Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
Sun Princess alters course for medical emergency
The cruise ship Sun Princess has adjusted her itinerary to expedite arrival at Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands) due to a passenger requiring...
March 28, 2025 - Accidents
Crew medevaced from Seabourn Venture ship 100 mi off Tenerife Canaries
On Sunday, March 23rd, a medical evacuation was conducted approximately 100 miles/160 km north of Tenerife (Canary Islands Spain), involving the...
March 26, 2025 - Accidents
Miami-bound Independence of the Seas embroiled in child sex abuse scandal
Two Mexican nationals are facing charges in South Florida after they were both accused of sexually victimizing a 14-year-old boy on a Miami-bound...
March 25, 2025 - Accidents
HAL cruise passenger dies in jet ski accident at Half Moon Cay
A 73-year-old female passenger from the cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam lost her life in a jet ski accident at Half Moon Cay, Bahamas, on Saturday, March...
March 24, 2025 - Accidents
Santorini (Greece) welcomes first cruise ship post-seismic activity
On Sunday, March 23, Santorini Island marked the commencement of its cruise season with the arrival of the Celestyal Discovery ship, carrying...
March 24, 2025 - 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 - Accidents
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 - Accidents
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 - Accidents
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 - Accidents
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 - Accidents
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 - Accidents
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 - Accidents
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 - Accidents
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 - Accidents
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