Cruise news (medevac-tagged)
- Accidents
Crew member airlifted from SAGA UK's ship Spirit of Adventure off Spain
On April 1st, a medical evacuation was carried out from the cruise ship Spirit of Adventure while the vessel was sailing in waters off the northern...
April 3, 2026 - Accidents
2 Japanese passengers medevaced from Pacific World on Singapore–Taiwan cruise
Two passengers traveling aboard the cruise ship Pacific World, operated by the Japanese organization Peace Boat, were evacuated at sea on March 23rd...
March 23, 2026 - Accidents
British passenger medevaced from Royal Caribbean's ship Star OTS
A medical evacuation was carried out from RCI-Royal Caribbean's vessel Star of the Seas following a serious health emergency involving a 64-year-old...
March 18, 2026 - Accidents
USCG/Coast Guard medevacs passenger from MSC World America ship
A passenger aboard MSC World America was medically evacuated by the United States Coast Guard/USCG after suffering a serious medical emergency while...
March 6, 2026 - Accidents
Crew member from Mein Schiff Relax medevaced off Tenerife
A medical evacuation was carried out by Spanish maritime authorities after TUI's vessel Mein Schiff Relax departed from the Port of Santa Cruz de...
February 15, 2026 - Accidents
37-yo passenger medevaced from AIDAperla near Bonaire
While the AIDA Cruises ship AIDAperla was on a 14-day Caribbean itinerary that commenced in Barbados (on Jan 22nd), a medical evacuation was effected...
February 6, 2026 - Accidents
Two passengers medevaced from Royal Caribbean's ship Icon OTS
During its Eastern Caribbean passage, the RCI-Royal Caribbean International vessel Icon of the Seas underwent a medical evacuation after two...
February 5, 2026 - Accidents
Aurora Expeditions' founder medevaced from Douglas Mawson ship
Greg Mortimer, the explorer who established Aurora Expeditions in the early 1990s, was recently medevaced by helicopter from the newly commissioned...
January 5, 2026 - Accidents
56-yo woman medevaced from MSC Orchestra off Sardinia Island, Italy
A 56-year-old woman of Peruvian nationality was the subject of a medical evacuation from the cruise vessel MSC Orchestra on Wednesday morning...
January 4, 2026 - Accidents
76-yo female passenger medevaced from Viking Sky off Mexico’s Pacific coast
A medical evacuation was carried out from the cruise ship Viking Sky off the coast of the Mexican state of Michoacán after a 76-year-old...
January 3, 2026 - Accidents
3 passengers medevaced from Mein Schiff 3 south of Madeira
Three passengers were transferred ashore for medical reasons from the cruise ship Mein Schiff 3 during the late hours of January 1st while the vessel...
January 2, 2026 - Accidents
56-yo female passenger medevaced from Costa Diadema ship off Brazil
Emergency response procedures were initiated on December 29th after a cruise vessel reported a passenger with suspected meningitis while navigating...
December 31, 2025 - Accidents
30-yo female crew medevaced from Color Fantasy ferry off Laboe
A serious medical emergency occurred on Saturday, December 13th, aboard the Scandinavian ferry Color Fantasy shortly after it departed Kiel (Germany...
December 15, 2025 - Accidents
Passenger medevaced after serious injury on ms Westerdam near Da Năng
While HAL-Holland America's ms Westerdam was en route from northern Vietnam to Tien Sa Port, Da Nang, a passenger suffered a serious fall down a...
December 13, 2025 - Accidents
Passenger medevaced from Celebrity Apex off Puerto Rico
While Celebrity Apex was underway from St. Kitts toward Port Canaveral, Florida, a passenger was medically evacuated by the United States Coast Guard...
December 12, 2025