Cruise & maritime incidents

On 21 February 2025, a 32-year-old Filipino crew member, Bueno Jeric, went overboard from the MSC Poesia, a large cruise vessel operated by MSC Cruises, shortly after the ship departed Montevideo, Uruguay.

On 20 February 2025, P&O Cruises' vessel Iona reported a suspected norovirus outbreak during a 7-day roundtrip voyage from Southampton, UK.

In February 2025, a series of earthquakes affecting Santorini Island and its surrounding areas disrupted cruise operations across the Eastern Mediterranean, raising significant safety concerns for the maritime tourism industry.

In February 2025, Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas conducted two medical evacuations in New Caledonian waters during an 8-day South Pacific cruise.

On 15 February 2025, passengers aboard Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas experienced two separate medical emergencies signaled by the ship’s public address system using the code "Alpha Alpha Alpha." This code, commonly used by Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), indicates a medical…

During a 12-day Panama Canal Sunfarer cruise roundtrip departing Port Everglades, Florida on 2 February 2025, the MS Rotterdam, operated by Holland America Line, experienced a norovirus outbreak affecting 119 passengers and crew members.

On 10 February 2025, the cruise vessel Viking Star diverted from its scheduled port call at Santorini, Greece, to Chania, Crete, due to ongoing seismic activity in the Cyclades region.

On 30 January 2025, a crew member aboard Princess Cruises' Diamond Princess sustained a severe eye injury and required emergency medical evacuation off the coast of New Zealand during a 14-day roundtrip voyage from Brisbane to Auckland.