Cruise & maritime incidents

On 2 March 2025, the Piraeus Mixed Jury Court in Greece delivered landmark sentences in connection with the drowning death of passenger Antonis Karyotis aboard the Blue Horizon ferry.

On 5–6 March 2025, New Caledonia's maritime rescue services conducted four consecutive medical evacuations from Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas during a 7-night South Pacific cruise transiting between Vanuatu and Brisbane.

On 6 March 2025, Tropical Cyclone Alfred, a Category 2 storm, forced the closure of Port Brisbane and suspended all cruise shipping operations.

On 3 March 2025, a woman went overboard from Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas approximately 80 miles (130 kilometres) east of Miami, Florida, during the first night of a 7-day roundtrip cruise.

On 17 February 2025, Tynisha Williams, a 30-year-old American passenger, disembarked from Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas during the vessel's scheduled port call in Cozumel, Mexico.

On 26 February 2025, a male passenger was detained in Oranjestad, Aruba, after attempting to reboard Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas with a revolver concealed in his possession.

On 25 February 2025, a small passenger ferry collided with a larger oil spill recovery vessel on the Yuanshui River near Qinglang Township in Yuanling County, Hunan Province, China.

On 24 February 2025, severe gales caused widespread disruptions to transport links serving the Isle of Man, affecting both ferry services operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company and flights from Isle of Man Airport.