cruise ships

The 62-year-old woman was hit by broken glass when the wave broke cabin windows late Tuesday during a storm, Argentine authorities said

The U.S. Coast Guard says a passenger who went overboard from a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico was rescued on Thanksgiving after likely being in the water for hours.

Most cruise lines have their own mask requirements until the end of January. after that, it’s anyone’s guess NBC 6’s Victor Jorges reports.

It is now up to cruise lines to determine whether or not people on ships must wear a mask. NBC 6’s Victor Jorges has the details.

The CDC’s conditional sail order mandating masks on cruise ships expired Saturday at midnight. But what does this mean for people who are sailing in the coming days or weeks? It is now up to cruise lines to determine whether or not people on ships must wear a mask. Most cruise lines are requiring masks on board until the...

More positive COVID-19 infections are being reported on cruise ships across South Florida, sparking concerns for travelers and the community. What should you know if you have a cruise vacation planned, and how are COVID-19 cases in the cruise industry impacting travel, tourism and the economy? NBC 6 Anchor Roxanne Vargas spoke to cruise industry expert, Stewart Chiron, and FIU...

NBC 6 has team coverage as yet another cruises landed in South Florida with multiple people testing positive for Covid-19 while on board. NBC 6’s Victor Jorges and Cristian Benavides have the latest.

The agency updated its travel health notice for cruise ships to a Level 4, the highest risk level on the CDC’s threat scale

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating more cruise ships due to new cases of COVID-19 as the omicron variant drives extremely high infection levels in the industry hub of Florida. The CDC said 88 vessels are now either under investigation or observation, but it did not specify how many COVID-19 cases have been reported. Four other vessels...

A family of 12 hoped to leave Port Miami for their annual cruise Sunday, but plans quickly changed when some of them tested positive for Covid. “It was finally booked a month and a half ago but we’ve been talking about it for longer than that,” CJ Leoni said. “We’ve just been waiting for the right time to book...

Just as a third cruise ship announced multiple coronavirus cases onboard, a family of 12 spoke to NBC 6 about having to cancel their plans. NBC 6’s Jamie Guirola has their story

55 passengers and crew members aboard the Odyssey of the Seas tested positive for Covid-19, the second ship with dozens of cases in as many weeks. NBC 6’s Cristian Benavides has the story

Federal health officials are extending until mid-January its rules that cruise ships must follow to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks.

The cruise ship industry, of Florida’s largest, is warning the state’s governor that a law he signed could make it more difficult for ships to return to sea after they were docked by the coronavirus pandemic.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ripped into the federal government’s continued pandemic ban on cruise ships using U.S. ports, threatening Friday to file a lawsuit if one of the state’s biggest tourism sectors is not allowed to resume operations soon. Appearing at Port Canaveral with leaders from Carnival, Norwegian, Disney and Royal Caribbean cruise lines, DeSantis and Florida Attorney General...

A year ago, the Grand Princess captured the world’s attention when it became clear the coronavirus pandemic had arrived on the shore of California, making the virus real to millions in the United States.

Cruise ships may not be bringing South Florida the tourists that are the lifeblood of the area’s economy, but each day, airlines are flying more and more passengers here for fun in the sun.   South Florida’s airports, once ghost towns, are showing signs of a comeback one year into the pandemic. Wilkinson Sejour, the man known as ‘Chef...

Cruise ships may not be bringing South Florida the tourists that are the lifeblood of the area’s economy, but each day, airlines are flying more and more passengers here for fun in the sun. NBC 6’s Willard Shepard Reports.

For many of us, life is slowly resuming to normal, but South Florida’s cruise line ports remain shut down. Now, cruise lines are awaiting further instructions from the CDC in order to get back out sailing after a year. South Floridian Moses Jilla is just one of the thousands of local workers whose jobs rely on the cruise ships...

Cruise lines are awaiting further instructions from the CDC in order to get back out sailing after a year. NBC 6’s Willard Shepard Reports.