A cruise ship was forced to divert off course to France ... France, after encountering bad weather. The cruise line said 68-knot (78mph) “wind gusts” were to blame for the port change due ...
Cruise ships at a beautiful UK island had an “exceptionally bad year” in 2024, it has been revealed. Guernsey Ports shared how the extreme weather conditions last year led to many cruise ship ...
AIDA ship AIDAnova had departed Hamburg, Germany for Southampton as part of a seven day cruise on 4 January. Instead, once reaching Cowes on the Isle of Wight, passengers skipped the Southampton stop ...
Last year was an "exceptionally bad year" for visiting cruise ship cancellations, according to Guernsey Ports. Weather conditions meant 19 ships cancelled their visit to the bailiwick between ...
The incident prompted widespread discussions about maritime safety, in particular whether it was feasible to evacuate a large cruise ship in such poor weather, which ultimately led to these proposals.