Passenger and crew emergencies

On 25 November 2023, in the early hours, a tragic incident occurred aboard a cruise ship en route from Port Canaveral, Florida, to The Bahamas.

On 25 November 2023, the cruise ship Ovation Of The Seas, operated by Royal Caribbean International, faced an urgent medical emergency shortly after departing Sydney, NSW.

On 13 November 2023, a 28-year-old male passenger, Tyler Lee Barnett of Houma, Louisiana, was reported missing and presumed overboard from the cruise ship Carnival Glory while the vessel sailed through the Gulf of Mexico en route from New Orleans to Jamaica.

On 6 November 2023, the cruise ship Spirit of Discovery, operated by Saga Cruises, encountered severe weather conditions while traversing Bay of Biscay.

On 3 November 2023, a 41-year-old male passenger went overboard from the cruise ship Norwegian Pearl while the vessel was navigating off the coast of Kent, England.

On 29 October 2023, a male passenger in his 60s went missing overboard from the cruise ship Symphony Of The Seas while en route from Barcelona to Valencia in Spain.

On 22 October 2023, a male crew member went missing from the cruise ship AIDAperla while the vessel was navigating off the coast of Kent, England, near Ramsgate.

On 3 October 2023, an 8-year-old boy fell into the water while disembarking a cruise ship at the port of Salerno, Italy.