Cruise news (medevac-tagged)
- Accidents
USCG/Coast Guard rescues HAL ship's ms Koningsdam cruise passenger 280 mi off USA coast
A medical evacuation operation was executed by the USCG/Coast Guard on Friday, November 29th, following a medical emergency on the ms Koningsdam ship...
November 30, 2024 
USCG/Coast Guard airlifts 32-yo man from HAL's ship ms Zaandam off Oahu Hawaii
A medical evacuation was conducted early Tuesday morning, November 26th, from the HAL-Holland America Line ship ms Zaandam, ~50 miles (~80 km) off...
November 27, 2024- Accidents
RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Explorer OTS encounters severe storm during Transatlantic crossing from...
Severe weather disrupted RCI-Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas during her transatlantic voyage from Barcelona (Spain) to Miami (Florida USA...
November 11, 2024 - Accidents
Crew member medevaced from Celebrity Edge ship off NSW Australia
A crew member in need of urgent medical care was successfully medevacked from the Celebrity Edge ship as it sailed off the coast of New South Wales...
November 5, 2024 - Accidents
63-yo passenger medevaced from Grand Princess ship after 36-hour USCG rescue
A passenger aboard the Grand Princess, a Princess Cruises vessel, was medically evacuated by the USCG/ Coast Guard on Sunday, October 13th, following...
October 15, 2024 - Accidents
Sun Princess' passengers airlifted as Hurricane Milton strands ship off Florida coast
Multiple passengers were airlifted from the Sun Princess ship stranded off Florida’s coast as Hurricane Milton approached. USCG Air Station...
October 10, 2024 - Accidents
2 passengers airlifted by Coast Guard from Crown Princess near Cape Kumukahi
The USCG/Coast Guard conducted two consecutive medical evacuations on Saturday, October 5th, from a cruise ship located ~50 miles (80 km) off Cape...
October 6, 2024 - Accidents
8-year-old boy medevaced from Royal Princess ship off Eureka CA USA
An 8-year-old male passenger was medically evacuated from the cruise ship Royal Princess by a Coast Guard helicopter aircrew ~20 miles (32 km) west...
September 27, 2024 - Accidents
USCG airlifts 26-yo crew from Royal Caribbean's ship Navigator OTS near San Diego
The US Coast Guard successfully conducted a medical evacuation of a 26-year-old female crew from the RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Navigator of the Seas...
September 3, 2024 - Accidents
USCG medevacs 52-yo passenger with chest pains from Royal Caribbean's ship Utopia OTS
A 52-year-old passenger aboard RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Utopia of the Seas was airlifted by helicopter to a hospital in Cape Canaveral after...
August 15, 2024 - Accidents
Caribbean Princess diverts off Isle of Wight due to onboard medical emergency
On Tuesday evening, August 13th, the Caribbean Princess ship, operated by Princess Cruises, stopped off the coast of the Isle of Wight (Cowes...
August 14, 2024 - Accidents
Passenger medevaced in serious condition from P&O Australia's ship Pacific Explorer
A passenger aboard P&O's Pacific Explorer experienced a medical emergency shortly after the ship departed from Auckland on Monday, July 8th. The...
July 9, 2024 - Accidents
29-yo Sun Princess cruise ship's crew medevaced/airlifted in Crete
A 29-year-old staff member in the retail department aboard Princess Cruises' latest ship, Sun Princess, was medically evacuated in Greece due to an...
May 23, 2024 - Accidents
64-yo passenger medevaced from Royal Caribbean's cruise ship Ovation OTS
The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center activated the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing to conduct an airlift operation to...
May 14, 2024 - Accidents
Worker medevaced from Royal Caribbean's Utopia OTS during Atlantic sea trials
French rescue services conducted an emergency medical evacuation of a worker from the RCI-Royal Caribbean's cruise ship Utopia of the Seas during her...
May 13, 2024