Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
Crew member dies after jumping overboard from Icon OTS near Bahamas
Late on the evening of July 24, as Icon of the Seas sailed the eastern Caribbean approximately 200 miles east of Nassau, a grave emergency unfolded...
July 25, 2025 - Accidents
Pro-Palestinian demonstration on Syros forces Crown Iris to skip port call
A group of around 150–300 pro-Palestinian residents on Syros Island (Greece) halted the arrival of the Israeli-operated cruise vessel Crown...
July 24, 2025 
Alleged due‑process concerns as Filipino crew deported from USA-based cruise ships
Since April, 100+ Filipino seafarers aboard cruise ships calling at USA ports have been removed and deported under what local organizations describe...
July 22, 2025- Accidents
Passenger ferry burning en route to Manado (Indonesia) results in 5 fatalities and massive rescue
A passenger ferry bound for Manado (North Sulawesi's capital city) amid the waters off northern Sulawesi caught fire on Monday, resulting in at least...
July 22, 2025 
Delay at PortMiami grounds Celebrity Beyond due to technical slowdown
An advisory circulated to guests aboard the Celebrity Beyond ship informed them that the departure from PortMiami will be postponed by a full day...
July 20, 2025
38 Killed in tourist boat incident during a storm in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay
Rescue teams continued their search on Sunday for 5 individuals who remained unaccounted for following the capsizing of the tourist vessel Wonder Sea...
July 20, 2025- Accidents
Norovirus illness outbreak with 141 cases on Royal Caribbean's ship Navigator OTS
Over 130 passengers and a handful of crew were stricken with a gastrointestinal illness during a 7‑night voyage aboard Navigator of the Seas, which...
July 19, 2025 
Allegation of reef damage by Silver Cloud sparks dispute off Alor Island (Indonesia)
A diving operator and executive at Bluewater Travel has accused Silversea’s expedition ship Silver Cloud of harming coral around Alor...
July 16, 2025
Victory Cruise Lines/VCL crew removed amid federal operation in Great Lakes
During routine calls at the Port of Detroit, crew members from Victory Cruise Lines’ Victory I and Victory II were removed by the US Customs...
July 15, 2025
NCL's ship Norwegian Star drifts in Hudson River due to power failure
Norwegian Star, carrying 2,348 passengers on a 14‑night transatlantic voyage bound for Halifax (Canada) and Reykjavík (Iceland), lost power...
July 14, 2025
Labor unrest forces Royal Caribbean's ship Star OTS to shorten Cadiz refit
RCI-Royal Caribbean has altered its final outfitting plans for Star of the Seas, the cruise line’s newest Icon-class vessel, due to an...
July 13, 2025- Cruise Industry
Genting Dream ship anchors in Phuket for maritime emergency drill
MS Genting Dream took centre stage in Phuket (Thailand) on July 9th as Thai maritime authorities conducted a full-scale emergency response exercise...
July 13, 2025 - Accidents
Epidemic Norovirus outbreak on Phoenix Reisen's ship Artania en route to Norway
MS Artania, operated by Phoenix Reisen, is currently confronting a significant norovirus outbreak. The ship left from Bremerhaven (Germany) on a 14...
July 13, 2025 
70000 Tons of Metal alters course to Nassau for 2026 voyage
Organisers of 70000 Tons of Metal, the world’s foremost heavy metal-themed cruise festival, have declared a change in their 2026 voyage...
July 12, 2025
Mykonos, Kavala and Thessaloniki scrapped following Celebrity Infinity power failure
Celebrity Infinity remains alongside in Kusadasi, Turkey, following a small onboard electrical fire that precipitated a temporary loss of power on...
July 11, 2025