Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
35-yo crew medevaced from Carnival Sunshine ship east of Jacksonville Florida
A 35-year-old crew member aboard the Carnival Sunshine required urgent medical attention and was evacuated by the US Coast Guard on April 27, 2024...
April 29, 2024 - Accidents
Norovirus outbreaks affect ~200 passengers on Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean ships
Nearly 200 individuals fell ill due to norovirus outbreaks on Princess Cruises and RCI-Royal Caribbean International ships. According to the CDC...
April 27, 2024 - Accidents
RCI-Royal Caribbean cancels May cruises to Labadee Haiti amid escalating security concerns
Amid escalating security concerns in Haiti, RCI-Royal Caribbean has extended its cancellation of all scheduled cruises to Labadee Haiti throughout...
April 25, 2024 - Accidents
Carnival Paradise crew rescues 27 Cubans during voyage from Tampa FL
During her voyage from Tampa, Florida USA to Isla Roatan/Honduras on Sunday afternoon, April 21st, CCL's ship Carnival Paradise engaged in a rescue...
April 23, 2024 - Accidents
Crew medevaced from P&O Australia's ship Pacific Adventure
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter executed a medical evacuation of a crew member from the P&O Australia cruise ship, Pacific Adventure, who urgently...
April 22, 2024 - Accidents
Fatal ferry incident claims lives in Bangui, Central African Republic
Reports indicate that a wooden ferry, carrying 300+ passengers on the Mpoko River in Bangui, Central African Republic, succumbed to sinking on Friday...
April 22, 2024 - Accidents
35-yo pregnant woman medevaced from Disney Cruises' ship Fantasy
The US Coast Guard has released footage capturing the precise moment when a pregnant woman was airlifted from a Disney cruise ship due to health...
April 22, 2024 - Accidents
Celestyal Journey ship collides with Kusadasi Port's pier during docking attempt
Celestyal Cruises' ship Celestyal Journey collided with the pier at Port Kusadasi Turkey during an unsuccessful docking maneuver. The incident...
April 18, 2024 - Accidents
Gastrointestinal illness/Norovirus affects 28 passengers on Silversea's ship Silver Nova
An outbreak of gastrointestinal illness affected over two dozen passengers aboard a Silversea Cruises voyage. According to the CDC/Centers for...
April 16, 2024 - Accidents
Sun Princess ship's visits to Santorini canceled amid overcrowding fears
A scheduled visit by the large-capacity Sun Princess cruise ship to Santorini (April 14th) was canceled due to congestion concerns. Princess Cruises...
April 16, 2024 - Accidents
Search underway for missing crew overboard from Holland America's cruise ship MS Rotterdam
A maritime search operation has been initiated following reports of a crew member going overboard from HAL-Holland America Line's ship ms...
April 14, 2024 - Accidents
MSC Armonia incident: Spain to deport Bolivian passengers stranded in Barcelona Port
Spain has initiated the deportation of 65 out of the 69 Bolivians who found themselves stranded aboard an MSC ship in Port Barcelona since April...
April 11, 2024 - Accidents
Marella UK's Asia & Middle East cruises (ship Discovery 2) canceled due to Red Sea crisis
TUI has made the decision to cancel Marella Cruises UK's Asia and Middle East program from November 2024 to the end of April 2025. In a...
April 11, 2024 - Accidents
Greek Air Force executes medical airlift from cruise ship Celestyal Discovery
Last Thursday, April 4th, the Hellenic Air Force (Greece's air force) conducted a medevac (emergency medical evacuation/airlift) to rescue a 25-year...
April 9, 2024 - Accidents
At least 94 killed in maritime accident off Mozambique's coast
A tragic maritime accident unfolded off the northern coast of Mozambique Island, resulting in the loss of at least 94 lives, including children. A...
April 8, 2024