A couple who told reporters with ABC News that they dreamed of traveling the world on their catamaran tell the shocking story of how they were saved by a cruise ship along their journey. Helena Franczak and Dustin Leonard, two crew members and their three dogs were on the catamaran…
A cruise ship’s captain died after suffering a medical emergency at sea, officials said. “It is with profound sadness that we share the news of the passing of Captain Michele Bartolomei, who had a sudden medical emergency and died onboard Diamond Princess,” Princess Cruises told reporters with PEOPLE Magazine. “Captain…
Cruise ships leaving the U.S. have reached a two-year high, according to data from the Department of Transportation. Allegations of at least 48 crimes were reported from Jan. 1, 2025, to March 30, 2025, according to numbers reported to authorities and published regularly by the Department of Transportation. Under the…
A skydiving instructor made a daring rescue to save one of his students after a midair parachute malfunction. No serious injuries were reported in the incident, which left the skydiving instructor dangling from a tree, The Miami Herald reported Monday. First responders were notified of the incident around 5:30 p.m.…
Royal Caribbean has been given the greenlight to buy a 40-acre property that has sat dormant since 2011, according to Cruise News Today. The Bahamian government authorized the cruise lines to purchase the Xanadu Beach Resort south of Freeport as part of a $348 million project. The companies plan to…
Over a hundred passengers and dozens of crew members across three cruise ships reported symptoms of norovirus as health officials warned of new strain. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control have warned about a “newly dominant strain” of norovirus, which they said could be driving the uptick in recent…
A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison and five years of supervised release for a sexual assault that took place on a Baltimore cruise ship, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland said Thursday. Jalen Kelley, 22, of Abingdon, Maryland, was found guilty in December of…
Approximately two dozen people were banned from sailing with Carnival Cruise Line after an all-out brawl broke out as passengers disembarked from a ship over the weekend. The incident, which was filmed and posted online, happened on April 26, 2025, inside a terminal as passengers disembarked in Galveston, Texas. The…
A North Carolina teenager faces a felony charge after raging in a cruise ship elevator in which he allegedly beat another man into unconsciousness. Michael White, 18, was taken into custody in Fort Lauderdale Friday after the incident aboard Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas. He was charged with felony…
In a year rife with outbreaks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vessel Sanitation Program’s workforce has been entirely slashed. All full-time employees with the program have been laid off, a move that will greatly impact the agency’s ability to investigate outbreaks and conduct health inspections on cruise ships,…