Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
Margaritaville at Sea Paradise ship fails CDC inspection with numerous violations
The cruise ship Margaritaville at Sea Paradise didn't pass the USPH inspection conducted by CDC (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). The...
May 18, 2024 - Accidents
Family blames P&O Australia's cruise ship casino policies for a fatal passenger overboard incident
A passenger on the P&O Australia's ship Pacific Adventure, Shane Dixon, 45, tragically fell overboard on May 6th, just after 4 AM as the ship...
May 18, 2024 - Accidents
Enchanted Princess ship's itinerary altered due to Maine port restrictions
Princess Cruises has informed passengers of a revised itinerary for the upcoming sailing of the Enchanted Princess. The ship will no longer visit...
May 18, 2024 - Accidents
Civil unrest forces P&O Australia and CCL-Carnival to cancel New Caledonia visits
P&O Australia and CCL-Carnival Cruise Line have both canceled scheduled calls to New Caledonia due to ongoing civil unrest in the region...
May 17, 2024 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean's cruises set to resume from Baltimore after channel reopening
RCI-Royal Caribbean International is set to resume cruises from Baltimore, Maryland, later this month following the reopening of the channel, which...
May 16, 2024 - Accidents
64-yo passenger medevaced from Royal Caribbean's cruise ship Ovation OTS
The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center activated the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing to conduct an airlift operation to...
May 14, 2024 - Accidents
Worker medevaced from Royal Caribbean's Utopia OTS during Atlantic sea trials
French rescue services conducted an emergency medical evacuation of a worker from the RCI-Royal Caribbean's cruise ship Utopia of the Seas during her...
May 13, 2024 - Accidents
Carnival Venezia crew member overboard during ship drill in St. Thomas
During a crew emergency exercise on Carnival Venezia ship at Port Charlotte Amalie (St Thomas US Virgin Islands), an unexpected incident occurred...
May 12, 2024 - Accidents
Hawaii probes cruise ships for alleged violation of coastline regulations
Hawaii state officials are conducting an investigation into two cruise ships that reportedly sailed too close to Kauai's protected Na Pali Coastline...
May 10, 2024 - Accidents
P&O Australia ship Pacific Encounter rescues sailors off New Caledonia
A P&O Australia vessel (Pacific Encounter) successfully conducted a rescue operation to assist 3 stranded sailors off New Caledonia on Saturday...
May 9, 2024 - Accidents
Dead whale found on MSC Meraviglia ship's bow in New York Harbor
A cruise ship arrived at Port Brooklyn/NYC New York with a 13-meter dead whale entangled across its bow, according to marine authorities. The...
May 9, 2024 - Accidents
Mother and child medevaced from Carnival Venezia ship
A mother and her child in distress were airlifted by helicopter from a CCL-Carnival Cruise Line ship during a challenging Air Force rescue operation...
May 9, 2024 - Accidents
FBI arrests NCL Norwegian Encore cruise ship employee accused of stabbing passengers in Alaska
An NCL-Norwegian cruise ship worker, identified as Ntando Sogoni from South Africa, has been arrested by the FBI in Alaska following accusations that...
May 8, 2024 - Accidents
MSC Bellissima passenger falls into water during suspected illegal re-entry into Japan
A man's attempt to leave a cruise ship using a rope ended in his apprehension after falling into the water. The incident occurred in Port Yokohama...
May 7, 2024 - Accidents
Body found after P&O Pacific Adventure cruise ship passenger was reported missing off Sydney
In a significant search operation off the coast of Sydney (NSW Australia), a body has been discovered following reports of a man going missing from a...
May 6, 2024