off limits. Kinda tough climbing the 3 decks of stairs for lunch, but we made it Divers made numerous swims under the ship and the local law enforcement was searching the lower decks. Around 5:00 pm Captain Per came on and gave us the REAL story. We had received many announcements throughout the day, but finally got the rest of the story. | Bomb scare |
| dd/mm/yy |
2009 |
Incident |
| 9.11.09 | Contra Costa Times reports three ambulances and about 20 paramedics and rescue personnel were sent to a cruise ship in the Port of Los Angeles Sunday to treat three people with serious injuries and medical complications, but the injuries were unrelated, a fire official said. The injuries were reported at 6:06 AM. A pregnant woman suffering possible complications and two passengers who had slipped and fallen on the ship were taken to San Pedro Peninsula Hospital with "serious" injuries. Two of the passengers were in the ship's infirmary when Los Angeles fire paramedics arrived. The other was in a state room onboard. | Ship met by ambulances |
| dd/mm/yy |
2007 |
Incident |
| 8.8.07 |
According to The Daily Herald, The criminal session in the Court of First Instance in Phillipsburg today was devoted entirely to the so-called Mariner of the Seas case. All nine suspects on trial allegedly were involved in the import and export of drugs through the US-based cruise ship carrying this name. Authorities uncovered and intercepted a major drug smuggling operation on May 17, in which Mariner of the Seas was allegedly used to import marijuana into St. Maarten from Aruba and to transport large quantities of cocaine to Miami, Florida. | Drug case |
| 28.7.07 |
There was a fire on deck 0 in the incinerator. Smoke could be smelled on some decks but the captain made a quick announcement that they were investigating and no one was allowed to smoke until further notice - he came back on to report that the fire was completely put out and smoking was now allowed. There was no disruption of the cruise, which was on its last night of a seven night Eastern Caribbean cruise to/from Port Canaveral. | Fire |
| dd/mm/yy |
2006 |
Incident |
| 22.10.06 |
The seven day cruise ending today had some issues given a
group of 500+ alternative lifestyle passengers (gay men). There
is debate about how disruptive the group was, but there appears to be
no debate that some passengers were forced to leave the cruise because
of individual behaviour problems. Rather than detail the issues
here, go to Cruise
Critic if you'd like more information (from different perspectives). |
Onboard disruptive behaviour |
| 16.5.06 |
A
21 year old man went overboard in an area between Cape
Canaveral and the Bahamas. He was was reported missing by friends
at 11AM when they found he
hadn't slept in his bed. The US Coast Guard received the "man
overboard" report around 7 PM and launched an aerial search along the
liner's 120 mile long track. The man had
reportedly been drinking heavily and video equipment shows him going
over the railing at 2:16 AM. |
Passenger Overboard |
| 17.3.06 |
Three passengers (including two teenaged boys aged 15 and
16) were arrested in Ocho Rios (Jamaica) for breaches of the Dangerous
Drugs Act after ganja was alledgedly found in their position while
their were at the pier awaiting boarding on the ship. Accoding to
police, the three men's actions arroused the suspicion of police. |
Drug Bust (Onshore) |
| dd/mm/yy |
2005 |
Incident |
| Early- November |
A passenger writes: At the beginning of November, 2005, we sailed on Mariner of the Seas owned by Royal Caribbean. On that cruise were over 1,500 "Hog on the High Seas," Harley Davidson owners. We had been given no warning that this number of motorcycle persons would be on the cruise. Their behavior was very disruptive both on the ship, at the area in Haiti where the ship stopped and where those guests were given preferred treatment, and even as they were re-boarding the ship after port stops. At on location, for example, we, my wife and I, were sitting on our cabin's balcony. A female member of the Hogs was returning to the ship when she yelled to others on other balconies, "Is this the ship with the Hogs on the High Seas?" When they answered that it was she turned around and mooned them. Another person, a male, from the Hogs sat in a bar/lounge for over 24 hours topless. Both during and after the cruise I complained to Royal Caribbean about the behavior of the Hogs on the High Seas. Their answer to me was that I was prejudice. NOTE: Hog on the High Seas is a regular event, often held on the Mariner of the Seas. If concerned, check their website for dates so you can avoid a difficult time (if so inclined). | Disruptive Group of 1500 folks |
| 28.8. - 3.9.05 |
The following bit of excitement was sent by a passenger and
may interest some: While
heading for Cozumel the ship was going thru a lightning storm and was
hit on one of the antenas around 4:35am. It fried
some wiring and set off the fire alarms throughout the ship. It
took about 15 mins. to turn them off. Also the large doors between
sections on hallways closed automatically and had to be opened
manually, for a few hours. The was no serious damage to
the ship and no injury to persons. For photos go
here |
Lighting strike --- No harm |
| 20.8.05 |
The cruise left Barcelona 12 hours late (and missed its
first port: Marseille) because of high seas.off the French coast.
As it was, even with leaving late, the ship encountered heavy seas and
strong winds the first day out and there was widespread
seasickness. Seas calmed by the next day. |
Missed port |
| dd/mm/yy |
Reported Illness Outbreaks |
| 29.7.06 |
There was an outbreak of what appears to be norovirus. 328 of 3660 passengers (8.96%) and 6 of 1202 crew members (0.5%) reported illness. The ship returns to Port Canaveral on Sunday from a seven day cruise in the Caribbean. The ship's last outbreak was in January 2005. |
| 22.1.05 |
The ship is set to dock at Port Canaveral on January 23 at the end of a western Caribbean cruise. 276 of 3,465 passengers (7.9%) and 27 of 1,190 crew members (2.2%) were reportly sickened by Norwalk-like virus. |