Cruise news (deaths-tagged)
- Accidents
83-yo American passenger dead after NCL snorkeling excursion at Great Stirrup Cay
A passenger aboard a vessel operated by NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line died during a snorkeling excursion at Great Stirrup Cay, a private destination in...
May 6, 2026 - Accidents
Canary Islands dispute emerges over hantavirus-affected cruise ship MV Hondius
A political disagreement has developed regarding the proposed arrival of the expedition ship Hondius in the Canary Islands following a hantavirus...
May 6, 2026 - Accidents
No hantavirus cases detected among Filipino seafarers amid Hondius outbreak
Health authorities have confirmed that all 38 Filipino crew members serving aboard the expedition vessel Hondius remain unaffected by the suspected...
May 5, 2026 - Accidents
3 passengers dead after hantavirus outbreak strikes Oceanwide Expeditions' ship Hondius
The polar expedition ship Hondius, operated by Oceanwide Expeditions/fleet, encountered a grave medical situation during a Transatlantic crossing...
May 4, 2026 - Accidents
Female passenger overboard from Carnival Firenze during Baja California cruise
A fatal incident occurred aboard Carnival Firenze, a vessel operated by CCL-Carnival Cruise Line, during a scheduled Baja California cruise. A...
April 28, 2026 - Accidents
Search suspended after crew overboard from NCL's ship Norwegian Breakaway near Cape Cod
The USCG/Coast Guard has suspended its search for a crew member reported overboard from Norwegian Breakaway at 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 26th, while...
April 27, 2026 
Sapphire Princess ship alters course and recovers bodies near Cabo de Palos
During a Western Mediterranean voyage, Sapphire Princess deviated from the planned course due to an incident that began as a routine watch. In the...
April 23, 2026- Accidents
Two separate tragedies on CCL'с ship Carnival Splendor: snorkeling death followed by overboard
During a single voyage of the cruise ship Carnival Splendor, two separate incidents occurred, casting a pall over the passage. The first took place...
April 20, 2026 - Accidents
Search suspended following crew overboard incident on NCL ship Norwegian Viva
The search for a crew member reported overboard from Norwegian Viva has been formally suspended, according to confirmation issued by NCL-Norwegian...
April 14, 2026 - Accidents
Passenger death reported aboard Oceania Marina ship in Puerto Madryn
A United States national has died aboard the cruise vessel Oceania Marina during a South American itinerary, according to confirmation from Argentine...
March 4, 2026 - Accidents
Crew member dead after fire breaks out aboard World Legacy off Singapore
A fire broke out in the early hours of Friday, February 20th, aboard the Liberia-flagged vessel World Legacy (fka Moby Zaza ferry) as she was...
February 20, 2026 - Accidents
Search suspended after passenger reported overboard from P&O Ferries' European Highlander
A multi‑agency search and rescue operation in the Irish Sea has been stood down after extensive efforts failed to locate an individual reported to...
February 13, 2026 - Accidents
A passenger died after falling overboard from Costa Smeralda ship in Civitavecchia
In the early afternoon of February 6th, 2026, authorities in Civitavecchia Port/Rome responded to an incident involving a passenger from the Costa...
February 11, 2026 - Accidents
American jazz musician Ken Peplowski found dead on Celebrity Summit ship
During the closing days of The Jazz Cruise ’26, the sailing aboard the Celebrity Summit in the Gulf of Mexico was marked by the unexpected...
February 5, 2026 - Cruise Industry
18 confirmed dead after ferry Trisha Kerstin 3 sinks off Basilan, Philippines
In the early hours of Monday, January 26th, the Ro-Pax ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3 (1995-built, IMO 9125516) foundered in waters off the...
January 26, 2026