Cruise Ships

Stranded Carnival Cruise Passengers Report Human Waste on Floor

By Chris Joseph Thu., Mar. 14 2013 at 2:51 PM
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After getting stuck for the past two days thanks to a generator failure that has stopped some of the toilets from working, Carnival Cruise's Dream is flying passengers off the ship.

The good news is that the ship was not stuck in the middle of the sea but rather on the dock at Philipsburg, St. Maarten, in the eastern Caribbean.

The bad news is that passengers were not allowed to disembark during the "blackout."

The really bad news: Shit and pee has been reported to be overflowing from some toilets.

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Passengers Aboard Royal Caribbean Report Having Diarrhea; Ship Cuts Cruise Short

By Chris Joseph Fri., Mar. 8 2013 at 3:11 PM
Categories: Cruise Ships
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The Vision of the Seas had to turn back from its 11-day cruise after passengers basically started puking all over the place.

The Royal Caribbean ship docked at Port Everglades on Friday morning after a number of passengers as well as crew members showed symptoms of what the company is calling a spread of norovirus (i.e., The Runs).

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Woman Alleges Sexual Abuse by Royal Caribbean Cruise Employee Caught on Surveillance Footage

By Chris Sweeney Thu., Aug. 16 2012 at 9:12 AM
Categories: Cruise Ships
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It's been a rough year for the cruise ship industry. From a showboating captain who jumped ship after crashing off the coast of Italy to passengers falling down steps and dying to outbreaks of norovirus and other diarrhea-inducing ailments, the industry has seen its fair share of woe.

Now, a woman is claiming that she was sexually assaulted on a New Year's Eve Royal Caribbean Cruise that left from Fort Lauderdale and that the company is "turning a blind eye to the cruise industry's dirty secret -- the risk of sexual assault on passengers."

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BSO and Feds Investigate Cruise Ship Death

By Chris Sweeney Mon., Jan. 30 2012 at 4:06 PM
Categories: Cruise Ships
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As we noted earlier this month, there are plenty of weird and awful ways to die on a cruise ship. Now falling can be added to the list of lethal hazards.

Broward Sheriff Office investigators on Monday combed over Royal Caribbean International's Liberty of the Seas after a 47-year-old woman missed a step and fell down the rest of the flight. Royal Caribbean noted in a news release that its medical team provided care to the woman after the fall, but she died while still onboard.

The FBI had to tag along with the BSO to the scene.



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Cruise Ship Catastrophes: From Viruses to Pirates to Flying Furniture

By Chris Sweeney Wed., Jan. 18 2012 at 10:01 AM
Categories: Cruise Ships
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​The Italian Coast Guard on Wednesday halted efforts to recover bodies from the wreckage of the Costa Concordia, a massive cruise ship that capsized last week off the coast of Italy. With at least 11 people dead and more than still 20 missing, the accident has already dealt a financial blow to the industry, which happens to employ quite a few South Floridians and brings millions of tourists to the region each year. 

Details of the accident are still being worked out, and it will likely take months or even years before authorities wrap up full investigations. But initial reports indicate that the ship's captain, Francesco Schettino, decided to showboat for the beach-dwelling locals and steer the 114,500 ton machine way too close to the shore. The boat hit a rock and soon capsized.

Having a d-bag of a captain who jumps ship -- and then later claims he was catapulted out of the boat -- isn't the only way of risking life and limb on the high seas. From viruses to toxic gas, here's a quick look at some other notable factors that can really fuck up your vacation. 


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Lindsey Lohan's Dad Fills Yacht Full of Women From Drug Treatment Center to Shoot TV Show, Source Says

By Eric Barton Mon., May 23 2011 at 6:26 AM
Categories: Business, Celebrities, Cruise Ships
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Michael Lohan reportedly put the women on a yacht like this one in order to shoot the pilot.
​Michael Lohan, father of actress Lindsey Lohan, is trying to pitch a reality TV show involving a drug treatment center for women based on a luxury yacht. He already shot a pilot of one episode in Fort Lauderdale using a borrowed yacht and a dozen girls from a local center.

That's according to a former patient at the Cove Center for Recovery in Fort Lauderdale. The patient, who asked that his name not be used, says Lohan teamed up with

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The Maltese Falcon, the World's Largest Floating Metaphor for the Financial Collapse, to Sail Into Port Everglades

By Eric Barton Tue., May 17 2011 at 12:05 PM
Categories: Celebrities, Cruise Ships
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The Maltese Falcon stands for something, and it's something you can't afford.
​Sometime this week, a giant, floating, three-masted metaphor will arrive in Port Everglades. Specifically, it's the Maltese Falcon, one of the world's largest and most expensive private boats. The 289-foot ship is every inch an example of a simple fact of the times: While the poor struggle with a weak economy, the superrich hoist their gleaming white sails.

Now sure, that might sound a bit negative, but check out how the Maltese Falcon ended up floating into port here sometime on Wednesday or Thursday, according to a source who spoke to the Pulp on

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Disney Cruise Crew Member Is Missing at Sea [UPDATE]

By Leslie Minora Tue., Mar. 29 2011 at 10:19 AM
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A crew member on the Disney Wonder is missing.
​A crew member on the Disney Wonder went missing Tuesday morning. The ship disembarked from Los Angeles on Sunday and had been on the water for two days when the employee did not show up for work. Cruise officials searched every cabin and paged the missing person on the loudspeaker but didn't turn up any answers, according to Disney Cruise Lines spokeswoman Christi Donnan.

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Passenger on Allure of the Seas Gay Cruise Charged With Selling Drugs

By Stefan Kamph Tue., Feb. 15 2011 at 8:29 AM
Categories: Cruise Ships, Getting High
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​It's been a rough few days for Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas. Last weekend, a crew member on the Port Everglades-based megaship was murdered on a beach in Cozumel by a Mexican bartender; now a passenger has been charged with dealing drugs on board.

Steven Krumholz, a 51-year-old from West Hollywood, was arrested on Saturday aboard Atlantis, "the world's largest gay cruise," which chartered the entire 5,500-person ship. During a stopover in St. Thomas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection conducted a random raid on the ship.

They reportedly found 2.83 grams of methamphetamine, more than 140

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Allure of the Seas Crew Member Murdered on Stopover in Mexico

By Stefan Kamph Fri., Feb. 11 2011 at 3:49 PM
Categories: Crime, Cruise Ships
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​In mid-November, the world's largest cruise ship arrived at its new home in Port Everglades to throngs of cheering fans. Soon it embarked on its maiden voyage, a cruise of the Caribbean -- including a stop at Labadee, Haiti, an isolated hamlet just miles from the cholera and destruction of Port-au-Prince.

But the ship's first real tragedy came on Saturday, when 32-year-old Polish crew member Monika Markiewicz was killed on the beaches of Cozumel, allegedly by a 24-year-old Mexican bartender. Nelson Perez Torres told Mexican authorities that

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