Passenger and crew emergencies

On 26 September 2023, a male passenger died in a drowning incident during a snorkeling excursion ashore while the P&O Australia cruise ship was anchored off Aneityum (Mystery Island) in Vanuatu.

On 5 September 2023, a tragic overboard incident occurred as the cruise vessel Blue Horizon was departing from Port Piraeus (Athens), Greece.

On 4 September 2023, a 26-year-old male passenger, Kevin McGrath, was reported missing from the Carnival Conquest after the vessel docked at PortMiami, Florida.

In early September 2023, an investigation by the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) revealed systematic wage theft aboard the cruise vessel Caledonian Sky.

On 29 August 2023, a tragic overboard incident occurred on the cruise ship Wonder Of The Seas, operated by Royal Caribbean International.

On 18 August 2023, a 40-year-old Filipino crew member fell overboard from the Viking Mars while the vessel was docked at Saltburn Pier in Port Cromarty Firth, Invergordon, Scotland.

On 11 August 2023, a 59-year-old male passenger, Mr.

On 8 August 2023, the Pont Aven, a scheduled cruise ferry operated by Brittany Ferries, was diverted from its Plymouth, England destination to Port Brest, France as a precautionary measure following an outbreak of food poisoning symptoms among crew members.