Shore Excursion Bus Crash Kills at Least 12

A tour bus carrying passengers from Celebrity Equinox and Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas flipped on its side this morning on a two-lane highway en route from the port at Costa Maya to the Mayan ruins at Chacchoben, near the village of Mahahual. Twelve people reportedly died (11 passengers and the tour guide) and the other 16 passengers reportedly were injured to some degree.

The complete story appeared in the December 19 edition of Cruise News Daily.