Celebrity-Apex

A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter medevaced a passenger of the 'Celebrity Apex' approximately 24 nautical miles north of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, on the morning of Dec 11. The 65-year-old man suffered from multiple medical conditions which required the patient to receive a higher level of care at a land-based hospital. At the time of the medical emergency, the 'Celebrity Apex' was transiting from St. Kitts to Port Canaveral Florida. Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector San Juan received a communication from the cruise ship at 1:37 a.m. requesting the medevac. After carefully assessing potential risks and hazards and the patient’s information, vital signs and time-to-care considerations, the medevac request was granted and arranged to take place at sunrise. The Coast Guard watchstanders directed the launch of the helicopter from the Air Station Borinquen, which rendezvoused with the cruise ship. Once overhead, the aircrew deployed their rescue swimmer aboard the vessel to assess the situation and work with cruise ship personnel to prepare for the medevac. The Coast Guard aircrew lowered a rescue litter to the ship's deck, that was utilized to hoist the patient, and they also used a rescue basket to hoist the patient’s wife onboard the aircraft. Once the aircrew recovered the rescue swimmer too, the patient and his wife were transported to the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where they were received by awaiting Emergency Medical Service personnel and transported to the Centro Medico Hospital in San Juan. Report with video: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4357297/coast-guard-medevacs-celebrity-apex-cruise-ship-passenger-north-of-puerto-rico/

An MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter of the US Coast Guard conducted a medical evacuation of a passenger from the 'Celebrity Apex' in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 140 nautical miles northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, on Nov 2. A 64-year-old woman, U.S. citizen, was experiencing an abdominal medical emergency which required a higher level of medical care ashore. Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector San Juan received a communication from the vessel on the morning, notifying the medical emergency and requesting a medical evacuation. Watchstanders coordinated arrangements and directed the launch of a helicopter from the Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen. Once on scene, the aircrew deployed a rescue swimmer aboard the cruise ship, who used a rescue basket to hoist the patient, her spouse and the cruise ship nurse aboard the aircraft. They were transported to the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where awaiting local emergency medical service personnel received and transported her to the local “Centro Medico” Hospital. Report with video: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3982875/coast-guard-medically-evacuates-us-passenger-from-celebrity-apex-cruise-ship-ne/

The 'Celebrity Apex' rescued a group of seven people between Cuba and Mexico frin a small vessel adrift and in need of assistance on April 1, 2024. The ship’s crew immediately launched a rescue operation, safely bringing the people onboard. The crew provided them with medical attention, and was working closely with the U.S. Coast Guard. The ship had departed from Fort Lauderdale for a week-long cruise with stops in Key West, Belize, Cozumel, Mexico and Grand Cayman on March 30.

After the Hamas' attack on Israel, the 'Celebrity Apex' changed its itinerary due to safety concerns over the violence in the region and altered course to Cyprus instead visiting Haifa on Oct 8 and Ashdod on Oct 9. The ship was sailing a 10-night-roundtrip from Piraeus which set off on Oct 6 and spend Oct 7 on sea now and offered an overnight call in Limassol on Oct 8 and 9.