A woman has died after falling from a balcony aboard the Carnival Firenze while the ship was sailing off the coast of California.
The incident happened on April 27 near Catalina Island. Early reports say the woman fell from her cabin balcony onto a lower deck. Family members who were traveling with her quickly alerted the crew.
The cruise ship Sapphire Princess was forced to change course during the current western Mediterranean voyage after a routine watch turned into a deeply distressing situation for everyone onboard.
Late in the afternoon on April 21, a crew member spotted an orange object drifting in the water and immediately raised the alarm. What was first believed to be a possible “man overboard” quickly escalated into a full response. The bridge team ordered the ship to turn around and investigate, with the object later identified as a lifejacket.
A devastating tragedy unfolded aboard the cruise ship Carnival Splendor, where two separate incidents during the same voyage have left passengers shaken.
Crew Center has received sad news coming from the Norwegian Breakaway, where a crew member has passed away.
Several crew members confirmed to Crew Center that the crew member who passed away was a 40-year-old Filipino national working as a waiter. He died yesterday while the ship was in operation. The crew member leaves behind a wife and two young children, making the loss even more heartbreaking for those who knew him both professionally and personally. Out of respect for his family and friends, his name will not be released.
A 74-year-old American tourist has died following a dramatic mid-sea medical evacuation from a cruise ship sailing near the southern tip of South America.
The incident unfolded last Friday when the captain of the expedition cruise ship World Voyager, sailing under a Portuguese flag, contacted Argentina’s Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) in Ushuaia. Onboard, a passenger was suffering from a severe heart condition that required urgent medical attention.
A US passenger has died on board the Oceania Cruises ship Marina during a cruise in South America, authorities confirmed.
The passenger passed away while the ship was docked in Puerto Madryn, Argentina, along the coast of Patagonia. The vessel was sailing a regional itinerary that included a planned visit to the Falkland Islands, where the guest had originally been scheduled to disembark for medical reasons.
A crew member has died and several passengers required medical attention after a fire broke out aboard the cruise ship World Legacy in the early hours of Friday morning while the vessel was approaching Singapore.
A German passenger has died after falling from the cruise ship Costa Smeralda onto the dock at the port of Civitavecchia, according to reports by Italian media.
A deep sense of sadness has spread across MSC Seascape crew following the tragic passing of one of their colleagues.
Crew Center received messages from several crew members confirming that their college, Daniel from Kenya, passed away in his cabin on the morning the ship arrived in Galveston, Texas on February 8. He was working as assistant waiter and was described by his colleagues as kind, hardworking, and dedicated person.
The exact cause of death has not been officially confirmed.
Passengers aboard The Jazz Cruise were left heartbroken after learning that renowned jazz musician Ken Peplowski passed away during the final days of the voyage. Peplowski died on February 2, 2026, while the cruise ship Celebrity Summit was sailing in the Gulf of Mexico. He was 66 years old.
