Date	Ship Cruise Line	Event	Type of Incident
December 31	Liberty of the Seas Royal Caribbean International	From a passenger: I was travelling with my family for the New Year holiday on the ship, departing Miami December 29. There were 10 other family members on board the ship with me.  I was playing in the casino and got into an argument with some high rollers in the casino on the departing night, Saturday (12/29).  There was no physical altercation just an argument.  Security broke up the argument and I was asked to leave the casino and went back to my cabin around 1:30am.  The high roller threatened me and a security guard was placed outside my cabin overnight.  The next day I was called by Guest Relations around 9:45pm and was told to meet Security in the back room at the front desk at 7:00 am Monday, which was the first port of call.  There were several gentlemen present at the meeting (head of security, guest relations) and I was told that I have 45 minutes to pack my bags and get off the ship and that I was a security risk to the ship.  I packed my bags and was escorted to the dining room.  In the dining room there were immigration officials who had to approve of my disembarkation.  Although I objected to being thrown off the ship and although the immigration officials also didn't approve of my being thrown off the ship, officials from the cruise line handed an envelope with $1,000 cash in it to the immigration official and I was then escorted off the ship to a small boat then transferred to Labadee (private reserve on the island of Haiti).  I was put in a golf cart and driven to the end of a fenced in area to a waiting jeep.  Inside the jeep were machine gun armed guards and the driver.  I was driven from a locked compound in Labadee, Haiti to a run down deserted landing strip where there was a turbo propeller plane waiting for me. On the ride to the landing strip I was advised to duck down for my safety.  I was scared for my life and thought I was going to die.  I was then escorted onto the turbo prop and was flown from Haiti to Fort Lauderdale, taking 3 hours.  I then transferred onto a commercial airliner at my cost and arrived home Monday night.  FYI, Haiti is listed on the US State Departments list of countries for Americans to avoid.  NOTE:  According to posters at Cruise Critic, a similar offloading of passengers at Labadee (from Gandeur of the Seas) occurred in November 2007. And in December (ship unknown) a couple was offloaded in the Bahamas -- the male passenger complained about cold overcooked fish and was offered a cocktail and another meal; he then received another cold piece of fish and a bill for the cocktail.  He became indignant and probably boisterous and when security showed up he was manhandled and ended up being put ashore in the Bahamas along with his partner.	Passenger evicted
December 30	Queen Victoria Cunard Line	The British media reports 80 passengers (4%) onboard the ship's 16-day Christmas/New Year's cruise have contracted norovirus and are quarantined in their cabins. The ship left London December 21 and returns January 6. This is the ship's second cruise after being christened in early December. Passengers have dubbed the trip as the "cruise from hell" after complaining about poor room service, blocked toilets, a lack of Christmas decorations, cold food, and extra charges for tea and coffee.	Illness
December 28	Fram Hurtigruten	The ship had engine failure and was without power for about two hours while near Brown Bluff on the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. According to a passenger, the ship suddenly lost power and began to drift straight toward a "towering wall of ice. It bent the railing and a lifeboat was completely crushed." The engine was restarted and the ship headed for King George Island where it will be inspected for damage. A decision will be made then about whether the cruise will continue.	Collision with iceberg
December 27	Queen Mary 2 Cunard Line	The Daily Mirror reports a man was thrown off a Christmas cruise in the Caribbean after he was involved in a fight; he had to leave his daughter of nine with his parents onboard. He also had to pay for his flight back from the British Virgin Islands. But he claimed he was only defending himself from a stranger's attack. He said: "I was the victim and for that I was thrown off the ship." Cunard said: "Two guests were disembarked. The circumstances are being investigated."	Passengers offloaded
December 26	Emerald Princess Princess Cruises	The ship reported 22 of 1211 (1.82%) crew and 156 of 3209  (4.86%) passengers had reported ill on a 10 day eastern Caribbean cruise from Fort Lauderdale.	Illness
December 22	Prinsendam Holland America Line	FROM A PASSENGER:  The ship was in dry dock for 21 days and they didn’t get everything done.  I would say they got nothing done.  The ship was late getting  to Fort Lauderdale, they did not contact us to tell us it was over 12 hours late and then shoved us into the Westin near I 95.  We could  have delayed coming as we live in Southern FL but they assured it would just be an hour or so (we were there hours with bad, dried up, cold pasta as our “luncheon”).  Lies, lies lies.  We did not leave port until the next day! We got on the ship at 7 pm and there were staterooms and public areas devoid of furniture.  The hallways on deck 5 and 6 were flooded for the first three days and several passengers have respiratory aliments.  They still smell like indoor pools that have never been cleaned.  The cabins on those decks are contaminated too.  If you have to get out of the elevators on those decks, it hits you every time.  They are painting pieces of the ship in the hallways (not the hallways themselves) and noxious fumes are everywhere.  The ship did not pass its coast guard inspection and if it doesn’t pass it on January 3 the ship isn’t going anywhere. Every day large areas of the ship have no working plumbing.  The plumbers just drilled into the wall on the second day and flooded another deck.  The lido swimming pool is still not filled but they finally filled the aft one, which you have to navigate past the gym equipment to get to.  Since we left so late, they change the itinerary so that the first three days were at sea, with no pool at all. The air conditioning isn’t working right in the dining room and it is over 28C/ 80 F at dinner.  And people are complaining about the food and the service. The same can be said about several staterooms.  They are too hot or too cold.  There is dust everywhere on the ship and in the cabins.  When we put our clothes in the closet, they got covered with dust because the shelves and hanging bars were not washed down. There are queues of people at the front office howling for justice and relief, and the response is, “the cruise isn’t over yet, it will get better.”  I thought how could it get any worse, but it has. After all the time in dry dock you would think the ship was sanitized.  But there are people coming down with Norwalk Virus.  And tons of respiratory ailments. The ship has not offered a single dollar worth of credit.  They have not offered to clean clothes for people who have placed them in dusty/dirty closets or sat on dirty outside chairs, nor have they offered to provide free of charge the medical care for those sickened by the moldy carpets and staterooms. The ship is on a 16 day cruise of the Eastern and Soutnern Caribbean.	Multiple problems -- Not ready after drydock
December 22	Aida Aura Aida Cruises	The ship has suffered a mechanical failure on a voyage from her scheduled dry-docking in Genoa, Italy to Palma de Mallorca. The problem, not yet specified, seems to involve the propulsion and a return to the shipyard in Genoa has been made necessary. She was sailing without passengers when the problem occurred but her cruise from Palma de Mallorca to Aruba has been cancelled.	Propulsion problems -- Canceled cruise
December 22	Dipolog Princess Sulpicio Lines	The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) today said they have began conducting rescue operations on the ship, carrying 825 passengers, that ran aground some 500 yards off the pier of Tagbilaran, Bohol on Friday morning. The ship hit a shallow area of the Tagbilaran Channel, which was near the Port of Tagbilaran en route to Zamboanga del Norte. The shipping company is sending sister ship agayan Princess to fetch the passengers from the port and bring them to their destination in Zamboanga del Norte. It also sent a tugboat but it failed to pull the vessel free.	Grounded
December 22	Van Gogh Travelscope	The company has ceased operations. Passengers on the current cruise are not affected, however the cruise due to begin in Falmouth January 4th is uncertain ... indications are that arrangements have been made for the World Cruise will proceed as planned. UPDATE: The world cruise scheduled to begin January 4 will go ahead as planned.	Ceased operations
December 20	Norwegian Spirit Norwegian Cruise Line	From a passenger: I'm supposed to leave on the NCL Spirit on the 23rd -- the engine is still a problem and they are cutting a port (1 of 4), no refunds and customer service was very rude. Did not let us know of problem until the 20th. I'm pretty ticked -- we could have at least been notified ahead of time to get money back .. the port that was cancelled was the reason why I signed up. Another passenger, on the December 16 cruise, reports there was an illness outbreak on the cruise (at least 15 people were quarantined in their rooms) and there were problems with service and attitude.	Engine problems -- Illness
December 20	Pacific Star P&O Australia	Hundreds of passengers are demanding compensation after two of five ports were missed on the 11 night cruise to Tonga and Fiji that ended today -- ports missed were Vava’u in Tonga and Yasawa-i- Rara in Fiji for which passengers were given a A$100 onboard credit. There were apparently engine problems that contributed to the problem; the engines should be repaired sometime during the next cruise, (TV story is available here), an eight-night Christmas cruise that will also skip a port -- Ouvea in the Loyalty Islands. This is to allow for an unscheduled overnight in Noumea on Sunday where she is to undergo repairs; passengers will receive a A$50 shipboard credit.	Engine problems -- Missed ports
December 15	QE II Cunard Line	A cross-channel ferry narrowly avoided a collision with the QE2. P&O Ferries Pride of Kent had to slam on the breaks when the cruise liner failed to give wat at sea off the Dover coast and sailed into the passenger ferry's path. A subsequent investigation said the QE2 was required to give way; when it became apparent that no avoiding action was being taken by the QE2, Pride of Kent reduced speed and allowed the ship to pass 0.6 mile ahead.	Near-miss of collision
December 15	Norwegian Spirit Norwegian Cruise Line	From a passenger: There was a small fire in the engine room at around 8:45PM as the ship headed back to New Orleans.  The ship was about 140 nautical miles south of New Orleans.  The ship was adrift for about 15 minutes as all engines were shut down.  The engine shut down caused severe cavitation and “code bravo to the engine room” was announced.  Smoke was seen coming from below the smoke stack which smelled like burnt oil.  The emergency signal was given but was reported to be a false alarm 1-2 minutes later at which time they announced that there was a small fire and it was under control.  About 5 minutes later it was announced that the fire was completely out and we would arrive in New Orleans as scheduled.	Fire
December 13	Empress of the Seas Royal Caribbean International	A passenger reports there was an outbreak of gastrointstinal illness on the second day of sailing that ended today. Per the Captain, there were 140+ effected. Very high level of cleaning and passing out of hand wipes. I have no idea what % of the pax or crew was really involved. I was in lockdown for 2 days as 2 of 3 in my cabin had it. The ship was on a 12 day cruise of the Southern Caribbean.	Illness
December 10	Norwegian Dream Norwegian Cruise Line	The ship collided with a barge being pulled by a tug in Uruguay's main port, sending several cars and containers off the barge and shutting the port down. The ship received damages above the water line which do not appear serious.  It will remian in port for repairs. Passengers on the current cruise, a 14 day around the southern tip of South America, will miss two ports miss three ports(Port Stanley, Puerto Madryn and Ushuaia) of call before repairs are complete; they're being offered alternate shore excursions before leaving for Ushuaia. There were no injuries. The harbour remained closed for more than 24 hours, trapping Celebrity Cruises' Infinity in port and blocking Marco Polo out of port. Passengers were offered a 50% refund of cruise fare paid in addition to $150 per passenger ($300 per room) onboard credit. A group of passengers are demanding greater compensation -- see Merco Press for more info.  See here for photos.	Collision
December 10	Ecstasy & Carnival Conquest Carnival Cruise Lines	Thick fog closed the Port of Galveston, wreaking havoc with each ship's schedule. Conquest was supposed to sail at 5PM on Sunday but didn't leave until Monday at 2PM. Ecstasy arrived 7 hours late on Monday and may be "stuck" in port overnight.	Fog delays
December 10	Clipper Adventrurer Clipper Cruise Line	The December 18 departure to Antarctica has been cancelled due to mechanical failure. Passengers on that cruise were not given any further information. They were offered a full refund or could rebook for December 2008.	Cancelation
December 8	Star Princess Princess Cruises	Passengers that there is an outbreak of grastrointstinal illness on the current cruise. The ship went from organe alert to red alert on December 7 and the conditions remain the same today. The ship is on an 18 day cruise from Civitavecchia to Fort Lauderdale (Dec 3 - 20).	Illness
December 7	Boudaccia Fred Olsen	The cruise that bagn today had been branded by some as a cruise from hell -- the ship set sail for the two-week trip despite gale force winds. As it headed off to Cadiz in Spain, the Canary Islands and Casablanca in Morocco, the cruise floundered as storms lashed the ship and it was forced to head for Cherbourg. It was moored at the French harbour for three days as torrential rain lashed down. While in port a boat collided with the ship and made a massive hole just above the water line. Temporary repairs were made in Cherbourg and permanent repairs completed when the ship was in the Canary Islands.	Cruise from Hell
December 7	Norwegian Pearl Norwegian Cruise Line	The ship reported 24 of 1097 (2.19%) crew and 335 of 2377  (14.09%) passengers had reported ill on a 8 day eastern Caribbean cruise from Miami.	Illness
December 5	Lycianda Blue Lagoon Cruises	The ship was on its way back to Lautoka when it was run aground in Rotuma by cyclone Daman. The ship suffered no damage to its hull, only minor damage to its rudders and proeplers. Only crew wasonboard at the time; there were no injuries. (Source: Fiji Times)	Aground
December 5	Empress of the Seas Royal Caribbean International	During a routine patrol of the K9 unit at Port Zante (St. Kitts),  a passenger was searched and a quantity vegetable material suspected to be cannabis and quantity of a white powdery substance suspected to be cocaine was found on his person. He was arrested, and investigations are ongoing.	Drug Arrest onshore
December 4	Veendam Holland America Line	The ship is continuing to have engine problems (see November 25) and according to a passenger missed San Juan on its current 14 day southern Caribbean cruise. In addition, the passenger writes: On this current cruise, a man collapsed in the Ocean Bar, and several calls were made to 911, including the bar staff, who went down to the front desk to plead for help. It took over 20 minutes for the paramedics to arrive. One of the bar staff then went down and yelled at the front desk and said “Thank you very much – the man has died!”	Engine problems -- Missed port
December  3	Pride of America NCL America	The ship broke several of the lines securing it to the pier while in port at Kahului (Maui). Given the wave action in the harbour, the ship cancelled its overnight stay on the island and departed to seek safety in the open ocean. December 5: Port call at Kona cancelled because of adverse weather conditions.	Broke docking  lines
December 3	Port of Los Angeles	The port was closed for about an hour when it appeared that a grenade was found in a disembarking cruise passenger's bag (the Diamond Princess and Monarch of the Seas were both in port). A Coast Guard explosives detection dog focused on the bag in a security sweep at about 8:30AM and an x-ray showed something inside that appeared to be the size and shape of a grenade. The object turned out to be a piece of coral. The port reopened at 10AM.	Port closed
December 2	Sapphire Princess Princess Cruises	The Sunday Mail reports that passengers were offered compensation after the ship was battered by storms as it sailed from Bankok (Nov. 18) to Beijing (Dec 4). Weather also caused the ship to miss several ports. The mix of rough seas, and extra days at sea and missing ports led to a near-mutiny on the part of a large group of passengers. The compenation was a gesture of goodwill, and as uch it was modest.	Compensation
December 2	Enchantment of the Seas Royal Caribbean International	Passengers returning from the most recent cruises say the ship continues to have electrical problems and is cruising at reduced speeds which is causing itinerary changes. (See November 15 below)	Electrical problems
December 2	M/S Aurora Nile Cruise	Five Egyptians were killed and two wounded when a fire broke out in the engine room on the Nile cruise ship when it was anchored near the ancient Egyptian ruins of Luxor early this morning, forcing the evacuation of 43 French tourists. The five Egyptians who died were either trapped by flames as they tried to extinguish the blaze or drowned after falling into the river. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.	Fire (Riverboat)
December 1	Fantasy Carnival Cruise Lines	A 77 year old man from Hattiesburg, MS was discovered missing shortly after the ship docked at New Orleans at 4AM at the end of a 5 day cruise to Cozumel and Progresso.The man's room, which included a private balcony, was reported by the cruise line to have been locked from the inside and all of his belongings were left in his cabin. He had last been seen the previous evening at around 7PM when the ship was 28 miles from shore. The Coast Guard was notified at 10AM and a search undertaken of coastal waters. UPDATE:  The Hattiesburg American  reports the search was called off after a suicide note indicating the man was in poor health was found in his room.	Person missing
November 30	Norwegian Majesty Norwegian Cruise Line	Newspapers in South Florida report that a 26 year old man was med evaced from the ship just outside Miami (on it was from Key West to Charleston, SC) this morning. The man reportedly fell 50 feet (from the eight floor to a deck below) on board the ship at about 4 AM and was treated onboard until onshore medical services could be secured. Details about the fall and his condition have not beem reported, however there are reports that the man was intoxicated when the accident happened. (A similar accident occurred June 20 on the same ship ... see below)	Injury onboard
November 28	Explorer of the Seas Royal Caribbean International	Federal agents arrested a 50-year-old passenger on charges of transporting into the US Virgin Islands hundreds of anabolic steroids that were stashed in his cabin. Security staff aboard the ship had reported to federal officers that they suspected their passenger was transporting contraband leading agents to search the New Jersey man's cabin where they found about 380 tablets of methandrostenolone, a steroid commonly used by body builders.  The passenger  was taken into custody after the ship docked in Havensight; . The crime carries a sentence of up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 maximum fine. SOURCE: Virgin Islands Daily News	Drug arrest
November 25	Veendam Holland America Line	According to passengers on the 7 day cruise to the Western Caribbean which ended today, there were engine problems that caused the ship to miss two ports: Key West and Cozumel. They did make the port calls at Belize and Guatemala. According to a passenger: Many guests are angry that the ship is experiencing so many problems, in addition to the engine problems, there was floodings, toilets did not work, and water was turned off several times.	Engine problems  -- Missed ports
November 24	Jewel of the Seas Royal Caribbean International	There was a small fire in the laundry room (deck 1 and 2) that was extinguished within an hour. Passengers were awakened by the 2:30 AM alert to crew, but there was no general call and passengers were not asked to leave their rooms. Some passengers report seeing thick smoke venting by the pool on deck 11. Apparently the only inconvenience, after things were brought under control, was that linens needed to be re-laundered to remove the smell of smoke.	Fire
November 23	Explorer GAP Adventures	More than 150 passengers and crew (91 passengers, 9 expedition staff, 54 crew) on an Antarctica cruise abandoned ship near the South Shetland Islands, 120 km north of the Antarctica peninsula, after the ship hit an unidentified object (likely ice) which put a 5 - 6 hole through both hulls, took on water and listed 25 - 30 degrees and started sinking. A distress call was issued at about 3:30 AM GMT and passengers boarded lifeboats 90 minutes later in the dark.  After 4 or 5 hours in open lifeboats in active seas, passengers were transferred from life boats to Hurtigruten's Nordnorge which was in the area (it rescued passsengers 10 months earlier when another ship went grounded in Anarctica January 30, 2007) . Air temperatures are around minus 5C; sea temperatures are minus 1C. Last word from the cruise ship's operator are that the ship has been stabilized and is not likely to sink, but this is disputed by news photos and reports. The ship left Ushuaia on November 11 for a 19 day cruise to the Drake Passage.  UPDATE 19:30GMT: The Chilean Navy has dispatched an icebreaker, Contraalmirante Oscar Viel Toro, to evaluate the condition of Explorer and to see if she can be righted/toed to King George Island (presently listing 45 - 50 degrees).  The passengers and crew will be spending the night at the island Chilean Navy base before flying to Punta Arenas in the morning. Chances are she could sink overnight as bad weather is forecast, but the Chilean Navy will be checking her over and maintaining a watch overnight. Ship sank overnight.  PICTURES HERE.  NOTE: Think about the environmental impact -- fuel oils, hydraulics, chemicals and substances in air conditioning and other systems, and aresenic and other harmful chemicals from televisions, computer screens, etc. The ship sank with 185,000 litres of fuel oil on board in addition to 1,000 litres of gasoline and 24,000 litres of lubricants. It left an oil stain five kilometers wide by eight km long.	Abandon ship near Antarctica --- Sank --- Envorinmental
November 21	Carnival Valor Carnival Cruise Lines	The St. Thomas Source reports that passengers from the ship were on an open-air safari vehicle invovled in an accident in which 29 people were injured and sent to hospital. One person was airlifted to Miami; another was under observation when the article was written. 15 of the injured were released from hospital by 8PM. According to the article, at about 3PM a utility truck was returning from a job when its brakes started to malfunction. The truck hit the safari bus -- loaded with 22 passengers from the cruise ship -- from the back. The truck tipped over on its side, crushing a red pickup truck and hitting a smaller white vehicle. Our thoughts go out to those who were injured.	Accident Onshore
November 20	Zaandam Holland America Line	The ship reported  9 of 616 (1.3%) crew and 91 of 1371  (6.64%) passengers had reported ill on a 15 day Hawaii Cricle cruise from San Diego. NOTE: Reported November 29 that 24 passengers reported ill on the subsequent cruise between the mainland and Hawai'i. The numbers did not exceed the 3% threshold to be classified as an outbreak.	Illness
November 18	Discovery Sun Discovery Cruise Line	49-year-old woman who was reported missing had been last seen at about 9:30 PM. She was in the lounge with her husband when she left to go smoke and never returned.The Broward Sheriff's Office and Coast Guard began its search at about 10:30 PM. The casino ship returned to Fort Lauderdale at the end of its cruise later in the night. The woman's body subsequently washed ashore in Florida the following morning around 7:30AM.	Missing passenger
November 18	Dream Danielle Ship Management Ltd (Caspi Cruise Line)	Athens News Agency reports that the ship, which was detained in September in Rhodes and remains in port, for repairs, came loose from its moorings. It was only manned by a skeleton crew when it came loose and was adrift within the harbour, where there was a danger that it might collide with other vessels docked in harbour. The coast guard intervened and managed to tow the ship back with the help of three tug-boats.	Broke loose from mooring
November 18	Norwegian Majesty Norwegian Cruise Line	NCL's website says the ship's arrival into Charleston been delayed by one day (arriving today instead of yesterday) and it will sail a revised six-day itinerary.  They cite several factor for the delay. On her return to Charleston, the ship came to the aid of a person in a sailboat who needed immediate medical attention. The passenger is currently being treated on board the ship. Also on the return, high winds and heavy seas necessitated the ship to operate at a reduced speed. In addition, planned maintenance during the ship's stay in Bermuda included the overhaul of a cylinder head on one of the main engines.  Unfortunately, after departure, a seal on the new unit developed a minor leak and required remedial work to correct it. Even if the engine had not had this issue, the ship would not be able to go any faster than the speed she is presently doing because of the heavy seas and strong wind conditions. To compensate guests for the missed cruise day, NCL will refund one-seventh of the cruise fare paid, issued as an on-board credit. In addition, they are extending a $50 per person on-board credit ($100 maximum per stateroom) as a gesture of goodwill.  And they are offering guests the option to cancel their cruise in which case cancellation fees will be waived.	Delayed arrival / departure
November 17	Carnival Victory Carnival Cruise Lines	A passenger has written to say that a crew member (a member of the entertainment staff) fell overboard this morning around 2:45AM. The ship reversed direction and he was rescued alive. He was taken to hospital when the ship returned to Miami, but he is not seriously injured (dehydration and hypothermia). The ship was on its way back to Miami from a seven day cruise of the Eastern Caribbean. This incident  has also been picked up on Cruise Critic.	Fall overboard -- Rescued
November 15	Enchantment of the Seas Royal Caribbean International	The ship apparently had a power failure in the early morning and was assisted by a tug into Fort Lauderdale at the cruise's end. Departure of the next cruise, a 4 night cruise with scheduled stops in Key West and Cozumel, was delayed until midnight and Key West was dropped from the itinerary.  Also, rooms mid-ship reportedly do not have air conditioning.  UPDATE November 17 from a passenger: We made it to Cozumel. Ship has 50% propulsion. They gave each cabin $200 shipboard credit, and 25% of current fare off for future cruise. A lot of upset people, not only at itinerary change but sporadic A/C. Of the 2,300 cruising, 2,000 are first time Royal Caribbean cruisers.	Electrical problems -- Itinerary change
November 15	Windjammer Barefoot Cruises	The sailing of Legacy scheduled for November 17 has now been cancelled, as have the cruises on November 24 and Dewcember 3. It is unclear whether future cruises will sail or not, given thecompany's finanial problems. The company's other ships remain idle.	Cancellations
November 13	Pacific Dawn P&O Australia	Two Australian citizens (aged 40 and 42) with a paedophile history were refused entry to New Caledonian by police in Noumea when they arrived on the ship. Noumea's daily newspaper says the two men from Perth were classified as possible re-offenders and put on a plane to return to Australia.  On October 23, New Caledonia deported another Australian man who had been convicted on multiple counts of raping minors in Australia.  The ship left Sydney November 9 on a two-week cruise of the South Pacific.	Passengers deported
November 13	Island Adventure SeaEscape	The U.S. Coast Guard has launched a search for a crew member (an assistant cook) missing from the cruise ship. That missing crewman, identified as 44-year old Oliveiro Fernandes from India, is believed to have fallen overboard. He was reported missing after a crew check this morning, a search of the ship was fruitless. The crewman was last seen at 9:30 p.m.last night; the ship returned to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale around 12:15 a.m. this morning.	Missing crewman
November 13	Artemis P&O Cruises	A passenger on board the ship contacted the BBC to say the vessel was not allowed to land passengers in Tripoli on Tuesday morning for a planned day trip. A P&O spokeswoman said the vessel was heading to its next destination, Malta, earlier than scheduled. Cruise passengers and others have been  denied entry into the country since November 11, even if they have valid visas.	Cancelled port call
November 13	Sovereign of the Seas Royal Caribbean International	The Bahama Journal reports that a 28 year old Nicaraguan man is standing trial accused of forcing himself on a 20 year old cruise passenger while she was asleep in a friend's cabin on March 7, 2007.  According to the article, the young woman had arrived in the Port of Nassau and shopped at the Straw Market that afternoon. She testified that after dropping off her packages at the cruise ship and enjoying a few drinks at Senor Frogs in downtown Nassau, she went to dinner with several of her friends. After dinner, she said she returned to the cabin with three of her friends and immediately went to sleep. She told the court she had no recollection of what happened between that time and when she awoke to discover she was naked from the waist down and the crew member was on top of her and had penetrated her. On November 19, the assailant was acquitted. The case is laid out in Bahama Journal articles, if you are interested in reading about the case.	Sexual assault
November 12	Carnival Liberty Carnival Cruise Lines	Two separate passengers reported that the ship apparently had propulsion problems off the coast Puerto Rico -- as one person said, the ship is "parked in the ocean between Florida & San Juan" and that it appears unlikely they will arrive in San Juan at 5PM as scheduled." The ship did make it to San Juan, about an hour or so late. If additiuonal details are received about the problem it will be posted. The 8-day Eastern Caribbean cruise began November 10 in Fort Lauderdale.	Engine problems
November 12	Aurora P&O Cruises	A British newspaper reports that a 30 year old Indian waiter has been jailed for sexual assault of a 14 year old girl on a Mediterranean cruise. The court heard how the waiter, who befriended the girl while serving her family's table in the dining room, had persuaded the girl to follow him while she was waiting for a friend outside the restaurant one evening.  He led her around the ship to a toilet cubicle, locked the door and sexually assaulted her. He was sentenced to 15 months.	Child sexual assault
November 11	Norwegian Dawn Norwegian Cruise Line	A passenger disembarking today from the 14 day repositioning cruise from New York to Miami writes that the gastrointestinal outbreak that began on the previous cruise (see October 25) continued on this one. S/he writes: We were confined to our room for 5 days.  We were told people infected with this bug were spreading it by leaving their room.  I'm not sure how that could happen. There is no way you want to go anywhere as you can just about make it to the bathroom and back to bed. There are no words to describe how terrible this virus is.  It is nothing like any flu virus you have ever experienced.  We were extremely careful with regard to hygiene, washing our hands and sanitizing whenever possible, especially entering and exiting restaurants.  It was very obvious there was a problem onboard.  No salt and pepper shakers on tables, no sugar packs on tables.  These items were handled by tongs from the server.  No trays allowed at the buffet and you could not get your own drinks.  Always a crew member handling the cups or glasses for you.  Sanitizing measures were evident throughout the ship (thank God).  This ship needs to be dry docked for a few days to sanitize and disinfect everything.  Of course that won't happen.  It would be a loss of money.  People will continue to get sick.  It was a horrible experience and of course ruined our cruise.  We missed most of the ports and once we were cleared and allowed out of our room, the enthusiasm was gone.	Illness
November 10	Lirica MSC Cruises	The one week Mediterranean cruise scheduled for today has been cancelled in order to accommodate repairs to damage suffered by the vessel when it scraped the pier in Civitavecchia on November 2. The ship went into drydock November 12 and is expected to depart, as scheduled on its transAtlantic cruise departing November 17. It arrives in Fort Lauderdale December 4.	Cancelation
Novermber 9	Pride of Hawaii NCL America	The ship reported that "about one-sixth of the 2500 passengers onboard had become ill this week with gastrointestinal illness."  The outbreak began after leaving Honolulu Harbour on Monday.  On Friday afternoon the cruise line said the illness had been confined to just the one ship -- its other two ships are not affected.   Passengers who became ill were asked along with their cabinmates to remain quarantined in their rooms for 24 hours.  Those passengers received a $200 on-ship credit. UPDATE November 12: The illness has been confirmed as norovirus and the company has lowered the number ill to 220.	Illness
November 8	Spirit of Nantucket Cruise West	The ship's captain ran the vessel aground in Virginia Beach this morning to prevent it from sinking.  It had begun taking on water while passing through the Intercoastal Waterway after striking something at about 5:30 AM which left a 2 inch by 12 inch gash in the hull near the ned of the ship.  None of the 61 passengers or five crew members were as injured in the ship's evacuation.  The ship was on a ten day cruise from Alexandria, VA to Charleston, SC.  Passengers were given the choice of continuing their tour by bus or returning home with a refund for the remining time of the cruise.	Grounded
November 8	Red Funnel Ferries	A 42 year old man went missing from the Isle of Wight passenger ferry. He was the only foot passenger aboard the 11:30PM ferry between East Cowes and Southampton (a one hour trip). The man's disappearance became known after the ferry docked at Southhampton. His body was subsequently found in a search. It is unclear whether he fell overboard or intentionally jumped.	Person missing -- Body recovered
November 2	Norwegian Crown Norwegian Cruise Line	A 42 year old passenger was reported in the Bermuda Sun to have pleaded guilty to importing 2.64 grams of cannabis and 1.18 grams of metamphetamine while aboard the ship.  Customs officials boarded the ship after receiving a security report of burning cannabis on one deck.  They located  the room, knocked, and the passenger admitted to having drugs.  He was fined $6000 by a Bermuda court.	Drug bust
November 2	Lirica MSC Cruises	The ship was damaged in Civitavecchia when strong winds during the unmooring operation caused it to scrape the pier. An area between the bow and portside bulwarks was damaged. The company reported the collision to the Italian Coast Guard and classification society, and both inspected the vessel to guarantee its seaworthiness before sailing from Civitavecchia. The ship subsequently went into drydock November 12 to repair the damage. Its final cruise of the Mediterranean season was cancelled to accommodate the repais before the ship sails to the Fort Lauderdale for its winter season.	Scrapes pier and damage to hull
October 31	Costa Atlantica Costa Crociere	A man reported his 40-year-old wife missing overnight.  An onboard search, and of surrounding waters, was unsuccessful.  The Eastern Mediterranean cruise was between Santorini and Katakolon (Olympia), Greece.  More details as they become available.	Person missing
October 31	Statendam Holland America Line	Australia's The Age reports that the ship "...was damaged and came within seconds of running aground while entering Port Phillip Bay (Melbourne) without a pilot in board and without perission in December last year."  A top-level marine investigation of the December 6, 2006 incident found serious lapses by both the ship and the Port of Melbourne.  Despite compulsory pilotage, the ship continued torard the port and travelled at a speed well above the recommended limit.  The port was criticised for not challenging the ship's entry into the port.  One of the ship's stabiliser fins had been damaged; a full grounding had been narrowly averted.	Near-grounding
October 29	Radiance of the Seas Royal Caribbean International	Passenger's disembarkation  was delayed four hours because of a staffing problem onshore which delayed the screening of disembarking passengers as Lahaina (Maui).  The ship was on a 14 day cruise from Los Angeles.  It previously had to skip its call at Hilo because of 50-knot winds off the Big Island.	Delayed disembarkation
October 26	Norwegian Dawn Norwegian Cruise Line	The CDC reported on October 25 that 15 of 1061 (1.41%) crew and 149 of 2169  (6.85%) passengers had reported ill on a 12 day Atlantic Canada cruise from New York.	Illness
October 25	Norwegian Star Norwegian Cruise Line	The following was posted by a passenger at Cruise Critic (the ship is on an 8 day Mexican Riviera cruise to/from Los Angeles):  Well we were at the pool, got some sun...beautiful day! Went back to our state room to make some drinks and we were enjoying watching a huge whale and lots of dolphins..... when all of the sudden the ship tilted!  Not a little....ALOT   We were listing over and our bar set up and everthing in our room flew on the floor! Including the coffee maker!  The ship was finally righted, you could hear passangers screaming. The captian came on and said everything was ok.....he seemed a bit out of breath.  Today he made a fomal announcment...something to affect human error...and promised it would not happen again...the waiters were saying they had never had it happen before....plates and food and drinks flying everywhere....visions of the posiden adventure and titanic flashed by me!  everyone on board is talking about it. I guess some people were hurt. I don't know all the details....WOW!	Severe List (Tilt)
October 25	Ecstasy Carnival Cruise Lines	The ship's departure from Pregreso was delayed because of weather and as a result its return to Galveston was 5 hours late -- 9 PM instead of 4PM.  Embarkation of the following 4 night cruise was also delayed.  That ruise will substitute the port call at Cozumel with a stop at Progreso; passerngers will receive a $100  onboard credit.	Delayed arrival / departure
October 23	Pacific Star P&O Australia	A 43-year-old man was arrested on the island of Lifou (New Caledonia) and deported because he was on a list of sex offenders provided to border police in the territory.  The man been convicted in Australia on a dozen counts of raping and fondling children; he did not alert Australia authorities upon leaving Australia, as required by law.  The ship was on a seven day cruise from Brisbane -- it had visited Noumea (New Caledonia) the day before and was enroute from Lifou to Vanuatu.	Passenger deported
October 18	Pacific Sun P&O Australia	According to ABC News in Australia,  A teenage girl is in a stable condition in a Hunter Valley hospital with a suspected case of meningococcal disease, which she may have contracted while on a Pacific Islands cruise aboard the ship from October 1 to 11. Close contacts of the girl believed to be at highest risk of contracting the disease have been contacted, but the risk to other cruise ship passengers is believed to be very low.	Illness
October 17	Serenade of the Seas Royal Caribbean International	The ship will return about six hours late to San Diego from its 15 night Hawaii cruise ending on October 20.  The delay is caused by a medical evacuation emergency which required the ship to backtrack back toward Honolulu in order for the ship to be close enough for a helicopter to meet the ship.	Delayed arrival
October 15	Stena Voyager Stena Line	An alarm was sparked after a fire broke out on a Stranraer to Belfast ferry carrying about 600 passengers and crew.  The fire, in a sealed turbine unit in the engine room, was put out by an automatic system. Life jackets were given to everyone on board in accordance with safety procedures and the ferry continued its journey. Nobody was injured.  The incident was brought under control within less than an hour.	Fire
October	Pacific Star P&O Australia	There was apparently a small fire in an electrical panel that caused a mustering of crew to prepare for a possible emergency. The source of the smoke/fire was located and brought under control. (See You Tube)	Fire
September 30	Oceana P&O Cruises	A 67 year old woman died after going missing overboard on a 2 night cruise from Southampton to Zeebrugge return.  Her husband reports that she was last seen at 5:45 AM; police were notified at 7AM.  The ship was approaching Southampton when she went missing -- her body was recovered at Thyrne Channel in the Solent near Cowes (Isle of Wight). A subsequent coroner's inquest was unable to conclude a cause of the death -- it is left with an open verdict.	Person overboard -- Body recovered
September 27	Island Star Island Cruises	The cruise was cancelled after engines failed off the coast of France, plunging the ship into darkness.  Passengers were ferried to shore by the ship's tenders.  The ship first experienced problems as it left Genoa -- emergency repairs were apparently not enough.  The following cruise, scheduled to leave from Palma on September 29 was cancelled in order to accommodate repairs.	Engine failure - cruise cancelled
September 29	Windjammer Barefoot Cruises	All cruises were cancelled, at least through October 21, while the company searches for a viable plan to continue.  The company has experienced severe financial difficulty, with fierce divisions and legal battles among the family members who control the company.The 55-year-old company operates four ships ranging is size from 64 to 130 passengers.	Cruises cancelled
September 22	Norwegian Spirit Norwegian Cruise Line	The ship's departure from New York City was delayed 3 hours following a bomb threat called into 911 -- the call was determined to be a hoax.  The ship was departing on a one-night cruise to nowher,.	Bomb Threat
September 22	Aurora P&O Cruises	More than a dozen passengers were told not to disembark in Halifax while Canadian officials investigated a possible outbreak of Norovirus.  Health Canada officials took tests of about 20 people suffering from acute gastroenteritis.  There have been no subsequent updates.	Illness
September 18	Dream Danielle Ship Management Ltd (Caspi Cruise Line)	The ship was detained in Rhodes for spilling waste in the harbour -- it has been charged with willfully polluting the environment.  An inspection by port authorities found that the ship's waste tanks had overflowed and caused it to list 10 degrees to its side.  The ship's tanks held 3000 tons of waste which would take up to a week to remove.  UPDATE OCT 3:  340 crewmembers have remained stranded onboard the ship and have requested assistance with food and water.  The 930 Israeli passengers continued their voyage from Rhodes on charter aircraft.	Environmental -- Ship Detained
September 18	Black Prince Fred Olsen	A 29-night round trip voyage from Liverpool was cut short following damage to the ship's propeller.  Two subsequent cruises have also been cancelled to allow for repairs.  The ship was on its homeward leg while in the Corinth Canal when it sustained the damage; the decision to end the cruise was made after divers in Algeciras found more extensive damage than had originally been assessed.  The ship will proceed to drydock for repairs.	Damaged Propeller -- Cruise Cancelled
September 17	Elation Carnival Cruise Lines	A San Diego grocer filed suit against a fellow passenger following an incident where the plaintiff was allegedly pushed down a flight of stairs several hours after sailing from San Diego.  The defendant was reported to have been confined to his room for the remainder of the five-day cruise to the Mexican Riviera from San Diego.	Pax on pax assault
September 17	Constellation Celebrity Cruises	The ship's departure from Falmouth was delayed 2 hours because of several accidents involving tour busses.  Here is what was sent from a passenger's Blackberry:  There were 4 accidents involving tour buses:  1) bus hit a car which caught on fire; 2) Another bus hit a car and the car's driver stopped in front of the bus and acted very threatening to the passengers;  3) A independent mini excursion bus was sideswiped by a large tour bus severely damaging the sides of both buses; 4) following that accident, the mini bus ran over the foot of a pedestrian which was badly crushed.  As a result of these incidenced the ship left port 2 hours late but was still able to reach Dublin on time. I don't believe any Constellaion passengers were injured.	Delayed departure
September 16	Pride of America NCL America	The ship discharged a small amount of what appeared to be diesel fuel into Hilo Harbour, according to the state harbourmaster for the Big Island.  The spill, estimated at 10 gallons, was contained and mopped up but still left a sheen.	Environmental
September 8	QE II Cunard Line	The ship set sail today following a 24 hour delay in Dubrovnik caused by a mechnical fault.  The ship was mid-way through a two week cruise of the Mediterranean.  The round trip cruise from Southampton began August 31 and will disembark September 15.	Mechanical problems -- Delayed in port
September 2	Freedom of the Seas Royal Caribbean International	Disembarkation from the ship was delayed four hours after security screeners spotted what they thought was a grenade in the luggage of a passenger onboard the ship.  Passengers were not allowed to disembark and the Terminal was evacuated.  When the bomb squad unit arrived, they determined the item was not a real grenade but a child's belt buckle shaped like a grenade.  Passengers were finally allowed to disembark at 11:30 AM.	Bomb scare
August 30	Enchantment of the Seas Royal Caribbean International	Reported by a passenger:  Shortly after leaving Belize, about 4:30 in the afternoon, Bravo Bravo Bravo was called for a room on the 4th Deck (4550-something).  From our balcony, starboard all the way forward, we could smell acrid smoke.  We were still under pilot navigating the channel through the barrier reef and we came to a stop.  Captain Ban immediately made informational announcements and asked our cooperation in keeping the area clear. Shortly thereafter, we started moving again. About 30 minutes later it was announced that the fire was out, and that the area would be reopened as soon as cleanup was done.  Later an announcement was made that the fire had started in a closet, and that they were investigating the exact cause - the cabin was not occupied at the time the alarms went off.  We passed through that area this morning to debark, and there was still quite a bit of smoke odor, and many persons working in that area.  The ship was on a five night western Caribbean cruise departing from Fort Lauderdale.	Fire
August 30	Salamis Glory Salamis Lines	The Cypriot cruise ship and an Israeli freighter collided in Haifa habour -- the freighter sunk and two of the 16 crew members went missing; their bodies were recovered later.  There were no injuries on the cruise ship, however it has been detained in Haifa until problems in its navigation system, which apparently caused the crash, are fixed.	Collision
August 28	Millennium Celebrity Cruises	Cruise Critic reports that about 250 people have been affected by norovirus on the present 12 night cruise out of Barcelona.  Celebrity has confirmed the outbreak and says 176 of the ship's 2,242 guests [8 percent] and 22 of its 957 crew members [2 percent] experienced the illness.	Illness
August 26	Norwegian Crown Norwegian Cruise Line	The ship was due to return to New York City this afternoon, but a problem with the ship's starboard propeller shaft has caused reduced speed and will delay arrival almost 24 hours ... now arriving between 6 and 8AM on Monday morning.  The next cruise is expected to embark one day late (at 4PM) on a revised itinerary.  Passengers on the shortened cruise will be refunded one-seventh of their cruise fare plus receive a 10% future cruise credit on the cruise fare paid.  UPDATE AUGUST 27:   Necessary repairs will take longer than anticipated -- the ship will now depart on Tuesday afternoon.  Passengers on the shortened cruise will be refunded one-half of their cruise fare plus receive a 20% future cruise credit on the cruise fare paid. NCL will also refund government taxes and fees of approximately $34 to the guest's on-board account.	Delayed arrival / departure
August 26	Carnival Liberty Carnival Cruise Lines	A poster at Cruise Critic describes her "cruise from hell" on the eight day cruise ending today which embarked/disembarked from Fort Lauderdale.  She says there was a large group of 700-800 who over ran the ship and dominated most of the public areas either by design or intimidation by their behavior. My family never was able to use the Victoria lounge, the disco, the teen disco, the arcade, a large portion of the promenade deck. Carnival allowed this group to have private access to the Victoria Lounge every night, therefore denying use of this area to all other passengers.  The other areas mentioned were off limits to the other passengers on this trip because the behavior of the individuals who occupied it was so terrifying that all other passengers avoided these areas. My teen age daughters were so fearful of what went on this ship that after dinner they spend it in their cabin watching movies.  Some of the behaviors that I witnessed firsthand: drug sales; lying in wait in hall ways and on elevators and intimidating other passengers who wanted to use these areas; running, shoving and pushing fellow passengers on the promenade deck, and on the stair case in the lobby (I was shoved down the stairs by a group who were running down the spiral staircase -- After I fell they turned back and laughed); standing on furniture, placing chairs in front of doors in the teen disco and “locking” other youngsters in; on 2 separate evenings, a full blown riot on the promenade deck, involving at least 40-50 individuals who were fighting throwing furniture, punches, filthy language and breaking a bottle to use a weapon -- the entire security staff was called, bar tenders left their stations, officers arrived to break up the fight.; running and screaming in the corridors at all hours of the night; and a group of 10-20 individuals  doing laundry all night all while smoking and drinking, and laughing yelling so loud I could hear every word in my bed.  The staff of the Liberty was either unable or unwilling to enforce any limitations on the individuals in these groups. I spoke to a high ranking crew member who informed me that these passengers paid for their cruise and there was nothing they could do.  NOTE: Group cruises are occasionally a problem -- there was one on Carnival including swingers and one on Royal Caribbean including bears that got considerable attention last year.	Cruise from Hell
August 25	Celebration Carnival Cruise Lines	The Coast Guard evacuated the terminal at Jaxport Saturday afternoon at about 12:45 PM because of a bomb scare. A bomb-sniffing dog came across something suspicious and a bomb squad was brough to the scene to investigate. During that time, no one was being allowed to board and people already on the ship were not allowed off.   Shortly after 6PM, the problem wasidentified (the dogs had singled out some bags later found to contain some type of heart medication.  The ship had been scheduled to depart at 4PM, heading to Key West and Nassau, Bahamas for a five-day cruise.  A statement from Carnival said the cruise was expected to leave at 10 p.m. and passengers were given a $15 ship credit for their trouble.	Bomb scare
August 25	Regal Princess Princess Cruises	Posters at Cruise Critic report that someone had fallen overboard, the ship circled and then came to a complete stop. Life boats went into the water and all the ships lights were pointed to the water.  It was subsequently determined that this was a false alarm.  The ship was between Hilo and Kona on a 15 day cruise of Hawaii embarking/disembarking in Los Angeles.	False alarm of person overboard
August 23	Brilliance of the Seas Royal Caribbean International	A reader reports that there was suspicion of a person overboard this evening.  A search of the ocean (Mediterranean) was undertaken and passengers were later asked to return to their staterooms so a full count of passengers/crew could be completed.  The following morning passengers were told that no passengers were missing.	False alarm of person overboard
August  23	Sensation Carnival Cruise Lines	A passenger on the four day cruise ending today writes that there was a group onboard and many of the lounges/discos were closed at night for the private party. The ship looked like someone used it as their own personal garbage can (half eaten apples thrown in the stairwell, drinking glasses). I watched one woman argue (VERY loudly) with a bartender that since someone spilled her drink, HE should give her a free drink. He ended up giving it to her just to get her to shut up.  We couldn't walk up the stairs with our children without these passengers CHASING each other down them at top speed, running through the halls, knocking on cabin doors. And then to top it off, someone defecated in the CHILDREN'S pool and all who saw it swear it was an ADULT who did it.	Unruly group
August 23	Windjammer Barefoot Cruises	The Wall Street Journal reports that the company has had labour problems the past few weeks, largely because workers had not been paid and went on strike (resulting in last minute cancellation of cruises).  The company also has other cash flow problems, however it appears that Windjammer is being bought by TAG Virgin Islands Corp and when the sale is complete things should settle down.	Cancellations
August 23	Brilliance of the Seas Royal Caribbean International	From a reader in Civitavecchia:  I was boarding the Legend of the Seas yesterday around 1:45pm, when a freak storm rolled in from the West.  The Brilliance of the Seas was on the opposite side of the harbour.  Once the winds picked up, we noticed the ship list a lot to the port side and   eventually the aft mooring ropes snapped. The aft of the ship swung out to the middle of the harbour.  The biggest problem is that there was another ferry coming at the same time.  The captain on that ferry attempted to turn the ship a 180 to avoid hitting the Brilliance and nearly hit the Legend while it's attempt.  At the end of the day, apparently, nobody was hurt, however both gangways for the Brilliance fell in the water and divers were contacted to attempt to locate them.	"Near miss"
August 19	Spirit of Columbia Cruise West	The ship ran aground in Prince William Sound after getting too close to shore for bear watching --  it went "soft aground" at low tide near Evans Island at about 10 a.m.  "Soft aground" means the ship essentially was stuck in the mud.  It refloated as the tide came in and by 2 p.m. was headed back to Whittier.	"Soft" Grounded
August 16	Zuiderdam Holland America Line	9-passengers (7 of whom were on a Holland America cruise) were on board when a flightseeing aircraft went down in Traitor's Cove (near Ketchikan), just 200-feet from the water. 5-people were killed.  3 of the 4-surviving victims were medi-vacd to a hospital in Seattle.  The cause of the crash is under investigation – State Troopers say high winds could have been a factor and they said darkness and worsening weather ended recovery efforts on Thursday night.	Flightseeing plane crash
August 16	Norwegian Crown Norwegian Cruise Line	Forty passengers and two crew members sought medical assistance after experiencing symptoms that include stomach cramps and nausea.  The Bermuda Department of Health took water samples to be tested.  The ship is expected to depart Bermuda for New York City on Friday afternoon. FROM A PASSENGER:  Beside this being the rudest crew ever I got the NORO virus. They gave