Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Bans 16 Guests After PortMiami Debarkation Brawl
The sheriff’s office treated the case as a mutual combatant incident, and Carnival said the area was under United States Customs and Border Protection authority.
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Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean Ship Strikes Pregnant Fin Whale Near Alaska
The carcass was towed to Lowell Point for examination; NOAA's law enforcement office is investigating, and final diagnostic results may take months.
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Cunard Delays Queen Anne Boarding for Enhanced Cleaning
Cunard said staterooms may not be ready immediately and did not connect the Southampton delay to any confirmed shipboard illness.
Royal Caribbean
Man Faces Federal Child Abuse Material Charges After Cruise Arrest
The May 31 allegation involved a shipboard gift shop on Allure of the Seas; Royal Caribbean said it notified law enforcement and the sailing continued as planned.
Carnival Cruise Line
Judge Revokes Teen’s Release in Carnival Horizon Killing Case
Torres ordered Hudson held first at Citrus County Jail, with transfer by July 10 to the juvenile unit at Miami-Dade Metro-West Detention Center.
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Mein Schiff Relax Cleared After Explosives Alert in Kiel
Roughly two thousand passengers were already aboard as the precautionary response moved them away from the port side and set a safety perimeter of about one hundred fifty meters.
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State Department Charters Yacht to Evacuate American From Pitcairn
With Tahiti unavailable, officials arranged passage to Easter Island, about 1,400 miles from Pitcairn, where onward air service to Santiago is available.
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Colorado Cruise Passengers Fined $52,725 Over Nassau Port Fight
Police said the station struggle began as officers prepared to search the group, with one woman throwing a chair through a glass door and one man kicking out the remaining glass.
Royal Caribbean
Maine Man Sentenced to 12 Months for Cruise Ship Assault
The victim contacted local law enforcement in Maine after returning home, and the case was referred to the FBI before charges were filed in June 2025.
Virgin Voyages
Virgin Voyages Fires Crew Member After Sexual Assault Allegation
The allegation was reported overnight May 20-21 while Valiant Lady was out of passenger service, and police interviewed the complainant under red-code procedures.
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Five Cruise Passengers Cleared for Home Hantavirus Monitoring
Federal officials arranged noncommercial travel with biocontainment measures, and state health departments will conduct daily symptom checks.
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CDC Reports Alaska Illness Outbreak on National Geographic Sea Bird
After the May 28 report to the Vessel Sanitation Program, National Geographic Sea Bird isolated ill passengers and crew and increased disinfection under its response plan.