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At least five people aboard the first cruise ship to set sail in the Caribbean since the start of the pandemic have tested positive for coronavirus, just one day after the liner’s first case was reported. Passengers on the Sea Dream 1 were informed of the first case aboard – five days into the week-long voyage – … Read more
Heartbreaking moment a hungry polar bear chews on some plastic in Sweden as two others play tug-of-war with a bin liner The photographs highlight growing severity of plastic pollution as the cub swallowed chunks whilst eating A pair of two-year-old sibling polar bear cubs were playing with a plastic bag they had found in the … Read more
The RMS Titanic may have only taken the exact fateful course that saw it holed and sunk by an iceberg on April 15, 1912 because a solar flare threw off the vessel’s compass readings, a study has proposed. According to a US-based meteorologist, the liner’s last night sailing the Atlantic was illuminated by the aurora borealis — … Read more
At the helm of the ‘ghost ship’: Captain of P&O luxury cruise liner anchored off Devon coast tells of months as one of a handful aboard after 3,100 passengers and 1,280 crew abandoned ship Marcin Banach is part of skeleton crew left aboard the P&O cruiseliner in Devon Banach has been posting pictures of himself … Read more
A Venezuelan navy boat sank after a disastrous attempt to ram a German-owned cruise ship in the Caribbean Sea, it is alleged. The crew of the cruise liner RGCS Resolute say the Venezuelan patrol boat fired gunshots and ‘purposely collided’ with the vessel after ordering it to sail towards Venezuela. However, the Resolute is equipped … Read more
Four people die from coronavirus on MS Zaandam cruise liner stranded off Panama coast with around 300 Britons among the 1,800 aboard Four people have died on the MS Zaandam cruise liner off the coast of Panama Their ages and nationalities are unconfirmed, but they were ‘older’ passngers 1,800 people are onboard the vessel which … Read more
A cruise ship was turned away by Thailand over coronavirus fears today after authorities raised the alarm over dozens of Italian passengers. The Costa Fortuna was denied permission to dock on the island of Phuket because 64 people on board had been in Italy in the last 14 days, Thai media said. The cruise operator … Read more
The bridge on one of the most prestigious ocean liners ever to sail the high seas has been opened to the public for the first time in its 52-year history. Visitors are now able to explore the command room on Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2), where access was once only reserved for senior crew or VVIPS. … Read more
2,300 cruise passengers including dozens of Britons are ordered back on board their ship off of Greece and told not to leave after it is revealed former passenger has coronavirus Some 2,300 people were called back to the MSC Opera from Athens excursion The captain revealed an Austrian man who left the ship in February … Read more
2,000 cruise passengers are ordered back on board their ship off of Greece and told not to leave after it is revealed former passenger has coronavirus Some 2,000 people were called back to the MSC Opera from Athens excursion The captain revealed an Austrian man who left the ship in February had the virus He … Read more