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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.

Carnival Cruise News

Carnival Clarifies Why One Cruise Will Have the Old-Style Muster Drill

Melissa Mayntz -
Carnival Sunshine will have a full muster drill for an upcoming cruise, but only as part of regular safety compliance regulations.
Princess Cruises News

Naval Forces Airlift Ailing Guest From a Princess Cruises Ship

Catie Kovelman -
Algerian Naval Forces came to the rescue of an ailing passenger in need of an urgent evacuation from the Sky Princess cruise ship.
Carnival Cruise News

Transportation Scams Plague Popular Cruise Homeport

Melissa Mayntz -
Transportation scams are on the rise at the Port of Long Beach and one Carnival guest hopes the cruise line will step in to help.
Princess Cruises News

Princess Cruises Gives Refunds Due to Toilet and Air Conditioning Problems

Melissa Mayntz -
Select guests onboard Grand Princess are getting prorated refunds and future credits due to technical problems. Is this fair?
Carnival Cruise News

Search Underway for Guest Missing From Carnival Horizon

Melissa Mayntz -
An American woman has gone missing from Carnival Horizon while visiting Bonaire, and authorities are asking for help to locate her.
Cruise News

Cruise Ship Suffers Significant Damage From Dock Collision

Melissa Mayntz -
Miray Cruises' MV Gemini has been significantly damaged in a pier collision while docking in Piraeus, Greece.
Royal Caribbean News

Royal Caribbean Ship Responds to Distress Call in Greece

Catie Kovelman -
Voyager of the Seas responded to refugees in distress in Greece, marking the third cruise ship rescue in just 24 hours.
Royal Caribbean News

Repairs Underway for Broken Waterslide Onboard Icon of the Seas

Catie Kovelman -
The broken glass panel on Icon of the Seas’ Frightening Bolt waterslide is being repaired with a different type of material.
Cruise News

Man Passes Away in Pool on Marella Cruise in Italy

Lissa Poirot -
A British man passed away of natural causes aboard the Marella Voyager shorting after docking in Naples, Italy.
Royal Caribbean News

Video Captures the Moment Waterslide Breaks on Icon of the Seas

Catie Kovelman -
Another passenger captured the moment the Frightening Bolt waterslide broke with a guest riding it onboard Icon of the Seas.
Cruise News

Overboard Passenger Rescued From Cruise Ship in Baltic Sea

Donna Tunney -
A drunk cruise passenger from the AIDAnova vessel was rescued after jumping overboard in the Baltic Sea.
Norwegian Cruise Line News

NCL Warns Italy-Bound Cruisers to Steer Clear of Mosquitos

Catie Kovelman -
With mosquito-related diseases on the rise in Italy, Norwegian Cruise Line is trying to help guests avoid getting bitten.
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