The cruise ship Norwegian Prima drifted away from the pier at Port Canaveral, Florida, on January 18, 2026, after several mooring lines snapped during strong winds.

Footage posted shows the moment the ship pulled away from the dock as port teams responded. Tugboats quickly moved in to assist, helping keep the vessel under control and guiding it back toward a safe position alongside the pier. Witness messages from the scene described very strong winds outside and said operations were disrupted during embarkation, including a stop in luggage delivery while the situation was handled.

One message referenced “Code Echo,” a shipboard alert that is commonly associated with a vessel starting to drift or requiring immediate navigational action.

Norwegian Prima was in Port Canaveral as part of a 7-night round-trip Caribbean cruise itinerary, sailing from the Orlando-area homeport with a call at Great Stirrup Cay, Norwegian Cruise Line’s private island in the Bahamas.