U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a press release yesterday stating its officers in coordination with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officers arrested 11 crew members in Boston as part of phase 3 of "Operation Tidal Wave" for their alleged part in the "reception and disbursement of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and child sexual exploitation material (CSEM)." The…
A male passenger on Ambassador Cruise Line's Ambition died after going overboard off the east coast of Scotland. A search and rescue operation led by the coast guard and the Scottish police found a body by Friday evening, August 21. Police say the victim's family was notified. The Ambition was on the final day of its 13-night Iceland cruise, which departed Dundee, Scotland, on August 8, when the…
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gave the National Geographic Sea Lion a barely passing score of 86 after it conducted a health inspection on the ship on June 21, 2026. The CDC scores ships on a scale of 0 to 100, with 85 and below considered failing. The CDC listed 44 violations on the National Geographic Sea Lion's inspection detail report . The violations include improper…
Two cruise passengers were arrested after they stormed into a family's cabin and assaulted them, according to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office (BCSO). The incident started when the passengers, Gannon Jacox, 29, and Brooklyn Hicks, 28, got into an argument with each other while drinking. A victim in the family told the passengers to be quiet, which allegedly angered them. Hicks decided to go…
The Department of Transportation (DOT) reported 50 crimes across all cruise lines in Q2 of 2026 (April 1-June 30, 2026). Carnival Cruise Line led all cruise lines in crimes with 20. The DOT publishes the cruise crime data quarterly, pursuant to the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act (CVSSA) of 2010. The law requires cruise lines to report certain crimes on ships sailing to or from an American…
Six passengers aboard the MSC Divina allegedly broadcast false emergency announcements on the ship's public-address (PA) system, according to local Italian news . The incident occurred at approximately 6:30 a.m. local time on July 30 while the cruise ship was sailing from Marmaris, Turkey, to Naples, Italy. The passengers allegedly announced that the captain had lost control of the vessel and that…
A cruise passenger was arrested by the Brevard County Sheriff's Office after allegedly punching two children on the Carnival Glory . The man, David Crosby II, 44, faces two counts of child abuse following the incident. Crosby struck one child in the face and the other in the stomach while on the cruise, according to the probable cause affidavit obtained by People . One child suffered a bloody lip…
Two men were arrested after federal authorities found child sexual exploitation material (CSEM) on their phones when they disembarked from the Norwegian Getaway at PortMiami, according to Local 10 News . The two men, Steve Lee Lawson, 45, of Plantation, Florida, and Michael William Simmons, 40, of Tamarac, Florida, now face federal charges related to CSEM. The Norwegian Getaway arrived in Miami…
Fourteen people were injured after the river cruise ship Anna Katharina struck a lock wall in Vienna, Austria, early Friday morning, July 24. The 443 foot ship was carrying about 200 passengers and crew members on the Danube River when it hit the wall at the Freudenau power plant at approximately 4:30 a.m. The force of the impact damaged the ship's bow and reportedly threw some passengers against…
The CDC reported a gastrointestinal (GI) illness outbreak on the National Geographic Sea Bird during its July 15-20 voyage. The outbreak sickened 8 out of 57 passengers and 5 out of 26 crew members. This is the National Geographic Sea Bird 's fourth CDC reported GI illness outbreak since May 2026. The ship has likely had GI illness cases in seven of its last eleven voyages . We reported on the…
A Louisiana woman suffered serious injuries from an accident during a cruise excursion, according to multiple reports. The woman, Kirsten Lindsey, 28, was medically evacuated to the United States from Mexico and underwent two surgeries as a result of the injuries. Lindsey has accumulated $53,500 in bills from the ordeal, according to the GoFundMe set up by her boyfriend Blake Ford, which outlines…
A passenger contacted Cruise Law News stating several people fell ill on the National Geographic Sea Bird during the ship's July 15-20 voyage. The passenger, who wishes to remain anonymous, stated they, two people in their party, a crew member, and several others became sick during the voyage. The passenger reported that people had diarrhea and were vomiting, symptoms typical of a gastrointestinal…
