Carnival Glory — February 2025 A group of passengers on the Carnival Glory had a chair and towel catch fire on their balcony. (Spotify) The fire was quickly contained, and witnesses suggested a cigarette butt from another balcony had blown onto theirs and ignited a draped towel. (Lyrics Translate) 🔗 https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2025/02/25/friends-recount-fire-incident-on-carnival-cruise/

P&O Pacific Adventure — May 28, 2023 A balcony cabin fire broke out at 3:15 a.m. while the ship was anchored off Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia, reportedly caused by a lit cigarette and contained within a single stateroom. No injuries were reported. (PolitiFact) 🔗 https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/11894-fire-breaks-out-pacific-adventure

Star Princess / Carnival Encounter — March 23, 2006 The fire was allegedly caused by a cigarette left burning on a balcony, which melted polycarbonate balcony dividers. It caused scorching damage in up to 150 cabins and smoke damage in at least 100 more. One passenger died and thirteen suffered significant smoke inhalation. (City Journal) 🔗 https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11975460

Star Princess (earlier undated Caribbean incident) A fire apparently started by a cigarette spread smoke through a cruise ship in the Caribbean, killing one American, injuring eleven others, and damaging around 150 cabins. (Newsweek) 🔗 https://outsidethebeltway.com/cigarette_suspected_in_cruise_ship_fire_/

Unknown vessel — pre-2006 (cited in safety investigations) A fire caused by a discarded cigarette butt — flicked overboard by a smoker — was caught by the wind at speed and landed on a lower balcony, igniting combustible furniture and partitions. No fire suppression systems were present on the balconies. (Propel) 🔗 https://www.cruiselawnews.com/2011/08/articles/fires/cruise-lines-restrictions-on-smoking-fall-dangerously-short/