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AMADEUS Riva

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AMADEUS Riva embodies the spirit of adventure, cruising far and wide across countries and cultures. Discover the fine art of choice, both onboard and onshore, beginning with your cruise preference. From exclusive golf cruises to New Year’s revelry among friends, this vessel is your personal luxury window to the world.

This vessel represents our commitment to a new generation of luxury cruising, showcasing our innovative and green designs that focus on sustainability, renewal, and wellbeing. You’ll find plenty of room to roam, from the River Terrace bar to the generous sun deck. Enjoy an afternoon on your private balcony or dance late into the night at the Panorama-Bar.

How will your day unfold on the AMADEUS Riva? The choice is yours.

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Activities & entertainment.

• Great Chess
• Shuffleboard
• River Terrace
• Restaurant - European
• Panoramabar - Bar
• Amadeus Club - Bar
• Lidobar - Bar
• Café Vienna - Café
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Ship overview.

• Spacious sundeck with shaded seating area and comfortable lounge chairs.
• The special atmosphere of the AMADEUS Club at the stern of the ship – a successful combination of a stylish exclusive club with a library and a bar.
• The “River Terrace” at the bow of the ship with its proven design – a glass protected seating area which offers unparalleled views of the passing river scenery and, at the same time, provides protection against the wind and rain.
• Fully equipped modern fitness area.
• Hair salon and massage services.
• Tastefully furnished panoramic restaurant which accommodates all passengers at the same time.
• Panorama Bar which offers space for talks and events and is the venue for the evening performances by the AMADEUS musicians.
• Latest Wi-Fi system on the rivers.
• Elevator between decks.
• Suite (26.4 m² / 284 sq.ft.)
• A-1 Cabin (17.5 m² / 188 sq.ft.)
• B-4 Cabin (17.5 m² / 188 sq.ft.)
• B-1 Cabin (17.5 m² / 188 sq.ft.)
• C-1 Cabin (16 m² / 172 sq.ft.)
• C-4 Cabin (16 m² / 172 sq.ft.)

AMADEUS Suite (26.4m²) with accessible outside balcony:

Comfortable seating area, luxurious bathroom, walk-in balcony, minibar, walk-in closet, choice of double bed or two single beds, flat screen TV, individually adjustable air conditioning, shower/toilet, bathrobe, hair dryer, telephone and safe.

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MS Amadeus Riva

Cruise line Luftner-Amadeus River Cruises

• Passau (Germany Bavaria)
• Budapest (Hungary)
• Amsterdam (Netherlands North Holland)

MS Amadeus Riva current position

MS Amadeus Riva current location is at North Sea (coordinates 52.37880 N / 4.90827 E) cruising en route to AMSTERDAM. The AIS position was reported 5 minutes ago.

Current itinerary of MS Amadeus Riva

MS Amadeus Riva current cruise is 7 days, round-trip Tulip Serenade . The itinerary starts on 02 May, 2024 and ends on 09 May, 2024 .

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MS Amadeus Riva Itineraries

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The 2023-built Amadeus Riva cruise ship is a 160-passenger riverboat (fleet's 18th/ newest ) owned by the Austrian company and shipowner Luftner Cruises and operated via the Luftner-owned travel brand Amadeus River Cruises.

Riva's sisterships are the fleetmates Amadeus Silver 2 (2015), Amadeus Silver 3 (2016), Amadeus Imperial (2020), Amadeus Cara (2021), and Amadeus Nova (2024).

Amadeus Riva cruises on Danube, Main, Rhine and Moselle rivers, including Danube Delta itineraries (to the Black Sea) and the Belgian and Dutch inland waterways.

The vessel (ENI number 2339896) is currently Germany- flagged (MMSI 218006380) and registered in Cologne.

MS Amadeus Riva has 79 staterooms and 4 decks - Sun Deck (open-air) plus 3 interior passenger decks named after the famous Austrian composers Haydn (1), Strauss (2) and Mozart (3).

The riverboat has 12x Amadeus Suites (27 m2, with step-out balconies, all positioned midship on Mozart Deck), 51x French Balcony cabins (18 m2/fitted with drop-down windows for floor-to-ceiling outside views) plus 16x Window cabins (16 m2, with non-opening windows, all positioned on Haydn Deck and adjacent to the aft-located staff & crew accommodations).

All passenger staterooms offer as standard amenities twin beds (convertible to Queen-size double bed), mirrored vanity table with chair, wardrobe, electronic safe box (in the closet), direct-dial phone, LCD TV, seating area (2 armchairs with round-shaped coffee/dining table), floor-ceiling and wall-to-wall windows (slide-opening to French Balcony), en-suite bathroom (WC, single-sink vanity, shower, hairdryer).

Suites additionally offer fully-stocked minibars (not complimentary), corner sofa (daybed), walk-in wardrobe, step-out balcony.

Shipboard facilities and amenities

On Amadeus Riva ship, all meals are served at Panorama Restaurant (located forward on Strauss Deck 2). The Restaurant offers light bites (early breakfast) and buffet breakfast. Lunch is either buffet-style or sit-down (waiter-served). All dinners are 5-course gourmet dining affairs with complimentary regional wines. All produce is locally-sourced and seasonal. Guests can also indulge in Afternoon Tea & Cake service, midnight snacks, and 24-hour coffee/tea station.

The best place on the boat for spending leisure time is the Sun Deck (deck 4). It provides top-deck views of the riverside scenery, plenty of sitting (deckchairs, sun loungers, shaded seating areas covered by retractable awnings), putting green (mini-golf course), Giant Chessboard, Shuffleboard, Pickleball Court. Top-deck's fore-located

Sun Deck Lounge & Bar (Lido-type dining venue) serves light snacks and beverages. Sun Deck's Navigation Bridge/Wheelhouse is passenger accessible and telescopic (can be lowered for passing under low bridges).

• (Mozart Deck 3 forward) Panorama Lounge & Bar is the ship's show lounge with floor-ceiling windows, comfortable furniture, full-service Bar. The Lounge also serves the cruise company's enrichment program with port talks, destination/itinerary-themed lectures and media presentations, themed parties, crew show, live music and dance performances by local artists boarding the ship.
• (Mozart Deck 3 aft) Amadeus Club is a stylish wine bar with Internet stations. It also doubles as ship's Library.
• (Mozart Deck 3 midship) Cafe Vienna is the ship's bakery/patisserie/coffee house serving Austrian specialty coffees, fresh-baked homemade cakes, tarts, light pastries, and other gourmet desserts.
• (Mozart Deck 3 bow) River Terrace is a glass-shielded room (wind-rain-protected outside lounge) accessible via Panorama Lounge or via stairs from Sun Deck.
• Spa (massage room), Hair Salon (hairdresser), Gym (fitness room)

The ship has no swimming pool or outdoor Jacuzzi. One elevator (passenger lift) connects all cabin decks. Wi-Fi costs extra and is with shipwide coverage.

On all tours/shore excursions are offered complimentary bikes (mounted on the Sun Deck) and wireless audio systems.

Itineraries

Amadeus Riva's itinerary program is generally based on homeporting in Passau Germany and Amsterdam Holland .

Most Danube River voyages depart from Passau, but also are offered departures from Vienna Austria, Budapest Hungary, Bucharest Romania (Fetesti).

The Maiden Voyage (7-night/8-day Three-Rivers Cruise) departed from Amsterdam on May 12, 2023, and ended in Nuremberg (May 19th). Prices started at EUR 2000 (~GBP 1690) per person with double occupancy. The itinerary was also included in the 14-night B2B (Amsterdam to Budapest) priced from EUR ?? pp.

Amadeus Riva's inaugural season (2023) included the following itineraries as themes and ports/cities.

• (May 12th/ MAIDEN VOYAGE ) 7-night " THREE-RIVERS CRUISE " itinerary (Amsterdam-Utrecht-Cologne-Rudesheim-Miltenberg-Wertheim-Wurzburg-Bamberg-Nurnberg)
• (May 12th/ MAIDEN VOYAGE ) 14-night " ACROSS EUROPE - AMSTERDAM TO BUDAPEST " itinerary (Amsterdam-Utrecht-Cologne-Rudesheim-Miltenberg-Wertheim-Wurzburg-Bamberg-Nurnberg-Regensburg-Passau-Emmersdorf/Melk Abbey-Durnstein-Vienna-Bratislava-Budapest7-night "Blue Danube" itinerary (Nurember-Regensburg-Passau-Emmersdorf an der Donau/Melk Abbey-Durnstein-Vienna-Bratislava-Budapest)
• 7-night " CLASSICAL DANUBE CRUISE " itinerary (Budapest-Bratislava-Vienna-Durnstein-Emmersdorf/Melk Abbey-Linz-Regensburg-Passau) and the reverse route Passau to Budapest
• 7-night " DANUBE RHAPSODY " itinerary (Passau-Emmersdorf/Melk Abbey-Durnstein-Vienna-Budapest-Bratislava/Hainburg-Linz-Passau)
• 9-night " 1200 MILES ON THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE DANUBE " itinerary Vienna-Bratislava-Esztergom-Budapest-Vukovar-Belgrade-Iron Gates passing-Svistov-Rousse-Danube Delta-Sfantu Gheorghe-Fetesti/Bucharest), plus the reverse 10-night itinerary (Bucharest to Vienna)
• 15-night "BEAUTIFUL BLUE DANUBE AND DANUBE DELTA" itinerary (Passau-Vienna-Esztergom-Budapest-Belgrade-Vidin-Oltenita-Fetesti-Danube Delta-Sfantu Gheorghe-Hirsova-Fetesti-Rousse-Svistov-Iron Gates passing-Novi Sad-Vukovar-Mohacs-Kalocsa-Budapest-Bratislava-DurnsteinEmmersdorf/Melk Abbey-Passau

For the Christmas holidays (Nov-Dec) is offered the 4-night " MAGIC OF ADVENT ON THE RHINE " itinerary (Strasbourg-Speyer-Rudesheim-Koblenz-Cologne) and the reverse from Cologne to Strasbourg.

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MS Amadeus Riva Wiki

Amadeus Riva is Luftner's 18th vessel (ENI number 2339896) and was constructed by TeamCo Shipyard BV (in Heusden, North Brabant/Netherlands ).

The ship's name (Riva) has a Hebrew origin and translates as "Maiden".

Luftner signed the shipbuilding order for Amadeus Riva in February 2022.

The riverboat was delivered in May 2023, christened (dockside in Cologne Germany ) on May 17th (by godmother Doris Heger), and the Maiden Voyage departed Koln on May 20th.

On the inaugural cruise (on Rhine River) Amadeus Riva was accompanied by the fleetmates Amadeus Queen (2018-built) and Amadeus Imperial (2021-built).

Note: You can see CruiseMapper's list of all river cruise ships and riverboats in the "itinerary" section of our River Cruises hub. All companies and their fleets are listed there.

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I'd never heard of them. Looks like they're an Austrian line. Something I'm confused about...their ship are all named Amadeus something. I thought AMA Waterways morphed from Amadeus cruise lines, and their ships were all Amadeus. Can someone help me out here?

I found this other website: https://www.amadeus-rivercruises.com/

It seems they are the same company.

Very interesting. So do they market themselves as AMA to Americans and as Luftner to Europeans?

Very interesting. So do they market themselves as AMA to Americans and as Luftner to Europeans?   Roz

Not AMA, Amadeus. They are not the same.

I recently attended an AMA presentation sponsored by a TA, and the rep said they used to be Amadeus. Maybe I misunderstood. I'm obviously confused. :confused:

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Lüftner or Luftner river is the company, and Amadeus Flusskreuzfahrten appears to be the part that charters the ships from Lüftner. I do not fully get the company structure. The German company profile hopefully can well translate into English with google: https://www.lueftner-************/fileadmin/user_upload/04_DOCUMENTS/Diverse/DE_LUE-Firmenprofil.pdf

When you book through an online agent in Germany you book a river cruise of the company "Amadeus Flusskreuzfahrten".

AmaWaterways started their company with chartering Amadeus fleet ships, apparently from Lüftner, they were called Amadeus Waterways. The name was changed in 2008, according to a German forum.

But to the question whether they are good: German reviews are very favorable. I cannot post the websites I found as they are (or are connected to) online agents. Food on one of the websites rates as the best among the criteria.

Thanks for the info, notamermaid. A bit confusing, isn't it?

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we sailed Amadeus 3 summers ago: Nuremburg to Budapest on our TA's recommendation

cabin was great, slide down panaromic window was super

staff, food, tours were great

Waned to use them for next year Paris/Normandy but their Normandy day isn't to the beaches

in the US you book thru Amadeus and they are owned by Luftner

we sailed Amadeus 3 summers ago: Nuremburg to Budapest on our TA's recommendation LOVED them cabin was great' date=' slide down panaromic window was super staff, food, tours were great Waned to use them for next year Paris/Normandy but their Normandy day isn't to the beaches   in the US you book thru Amadeus and they are owned by Luftner[/quote']     Great! Good to know. So, for US booking is Amadeus and European bookings directly thru Luftner.   Thanks

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I was looking on the Luftner Cruises.   Any experience with them? I have not read many reviews or posts on Cruise Critic.   Thanks

In April I was on the Amadeus Silver as I was on a Smithsonian Journeys tour, the Waterways of Holland and Belgium. It was my first river cruise. The ship was clean as a whistle, the staff were friendly and food was good. There was a nice "library" at the rear of our deck from which you could get tea or coffee and cookies, sit and read or use one of two computers. Our trip was enhanced as we had lectures by a Smithsonian art historian. The passengers not associated with Smithsonian were part of three college alumni groups. It was a very educated group. Enjoyed many enriching conversations with fellow travelers.

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We are booked on their Rhine cruise from October 18 to 25th, 2018. Hoping everything is good.

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Cruise ships under investigation after sailing illegally close to Hawaii's protected coast

Hawaii state officials are investigating two cruise ships that sailed illegally close to Kauai’s protected Na Pali Coastline, according to an emailed statement by the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) on Tuesday.

“Images of the ships have been circulating on social media, and vigilant kamaaina (locals) alerted the authorities to the issue,” the release said. 

In the statement, HTA said it is in contact with the cruise lines as other cruise operators who sail to Hawaii to “underscore the importance of compliance with all state and local regulations in our islands.”

The Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), which governs Hawaii’s nearshore waters, declined to comment on the ongoing investigation. 

DLNR and HTA did not confirm which cruise lines were sailing “much closer to Kauaʻi’s north shore than allowed by state regulations.” However, posts on social media show one of the ships to be the Celebrity Edge, which is operated by Celebrity Cruises and has the capacity to hold almost 3,000 passengers. 

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“We have robust policies in place to maintain compliance with local regulations around the world," a spokesperson for Celebrity's parent company, Royal Caribbean Group, said in an emailed statement. "We will continue to assess our policies and take necessary steps to ensure we continue to operate in the most responsible manner possible."

With striking cliffs, waterfalls and lush valleys, the Na Pali Coast is one of Hawaii's iconic shorelines. This is partially due to its appearance in popular movies like, "King Kong," "Pirates of the Caribbean," and "Jurassic Park." 

Home to endemic flora and fauna, the state park comprises over 3,500 protected acres. It is also a sacred place where the ancient Native Hawaiians once lived, and their heiaus (temples) and petroglyphs can still be found there today. 

The waters surrounding the coastline are also protected. Since 1988, state law prohibits commercial vessels with 50 or more passengers from operating “within the Na Pali Coast ocean waters.” These waters are defined as 3,000 feet seaward along the eastern boundary of Moloaa Bay and the southernmost boundary of the Na Pali Coast State Park.

DLNR’s Division of Conservation and Resource Enforcement told Hawaii News Now it received “numerous reports” from residents who spotted the cruise ships sailing in “very shallow water” at approximately only 1,000 feet offshore last week. 

“Some of the shots that were taken from the air actually showed the sand being disturbed at the bottom, so all of these environmental impacts that it created was very upsetting to me,” Presley Wann, a Kauai resident, told Hawaii News Now. 

Kathleen Wong is a travel reporter for USA TODAY based in Hawaii. You can reach her at [email protected] .

Contributing: Nathan Diller , USA TODAY

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Cruise ship arrives in NYC port with 44-foot dead endangered whale caught on its bow

May 8, 2024 / 3:07 PM EDT / CBS/AP

A cruise ship sailed into a New York City port with a 44-foot dead whale across its bow, marine authorities said.

The whale, identified as an endangered sei whale , was caught on the ship's bow when it arrived at the Port of Brooklyn on Saturday, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fisheries spokesperson Andrea Gomez said.

A spokesperson for MSC Cruises said the whale was on the MSC Meraviglia, which docked at Brooklyn before sailing to ports in New England and Canada.

"We immediately notified the relevant authorities, who are now conducting an examination of the whale," officials with the cruise line said in a statement.

"We are deeply saddened by the loss of any marine life," the officials said, adding that the Geneva-based MSC Cruises follows all regulations designed to protect whales, such as altering itineraries in certain regions to avoid hitting the animals .

The dead whale was relocated to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, and towed to shore there to allow for better access to equipment and to conduct a necropsy, Gomez said.

The necropsy, an autopsy on an animal, was conducted on Tuesday, Gomez said. Samples collected from the whale will help biologists determine whether it was already dead when it was struck by the ship, she said.

Sei whales are typically observed in deeper waters far from the coastline, Gomez said. They are one of the largest whale species and are internationally protected.

According to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation , sei whales eat 2,000 pounds of fish and plankton per day. They can grow up to 60 feet long, weigh as much as 50 tons and live on average between 50-70 years.

The incident marks the latest endangered whale to be found dead along the East Coast.  Last month, federal authorities said a North Atlantic right whale that was found floating 50 miles offshore east of Virginia Beach, Virginia, was killed in a collision with a ship .

In March, NOAA said the first  North Atlantic right whale  baby born this season had  died after being hit by a vessel .

Environmental groups have called for tighter regulations on commercial fishing and shipping to try to save the whales.

In Massachusetts, there's a proposal to put  speed limits on fast ferries  to Cape Cod and the Islands to protect whales. The ferry companies counter that this would drastically reduce service, and say their captains have never seen a right whale on the job. 

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Cruise ship sails into New York City port with 44-foot dead whale across its bow

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NEW YORK (AP) — A cruise ship sailed into a New York City port with a 44-foot (13-meter) dead whale across its bow, marine authorities said.

The whale, identified as an endangered sei whale, was caught on the ship’s bow when it arrived at the Port of Brooklyn on Saturday, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fisheries spokesperson Andrea Gomez said.

A spokesperson for MSC Cruises said the whale was on the MSC Meraviglia, which docked at Brooklyn before sailing to ports in New England and Canada.

“We immediately notified the relevant authorities, who are now conducting an examination of the whale,” officials with the cruise line said in a statement.

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of any marine life,” the officials said, adding that the Geneva-based MSC Cruises follows all regulations designed to protect whales, such as altering itineraries in certain regions to avoid hitting the animals.

The dead whale was relocated to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, and towed to shore there to allow for better access to equipment and to conduct a necropsy, Gomez said.

The necropsy, an autopsy on an animal, was conducted on Tuesday, Gomez said. Samples collected from the whale will help biologists determine whether it was already dead when it was struck by the ship, she said.

Sei whales are typically observed in deeper waters far from the coastline, Gomez said. They are one of the largest whale species and are internationally protected.

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A massive cruise ship likely struck and killed an endangered whale before sailing into the East River Saturday morning — and there’s no telling how long the dead mammal was dragged by the boat before it was discovered, according to marine experts.

The 44-foot adult female Sei whale was found as the MSC Meraviglia docked at the Port of Brooklyn, a spokesperson for MSC cruises confirmed.

The unlucky cetacean was removed from the 19-deck ship and towed to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, Tuesday for a necropsy, said National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fisheries spokesperson Andrea Gomez — but emphasized it is too soon to tell whether or not the whale was dead before impact.

Rob DiGiovanni, the founder and chief scientist of the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, however, told The Post it was more than likely that the “interaction with the vessel contributed to her death.”

“It looks like she was eating,” DiGiovanni said, indicating she was a healthy whale with relatively fresh food in her stomach.

The hulking Meraviglia — the same ship that rescued 24 distressed Cuban migrants from a boat off the coast of Florida last year — weighs 171,600 gross tonage and stands 214 feet tall.

When and where the whale was struck remains a mystery, but Sei whales are typically observed in deeper waters far from the coastline, according to NOAA.

They are one of the largest whale species and are internationally protected, with vessel strikes listed as one of the biggest threats to its dwindling population.

The body was “pretty decomposed,” DiGiovanni revealed, but said that does not help professionals lock down a timeline of its death.

The temperature of the water, especially on the higher side, can accelerate the decomposition process by days.

The tragic event is unfortunately not uncommon, according to DiGiovanni, but it’s nearly impossible to track just how often it occurs because the whales could sink to the bottom of the ocean floor after being struck.

Ship staff or guests also might not even notice a striking, considering just how large cruise vessels stand, making even the world’s largest mammal look like an ant.

Such strikes could contribute to the unusual mortuary event in the New York Bight Apex — the waters from Fire Island to the Manasquan Inlet in New Jersey.

Starting in 2016, humpback, Mackey and North Atlantic Right whale deaths skyrocketed from one to three per year to 12 to 14 per year, DiGiovanni said.

The shocking death surge is a tragic side effect of whales flocking to Big Apple waters in higher numbers per year, creating a Catch-22 situation.

While some stay year-round, the amount of whales enjoying the East River jumps as spring rolls around.

“We start to see increases in whale sightings now, so we urge boaters to use caution in the waters,” DiGiovanni said, encouraging ship captains to consider the “Slow: Children at Play” mentality when taking on the open seas.

NOAA reiterated this sentiment: “Mariners operating along the US East Coast are encouraged to slow their vessel speed, stay alert, and report any sightings of right whales or any dead, injured, or entangled whales.”

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Cruise ship worker accused of stabbing 3 people with scissors on board vessel bound for Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska — A cruise ship worker from South Africa was arrested Tuesday in Alaska’s capital city, accused of attacking a woman and two security guards with scissors on board the vessel, according to authorities.

The U.S. attorney’s office says the man is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon within maritime and territorial jurisdiction. Online court records do not show an attorney for the 35-year-old man.

According to an affidavit from FBI Special Agent Matthew Judy, the man was recently hired by a cruise line and joined the ship, the Norwegian Encore, in Seattle on Sunday. The ship set off that day for a weeklong trip with scheduled stops in Alaska ports, including the capital of Juneau, and British Columbia.

The alleged incident happened west of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, as the ship was sailing to Alaska. According to the affidavit, during the “late evening” Sunday, ship personnel saw the man trying to deploy a lifeboat, and he was taken by security to a medical center for an evaluation.

While there, he “became irrational and attempted to leave,” and “physically attacked” a guard and a nurse, the affidavit states. He ran into another room, where he grabbed a pair of scissors and stabbed a woman who was being examined, as well as two guards who tried to intervene before being subdued and held in a “shipboard jail,” the affidavit says. None of the injuries were considered life-threatening.

The ship arrived in Juneau on Tuesday, when he was arrested by the FBI, the U.S. attorney’s office says.

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Cruise worker charged with stabbing 3 with scissors on ship off Canada

Federal officials arrested a man accused of assault with a deadly weapon after an incident on a Norwegian ship.

A 35-year-old man working for Norwegian Cruise Line was arrested in Juneau, Alaska, on Tuesday after allegedly stabbing three people aboard a ship with medical scissors on Monday.

The U.S. District Attorney’s office charged Ntando Sogoni, identified as a South African national, with assault with a dangerous weapon within maritime and territorial jurisdiction. Sogoni faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

According to an affidavit from FBI Special Agent Matthew Judy, Norwegian hired Sogoni the day before the stabbing. He joined the Norwegian Encore in Seattle.

The affidavit said that crew members saw Sogoni trying to deploy a lifeboat on Sunday and that security officers escorted him to a medical center for an assessment. He then “became irrational and attempted to leave.” The FBI said Sogoni attacked a security guard and a nurse before running into a room where a 75-year-old woman was being examined.

Using a pair of scissors, the affidavit said, Sogoni stabbed the woman in the arm, hand and face. Security officers intervened, and Sogoni stabbed two guards in the head and back. None of the injuries were life-threatening, according to the affidavit.

Sogoni was detained and held in a jail on the ship until it arrived at its next port in Juneau, according to the affidavit. Based on information from Norwegian security, the stabbing is estimated to have occurred at 1:50 a.m. west of Vancouver Island, B.C.

Norwegian did not comment on the status of the victims or what vetting Sogoni received before beginning employment. The company told The Washington Post that it is assisting authorities in the investigation.

“We condemn violent behavior of this nature and are committed to the safety and security of all crew members and guests on our ships,” Norwegian said in an email statement. “We commend the onboard security team for their brave actions.”

The company did not confirm whether the trip continued as scheduled, but online cruise trackers show the Encore in Skagway, Alaska, as of Wednesday — aligning with the cruise itinerary.

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