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Cruise Safety & Incidents

Stay informed on cruise ship safety news, including rescues, fires, collisions, overboards, and deaths. This hub brings together verified incident reports and responses from cruise lines and authorities so readers understand what happened and how it was handled.

Norwegian Cruise Line News

Norwegian Dawn Tackles All Sanitation Concerns After Failing CDC Inspection

Melissa Mayntz -
Norwegian Dawn has taken dozens of corrective steps after failing a CDC health inspection at the end of March 2026.
Carnival Cruise News

Carnival Valor Passenger Sues Cruise Line Over Mobility Scooter Fall

Catie Kovelman -
An Alabama woman is suing Carnival Cruise Line, claiming unsafe gangway conditions caused her scooter to tip during Carnival Valor debarkation.
Port News

Port Gas Scare Forces Evacuation and Delays Ahead of Southampton Sailing

Lissa Poirot -
A gas leak near Southampton’s dock gates forced evacuations, shut down roads, and disrupted operations just as passengers prepared to sail.
Carnival Cruise News

Woman Dies After Scooter Plunges Off Pier at Carnival’s Celebration Key

Melissa Mayntz -
An elderly guest from Carnival Celebration has died after falling off the pier at Celebration Key while riding a mobility scooter.
Port News

Cruisers Who Booked Juneau’s Tram Will Get Full Refunds After Extended Closure

Catie Kovelman -
Juneau’s Goldbelt Tram, which had to close after a recent accident, has extended its temporary closure into the peak Alaska cruise season.
Cruise News

Cruise Line Details Hantavirus Timeline as Passengers Still Wait to Disembark

Melissa Mayntz -
More details about the suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard Hondius have been released, including considerations for next steps.
Norwegian Cruise Line News

American Cruise Passenger Dies While Snorkeling at NCL’s Great Stirrup Cay

Emrys Thakkar -
An 83-year-old American passenger has reportedly died while snorkeling at Norwegian Cruise Line's private island, Great Stirrup Cay, in the Bahamas.
Cruise News

Three Passengers Dead in Rare Hantavirus Outbreak Aboard Cruise Ship

Melissa Mayntz -
Three deaths have been reported from the polar expedition ship Hondius, with one hantavirus case confirmed.
Cruise News

Cruise Roundup: Tragedy at Sea, Icon Class Grows, and a Cruise Charter in Court

Emrys Thakkar -
Two lives lost at sea, Royal Caribbean orders more Icon class ships, Norwegian opens The Haven Restaurant, and Carnival cuts Platinum perks in Alaska.
Port News

Accident Shutters Popular Juneau Attraction as the Alaska Cruise Season Begins

Catie Kovelman -
The Goldbelt Tram, which is a popular shore excursion for cruisers in Juneau, is temporarily closed following an accident on April 30.
Titanic

How Cold Was the Water When the Titanic Sank? The Freezing Truth

Emrys Thakkar -
Discover how cold the water was when the Titanic sank, why hypothermia killed most victims, and how a few miraculously survived the freezing North Atlantic.
Carnival Cruise News

Carnival Served With Multiple Lawsuits Over Major Data Breach

Catie Kovelman -
Carnival Corporation has been slapped with three lawsuits over the current global data breach, which impacted more than 8.7 million records.
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