Cruise news (medevac-tagged)
An elderly passenger medevaced from Sky Princess ship off Algeria
Algerian naval forces executed a medical evacuation of a British passenger from the Sky Princess ship navigating in international waters off Algeria...
October 10, 2025- Accidents
2 passengers and 1 crew medevaced from Carnival Adventure in Moreton Bay
On September 24th, 2025, Marine Rescue Queensland’s Bribie Island unit executed a medical evacuation from the cruise ship Carnival Adventure...
September 30, 2025 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean's Wonder OTS returns to PortMiami following onboard altercation
RCI-Royal Caribbean's OASIS Plus class vessel Wonder of the Seas made an unscheduled return to PortMiami on Monday evening, September 15th, after an...
September 17, 2025 - Accidents
Crew member medevaced from MSC Magnifica off Sicily coast
A crew member aboard MSC Magnifica was medically evacuated on the evening of Wednesday, September 10th, 2025, following what the ship’s medical...
September 11, 2025 - Accidents
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 - 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 - Accidents
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 - Accidents
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 - 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
NCL's ship Pride of America pauses Hawaiian cruise due to medical emergency
MS Pride of America, carrying 2,000+ passengers, reversed course only minutes after departing Honolulu Harbor on Saturday evening, turning back to...
August 3, 2025 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean's ship Icon OTS diverts to Ponce (Puerto Rico) for medical emergency
RCI-Royal Caribbean’s flagship Icon of the Seas unexpectedly returned to the Port of Ponce (Puerto Rico, Caja de Muertos Island) on the...
June 27, 2025 - Accidents
Medical emergency forces early arrival of P&O’s ship Britannia at Port Nigg
A significant medical incident onboard P&O Cruises’ vessel Britannia prompted its early diversion into the Cromarty Firth yesterday...
June 9, 2025 - Accidents
Emergency medevac executed off Aceh Coast for two Mein Schiff 6 passengers
An emergency medical evacuation was undertaken by Indonesian maritime authorities over the weekend in response to two health-related incidents aboard...
May 21, 2025 - Accidents
NCL Norwegian Bliss ship's Alaskan cruise interrupted by several medical emergencies
A recent 7-day Alaska cruise aboard Norwegian Bliss experienced multiple medical emergencies, with one case prompting a USCG/Coast Guard airlift. The...
May 9, 2025 - Accidents
30-yo crew medevaced from the National Geographic Venture off Coos Bay, Oregon
In the early hours of Easter Sunday, April 20, a medical emergency unfolded aboard the National Geographic Venture, a cruise ship operated by...
April 24, 2025