Tag: cruise ships

Two crew members have reportedly suffered second-degree burns on the cruise ship 'Norwegian Escape', while the ship was underway off North Carolina, according to data provided by the US Coast Guard. The USCG medevaced the two crewmen, approximately 24 miles southeast of Atlantic Beach, on Monday evening.

Maritime NZ, New Zealand's maritime safety agency, is seeking a compensation of $812,500 for the family of a Filipino seafarer who lost his life from a gas cylinder explosion onboard the cruise ship 'Emerald Princess' in February 2017.

A Marseille court has eventually imposed a fine of  €100,000 (USD 114,000) to the American Captain of the P&O Cruises-operated ship 'Azura' for 'deliberately' breaching the European air pollution limits, in a first of its kind ruling, on Monday. However, the court specified that the €80,000 of this sum must be paid by the P&O Cruises' parent company, Carnival. 

The world’s largest cruise ship, Symphony of the Seas, was officially named at the new Terminal A in Miami, on November 15. Symphony of the Seas will sail in the Caribbean, while it will also visit the Bahamas. The ship measures 362 m in length and she will be able to accommodate 5,518 passengers

French cruise company Ponant and Saint-Nazaire-based maritime shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique have teamed up to test a revolutionary sailing system on the company’s vessel 'Le Ponant', expected to significantly reduce energy consumption tied to propulsion and thus minimize the operation's environmental footprint. 

222 passengers were stranded near Chile, after the cruise ship 'Le Soléal' was damaged at its bottom, while scratches were also reported to its propeller. However, according to Ponant, despite the damages the ship managed to head to Puerto Natales in its own power, while no injuries were reported.

Norwegian cruise ships operator, Hurtigruten, decided to retrofit its ships to make them more eco-friendly, and plans to use a byproduct from dead fish and other organic waste in order to power their engines. Liquified biogas is a fossil-free, renewable gas produced from dead fish and other organic waste, , while it is considered one of the most eco-friendly fuels available.

Carnival Cruise Line announced that the first steel was cut for the company's first LNG-fueled ship, as part of the company’s green cruising platform. The vessel will be the largest Carnival cruise ship ever constructed and the first-ever ship operating in North America to use LNG. A steel cutting ceremony was held in Finland on 15 November.

The video depicts Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas cruise ship arriving at Terminal A in Miami. Symphony of the Seas is the 25th vessel belonging in Royal Caribbean's fleet. The ship's naming ceremony will be held on 15th of November 2018 during a celebration hosted by the vessel's first ever Godfamily.

The Port of Seattle Commission will next week plans for $348 million in order to develop a fourth cruise ship terminal and invest in other waterfront improvements. The capital improvement plan will probably includes upgrades to Fishermen's Terminal and the conference center at Bell Harbor, as well as new light industrial space in Interbay near Terminal 91.