Cruise & maritime incidents

Mein Schiff Relax crew medevac transferred a crew member ashore for urgent hospital care shortly after the ship departed Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands on 13 February 2026.

The response commenced after reports that a person had gone overboard from European Highlander, a roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry operating on the P&O Ferries route between Cairnryan (Scotland) and Larne (Northern Ireland).

The incident occurred in the early afternoon of 6 February 2026 while Costa Smeralda was berthed at Pier 12 in Civitavecchia Port/Rome and conducting routine operations.

Adventure of the Seas passenger death was reported onboard during an Eastern Caribbean cruise on 9 February 2026.

AIDAperla was reported to be on a 14-day Caribbean itinerary that commenced in Barbados on 22 January 2026.

The incident occurred during an Eastern Caribbean passage while Icon of the Seas was navigating Dominican Republic territorial waters near Puerto Plata en route to St Thomas in the U.S.

On 29 January 2026, Royal Caribbean International's Quantum-class cruise ship Anthem of the Seas arrived at Eden, New South Wales, to undergo propulsion system repairs following a technical fault identified during a South Pacific itinerary.

On 29 January 2026, a limited gastrointestinal illness outbreak was reported aboard Seven Seas Voyager, operated by Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC), during a 14-day roundtrip voyage from Cape Town, South Africa.