The following is a list of known incidents of passengers and crew who have gone overboard from cruise ships since 2000.

Notes: While falling from a cruise ship is a rare occurrence, a quick review of the Cruise News archives reveals that:

• Males are much more likely to go overboard than females
  
• Carnival passengers (16 incidents) are more likely to go overboard than passengers from other cruise lines...especially passengers on the Carnival Conquest
  
• The average age of a passenger who goes overboard is 40 years
  
• You are most likely to fall overboard on the last night of your cruise
  
• For some reason, people from California and Florida go overboard more than others
  
• Falling overboard does not necessarily mean you will die (8 people have been rescued, one after 18 hours in the water)
  
• Most people who fall overboard are either drunk or doing silly things (climbing on the railing or between cabin balconies)