Passenger and crew emergencies

Celebrity Apex passenger medevac was carried out on 11 December 2025, after a 65-year-old man sustained a serious injury while the ship was approximately 24 nautical miles north of Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

Costa Diadema passenger medevac operation was carried out on 29 December 2025, after a 56-year-old woman was reported to have suspected bacterial meningitis while the ship was sailing off southern Brazil.

ms Rotterdam norovirus outbreak affected 81 passengers and 8 crew during a Panama Canal voyage reported in January 2026.

ms Nieuw Statendam passenger overboard incident on 1 January 2026, triggered an approximately eight-hour search near Cuba after a 77-year-old female passenger went overboard.

Star of the Seas medical emergency was reported on 16 January 2026, during the ship’s voyage from Sint Maarten toward Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States.

Icon of the Seas passenger medevac was carried out in the early hours of 2 February 2026, after two passengers reportedly developed serious pulmonary symptoms while the ship was navigating Dominican Republic territorial waters near Puerto Plata.

AIDAperla passenger medevac was conducted on 3 February 2026, after a 37-year-old male passenger reportedly suffered an apparent heart attack while the ship was at sea off Bonaire.

A fourth gastrointestinal illness outbreak of the 2026 season was reported aboard National Geographic Sea Bird after its July 15–20 Southeast Alaska voyage, with 13 people reported ill.