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Anna Behar Cruise Passenger Mexico Excursion Bus Death

Anna Behar, 46, (Anna Shamis) from Lorton, Virginia was a cruise ship passenger who arrived in the Caribbean Sea Riviera Maya cruise port of Costa Maya, Mexico. She had been aboard Celebrity Equinox with her [...]
Natural Causes

James Craig Adair Cruise Passenger Death

James Craig Adair, 55, from Smyrna, South Carolina died from natural causes on Tuesday, January 8, 2018, while on a Bahamas cruise. Adair was Born in Tripoli, Libya. He was the manager of Big Lots of [...]
Cruise Ship Murders

Jean-Claude Tissier, 72, France, Attack on Bardo National Museum Tunis, Tunisia

Jean-Claude Tissier, 72, France, 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 [...]
Suicidal Behavior

Miguel (Tito) Broliani, Suicidal Behavior Overboard, MSC Orchestra Passenger

Miguel (Tito) Broliani, – Suicidal Behavior, MSC Orchestra Passenger, December 22, 2010, Time of Death is 4:00. Miguel Broliani, known as Tito a 19-year-old student from Curitiba University where he studied Architecture, Law and Biomedicine. He died after [...]
Natural Causes

Margarethe Grete Bloss Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Delphin Renaissance Canary Islands

Margarethe ‘Grete’ Bloss, 85 – Natural Causes, Delphin Renaissance Passenger, April 22, 2004, Time of Death is unknown. My mother, Margarethe ‘Grete’ Bloss, 85, was a German citizen, but a U.S. resident alien with a [...]

Clint Markham Passenger Cruise Ship Costa Maya Resort Drunk Carnival Conquest Overboard

September 23, 2011

Clint Markham, 40 – Suicide Overboard, Carnival Conquest Passenger, September 23, 2011, Time of Death 6:35 On September 18, 2011, Clint Markham, 40, and his wife Michelle embarked on a Caribbean cruise from Galveston, Texas [...]
Michael M. Majaba Crew Overboard MSC Seaside

May 16, 2018
John Halford Passenger Cruise Ship Death Overboard Thomson Spirit Egypt

April 6, 2011

Karen Roston Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Honeymoon Murded Stardancer

February 13, 1988

Karen Roston, 26 – Murder, Stardancer Passenger, February 13, 1988, Time of Death 3:00. On February 6, 1988, Karen Waltz ,26, married Chiropractor Dr. Scott Robin Roston, 36, and was on the last day of their [...]
Darla J Mellinger Banner Passenger Cruise Ship Death Murdered Ryndam

April 2, 2015
Baby-Doe Cruise Ship Passenger Carnival Dream Murder

October 10, 2011

Jeannette Gannard Passenger Death Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Sinking

January 13, 2012

Jeannette Gannard – Costa Concordia Sinking, Carnival’s Costa Concordia – January 13, 2012, Time of Death 9:45-4:00. Jeannette Gannard, 70, from France died aboard Carnival Corp’s, Costa Cruises’ Costa Concordia when the cruise ship grounded off […]

Josef Werp Passenger Death Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Sinking

January 13, 2012

Josef Werp – Costa Concordia Sinking, Carnival’s Costa Concordia – January 13, 2012, Time of Death 9:45-4:00. Josef Werp, 72, a passenger from Germany died aboard Carnival Corp’s, Costa Cruises’ Costa Concordia when the cruise ship grounded […]

Tomas Alberto Costilla Mendoza Crew Death Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Sinking

January 13, 2012

Tomas Alberto Costilla Mendoza – Costa Concordia Sinking, Carnival’s Costa Concordia – January 13, 2012, Time of Death 9:45-4:00. Tomas Alberto Costilla Mendoza, 49, from Trujillo, Peru, was a crew member aboard Carnival Corp’s, Costa Cruises’ […]

Sean Christopher Rae Passenger Cruise Ship Death Overboard Bahia Belle

August 1, 2009

Sean Christopher Rae, 28 – Suicidal Behavior, Bahia Belle Passenger, August 1, 2009, Time of Death is unknown. Date: August 1, 2009 Cause: Suicidal Behavior From: San Diego State University student from Virginia Beach Passenger […]

John LaDuke Passenger Cruise Ship Death Caribbean Hanging

June 21, 2011

John LaDuke, 45 – Suicide Hanging, Carnival Freedom Passenger, June 21, 2015, Time of Death is unknown. John LaDuke, 45, was sailing aboard Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Freedom with family members on a Caribbean Father’s Day, […]

Alicia Ann Darling Performer Carnival Horizon Suicide Death

January 5, 2019

Alicia Ann Darling Performer Carnival Horizon Suicide Death – On Saturday, January 5, 2019, Alicia Ann Darling, 29, from Kingston, Ontario Canada was a Carnival Cruise Line staff member performer aboard Carnival Horizon when she died, reportedly […]

Chris Carter Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Carnival Magic

July 2, 2013

Chris Carter, 39 – Suicidal Behavior, Carnival Magic Passenger, July 2, 2013, Time of Death is unknown. Chris Carter, 39, from Houston, Texas was a passenger board Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Magic on Tuesday, July […]

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 […]

What happens when a cruise ship passenger dies on a cruise?

January 1, 2016

We often get asked the question, “What happens when someone dies on a cruise?”. The answer is as varied as the type of deaths which occur during a cruise. Cruise ship passenger deaths range from […]

James Best Passenger Cruise Ship Death Dukes Of Hazzard Actor

April 6, 2015

James Best, 88 – Pneumonia, Unknown Cruise Ship Passenger, April 6, 2015, Time of Death is unknown. Date: April 6, 2015 Cause: Pneumonia From: Hickory, North Carolina Passenger Name: Actor James Best Cruise Line: Unknown Ship: […]

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

March 6, 2010

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: […]

Carol Briggs Passenger Cruise Ship Death Norwegian Sun Florida Keys

November 13, 2011

Carol Briggs, – Natural Causes, Norwegian Sun Passenger, November 13, 2011, Time of Death is unknown. Date: November 13, 2011 Cause: Stroke From: Passenger Name: Carol Briggs Cruise Line: Norwegian Cruise Line Ship: Norwegian Sun November […]

Mona Ehrenreich Notable Cruise Industry Death

January 2, 2018

Mona Ehrenreich Senior Vice President and General Counsel passed away on Tuesday,January 2, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Ehrenreich was a graduate of the University of the Pacific – McGeorge School of Law […]

Winifred Sell Passenger Cruise Ship Death Golden Princess Juneau Alaska

July 12, 2010

Winifred Sell, – Pre Existing Condition, Golden Princess Passenger, July 12, 2010, Time of Death 2:45. Winifred Sell was sailing aboard Princess Cruises’ Golden Princess. Records show she had been hospitalized two weeks prior to the cruise […]

Professor Nina Landgraff Cruise Ship Passenger Death

July 25, 2017

Professor Nina Landgraff, 59, originally from Minsk, Belarus, had been a resident of Bakersfield, California when she passed away on Tuesday July 25, 2017 during a European cruise. At first it was thought she had a […]

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 […]

Crystal Glewwe Cruise Ship Passenger Death Independence of the Seas

January 14, 2016

Crystal Glewwe, 32 – Cruise Ship Passenger Excursion Death, Independence of the Seas , January 14, 2016, Time of Death 3:30-4:30 Crystal Glewwe, 32, from Ham Lake, Minnesota was on a Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Independence […]

Edoardo Antoniazzi Passenger Cruise Ship Death MSC Orchestra

January 28, 2016

Edoardo Antoniazzi, 16-month-old Cruise Ship Passenger Bus Excursion Death, Trafalgar, Dominica, MSC Cruises, MSC Orchestra, January 28, 2016, Time of Death 11:00. Police have confirmed that a Edoardo Antoniazzi, who is a 16-month-old cruise ship passenger from […]

Dante-Curtis Passenger Cruise Ship Death Norwegian Breakaway

March 3, 2014

Dante Curtis, 4 – Drowning Adult Pool, Norwegian Breakaway Passenger, February 3, 2014, Time of Death 8:00-5:00. On the morning of Monday February 3, 2014, Dante Curtis, 4, from Brooklyn, New York was in the swimming […]

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 […]

Erica Cummings Passenger Cruise Ship Death Swimming Pool Drowing Rotterdam

December 26, 1997

Erica Cummings, 19 – Drowning Pool, Rotterdam Passenger, December 26, 1997, Time of Death is unknown. Erica Cummings, 19, from California a student at Baylor University, drowned December 26, 1997, in a shipboard pool that was […]

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 […]

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, […]

Carrie Dempsey Cruise Ship Passenger Tropical Breeze Casino Shuttle Fire Death

January 14, 2018

Carrie Dempsey, 42 from Lutz, Florida died as a result of the cruise ship fire aboard the Tropical Breeze casino shuttle boat near Port Richey, Florida on Sunday, January 14, 2018. Tampa General Hospital Regional Medical […]

Dianne Brimble Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Pacific Sky Drug Overdose GHB

September 23, 2002

Dianne Brimble, 42 – Drug Overdose, Pacific Sky Passenger, September 23, 2002, Time of Death 8:30. The Victim – Justice Denied – Dianne Brimble, 42, from Brisbane, Australia, a mother of three. Family said before […]

Kipi Holcomb Passenger Cruise Ship Death Alcohol Poisoning Carnival Ecstasy

February 16, 2010

Kipi Holcomb, 32 – Drug Overdose, Carnival Ecstasy Passenger, February 16, 2010, Time of Death is unknown. The United States Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the death of cruise ship passenger Kipi Holcomb, 32, […]

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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