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A young woman, who will remain anonymous, reached out to us and shared her story of how she was stalked and sexually harassed aboard the Carnival Conquest. The harassment occurred over the course of two weeks, from August 21 through September 4, while the ship was on a SEA cruise (“Sailings Exclusively for Adults”).

A 56-year-old man reportedly jumped overboard from the Carnival Panorama this weekend while the ship was sailing back from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. As of Monday afternoon, September 21st, the U.S. Coast Guard is still searching for the man.

Timeline

The man’s family reportedly could not find him Saturday morning and asked guest services to “page”…

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…

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…

Federal grand juries have indicted Christopher Michael Lawhon, 36, and Tajareia Lawon Aikee Blackwell, 25, on separate child sexual exploitation charges after federal agents discovered child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on their cell phones.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced the separate indictments after both men returned from cruises that…

A Tennessee man was finally arrested after he assaulted a teenager on the Carnival Mardi Gras on November 22, 2025. The man, Orlando R. Hughes, 43, was first arrested in Tennessee by Mt. Juliet Police on May 14, 2026 as “a fugitive from justice,” and then booked in Brevard County, Florida on May 24, a…

A man died after going overboard from the Carnival Liberty while the ship was sailing from Celebration Key to Nassau, as reported first by WDSU.

A Carnival spokesperson said that the man climbed over his stateroom balcony and jumped overboard into the water. This is an unusually direct statement from Carnival, which typically uses more…

An Iowa woman accused of assaulting a teenager surrendered to local authorities in Miami on May 4, a month and a half after the alleged crime. The woman, Jennifer Frost, 44, reportedly punched and broke a teenager’s nose on March 19 while on the Carnival Sunshine.

According to the arrest report, Frost approached the…

The woman who fell to her death on the Carnival Firenze has been identified as 24-year-old Brianna Miller. The tragedy occurred around 2:00 a.m. local time on April 27, less than 24 hours after the ship departed on a 4-day cruise from Long Beach, California.

The Carnival Firenze was near Catalina Island, off the coast…

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.

The Incident

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.

Carnival Splendor Search and Rescue Operation
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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.

What Happened

The incident occurred aboard the Carnival Radiance on…

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…