Filipino cruise worker arrested in Florida for planting spy cameras in bathroom

Mary Villegas 03/12/2024

A 34-year-old Filipino cruise ship worker accused of hiding cameras to spy on guests was arrested at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale Florida over the weekend. According to federal documents, Arvin Joseph Mirasol, a stateroom attendant in…

World’s largest cruise ship sets sail, bringing concerns about methane emissions

01/28/2024

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The world’s largest cruise ship is set for its maiden voyage on Saturday, but environmental groups are concerned that the liquefied natural gas-powered vessel – and other giant cruise liners to follow –…

International cruise ship visits Visayas, boosts tourism

Joey Gabieta, Leo Udtohan 02/15/2023

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Philippines — An international cruise ship carrying at least 500 foreign tourists and crew docked in Bohol province and Kalanggaman Island in Leyte province last week, helping tourism-related businesses earn as they slowly recover…

Report: 40,000 cruise ship workers still trapped at sea

AP 06/15/2020

The Miami Herald reports that at least 42,000 workers remain trapped on cruise ships without paychecks, and some still are suffering from COVID-19, three months after the industry shut down. Cruise lines stopped sailing in mid-March after…

Filipinos in cruise ship who tested positive for COVID-19 now at 41

Consuelo Marquez - INQUIRER.net 02/19/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Forty-one Filipinos aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship that docked off Yokohama, Japan are infected with the COVID-19, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) disclosed Wednesday. “Sa ngayon, we have 41 positive…

4 more Filipinos on cruise ship in Japan infected with nCoV

Christia Marie Ramos, Dona Z. Pazzibugan, Jovic Yee, Julie M. Aurelio, Maria Adelaida Calayag, Nestor P. Burgos Jr. 02/11/2020

Updated @ 1:20 a.m., Feb. 11, 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Four more Filipinos aboard a cruise ship quarantined off Yokohama, Japan, tested positive on Sunday for the new coronavirus, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported on…

China coronavirus cases rise again, 66 more on ship in Japan

Associated Press 02/11/2020

BEIJING — China reported a rise in novel coronavirus cases Monday, possibly denting optimism that disease control measures including isolating major cities might be working, while the operator of a cruise ship in Japan reported dozens of…

Japan finds 41 more cases on ship as novel coronavirus alarm doctor dies

Associated Press 02/07/2020

  BEIJING  — Japan on Friday reported 41 new cases of a virus on a cruise ship that’s been quarantined in Yokohama harbor while the death toll in mainland China rose to 636, including a doctor who…

The Finest Cruise Ship In The World

Jeff Ruffolo 02/03/2017

Some where in the Caribbean Sea—How do you describe “the best”? Does it linger fondly in your mind because of the service you received—the quality of the product you purchased, or the warmth of the smiles you…

King for a day

Jeff Ruffolo 07/16/2016

SINGAPORE — I truly was … King for a Day. Actually it was more like King for a Week. However you want to call it, taking a seven-day cruise on Royal Caribbean is totally and completely top…

Come sail away!

Adam Brown 02/20/2016

MY WIFE Anna and I have written about  several great places around the world that we have visited while working on board cruise ships. Now, for a change, I thought it would be nice to show you…

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