Cruise Ship Deaths - Cruise Ship Deaths

Suicidal Behavior

Corporal Walter Eldredge Bouknight Death Aboard Carnival Fantasy

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, [...]
Natural Causes

Iantha Austin Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Caribbean Princess

Iantha Austin, 73 – Pre Existing Condition, Carnival Caribbean Princess Passenger, May 27, 2008, Time of Death is unknown. Iantha M. Austin, 73, of North Babylon, New York died aboard Princess Cruises’ Caribbean Princess on [...]
Natural Causes

David Arden Miller Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard

David Arden Miller, 69 – Natural Causes, Radiance Of The Seas Passenger, February 25, 2011, Time of Death is unknown. Date: February 25, 2011. Cause: Natural Causes From: Sebring, Florida Passenger Name: David Arden Miller Cruise Line: [...]
Natural Causes

Paul Sinclair Doiron Passenger Cruise Ship Death Adventure Of The Seas Casino

Paul Sinclair Doiron, 60 – Natural Causes, Adventure Of The Seas Passenger, March 6, 2010, Time of Death is unknown. Date: March 6, 2010 Cause: Natural Unknown From: Canada Passenger Name: Paul Sinclair Doiron Cruise Line: [...]
Cruise Ship Sinkings

Jean-Pierre Micheaud Passenger Death Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Sinking

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 [...]

Michelle-Vilborg-Passenger Cruise Ship Death Carnival-Holiday

June 15, 2009

Michelle Vilborg, 50 – Suicide Overboard, Carnival Holiday Passenger, June 15, 2009, Time of Death 8:30. A crew member aboard Carnival Cruise Lines’s Holiday said that he heard a splash while the ship was in the [...]
Frank Kochish Passenger Cruise Ship Death Overboard Carnival Inspiration

May 18, 2006
Nathaniel Skokan Passenger Cruise Ship Death Independence of the Seas Overboard

December 22, 2016

Machiyo Narusawa, 66, Japan, Attack on Bardo National Museum Tunis, Tunisia

March 18, 2015

Machiyo Narusawa, 66, Japan, Attack on Bardo National Museum Tunis, Tunisia – March 18, 2015, Cruise Ship Terrorist Attack, Time of Death is unknown. Date: March 18, 2015 Cause: Terrorist Attack Location: Bardo National Museum in [...]
Jean-Claude Tissier, 72, France, Attack on Bardo National Museum Tunis, Tunisia

March 18, 2015
Katherine Kemp Notable Cruise Industry Death Murder

August 6, 2018

Margarethe Neth Passenger Death Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Sinking

January 13, 2012

Margarethe Neth – Costa Concordia Sinking, Carnival’s Costa Concordia – January 13, 2012, Time of Death 9:45-4:00. Margarethe Neth, 70, a passenger fro23m Germany died aboard Carnival Corp’s, Costa Cruises’ Costa Concordia when the cruise […]

Mylne Litzler Passenger Death Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Sinking

January 23, 2012

Mylne Litzler, Costa Concordia Sinking, Carnival’s Costa Concordia – January 13, 2012, Time of Death 9:45-4:00. Mylène Litzler, 23, from Val d’Oise, France died aboard Carnival Corp’s, Costa Cruises’ Costa Concordia when the cruise ship […]

Sharon Johnson Passenger Cruise Ship Death Pura Vida Princess Sinking

January 8, 2017

Sharon Johnson, 70 – Ship Sinking Death, Pura Vida Princess Passenger, January 8, 2015, Time of Death 8:00-5:00. Date: January 8, 2015 Cause: Ship Sinking Death From: Canada Passenger Name: Sharon Johnson Cruise Line: Catamaran Cruises […]

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 […]

Crew From India Ship Death Hanging Costa Magica

February 15, 2017

Costa Magica Crew Member, Cruise Ship Crew Hanging Death, Dishwasher from India died in St. Johns Antigua February 15,2017, Time of Death 2:00. A male cruise ship galley dishwasher, 27, from India, was found hanging in his […]

Theobald Perelo Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard MSC Fantasia

December 6, 2012

Theobald Perelo Cruise Ship Passenger Death, MSC Cruises MSC Fantasia December 6, 2012, Time of Death 1:00. Theobald Perelo, 52, from Brazil was sailing aboard MSC Cruises’ MSC Fantasia when he fell from his cabin […]

Kassandra Arielle Braun Cruise Death World Odyssey Semester at Sea Colorado State University November 6 2017

Kassandra Arielle Braun Semester At Sea Myanmar Death

November 7, 2017

Kassandra Arielle Braun Semester At Sea Myanmar Death – Kassandra Arielle Braun, 20, from Fishers, Indiana, was a student at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. Braun was on a Semester At Sea Voyage Around the World […]

Christina-Ricci-Passenger Cruise Ship Death Carnival-Victory

September 11, 2015

Christina Ricci, 24 – Head – Neck Trauma. Carnival Victory Passenger, September 11, 2015, Time of Death 12:00. Friday September 11, 2015, Christina Marie Ricci, 24, from Pembroke, New Hampshire was aboard Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival […]

Keith Shaw Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Saga Rose

December 24, 2007

Keith Shaw, 77 – Head – Neck Trauma, Saga Rose Passenger, December 24, 2007, Time of Death is unknown. Keith Shaw, 77, an artist from the United Kingdom, reminds us all how dangerous it is […]

Yvonne Mouser, Death Aboard, Carnival Ecstasy Passenger

October 29, 2007

Yvonne Mouser, – Death Aboard, Carnival Ecstasy Passenger, October 29, 2007, Time of Death is unknown. Date: October 29, 2007 Cause: Death Aboard Location: Galveston, Texas Passenger: Yvonne Mouser Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Lines Ship: Carnival […]

Kathryn Valois Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Carnival Inspiration

February 5, 2009

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 […]

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 […]

David Lee Fitzgerald, Carnival Liberty Passenger Cruise Ship Illness Malpractice Lawsuit

November 10, 2010

David Lee Fitzgerald, 76, – Cruise Ship Illness, Carnival Liberty Passenger, November 10, 2010, Time of Death 2:00. The cruise industry racks up another Norovirus death and at the same time another doctor malpractice lawsuit […]

Charles A Robertson Founder Notable Cruise Industry Death American Cruise Lines

February 9, 2020

Charles A Robertson Founder Notable Cruise Industry Death American Cruise Lines – On Sunday, February 9, 2020, Charles A. Robertson, 72, the founder of American Cruise Lines, died following a courageous battle with cancer in […]

Carl E. Weidner Passenger Illness Death Grand Princess Covid

March 26, 2020

On Thursday, March 26, 2020, Carl E. Weidner, 74, a retired steelworker from Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, was a passenger aboard Princess Cruises ship Grand Princess on a cruise to Hawaii with his girlfriend when he […]

Martin Stephen Brutosky Passenger Cruise Ship Death Royal Princess

December 3, 2016

Martin Stephen Brutosky, Cruise Ship Passenger Death, Cruise Ship Passenger from New York Snorkeling Excursion, Honeymoon Death December 3, 2016, Time of Death Unknown. Martin Stephen Brutosky, 64, from New York was on a Princess Cruises’ Royal […]

Richard Elzer, Volcano Death New Zealand Ovation of the Seas Passenger

December 9, 2019

Richard Elzer, Volcano Death New Zealand Ovation of the Seas Passenger – On Monday, December 9, 2019, at 2:11 in the afternoon, Richard Elzer, 32, from Coffs Harbor, Australia (see video below) was a passenger […]

Barbara Hollander Volcano Death New Zealand Ovation of the Seas Passenger

December 9, 2019

Barbara Hollander Volcano Death New Zealand Ovation of the Seas Passenger – On Monday, December 9, 2019, at 2:11 in the afternoon, (see video below), Barbara Hollander, 50 was a passenger aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise […]

Raymond Walter Owens Passenger Dive Excursion Death

October 27, 2011

Raymond Walter Owens Passenger Dive Excursion Death – Raymond Walter Owens, 65, from Montgomery, Alabama passed away during a Norwegian Cruise Lines dive excursion, which he booked aboard Norwegian Spirit for Thursday, October 27, 2011. Owens […]

Gail Ann Moss Passenger Cruise Ship Death Celebrity Silhoutte

March 9, 2017

Gail Ann Moss, 71, from Scottsdale, Arizona died during a Caribbean Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Silhouette cruise while snorkeling in Grand Cayman on Thursday, March 9, 2017 As Larry & Gail traveled the country and abroad, the […]

Qwentyn Hunter Child Passenger Cruise Ship Death Swimming Pool Drowning Carnival Victory

October 13, 2013

Qwentyn Hunter, 6 – Drowning Pool, Carnival Victory Passenger, October 13, 2013, Time of Death 4:45. Qwentyn Hunter, 6, from Winter Garden, Florida was sailing aboard Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Victory when he drowned in the […]

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 […]

Larry Morris Hammer Passenger Cruise Ship Fire Death Estrella Amazonica

April 12, 2017

Larry Morris Hammer and Cristy Jeins Hammer, Estrella Amazonica Cruise Ship Fire Death, Omaha, Nebraska Couple Die After Cruise Ship Cabin Fire – April 12, 2016, Time of Death 0200 Hours. Larry Morris Hammer, 74, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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