A passenger has died after going overboard from a Carnival cruise ship near the Bahamas ... TMZ has learned.
Sources on board the boat tell TMZ ... the man went into the water from the Carnival Liberty as it traveled just outside Nassau Tuesday. We're told a life ring was thrown to him, but he was soon out of sight, prompting an immediate search and rescue effort.
A Carnival spokesperson tells TMZ ... the guest climbed over his stateroom balcony and went overboard while the ship was sailing from Celebration Key to Nassau. Crew members immediately launched a search and were able to recover him from the water, but he did not survive.
Hantavirus is not the end of the world ... and people should keep booking their cruises as normal ... according to cruise influencers Rich and Jasmine Ramnarine.
TMZ spoke to the content creators behind A Rich and Jazzy Life ... who go on about 11 cruises every year with their 2 young daughters, Reign and Royce, as well as their Melanin at Sea community. They tell us they aren't losing sleep that hantavirus could affect their travels or the cruise industry as a whole ... and they even plan to voyage on their next aquatic adventure starting June 5.
Jazzy tells TMZ she feels saddened that hantavirus has caught cruising some bad flak ... 'cause no one is going on a trip with intentions of spreading sickness. But she doubles down that no one should treat this like the end of the world.
Seventeen American passengers from the cruise ship at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak are officially back in the U.S. ... and one of them has already tested positive, and another is showing symptoms.
Health officials say the passengers were pulled from the infected ship MV Hondius and flown to the U.S., where they're now being checked out in highly specialized quarantine units.
Two of the evacuees were transported in full-on biocontainment pods to stop any spread of the virus ... making this the moment the outbreak officially hit U.S. soil. The Department of Health & Human Services says one person tested positive but was showing no symptoms, while the other was experiencing mild symptoms. Further clinical assessment was ongoing, the department said.
Benedict Cumberbatch lost his cool with a fellow bicyclist in England, claiming the man was verbally abusing him during a road rage incident, according to a new report.
The altercation went down last week in London and was caught on video by a witness, The Telegraph reports.
Check out the footage showing the actor getting into it with the other cyclist right there on the street after Cumberbatch allegedly ran red lights on his bicycle.
A cruise ship tied to a deadly Hantavirus scare pulled into Tenerife on Sunday morning ... with shaken passengers hauling their belongings in plastic bags as they evacuated the vessel.
At the Granadilla Port in Spain’s Canary Islands, Spanish health officials began screening travelers for symptoms before allowing anyone to leave the ship, according to Reuters.
Once cleared, passengers were ferried ashore in small groups and are expected to be taken to the island’s main airport for flights back to their home countries -- 17 Americans are reportedly onboard the ship.
TMZ may collect a share of sales or other compensation from links on this page.
Take it from the frequent flyers: it's all about traveling smarter, not harder.
Whether you're about to head on a long haul flight abroad or just a quick trip for the weekend, there are definitely some travel essentials you don’t want to leave home without.
From packing cubes that'll keep you organized to pillows that'll make catching some inflight Z's a little easier, we've got you covered with travel gear that frequent flyers swear by.
Three patients have been evacuated from the cruise ship at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak, with 8 potential cases in total now being reported by the World Health Organization (WHO).
WHO announced early Wednesday morning three suspected hantavirus case patients were evacuated from Oceanwide Expeditions' MV Hondius cruise ship to receive medical care in the Netherlands. This comes after a local leader opposed allowing the ship to dock in the Canary Islands, which is run by Spain.
Swiss authorities confirmed a case in one passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship after he responded to an email from the ship’s operator and went to a hospital in Zurich, where he began treatment, according to WHO.
Things are getting seriously grim at sea ... a luxury cruise has turned into a floating health hazard, with multiple deaths tied to a suspected hantavirus outbreak.
"Of the six affected individuals, three have died and one is currently in intensive care," the World Health Organization said ... and that's just the start of what's unfolding onboard.
The WHO says at least six people aboard a ship sailing the Atlantic off the coast of West Africa have been hit -- one case lab-confirmed, five more still under investigation -- with one passenger now fighting for their life in intensive care in South Africa.
A bread deliveryman driving a tractor-trailer collided with a commercial airliner and SURVIVED with only a few scratches and his load of bread undamaged, according to authorities.
And get this ... The almost impossible to imagine incident was captured on video, which shows the moment of impact as the driver is cruising along the New Jersey Turnpike in Newark Sunday afternoon.
As you can see, the driver starts looking around confused when he hears the plane about to make contact with his tractor-trailer from above. There's a loud sound from the plane's engines followed by one of the landing wheels crashing into the tractor's roof, causing serious damage.
Spirit Airlines is shutting things down in a major way ... announcing late Friday night it’s winding down operations and canceling all flights, "effective immediately."
The airline shared the news in a statement, saying the decision comes with “great disappointment” as it begins a full shutdown of its global service.
Spirit announced all flights that have been booked are now canceled, and customers won’t be able to reach support for any help they may need.
IShowSpeed and Chloe Bailey got wet and wild this week in a head-to-head race on an aquatic obstacle course in St. Lucia.
The popular streamer was on tour in the Caribbean when Chloe crashed for a bout of friendly competition ... although it wasn't much of a contest.
IShowSpeed certainly lived up to his name ... breezing through the obstacles. Chloe, however, wiped out pretty early ... and it was all downhill from there.
While the singer was slipping and sliding, IShowSpeed debated leaving her in the dust ... but opted for chivalry, instead, and guided her to the finish line.
IShowSpeed's 53-million-strong fanbase? Yeah, you can feel it -- especially in Barbados!
The streamer was living it up on his Caribbean tour, getting mobbed everywhere he went -- and the pics say it all. Loud crowds, nonstop energy, and Speed soakin' up every second.
Delta spokesperson tells TMZ ... "We apologize to Mr. Roach for his experience. A last‑minute aircraft change to ensure an on-time departure meant the flight operated without Delta One seating, and our Customer Care team has reached out and is working directly with him to address the situation."
Law Roach says he didn't fly in style from New York to Los Angeles on Monday ... he had to sit up the whole way like a normie -- instead of getting to lie down.
The celebrity stylist took to X to air his grievances ... calling out Delta because he says he was promised a "lay flat seat" and didn't get one -- a huge disappointment for him, he notes.
Roach also flexed his credentials online ... calling himself a Delta 360° member -- an exclusive invitation-only club for the airline's loyalists -- as well as a million-miler.
Natasha Lyonne just proved to the world she can board a plane and make it to her destination without getting kicked off ... and now she's taking things "one flight at a time."
We got the "Euphoria" star at LAX, and our photog asked her about an airline issue she ran into earlier this month ... when she got booted from a Delta flight before takeoff.
Natasha here looks like she's learned her lesson ... because she was in good spirits and puffing on a cigarette while she waited to hop into a luxury SUV and depart the airport.
She told us was "OK" and "good" and had no issues on this latest flight, and didn't need any help either.
Lauren Sánchez Bezos says she would have a baby tomorrow with billionaire husband Jeff Bezos ... but in the meantime, they're checking out the Galápagos Islands on their $500 million yacht.
Check out these new photos of Jeff and Lauren rocking some swimwear during a trip to the volcanic archipelago ... a pretty nice getaway after some backlash over a recent New York Times interview.
Jeff and Lauren left their $600 million flotilla -- the $500 million Kuru and its $100 million support vessel, Abeona -- and hit one of the islands ... with Jeff walking barefoot in the sand while holding some shoes.
We're getting a look at Natasha Lyonne the night before her flight meltdown last week ... out having a blast with some buds with a mic in her hand.
TMZ obtained video of Natasha laughing, singing and clearly in her element at The Naughty Pig in West Hollywood last Monday for a low-key karaoke evening.
We're told Natasha hit the high notes with Cornelius James and Ryan Mirvis from the Comedy Store, jumping into a performance of Joe Cocker's version of "With a Little Help From My Friends" that had the bar locked in.
