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Cruise ships cancelled calls at Puerto Vallarta due to violence after killing of cartel boss
The 'Norwegian Bliss', 'Royal Princess' and 'Zuiderdam' jave skipped planned Puerto Vallarta calls, due to violence, which spread across the region after a cartel boss was killed, sparking a shelter-in-place order from the U.S. Embassy in Mexico. The 'Norwegian Bliss' canceled its call last week and was still monitoring the situation. The ship’s next call at Puerto Vallarta would be on March 4, 2026. The 'Zuiderdam' canceled its call on Feb. 23, as didthe ' Royal Princess', which added an overnight in Cabo San Lucas and called at Mazatlán on Feb 25 instead. Several ships were due to visit Puerto Vallarta next week in early March but cruise lines haven’t yet confirmed any definite changes. On Feb 24, the Jalisco state government said ‘order and stability have been restored’ in Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara city.
Cruise ship rescued two men from sinking boat
The 'Zuiderdam' came to the aid of two sailors in distress, who had to abandon a sinking craft,on a cruise to New England and Canada that started on Aug 30, 2025. Just a few hours after setting sail from Boston, Massachusetts, at 6:30 p.m. EDT, the ship was summoned by the US Coast Guard to respond to the sinking boat with the two sailors onboard. The vessel was sailing north toward Portland, Maine, and was located off the US East Coast when the operation began. The 'Zuiderdam' altered course and reached the vessel, safely bringing the castaways onboard. They were subsequently transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard without incident. The 'Zuiderdam 'resumed its voyage, arriving at the next scheduled port of call in Portland, Maine, with no delay or operational impact, on Aug 31.
Norovirus outbreak during Caribbean cruise
Passengers aboard the 'Zuiderdam' have been struck by a norovirus outbreak during a 10-night Caribbean cruise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed. The outbreak was first reported to the CDC on Dec 11, 2024, while the ship was docked in Aruba. The CDC has recorded 74 passengers of the 1,923 onboard as being ill, as well as four of the ship’s 757 crew members, experiencing symptoms such as diarrhoea, vomiting, abdominal cramping, headache, and fever. This accounted for less than 4% of the vessel’s guests. The ship had departed from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale on Dec 4 and returned to Port Everglades on Dec 14 after completing its itinerary, which included stops at Half Moon Cay, Grand Turk, Amber Cove, Bonaire, Curaçao, and Aruba.
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