16 Passengers Banned After Carnival Brawl Caught on Video at Miami Port

A massive fight between two families at Miami's port ended with 16 people landing on Carnival's Do Not Sail list after video went viral.
Ships breaking free from docks, engine room fires, waterslides shattering mid-rideβif it can go wrong on a cruise, we’re covering it. These are the wildest incidents at sea that’ll make you double-check your travel insurance. Buckle up!

A massive fight between two families at Miami's port ended with 16 people landing on Carnival's Do Not Sail list after video went viral.

Two people were federally indicted on child sexual material charges after their cruise ship docked in Jacksonville. Law enforcement was waiting.

A tourist vessel in Vietnam killed 41 people in one of the country's deadliest recent waterway accidents, raising urgent questions about travel safety in Southeast Asia.

A honeymoon cruise turned nightmarish when blood was discovered on the canopy β and then the groom was nowhere to be found.

A massive cyberattack hit the world's most popular cruise line, exposing passports and personal data for roughly 6 million past passengers.

A stepbrother has been charged as an adult in the cruise ship death of a high school cheerleader after new evidence surfaced at a family court hearing.

A cruise ship diverted course through rough Pacific seas to rescue a 74-year-old solo sailor stranded far from shore. The sailor called it harrowing.

Iran's IRGC fired a cruise missile at the MSC Sariska V, a civilian commercial vessel, in the Arabian Gulf β framing the attack as a challenge to a US naval blockade.

A party boat carrying 148 passengers sank in dramatic fashion, triggering a major maritime emergency and what witnesses described as wild scenes.

May 2026 brought 5 wild cruise stories worth talking about, from the dramatic to the downright unbelievable.