Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
AIDAperla ship breaks moorings and contacts quay in Le Havre
Cruise ship AIDAperla broke away from its berth in Le Havre, France, on September 8th after strong winds affected the port, resulting in contact...
September 11, 2026 - Accidents
5 dead and 80+ missing after ferry fire off Palawan (Philippines)
5 people have died and 80+ remain missing after a fire broke out aboard the ferry MV June Aster (MMSI 548848200) off Palawan Island in the western...
September 10, 2026 - Accidents
MSC Cruises cancels MSC Armonia repositioning voyage to South Africa
MSC Cruises has cancelled the planned repositioning voyage of MSC Armonia to South Africa because of the continuing security situation in the Red Sea...
September 8, 2026 - Accidents
Small fire reported at Fincantieri shipyard during NCL's Norwegian Aura construction
A small fire was reported at Fincantieri's Monfalcone shipyard, where NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line’s vessel Norwegian Aura is currently under...
September 8, 2026 
Norway seizes Russian expedition cruise ship over Naftogaz compensation claim
Norwegian authorities have seized the Russian-owned expedition cruise ship Professor Molchanov in the Arctic as part of efforts to enforce a...
September 6, 2026
Ferry disaster off Northern Cyprus claims 12 lives
The death toll from the ferry disaster off northern Cyprus has risen to 12 after rescue teams recovered two additional bodies overnight, according to...
September 5, 2026- Accidents
RCI-Royal Caribbean cancels Serenade OTS Alaskan cruise after prolonged repairs
RCI-Royal Caribbean International has cancelled the August 30th, 2026 departure of Serenade of the Seas from Vancouver after technical repairs could...
September 5, 2026 
21 injured after ferry and oil tanker collide near Penang Port (Malaysia)
21 people were injured, 6 of them seriously, after a ferryboat and an oil tanker collided near Penang Port in Malaysia on September 1st. The...
September 5, 2026- Cruise Industry
Riviera Travel pauses Rhine and Danube cruise sales
Riviera Travel has temporarily suspended sales of Rhine and Danube cruises scheduled through mid-September because of operational disruptions caused...
September 3, 2026 
Italian prosecutors investigate alleged sexual assault attempt aboard athletes’ village ship
Italian prosecutors have opened an investigation into an alleged attempted sexual assault aboard one of the passenger ships being used as floating...
September 3, 2026
NCL's ship Norwegian Prima investigated after 3 passengers diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line is working with the CDC (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) following reports that three passengers who...
September 3, 2026
CCL's ship Carnival Splendor changes Australian itinerary due to reduced channel depths
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line has modified the itinerary of Carnival Splendor’s September 9th, 2026, sailing after reduced channel depths prevented...
September 2, 2026
Carnival Breeze ship sustains minor hull damage during Cozumel docking
Carnival Breeze sustained minor exterior damage while docking at Cozumel, Mexico, on August 31st, 2026. The incident occurred as the vessel was...
September 1, 2026
Passenger ferry capsizes off Northern Cyprus, leaving at least 8 dead
The passenger ferry/high-speed catamaran ship Filo Jet (IMO 8962034), carrying 267 people, capsized off the northern coast of Cyprus on Sunday...
August 31, 2026
BC Ferries (Canada) restores service after mechanical disruptions on Sunshine Coast route
B.C. Ferries has restored normal service between Metro Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast following a series of sailing disruptions on Saturday morning...
August 30, 2026