Three crew members were killed when the Costa Europa slammed into the dock at Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, a Red Sea resort on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. The Europa was carrying 1,437 passengers as it collided with the pier at approximately 4:45 a.m. local time Friday morning. Bad weather and high winds are believed to be the cause of the collision.

Costa, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation, confirmed the three crew member deaths along with three passengers and a crew member who were admitted to a local hospital. The company says all guests have been disembarked and have been accommodated in hotels and will have flight arrangements back home in the coming days. Costa Europa was on an 18-day regular cruise from Dubai to Savona, with 1,437 guests on board. The ship built in 1986 is 55,000 tons and entered into the Costa Crociere fleet in 2002.

In the aftermath of Thursday’s engine room fire, Princess Cruises announced that it will cancel two upcoming voyages on Royal Princess. Princess stated that it had made the decision after a damage assessment revealed that the 680-passenger vessel had been more affected by the fire than originally thought.

“We have spent the day thoroughly reviewing the condition of the engines,” the line said in a statement. “Unfortunately, the impact is more extensive than originally thought and the ship must be moved to a shipyard to complete the necessary repairs.”

“We understand that this is a disappointing development, and we sincerely apologize to our passengers for the disruption to their vacation,” the line’s statement says.
Princess is offering passengers on the cancelled voyages a full refund, plus a future cruise credit equal to 25 percent of the cruise fare paid for the sailings. Additionally, the company is in the process of getting flights home for the passengers who were on the ship when the fire broke out.

At the time of the fire, Royal Princess was on the fifth day of a 12-day Holy Land sailing between Civitavecchia and Athens.