A Chicago man has been federally indicted for allegedly transmitting a bomb threat involving a cruise ship traveling from the Bahamas. Daquan Lamont Smith, 20, faces up to five years in federal prison if convicted.
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A 58 year old Minnesota man died from complications he suffered from a spinal injury aboard Princess Cruises’ Sun Princess. The man, Stephen “Steve” Junker, was celebrating his son’s wedding when the tragedy occurred.
On August 16, Junker suffered a severe injury “after falling and nearly drowning” on the Sun Princess according to the
The highest paid executive in cruise industry history has been denied additional compensation by the 11th Judicial Circuit Court in Miami.
Frank Del Rio filed a lawsuit against his former employer Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), arguing he was owed additional compensation as part of an under the table agreement he made with four board
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) sent letters to passengers warning them that three prior passengers on the Norwegian Prima came down with Legionnaires’ disease. The letters, which were shared on reddit, state the sick passengers sailed on the Norwegian Prima in May and July 2026.
Legionnaires’ disease is a deadly type of pneumonia caused by
A passenger aboard the Carnival Legend was airlifted by an HM Coastguard helicopter after a medical emergency off Cornwall. The ship resumed its voyage and returned to Dover as scheduled.
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A Carnival cruise ship rescued a man who had reportedly been stranded at sea for over a week on his sailboat. The rescue operation occurred on August 26 while the Carnival Conquest was en route to Grenada.
A passenger reported that the ship’s captain made an announcement at around 1:00 p.m. local time that the
A passenger aboard the Norwegian Getaway operated by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) died after he fell from a balcony on the ship late Sunday night, August 23, as reported by CruiseFever.
The Norwegian Getaway was on the final night of its three-night cruise from Miami to The Bahamas when the incident occurred. A passenger
A lifeguard aboard the MSC World America was arrested at PortMiami after authorities accused him of unlawful sexual activity with a 17-year-old passenger during a Caribbean cruise.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a press release yesterday stating its officers in coordination with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officers arrested 11 crew members in Boston as part of phase 3 of “Operation Tidal Wave” for their alleged part in the “reception and disbursement of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and child sexual
A male passenger on Ambassador Cruise Line’s Ambition died after going overboard off the east coast of Scotland. A search and rescue operation led by the coast guard and the Scottish police found a body by Friday evening, August 21. Police say the victim’s family was notified.
The Ambition was on the final day of
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gave the National Geographic Sea Lion a barely passing score of 86 after it conducted a health inspection on the ship on June 21, 2026. The CDC scores ships on a scale of 0 to 100, with 85 and below considered failing.
The CDC listed 44 violations
Two cruise passengers were arrested after they stormed into a family’s cabin and assaulted them, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO).
The incident started when the passengers, Gannon Jacox, 29, and Brooklyn Hicks, 28, got into an argument with each other while drinking. A victim in the family told the passengers to be
The Department of Transportation (DOT) reported 50 crimes across all cruise lines in Q2 of 2026 (April 1–June 30, 2026). Carnival Cruise Line led all cruise lines in crimes with 20.
The DOT publishes the cruise crime data quarterly, pursuant to the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act (CVSSA) of 2010. The law requires cruise lines to
Six passengers aboard the MSC Divina face charges after allegedly accessing the ship’s public-address system and broadcasting false emergency announcements during a voyage from Turkey to Italy.
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A Carnival Glory passenger was arrested after allegedly striking two children who were playing tag in a ship hallway. Authorities said the incident was captured by the vessel’s security cameras.
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A Florida man was arrested after federal authorities said child sexual abuse material was found on his phone when he disembarked from the Norwegian Getaway at PortMiami.
Fourteen people were injured after the river cruise ship Anna Katharina struck a lock wall at the Freudenau power plant in Vienna. Six were taken to a hospital, while authorities investigate whether a technical defect contributed to the collision.
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The CDC reported a gastrointestinal (GI) illness outbreak on the National Geographic Sea Bird during its July 15–20 voyage. The outbreak sickened 8 out of 57 passengers and 5 out of 26 crew members.
This is the National Geographic Sea Bird‘s fourth CDC reported GI illness outbreak since May 2026. The ship has likely
