A crew member went overboard from the Norwegian Breakaway late Saturday night on April 25, according to local boston news. The incident occurred off the coast of Wellfleet, Massachusetts while the ship was returning to Boston from a 7-day cruise to Bermuda.
The Norwegian Breakaway changed course at 11:55 p.m. local time to begin
The Department of Transportation (DOT) reported 43 crimes across all cruise lines in Q1 of 2026 (January 1 – March 31, 2026). Royal Caribbean led all cruise lines in reported crimes for the second straight quarter.
The DOT publishes the cruise crime data by the quarter they were reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) pursuant to
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Port Everglades deported four cruise ship crew members, according to Crew Center. Following what the CBP claims was “routine screening,” the cell phones of four crew members allegedly contained child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) which the crew members admitted possessing.
CBP officials released the photo above
Norwegian Cruise Line has reached a $2 million settlement with 12 states after attorneys general said the company used deceptive COVID-era sales tactics to keep consumers booking cruises.
The Mein Schiff 4 came under fire as the ship fled the Persian Gulf alongside the Mein Schiff 5 and MSC Euribia on April 18. The three ships were sailing in a convoy off the coast of Oman when one of the captains reported a “splash” near the Mein Schiff 4, as reported
A 67-year-old Tasmanian woman drowned while snorkeling the Tangalooma Wrecks at Moreton Island, Australia on Friday, April 17. The woman, who has not been publicly identified, was a passenger aboard the Carnival Splendor, which offers snorkeling excursions to the Tangalooma Wrecks.
A witness told Courier Mail, “The current at the wrecks
An elderly passenger went overboard from the Carnival Splendor while the ship was off the coast of Brisbane, Australia in the early hours of April 18, 2026. The subsequent search and rescue operation led by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) was unsuccessful and the man is presumably dead.
A federal jury in Miami found Carnival Cruise Line liable for a woman’s injuries after she fell while heavily intoxicated. The lawsuit also alleges that Carnival wrongfully claimed the entire incident was captured on CCTV footage, preventing the woman from investigating if she was sexually assaulted.
The incident occurred aboard the Carnival Radiance on
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on April 15, 2026 that 19 passengers and 3 crew members were sickened in a gastrointestinal (GI) outbreak on the Oceania Insignia. The outbreak occurred during the ship’s 10-night voyage that started in Panama City on April 4 and ended in Miami on April 14.
Timothy Hudson, the 16-year-old stepbrother of Anna Kepner, has been formally indicted as an adult by a federal grand jury on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated sexual abuse in connection with Anna’s death. Anna, 18, died by mechanical asphyxiation aboard the Carnival Horizon in November 2025 while the ship was in international
A Celebrity Beyond passenger was charged with video voyeurism after crew members found a hidden camera in a public ship bathroom during a Caribbean voyage that stopped in St. Thomas on April 1.
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Former massage therapist Javarous McNealy was jailed on federal charges after agents found child sexual abuse videos on his phone when he disembarked the Carnival Conquest at PortMiami.
An Ohio man was arrested at Port Everglades after Broward deputies accused him of secretly recording a 15-year-old boy in a cruise ship bathroom, the latest in a series of hidden-camera cases tied to the cruise industry.
Continue Reading Cruise Passenger Arrested After Recording Teen in Ship Bathroom
A crew member aboard the Celebrity Xcel was arrested after Broward investigators accused him of sexually assaulting a fellow employee at sea, reviving concerns about how vulnerable cruise workers remain when serious crimes occur offshore.
Continue Reading Crew Member Arrested After Raping Fellow Employee Aboard Celebrity Xcel
Carnival Corporation and five affiliated cruise brands withheld scrubber-discharge data from Alaska regulators for months, raising fresh questions about transparency from a company with a long pollution record.
Continue Reading Carnival Withholds Scrubber Pollution Data From Alaska Regulators
On Saturday, April 4, 2026, the MV Fiji Princess ran aground near Monuriki Island in Fiji, where the movie Cast Away featuring Tom Hanks was filmed.
According to local news, all 61 people on board were rescued, including 30 passengers and 31 crew members. Some crew members initially remained onboard to support the rescue
