Cruise & maritime incidents

On 4 February 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed a gastrointestinal illness outbreak aboard Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas during a seven-day Western Caribbean cruise.

On 26 January 2025, Red Funnel suspended all ferry services between the Isle of Wight and Southampton, England, due to severe weather from Storm Herminia.

The Port of Volos in Greece has completed debris removal and restoration operations following significant damage caused by the 2023 floods.

On 20 January 2025, a 28-year-old worker was injured in a knife attack at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, where the Star Princess cruise ship is under construction.

On 16 January 2025, an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness was reported aboard Silversea Cruises' Silver Ray while the vessel was en route from Callao, Peru, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

On 17 January 2025, Holland America Line's ms Volendam reported a norovirus outbreak affecting 60 passengers and crew members during a Caribbean voyage that departed Port Miami, Florida, on 4 January 2025.

Krasnaya Kuznitsa, a subsidiary of Russia's state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), is nearing completion of two purpose-built icebreaking river ferries designed for passenger and cargo operations between Arkhangelsk and Onega in Russia's northern maritime region.

On 12 January 2025, rough sea conditions in New Zealand's Cook Strait caused significant disruptions to passenger ferry services.