At least two people and their dog were left stranded, clinging to a buoy in the Tampa Bay over the weekend, officials said in a news release Monday. The incident happened before 6 p.m. Saturday near Gadsen Point after a cruise ship caused a wake that made their boat crash…
The latest data suggests that cruise ships that sailed in 2024 brought in $2.6 billion in annual tourism revenue to Nassau, Bahamas while bringing in the most annual visitors to date. Tourism is a crucial factor in the country’s economy and accounts for approximately 60% of the country’s gross domestic…
Hundreds of passengers and crew were reported among the sick in at least five separate outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness in December, according to reporting from The Washington Post. Just last month alone, 781 passengers and 109 crew reported symptoms of the highly contagious norovirus. Such symptoms include diarrhea and vomiting.…
A woman was found unresponsive in the water while on a cruise excursion and a man who died in a cruise line security’s custody, prompting an FBI investigation, are among four of the people who have recently died aboard cruises. On Dec. 17, a crew member went overboard as the…
A cruise ship worker who was accused of possessing child sex abuse material on his cellphone was found by police at Port Everglades, according to reporting from Channel 10 News. Koen Leonard Eyck, 35, was charged with transportation and possession of child pornography. Eyck was working on Holland America Line’s…
A Royal Caribbean passenger who is accused of verbally attacking the crew and kicking at a door on board has died while detained by the cruise ship’s security. Michael Virgil, 35, has been identified as the passenger who died on Dec. 13 aboard Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas. He…
When cruise ships sail into Key West, the looming vessels evoke thoughts about the tourist economy. What people don’t think about is how much damage these ships can cause to local marine life as they navigate through the port. The College of the Florida Keys recently revealed in a year’s…
The Department of Transportation has reported a decrease in crime on cruise ships compared to numbers from earlier this year, data shows. The latest available data from the Department of Transportation shows there have been about eight assaults with serious bodily injury, one suspicious death, one missing person, nine sexual…
A woman sues SeaWorld after being injured at its Aquatica water park on a slide last year when another patron “violently colliding” with her. The woman was visiting SeaWorld’s Aquatica in Orlando when she said she went on a slide that had no lifeguard stationed outside of it to monitor…
Cruise ships at Port Miami will be able to plug into the county’s power grid – a move that officials say will boost the local economy by attracting more cruise lines to the area while cutting down on pollution. There’s just one problem. More ships means an increase in the…