At least two passengers were left behind after an excursion “went wrong,” involving extreme heat and bus malfunctions, according to reporting from Cruise News Today. A Norwegian Cruise Line excursion began to “fall apart” after mechanical issues caused a bus delay, said Cruise News’ Doug Parker. The two guests were…
The horrors of a February 2013 Carnival Cruise are being revisited in a new Netflix documentary that dropped this week, and the story is nothing short of a total shipshow. What was meant to be a four-day roundtrip from Galveston, Texas, to Cozumel, Mexico, turned into at least 4,000 passengers…
A man, 71, faces criminal charges after police say he grabbed a teenager while aboard a cruise ship off the Australian coast. Jeffrey Mark Spiro, of New Zealand, was charged with deprivation of liberty and two counts of common assault. The alleged incident happened on June 19 at around 11…
While a cruise ship was docked in Santorini, Greece, a 31-year-old engine department worker fell, prompting an emergency evacuation. The incident happened on Sunday, June 15, 2025, while the worker was heading down the stairs to the engine room. During the fall, he injured his left leg. He was transported…
Cruise passengers are sure to get a thrill out of “robotron,” a robotic arm ride, on the top deck of the MSC Seascape this November. Robotron will be the first of its kind at sea, suspended about 175 feet above the water. Passengers will be offered panoramic views of the…
Several passengers have been permanently banned from sailing with Carnival Cruise Line for fighting on board and throwing chairs. A fight broke out on the Carnival Sunrise over the weekend as the ship sailed from the Bahamas, cruise media reported Tuesday. A video that surfaced online shows multiple passengers in…
Larger cruise lines are leaving Grand Cayman, an island in the Cayman Islands, off of their itineraries, causing a 25-year low in monthly cruise visitors, according to cruise news sites. The latest data alleges that the Grand Cayman — the largest of the three islands making up the British territory…
Heavy winds over the weekend caused chaos for multiple cruise lines over the weekend and multiple injuries to passengers. At least three ships were affected by the winds, with one incident being caught on camera by a passenger who was filming from his cabin balcony. The first incident was caused…
A 12-year-old girl died after falling from a third-story window at a Massachusetts apartment during a sleepover with friends, news outlets reported. Arya Lebeau died a day after the incident on May 24, according to reporting from The Miami Herald. “I cannot express the amount of grief I feel at…
When asked to name the germiest surfaces on cruise ships, one might think about commonly touched areas such as doorknobs, stair railings or elevator buttons. While these places have been known to transfer illness-causing germs such as norovirus — as the CDC warned earlier this year — a microbiologist has…