Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
(Bluebridge Ferries NZ) Connemara mechanical issues lead to overcapacity on Livia service
The ferry company Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries has acknowledged an overbooking incident on Sunday, January 11th, that resulted in up to 36...
January 12, 2026 - Accidents
89 Norovirus cases reported aboard Holland America’s ms Rotterdam
A norovirus outbreak was recorded during a recent HAL-Holland America Line voyage, resulting in illness among close to 90 individuals. According to...
January 12, 2026 - Accidents
Greek ferry services resume cautiously following weather disruption
Ferry operations in Greece began a gradual resumption on Sunday, January 11th, as strong winds that had previously kept vessels alongside moderated...
January 11, 2026 - Accidents
P&O Cruises’ ship Britannia diverts for repairs following technical difficulties
Passengers aboard P&O Cruises’ flagship Britannia encountered technical difficulties during a Caribbean voyage that necessitated an...
January 9, 2026 - Accidents
Viking Octantis and World Voyager involved in Ushuaia berthing contact
Two expedition cruise vessels were involved in a minor berthing incident at the port of Ushuaia (Argentina) on Tuesday, January 6th, following a...
January 8, 2026 - Accidents
Berthing incident brings Holyhead ferry operations to a halt
Holyhead, the UK’s second busiest passenger ferry port (after Dover), was closed to all ferry traffic following a berthing incident involving...
January 7, 2026 - Accidents
Aurora Expeditions' founder medevaced from Douglas Mawson ship
Greg Mortimer, the explorer who established Aurora Expeditions in the early 1990s, was recently medevaced by helicopter from the newly commissioned...
January 5, 2026 - Accidents
Virgin's ship Valiant Lady changes itinerary due to Venezuela-USA conflict
Virgin Voyages found itself obliged to alter the planned course of MS Valiant Lady, then bound for Caribbean waters, as rising tensions between...
January 5, 2026 - Accidents
56-yo woman medevaced from MSC Orchestra off Sardinia Island, Italy
A 56-year-old woman of Peruvian nationality was the subject of a medical evacuation from the cruise vessel MSC Orchestra on Wednesday morning...
January 4, 2026 - Accidents
Strong Aegean winds trigger sailing ban at Greek ferry ports
Strong southwesterly winds in the central Aegean Sea led Greek maritime authorities to impose a sailing ban from the main passenger ferry ports near...
January 4, 2026 - Accidents
76-yo female passenger medevaced from Viking Sky off Mexico’s Pacific coast
A medical evacuation was carried out from the cruise ship Viking Sky off the coast of the Mexican state of Michoacán after a 76-year-old...
January 3, 2026 - Accidents
Search suspended after 77-yo passenger goes overboard from HAL's ship Nieuw Statendam
A passenger went overboard from the HAL-Holland America Line ship Nieuw Statendam while the vessel was sailing north of Cuba, prompting an extended...
January 2, 2026 - Accidents
3 passengers medevaced from Mein Schiff 3 south of Madeira
Three passengers were transferred ashore for medical reasons from the cruise ship Mein Schiff 3 during the late hours of January 1st while the vessel...
January 2, 2026 - Accidents
GI illness/Norovirus outbreak reported on Celebrity Eclipse ship
An outbreak of gastrointestinal illness was recorded aboard the Celebrity Eclipse during a late December cruise, resulting in a number of passengers...
January 1, 2026 - Accidents
56-yo female passenger medevaced from Costa Diadema ship off Brazil
Emergency response procedures were initiated on December 29th after a cruise vessel reported a passenger with suspected meningitis while navigating...
December 31, 2025