Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
PONANT ship charter canceled amid payment dispute linked to crypto arrest
The French luxury cruise travel company PONANT has cancelled a Le Commandant Charcot ship charter that had been arranged for a group of 150 Russian...
September 8, 2025 - Accidents
RCI-Royal Caribbean extends suspension of calls to Labadee (Haiti) through 2026
RCI-Royal Caribbean International has confirmed that its private resort at Labadee, Haiti, will remain closed until at least April 2026. RCI cited...
September 8, 2025 - Accidents
Two passengers go overboard on BC Ferries (Canada) in consecutive days
A passenger went overboard from the Spirit of British Columbia ferry on Thursday evening, September 4th, during the 5 p.m. crossing between Swartz...
September 7, 2025 
HAL's ship ms Zuiderdam assists the sailing yacht Atlaya
While bound northward from Boston toward Quebec City over the weekend on a 7-day voyage, the Zuiderdam, a HAL-Holland America Line vessel, received a...
September 5, 2025
MV Gemini collides with pier at Port Piraeus (Athens, Greece)
On the morning of September 5th, 2025, the MV Gemini, traversing the berth at Piraeus (Athens, Greece) aboard a controlled approach, made unintended...
September 5, 2025
Passenger retrieved after falling overboard from Spirit of Vancouver Island ferry
The Spirit of Vancouver Island ferry reported that shortly after departing the Tsawwassen Terminal (Vancouver), at approximately 1:00 p.m. on...
September 5, 2025- Accidents
Major itinerary changes to MSC Magnifica's World Cruise 2026
MSC Cruises has implemented significant itinerary alterations for the MSC Magnifica’s 118-night world cruise, scheduled to depart from Italy...
September 4, 2025 
At least 60 dead after overloaded ferry sinks in Niger State
On the morning of September 2nd, 2025, a river ferry embarked from Tungan Sule in Nigeria’s Niger State, bound for the village of Dugga. Laden...
September 4, 2025- Accidents
Genting Dream’s crew carries out critical rescue in the Strait of Malacca
During its 3-night voyage from Singapore toward Phuket, the Genting Dream ship (owned by Resorts World Cruises) encountered a small boat in distress...
September 3, 2025 
AIDAdiva passenger airlifted by Latvian navy
In the Baltic Sea on September 2nd, 2025, a cruise vessel encountered an onboard accident that required immediate medical attention. The 2000...
September 3, 2025
Female passenger medevaced from Carnival Sunshine after departing Norfolk VA
Aboard the Carnival Sunshine, not long after departing Norfolk, Virginia, a medical crisis compelled the U.S. Coast Guard to undertake an urgent...
September 2, 2025
Galley/kitchen fire on P&O's ship Iona quickly contained during Norwegian Fjords cruise
On August 30th, a small oil fire ignited in the Galley/kitchen (on Deck 5) of P&O Cruises’ ship Iona. It was swiftly extinguished by the...
August 30, 2025
Protest disrupts P&O UK's ship Ventura docking in Rotterdam
Environmental activists associated with Extinction Rebellion briefly intercepted the arrival of P&O Cruises’ vessel MS Ventura in...
August 29, 2025- Accidents
Two passengers medevaced from Ruby Princess ship off Washington
On August 24th, 2025, the cruise ship Ruby Princess, navigating approximately 145 nautical miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington, initiated two...
August 27, 2025 - Accidents
MSC World Europa experiences electrical breakdown off Italian coast
The Malta-flagged cruise vessel MSC World Europa suffered a technical failure while navigating the Tyrrhenian Sea en route from Genoa to Naples. The...
August 25, 2025