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“Where’s My $1,100?” The Cruise Hot Tub Showdown and the Booking Trap Behind It
A viral MSC Seascape hot tub confrontation over $998 in Venmo payments: both sides of the story, and how to share a…
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It Rained Inside Anthem of the Seas: Why Cruise Ships Keep Springing Indoor Waterfalls
Anthem’s sprinklers soaked the shops and closed the casino. Here’s how ship fire systems work, and what you’re owed when your stuff…
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Snap, Drift, Crunch: Why Cruise Ships Keep Breaking Free From the Dock
AIDAperla just snapped its lines in Le Havre, and she’s not alone. Here’s why giant cruise ships keep breaking free from the…
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Cruise Disasters: What the Official Reports Actually Found
Search for cruise disasters and you will find the same ten stories, told the same way, with no ship named and no…
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🍌 The Great Banana Debacle: How 16 Shipping Containers Delayed a P&O Cruise
A cargo ship dropped 16 containers of bananas into the Solent, and P&O Iona stayed in port overnight. What happened, why it…
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The “Love Boat” Turned “Vomit Comet”: Inside the AIDAdiva Norovirus Outbreak
Norovirus hit 106 passengers on AIDAdiva’s 133-day world cruise. What the CDC data shows, why ships are perfect for the virus, and…
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Left Behind on Lizard Island: What Happened to Suzanne Rees
An 80-year-old cruise passenger was left behind on a Great Barrier Reef island and died alone. What happened to Suzanne Rees, and…
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Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean Cruise Fleet: The Full Record
At 1:00pm Eastern on Tuesday 28 October 2025, the National Hurricane Center issued a special update in capital letters: “CATEGORY 5 MELISSA…
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Ship Collides With Brooklyn Bridge: What Went Wrong on Mexico’s Cuauhtémoc
How Mexico’s tall ship Cuauhtémoc ended up backing into the Brooklyn Bridge, killing two cadets, and what the NTSB investigation has found…
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Cruise Passenger Numbers: What CLIA Own Data Shows
“The cruise industry is booming” is one of those claims everybody repeats and nobody sources. The numbers behind it do exist, and…