Accidents

Tour boat with 38 AIDAbella cruise ship tourists capsizes near Cartagena (Colombia)
On March 20, 2025, an excursion vessel carrying 38 passengers (36 German and 2 Austrian tourists) capsized off the coast of Cartagena (Colombia...
March 24, 2025
HAL-Holland America cancels two transatlantic cruises on ms Nieuw Statendam ship
HAL-Holland America Line canceled two Transatlantic voyages on ms Nieuw Statendam, originally scheduled for October 2026. Affected are the 29-day...
March 22, 2025
Celebrity Cruises omits Labadee (Haiti) amid safety concerns
Celebrity Cruises has revised several itineraries for its vessels, notably removing Labadee (Haiti) from scheduled ports of call. This alteration...
March 21, 2025
Cunard's Queen Anne enforces security measures in piracy-prone waters
During its first world voyage (111-night itinerary), Cunard's ship Queen Anne implemented heightened security protocols while transiting the Sulu and...
March 21, 2025
Brazilian passenger charged with cocaine smuggling on MSC Magnifica ship
Australian authorities have charged a Brazilian national, 48-year-old Adriano Gustavo Leonardi Thiem, with smuggling a commercial quantity of cocaine...
March 20, 2025
Norovirus outbreak (93 cases) on Holland America's ship MS Rotterdam
A norovirus outbreak affected 93 individuals on HAL-Holland America Line’s vessel ms Rotterdam during a recent Southern Caribbean cruise...
March 19, 2025
Tortola BVI authorities investigate Norwegian Epic ship's smoke emissions
On February 26th, 2025, while NCL's Norwegian Epic was berthed at Road Town, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), local authorities observed a white...
March 15, 2025
Norovirus outbreak on Coral Princess ship affects 82 during Panama Canal cruise
On a recent crossing from California to Florida, a norovirus outbreak aboard Princess Cruises' Coral Princess affected 82 individuals. According to...
March 12, 2025
P&O Australia cancels Pacific Encounter’s final cruise due to weather
P&O Australia canceled the final scheduled voyage of the Pacific Encounter ship, citing severe disruptions caused by Tropical Cyclone Alfred...
March 9, 2025
Fatal overboard incident involving MSC Poesia crew under investigation
A 32-year-old Filipino crew member assigned to MSC Cruises’ ship MSC Poesia was confirmed deceased 5 days after being reported missing during...
March 6, 2025
Royal Caribbean’s ship Quantum OTS conducts 4 medevacs off New Caledonia
New Caledonia’s maritime rescue services executed 4 consecutive medical evacuations from RCI-Royal Caribbean’s ship Quantum of the Seas...
March 6, 2025
Tropical Cyclone Alfred disrupts Brisbane Port's cruise shipping operations
Due to a rare Category 2 tropical cyclone (named Alfred), Port Brisbane closed and suspended cruise shipping operations. With landfall anticipated...
March 6, 2025
Santorini's seismic activity: Residents return amid ongoing cruise ship ban
In recent weeks, Santorini Island has experienced a significant reduction in seismic activity following an earthquake swarm that began in late...
March 4, 2025
Passenger detained in Aruba for attempted firearm boarding on Royal Caribbean's ship Oasis OTS
On February 26th, 2025, during a port call in Oranjestad (Aruba), the RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Oasis of the Seas reported a security incident...
March 3, 2025
Passenger goes overboard from RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Explorer OTS
A search operation is currently underway for a woman who went overboard from the RCI-Royal Caribbean ship Explorer of the Seas, at ~11:00 p.m. on the...
March 3, 2025