Man climbs Carnival cruise ship; cruiser injured during excursion
Man climbs Carnival cruise ship; cruiser injured during excursion originally appeared on Come Cruise With Me.
Although challenging yourself to reach new heights is encouraged on some cruise ships that feature rock climbing walls or ropes courses, attempting to scale the side of cruise ship docked in port is a very unwise decision.
It's not only dangerous, but also a surefire way to get yourself arrested.One man learned this the hard way recently as he channeled Spider-Man in an unauthorized cruise port stunt in Sydney, Australia's iconic Circular Quay. The incident shocked Carnival Adventure cruise passengers as well as crew and local authorities.
Doug Parker shared more details on the cruise ship climber and other cruise news, including a young woman who was a tragically injured during a Bahamas excursion, on the May 19th edition of Cruise News Today.Transcript:
Cruise News Today with Doug Parker.
Good morning, here's your cruise news for Monday, May 19th.
Arrested for trying to climb the side of a ship — yeah, over the weekend in Sydney, Australia, a man was caught scaling the mooring ropes of the Carnival Adventure as it was docked at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney.
Video from bystanders showed a 29-year-old scaling the forward bow lines as crew and police coordinated together to bring him down safely. He was not injured but [was] arrested.
He's been charged with three counts of unauthorized entry into restricted port zones. He's been released since and on conditional bail set to appear in court on June 11th.And a Memphis family's graduation cruise turned tragic in the Bahamas [when] 22-year-old Hannah Smith was seriously injured after falling from an excursion boat and being struck by the propeller, which hit her lower extremities.
This happened as the boat was returning to the cruise pier from an island off of Nassau. She underwent two surgeries in The Bahamas and is now back in the U.S. in critical condition with more surgeries ahead. Authorities have not said exactly how she went overboard.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to assist with her long road to recovery. The description of this video includes a link to it.And a Carnival cruise ship rescued five people drifting in a makeshift raft off the coast of Cuba. The Carnival Paradise, which was sailing from Tampa, spotted the group and brought them on board giving food, water, and medical attention.
While some accepted the rescue, 10 others stayed in the raft and wanted to keep rolling. The U.S. Coast Guard coordinated the next steps for the rescued individuals. The cruise ship continued with its itinerary.And cruise stocks were up on Friday. Carnival Corporation: up 1.7 percent, 23.39. Royal Caribbean: up 2 percent, 255.42. Norwegian: up 1 percent, 19.27. And Viking: up 4.4 percent, 48.23.
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I'm Doug Parker with Cruise News Today. Have yourself a great Monday.
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This story was originally reported by Come Cruise With Me on May 20, 2025, where it first appeared.
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