Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
13 passengers charged after fight aboard Costa Smeralda ship
13 passengers aged between 18 and 20 have been charged following a fight aboard Costa Smeralda. According to Sky TG24, the incident involved two...
September 16, 2026 - Accidents
NCL's ship Norwegian Jade changes Whittier embarkation after tour boat fire
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line moved passenger embarkation for Norwegian Jade to an alternative terminal in Whittier, Alaska, after a fire involving a...
September 15, 2026 - Accidents
Fire aboard Phoenix Reisen's ship Amadea prompts evacuation of 320 passengers in Rønne
A fire aboard the cruise ship Amadea prompted the evacuation of ~320 passengers while the vessel was docked at Rønne, Denmark, on Monday...
September 15, 2026 - Accidents
RCAF conducts medevac from Celebrity Solstice ship off BC Canada
A passenger experiencing a medical emergency aboard the Celebrity Solstice ship ~200 km/~125 mi northwest of Port Hardy, British Columbia, was...
September 14, 2026 - Accidents
Search underway for 140 people after passenger ship loses contact in Java Sea
Indonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 140 people from the Indonesia-flagged passenger vessel Virgo Transport 8 (IMO 8625179) after the...
September 13, 2026 - 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 - Accidents
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 - Accidents
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 - Accidents
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 - Accidents
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