Cruise ship passenger safety in once again in focus following a man overboard incident on a Carnival cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico. Samantha Broberg, 33, was reported missing at about noon Friday to crew members on board the Carnival Liberty. A search of the ship turned up empty, and crews later uncovered surveillance video to confirm that Broberg had fallen … [Read more...]
Child Drowns Aboard Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Ship
Feb 3 (Reuters) - A 4-year-old child died abroad a Norwegian Cruise Line ship off the coast of North Carolina on Monday after being found unresponsive on the pool deck, a coast guard official said. Two children, the 4-year-old and a 6-year-old, were discovered in the pool at about noon on Monday. Medical staff abroad the boat were able to revive the 6-year-old but the other … [Read more...]
Carnival to Triple Crew Training Capacity with New Facility
(Bloomberg) -- Carnival Corp., moving to improve safety following accidents that cost the world’s largest cruise operator tens of millions of dollars, will triple its crew- training capacity with a new facility in the Netherlands. The company agreed to buy land in Almere for the $50 million project, scheduled to open in 2016, according to Captain Hans Hederstrom, … [Read more...]
Carnival Corp. Names Navy Vice Admiral to New Chief Maritime Officer Position
Carnival Corporation (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest cruise company which has been struggling recently to overcome a long list of blemishes to its safety record, has been appointed a former U.S. Navy vice admiral to the newly created position of Chief Maritime Officer. Carnival made the announcement Thursday that it has appointed Vice Admiral William … [Read more...]
Petition to Install CCTVs on Ferries Gathers Momentum
Bob and Marianne Fearnside's son Richard disappeared one evening while traveling home this year on a P&O Cruises ferry. "He went on deck for a cigarette and never returned" the Fernside's wrote in a recent petition to P&O Cruises that the company install CCTV cameras on the decks of their ferries. As of today, this petition has gathered in excess of 50,000 … [Read more...]