Accidents
Italian ports see protests against Israeli cruise ship visits
Public dissent in Italy appears to be growing as local communities mobilize against what protesters call the normalization of Israeli aggression via...
December 7, 2025
P&O Iona ship's departure from Southampton postponed after TEU containers overboard in Solent
A 2-week cruise departure from Southampton has been delayed after nearly twenty TEU containers from a cargo ship fell into the Solent, obstructing...
December 7, 2025
100+ hit by Norovirus amid World Cruise aboard AIDAdiva
During the 133-day world cruise aboard AIDAdiva, operated by AIDA Cruises, more than one hundred people fell ill after a norovirus outbreak...
December 7, 2025
Cruise ships return to Falmouth (Jamaica) after Hurricane Melissa
It had been months since any ships of RCI-Royal Caribbean or other major cruise lines called at Falmouth, Jamaica, but with the port now reopened...
December 5, 2025
MSC Meraviglia modifies Bahamas schedule following speed limitations
MSC Cruises has adjusted the itinerary of MSC Meraviglia after planned maintenance reduced the vessel’s operating speed ahead of its November...
November 29, 2025
76-yo passenger overboard from Marella Explorer 2
Spanish maritime authorities are conducting an extensive search for a 76-year-old British passenger who went overboard from Marella Explorer 2 while...
November 28, 2025
Passenger from HAL's ship MS Rotterdam disappears near St. Martin
Authorities on St. Martin have issued an appeal for public assistance after a U.S. tourist traveling aboard the HAL-Holland America's cruise ship ms...
November 26, 2025
Interpol-wanted Taiwanese passenger arrested on Star Navigator ship
A 54-year-old Taiwanese man has been arrested by Philippine authorities after arriving aboard Star Cruises' ship Star Navigator on November 22nd...
November 25, 2025
73-yo passenger overboard from DCL's ship Disney Wonder
A 73-year-old male passenger from Moonee Ponds, Victoria, was reported overboard from MS Disney Wonder in the Tasman Sea. According to Victoria...
November 23, 2025
Investigation continues into passenger death on CCL's ship Carnival Horizon
An 18-year-old passenger, Anna Kepner of Titusville, Florida, was found deceased aboard Carnival Horizon on November 8th. According to a security...
November 23, 2025
Lifeboat incident during routine test on Carnival Dream
A routine, unmanned test of a lifeboat on the Carnival Cruise Line/CCL ship Carnival Dream resulted in significant damage to the watercraft while the...
November 21, 2025
Port Canaveral conducts crew deportation following CSEM enforcement
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Port Canaveral (Orlando FL) have conducted another enforcement action resulting in the deportation of...
November 20, 2025
Two arrested following ferry grounding off South Korean coast
Two individuals have been arrested and the vessel’s captain is under official scrutiny following the grounding of the ferry Queen Jenuvia II...
November 20, 2025
Hurricane Melissa disrupts Dominican cruise calls in October
Heavy rains brought by Hurricane Melissa in late October forced multiple cruise ships to alter or abandon scheduled calls in the Dominican Republic...
November 15, 2025
Jamaica's cruise port Ocho Rios reopens after Hurricane Melissa recovery
After months of restoration work in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, the port of Ocho Rios officially reopened to cruise operations on November...
November 13, 2025