Passenger and crew emergencies

Star Breeze passenger overboard incident was reported on 19 January 2026, after a 66-year-old male passenger went overboard while the ship was navigating off the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia.

Discovery Princess passenger medevac was listed for 26 January 2026, after a passenger reportedly required airlift to hospital during a medical emergency near the end of a New Zealand cruise.

On 19 January 2026, a passenger overboard incident was reported aboard the Windstar Cruises vessel Star Breeze while sailing near the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia.

On 7 January 2026, Greg Mortimer, founder of Aurora Expeditions, was medically evacuated by helicopter from the expedition vessel Douglas Mawson after experiencing a medical episode while serving as the ship's expedition leader.

On 22 November 2025, a 73-year-old male passenger from Moonee Ponds, Victoria, was reported overboard from MS Disney Wonder in the early hours while the ship was sailing through the Tasman Sea en route to Auckland, New Zealand.

On 25 October 2025, an 80-year-old female passenger from the expedition cruise vessel Coral Adventurer, operated by Coral Expeditions, was found deceased on Lizard Island, approximately 320 km north of Cairns, Queensland.

On 24 September 2025, three individuals—two passengers and one crew member—were medically evacuated from the Carnival Adventure while the vessel lay at anchor off Tangalooma in Moreton Bay, Queensland.

On 2 August 2025, Norwegian Cruise Line's Pride of America temporarily returned to Honolulu Harbor in Hawaii shortly after departure due to an onboard medical emergency.