While you may not want to think about death on a tropical cruise, a ship must be equipped with the proper spaces and protocols to deal with medical emergencies.

A Wisconsin man who was rescued from a cruise ship following a medical emergency is speaking out for the first time.

The first fact was that cruise ships contain morgues - and they're used 'more than people may think.' 'If a passenger passes away, their body is stored until next port,' the content creator wrote.

Operation Rising Star: This term is used to indicate a death onboard or a serious medical emergency to other crew members.

Cruise ships operate like small cities, which means they need places to handle emergencies, including deaths and serious misconduct. Most ships have a small morgue, typically capable of holding a ...

Video captured shows the rescue of a 72-year-old man who had suffered "multiple strokes 300 miles offshore Kailua-Kona, Hawaii," the U.S. Coast Guard said.

Wearing a blue wrist band or hearing ‘Operation Rising Star’ on board a cruise ship are some of the lesser known codes used ...

User @lillydapink, also known as Lilly, said she was traveling on Cunard's Queen Anne cruise ship crossing from Darwin, Australia, to Manila, Philippines, and posted a video of the announcement.