Arvia

An investigation into a fatal accident on the 'Arvia' found that a crew member died on board after he was crushed by an elevator. In an interim report released by the U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), the agency detailed the events leading up to the fatal incident that occurred on Oct. 26, 2025, while ship was sailing from Southampton, UK to Tenerife. An electrical technician was testing a passenger elevator with the staff electro‑technical officer (SETO) from the inside of the car as repairs had been made to it earlier in the night. He took the elevator from deck 11 to deck 12 with the intent of opening the elevator shaft doors to inspect the top of the car. When he went to open the shaft doors on deck 12, the door release key was not operating properly. He then went up to deck 14, where he was able to successfully open the shaft doors. As the SETO left the lift car, intending to join the electrical technician on deck 14, the lift car and lift shaft doors on deck 11 automatically closed. At about the same time, the technician entered the lift shaft from deck 14 and the lift shaft doors closed behind him.” After this, the elevator automatically reactivated and moved up, crushing the electrical technician between the lift car and the side of the lift shaft. This prompted a medical emergency to be declared, followed by the ship’s doctor declaring the technician was deceased minutes later. The ship was diverted to A Coruña, where it was met by local emergency services. The technician’s official cause of death was not confirmed as of the time the interim report was released, and the investigation of the accident was still ongoing.

The 'Arvia', which had set sail from Barbados on Jan 2, 2026, and was due to dock at Martinique on JaN & before heading to St Kitts, British Virgin Islands, and more destinations, instead was circling Barbados after the US military action in Venezuela The British passengers on the cruise claimed they haven't got more than 30 miles from the shore and have returned to Barbados three times already, including a call on Jan 6, in order to pick up passengers whose flights were cancelled or delayed. The shoip was due to remain until 7 p.m. LT before heading to St Lucia. Many passengers who were due to be on the cruise did not make it after aircraft were instructed to avoid parts of the Caribbean by the US Federal Aviation Administration in the wake of the military action. First, the passengers were told that the delays were due to the weather, then there was a problem with the aircraft, and now they were told it is because of Trump. P&O said that following the disruption and impact caused on Jan 3 by the international air restrictions, all P&O Cruises guests on the 'Arvia' Caribbean cruise holidays now have confirmed flight details to and from Barbados. P&O Cruises has worked over the weekend with its charter carriers to arrange new flights for a total of 5000 inbound and outbound guests. The onward ports of call and itinerary were prioritised and communicated to all guests on board so they could now continue with their planned holiday.

A Philippino crew member of the 'Arvia' has died following a workplace accident on Oct 26, 2025. He was crushed in the lift shaft of an elevator. The 'Arvia' was on a 14-day cruise to Barbados, due to arrive on Nov 7. The ship had departed Southampton, UK, on Oct 24. and made an unplanned stop in A Caruña around Oct 26. It remained docked from 3 p.m. until night, when it set sail for Tenerife. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) swould be joining the vessel at the next port to start a preliminary assessment of the accident, and to determine the next steps at the request of the Bermuda Ship Registry.

The crew of the 'Arvia' spotted distress flares from a fishing boat, which was drifting at night having lost power, this week. Because the battery on the fishing boat had completely died, the owner hadn’t been able to call for help, so had resorted to sending up distress flares. The 'Arvia' was brought close to the fishing boat, where they were able to donate a new battery to the owner. This restored power to the boat, allowing it to return home.