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
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
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
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.
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.
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The 16-year-old stepbrother of Anna Kepner was arrested and charged last week in connection with the teenager’s death, according to ABC News. The arrest comes three months after Anna died on the Carnival Horizon on November 7, 2025. Her death was ruled a homicide by mechanical asphyxiation.
The teenager was previously named as a
Carnival Cruise Line experienced company-wide IT problems starting on Sunday, February 8, 2026, affecting a significant portion of its fleet and thousands of passengers. The incident allegedly occurred during planned IT maintenance according to Carnival.
Carnival ships experienced a wide range of problems including delayed embarkations, cash-only transactions, and disabled mobile apps. The cause of
Last week the Department of Transportation (DOT) published its quarterly cruise crime data for Q4 2025. The data followed similar trends from the last several years, with one exception — Carnival Cruise Line (hereinafter Carnival) reported only three (3) crimes on its ships and zero physical assaults with serious injuries.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) reported 44 crimes across all cruise lines in Q4 of 2025. Royal Caribbean led the cruise industry in crime while Carnival saw a sharp drop compared to Q3 2025.
The DOT tracks crimes by the quarter they were reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as part of the
A U.S. Coast Guard Veteran, Jose Martinez, was wrongfully detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in the early morning of Monday, January 5th 2026. Martinez was celebrating his 50th birthday with his wife, Tamara Verhas, on a Carnival Cruise when the incident took place.
A sixteen-year-old girl aboard a Carnival cruise ship was allegedly sexually assaulted by another teenager who was arrested by the Royal Bahamian Police in Nassau, Bahamas, according to a Bahamian newspaper. The incident occurred on the Carnival Sunrise on December 29, 2025.
On January 2, 2026, a Bahamian judge granted the assailant an emergency
Two American cruise passengers have been charged with rape after allegedly swapping places to deceive a woman into having sex with them. The incident occured on the Carnival Sunrise on December 15, 2025.
The 25-year-old victim told police in the Bahamas that she met Sayjuan Readous, 26, during the cruise and had a drink with him
A man who allegedly assaulted a teenager onboard the Carnival Mardi Gras on November 22 has been disembarked, according to a tip from a passenger.
Cruise Law News previously reported that the man made a threatening remark before he went to the ship’s teen club and allegedly attacked the teen, who was reportedly “badly injured.”
A passenger aboard the Carnival Mardi Gras contacted Cruise Law News reporting that an adult male passenger assaulted a teenager in the ship’s teen club at around 9:30 pm on November 22.
The tipster, who wishes to remain anonymous, is on the same hall as the alleged assailant and saw him before and after the
New details emerged over the tragic passing of Anna Kepner, who died earlier in November aboard the Carnival Horizon. Anna, 18 years old, died by asphyxiation according to a report by ABC News, citing a source briefed on the investigation.
The source stated that Anna had two bruises on her neck sustained
New details emerged in the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard the Carnival Horizon. The Daily Mail first reported that the teen was “found wrapped in a blanket, covered over with life jackets and stuffed under a bed.”
The tabloid details how on November 6 Anna complained of feeling unwell during dinner and went
