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On March 3, 2025, the 'Alessandra Lehmann' was detained in Szczecin with 23 deficiencies, five of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Alarms - Engineers alarm Inoperative 2) Life saving Appliances - Line-throwing appliance Incomplete 3) Radio communications - VHF Radio Installation Not as required 4) Water/Weathertight - Ventilators, air pipes and casings Not as required 5) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on March 11 and left the port en route to Riga, where it arrived on March 13. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The 'Coral Princess' experienced an onboard spread of the bug during the 16-night “Panama Canal Ocean to Ocean” voyage that departed Los Angeles on Feb 21, 2025. The cruise concluded in Fort Lauderdale on March 9,, but not before 69 guests out of a total 1,906 onboard reported symptoms. The number reflected 3.62 % of the passengers. Cruise ships are required to report an outbreak to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) when 3% or more of passengers or crew members become ill. In this case, 13 of the 895 crew members were affected by the outbreak, representing 1.45 % of the total staff. The ship also had experienced an outbreak on her 16-night Panama Canal cruise that departed San Francisco on Jan 20, 2025, headed for Fort Lauderdale. The gastrointestinal bug impacted 59 of the 1,894 passengers onboard, plus 12 of the 885 crew members.

On Feb 28, 2025, the 'Amber Spirit' was detained in Szczecin with 17 deficiencies, five of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Fire safety - Jacketed high pressure lines and oil leakage alarm Missing 2) Alarms - Engineers alarm Inoperative 3) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboats Inoperative 4) Safety of navigation - Voyage data recorder Not as required 5) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on March 10 and left the port en route to Russian Vyborg, where it arrived on March 13. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On the morning of March 8, 2025, the 'Oosterdam', en route from Montevideo to Port Stanley, diverted to in Mar del Plata due to the medical emergency of an 86 year old passenger on board, who needed medical attention for an 86-year-old, American passenger. The captain of the cruise ship had requested a medical radio consultation while the ship was sailing about 130 kilometers from Mar del Plata. The woman had suffered a pulmonary embolism and had to receive mechanical respiratory assistance, and the Coast Guard considered that it was best for her be treated ashore. The 'Oosterdam' transferred the passenger to the port in a tender boat. During the maneuver, both the Coast Guard vessel "Río Luján" and a semi-rigid boat from the maritime institution participated. Upon arriving at the port's motorboat club, the patient was assisted by Coast Guard personnel and, together with her husband,transferred to a private hospital in Mar del Plata. Report with photos: https://quedigital.com.ar/policiales/asi-fue-el-operativo-de-asistencia-a-la-pasajera-de-un-crucero-en-mar-del-plata/

The S.S. 'Badger' will head to Door County for some sprucing up before its sailing season begins May 16, 2025. The ferry will be placed into dry dock of the Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, where it will undergo a propeller shaft bearing repair. The 'Badger' is tentatively scheduled to leave Ludington on April 29, making the 12-hour journey under its own power. It takes two or three weeks of work’ prior to the season, which involves getting the engines and machinery ready. Rather than sailing through the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal, the 'Badger' will take a northern route to the tip of the Door Peninsula and Washington Island from Lake Michigan into the Bay of Green. It will then travel south back to the city of Sturgeon Bay. The repairs to the propeller shaft bearing requires taking the ferry out of the water and removing its 13-foot, 10-inch starboard propeller. This repair is different than the 'Badger''s routine five-year dry dock inspection, which last took place over the winter of 2021-2022. The 'Badger' is expected to return to Ludington, Michigan, around May 10 before its spring season begins.