Nearly 70% of all reported sexual assaults on US cruises since 2010 happened on ships run by Royal Caribbean or Carnival

• Sexual assault is prevalent across major cruise lines, according to an Insider analysis of DOT data.
• Carnival Cruise Line has the most reported sexual assaults since 2010, DOT data shows.
• Princess Cruises was recently sued by a passenger who alleges she was raped by a crew member.

Most of the sexual assaults reported aboard cruise ships since 2010 occurred on vessels owned and operated by Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise Line, according to an Insider analysis of data provided by the Department of Transportation.

Of the approximately 500 incidents of sexual assault documented aboard 13 major cruise lines from January 2010 to September 2022, about 70% happened on either Royal Caribbean or Carnival ships, Insider's analysis found.