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John Devlin Passenger Cruise Ship Death Star Princess Hawaii

John Devlin, 84 – Natural Causes, Star Princess Passenger, December 1, 2014, Time of Death is unknown. Date: December 1, 2014 Cause: Natural Unknown From: Arlington, Texas Passenger Name: John Devlin Cruise Line: Princess Cruises Ship: [...]
Overboard Deaths

Vernon Witsell, Cruise Ship Passenger Suicide Overboard, Skyline Princess Off New York

Vernon Witsell, Cruise Ship Passenger Overboard, Skyline Princess Off New York – August 21, 2016, Time of Death 2:10 Vernon Witsell, 56, of Queens, New York was aboard Skyline Cruises’ Skyline Princess, when New York police say [...]
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Andy Wallis Passenger Cruise Ship Death Overboard Grand Princess

Andy Wallis, 55 – Suspicious Overboard, Grand Princess Passenger, July 10, 1999, Time of Death 3:30-4:30. In celebration of their 36th wedding anniversary and my Dad’s retirement, my parents, and three other couples planned a cruise [...]
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Kathryn Valois Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Carnival Inspiration

Kathryn Valois, 67 – Heart Failure, Carnival Inspiration Passenger, February 5, 2009, Time of Death is unknown. Cruise ship passenger Kathryn Elizabeth Valois, 67, from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts was sailing aboard Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Inspiration [...]
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Gordon Corey Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Zaandam

Gordon Corey, – Natural Causes, Zaandam Passenger, October 24, 2011, Time of Death is unknown. Date: October 24, 2011 Cause:Natural Unknown From: Passenger Name: Gordon Corey Cruise Line: Holland America Line Ship: Zaandam October 24, 2011 – [...]

Wendy Portman Lewis Passenger Cruise Ship Death Overboard Seabourn Quest

September 11, 2015

Wendy Portman Lewis, 59 – Suicide Overboard, Seabourn Quest Passenger, September 11, 2015, Time of Death 7:00 Wendy Portman Lewis, 59, and, with her husband Douglas Lewis from Palm Desert, California were sailing aboard Seabourn Cruises [...]
Mindy-Jordan-Passenger Cruise Ship Death Norwegian-Dawn

May 11, 2008
Belinda Clark Passenger Cruise Ship Death Overboard Norwegian Star

October 11, 2006

Charles A Fink Passenger Cruise Ship Death SS Hekla Murder

July 11, 1903

Charles A. Fink, – Murder, SS Steamship Hekla Passenger, July 11, 1903, Time of Death is unknown. The Scandinavian-American Line SS Hekla had left Copenhagen on July 7, 1903 headed for Hoboken, New Jersey. Charles A. [...]
Ernestine Vivian Bressel Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard SS Vasari Murder Shooting

March 10, 1921
Jessie Harper Mozee Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard SS Seeandbee Murder

June 29, 1940

Sandor Feher Musician Death Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Sinking

January 13, 2012

Sandor Feher – Costa Concordia Sinking, Carnival’s Costa Concordia – January 13, 2012, Time of Death 9:45-4:00. Sandor Feher, 38, from Hungary was listed as a crew member who worked aboard Carnival Corp’s, Costa Cruises’ Costa […]

Jean-Pierre Micheaud Passenger Death Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Sinking

January 13, 2012

Jean-Pierre Micheaud – Costa Concordia Sinking, Carnival’s Costa Concordia – January 13, 2012, Time of Death 9:45-4:00. Jean-Pierre Micheaud, 61, from La Rochelle, France died aboard Carnival Corp’s, Costa Cruises’ Costa Concordia when the cruise ship […]

Horst Galle Passenger Death Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Sinking

January 13, 2012

Horst Galle – Costa Concordia Sinking, Carnival’s Costa Concordia – January 13, 2012, Time of Death 9:45-4:00 Horst Galle, 66, a passenger from Germany died aboard Carnival Corp’s, Costa Cruises’ Costa Concordia when the cruise ship grounded […]

Kelly Ryann Dorrell Death Queen Mary Visitor Long Beach

December 5, 2011

Kelly Ryann Dorrell, 26 – Suicidal Behavior, Cunard Line Queen Mary Passenger, December 5, 2011, Time of Death 8:30. During a pub-crawl night on the town to celebration the end of Prohibition, Kelly Ryann Dorrell, 26 […]

Corporal Walter Eldredge Bouknight Death Aboard Carnival Fantasy

January 27, 2012

Corporal Walter Eldredge Bouknight, 26 – Suicidal Behavior, Carnival Fantasy Passenger, January 27, 2012, Time of Death is unknown. Corporal Walter Eldredge Bouknight, 26, from Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina died aboard Carnival Fantasy on Friday, January 27, […]

Przemyslaw Moranski Passenger Cruise Ship Death Hanging Carnival Inspiration

October 10, 2008

Przemyslaw Moranski, – Suicide Hanging, Carnival Inspiration Passenger, October 10, 2008, Time of Death is unknown. Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Inspiration passenger Przemyslaw Moranski died on October 10, 2008. He was found hanging by his […]

3 Crew Dead, Accidental Deaths, Monarch Of The Seas Crew

September 2, 2005

3 Crew Dead, – Accidental Deaths, Monarch Of The Seas Crew, September 2, 2005, Time of Death 9:00. Date: September 2, 2005 Cause: Sewer Gas Leak Crew: Boris Dimitrov – Bulgaria Radomilja Frane – Croatia Willie Tirol – […]

Hortensia Santos Cruise Ship Passenger Accidental Death

June 4, 2016

Hortensia Santos, 90, from Miami Lakes, Florida was sailing aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines cruise ship Norwegian Getaway when another passenger in a wheelchair crashed into her, injuring her on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Ms. Santos was […]

Ben Buenaventura Crew Cruise Ship Death Norwegian Breakaway

August 20, 2016

Ben Buenaventura, Cruise Ship Crew Death, After Lifeboat Drill Accident Aboard Norwegian Breakaway, Time of Death Unknown. Ben Buenaventura, from Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines, was a cruise ship waiter for Norwegian Cruise Line for ten years. […]

Charles Kimbell Cruise Ship Passenger Death

October 1, 2017

Charles Kimbell, 85, from Arkansas passed away on a cruise aboard Oceania Regatta near Panama on Sunday, October 1, 2017. Charles served in the USMC in the Korean war, and worked for the Orange County […]

John Howell Jr from Richmond, VA, Seabourn Cruises’ Cruise Director

May 1, 2017

John Howell Jr from Richmond, VA, Seabourn Cruises’ Cruise Director Cruise Industry Death, May 1, 2017, Time of Death is unknown. John Howell Jr, 57, from Richmond, VA, best known as Seabourn Cruises’ Cruise Director, […]

David Leslie Chase Cruise Ship Passenger Death

March 25, 2018

David Leslie Chase, 64, of Lynchburg, Virginia passed away while on a cruise with his wife on Sunday, March 25, 2018. David was a retired Chief Petty Officer from the U.S. Navy where he served […]

Tore Myhra Passenger Cruise Ship Death Miami Legionella

November 1, 2009

Tore Myhra, Former RCCL Captain Legionella Death, Liberty of the Seas Cruise Illness November 1 2009, Time of Death Unknown. Tore Myhra, 57, was a retired cruise ship captain for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCCL) from Belton […]

Edith Horn Passenger Cruise Ship Death Norovirus MV Van Gogh

June 6, 2000

Edith Horn, 78 – Norovirus, MV Van Gogh Passenger, June 6, 2006, Time of Death 2:00. The ship departed June 3, 2006, after two previous cruises saw hundreds of passengers sick with the Norovirus bug. The […]

Wai F Mui Passenger Cruise Ship Death Caribbean Princess

January 23, 2010

Wai F. Mui, 72 – Pre Existing Condition, Caribbean Princess Passenger, January 23, 2010, Time of Death 2:30. Wai F. Mui, 72, from Oak Park, Illinois was sailing aboard Princess Cruises Caribbean Princess on January […]

Sea Spirit Passenger Death Svalbard, Norway Excursion Overboard

June 17, 2013

Sea Spirit Passenger Death, Svalbard, Norway Excursion Overboard, Quark Expeditions Arctic Zodiac Accident June 17, 2013, Time of Death Unknown. An American tourist in her sixties died during a Quark Expeditions’ Sea Spirit cruise ship excursion in […]

Alaska Cruise Ship Passengers Excursion Death Holland America Line Westerdam

June 25, 2015

The Westerdam Eight – Excursion Plane Crash, Westerdam Passenger, June 25, 2015, Time of Death 2:15. The Westerdam Eight Eight cruise ship passengers were all found dead after a Holland America Line Westerdam excursion plane, a DeHavilland […]

Mexico Cruise Excursion Bus Accident Passengers Death

Daniel Behar Cruise Passenger Mexico Excursion Bus Death

December 19, 2017

Daniel Behar, 11, from Lorton, Virginia was a cruise ship passenger who arrived in the Caribbean Sea Riviera Maya cruise port of Costa Maya, Mexico. He had been aboard Celebrity Equinox with his father, mother […]

Prince Adepoju Passenger Cruise Ship Pool Drowning Death Anthem of the Seas

July 2, 2016

Prince Adepoju, Child Passenger Drowning Death, Anthem of the Seas Child Passenger Adult, Swimming Pool Drowning Death July 2, 2016, Time of Death 8:00-5:00. Prince Adepojuan, 8, from Maryland was cruising aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines’ (RCCL) […]

Katelyn A Blair Passenger Cruise Ship Death Norwegian Gem

May 17, 2015

Katelyn A. Blair, Child Drowning Death, Norwegian Gem Child Passenger Adult Swimming Pool Drowning Death May 17, 2015, Time of Death 8:00-5:00. On May 17, 2015, Colleen Blair, from Brooklyn, New York, was sailing aboard Norwegian Cruise […]

Billie Jean Hunt Passenger Cruise Ship Death Carnival Conquest Jacuzzi

February 9, 2007

Billie Jean Hunt, 71 – Death Aboard, Carnival Conquest Passenger, February 9, 2007, Time of Death is unknown. Mrs. Billie Jean Hunt was on a cruise aboard Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Conquest on February 9, […]

Roselyn Molepi Passenger Cruise Death Fire Prime Time

November 19, 2016

Roselyn Molepi, Cruise Ship Fire Death, Prime Time Party Boat November 19, 2016, Time of Death 2:00. Roselyn Molepi, 36, from Popcorn Valley in Reiger Park, Ekurhuleni in South Africa drown when Prime Time caught fire around […]

Portia Gumede Passenger Cruise Death Fire Prime Time

November 19, 2016

Portia Gumede, Cruise Ship Fire Death, Prime Time Party Boat, November 19, 2016, Time of Death 2:00. Portia Gumede, 36, from Gumede of Dlamini, Soweto, drown when Prime Time caught fire around 2:00 in the […]

Colleen Skantar Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Scandinavian Sun Fire

August 20, 1984

Colleen Skantar, 24 – Cruise Ship Fire, Scandinavian Sun Passenger, August 20, 1984, Time of Death 11:20. On August 20, 1984, Palm Beach teacher Colleen Skantar was aboard Scandinavian World Cruises’ Scandinavian Sun when a […]

Michael Moses Ward Birdie Africa Passenger Cruise Ship Death Carnival Dream Hot Tub

September 20, 2013

Michael Moses Ward, Birdie Africa, 41 – Alcohol Related Death, Carnival Dream Passenger, September 20, 2013, Time of Death 8:50. Michael Moses Ward AKA Birdie Africa, 41, was on the last day of Caribbean cruise […]

Ashley Barnett Passenger Cruise Ship Death Drug Overdose Aboard Carnival Paradise Xingolati Groove Cruise

October 15, 2005

Ashley Barnett, 25 – Drug Overdose, Carnival Paradise Passenger, October 15, 2005, Time of Death 4:00. The cruise was the Xingolati Groove Cruise of the Pacific, a three day cruise in the Pacific. It was a […]

Seth Younes Passenger Cruise Ship Death Bahamas Acute Alcohol Intoxication

February 26, 2013

Seth Younes, 18 – Alcohol Related Death, Carnival Miracle Passenger, February 26, 2013, Time of Death is unknown. In the wee hours of the morning on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, Seth Asa Younes, 18, from Sarasota, New […]

Ms Hsieh Passenger Cruise Ship Death Costa-Victoria

July 17, 2014

Ms Hsieh, 53 – Missing, Costa Victoria Passenger, July 17, 2014, Time of Death is unknown. Ms Hsieh, 53, a Taiwanese-American, was reported missing from the Costa Cruises cruise ship Costa Victoria while the ship was […]

Sarah Tessier Powell Passenger Cruise Ship Death Overboard Veendam

September 20, 2012

Sarah Tessier Powell, Passenger Missing Presumed Dead, Holland America Line Veendam – September 20, 2012, Time of Death Unknown. Sarah Tessier Powell, 70, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana was alone on a fall foliage, New England, Canadian Maritimes […]

Oliveiro Fernandez Crew Cruise Ship Death Overboard Island Adventure

November 13, 2007

Oliveiro Fernandez, 44 – Missing, Island Adventure Crew, November 13, 2007, Time of Death 9:30. Oliveiro Fernandez, 44, an assistant cook crew member aboard Island Adventure was reported missing from the Island Cruises Island Adventure casino cruise […]

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