Cruise & maritime incidents

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has announced the cancellation of more than 50 scheduled sailings as part of a major fleet redeployment initiative beginning November 2026.

On the evening of 28 September 2025, the Royal Caribbean cruise vessel Enchantment of the Seas diverted from its scheduled route while navigating around Hurricane Humberto and Tropical Storm Imelda in the western Caribbean Sea.

In late September 2025, nearly 100 individuals fell ill with a gastrointestinal illness aboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Serenade of the Seas during a 13-night Panama Canal voyage from San Diego to Miami.

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 19 September 2025, the passenger ferry Kamil Sayın collided with the Panama-flagged cargo vessel Artvin in Istanbul's Bosporus Strait near Salacak, off the Üsküdar district.

On 15 September 2025, Royal Caribbean International's Wonder of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, made an unscheduled return to PortMiami after an onboard altercation on Lido Deck 15 left multiple guests injured and required emergency medical intervention.

On 7 September 2025, four Filipino crew members working aboard the Carnival Pride were detained and deported after the ship docked at the Port of Baltimore, Maryland.

On 10 September 2025, a crew member aboard MSC Magnifica required urgent medical evacuation after suffering a probable heart attack while the vessel navigated off San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily.