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Don Bryce – Heart Failure, MS Rotterdam Passenger of Holland America Line

Don Bryce – Heart Failure, MS Rotterdam Passenger, article added September 19, 2007, Time of Death 5:40. (This is a visitor’s submission) When Don Bryce and his wife Marlene from Washington took a cruise aboard Holland [...]
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Clifford Wheeldon, Passenger Death Aboard Holland America Line Ryndam

Clifford Wheeldon, – Death Aboard, Holland America Line Ryndam Passenger, April 1, 2005, Time of Death is unknown. Date: April 1, 2005 Cause: Unknown Location: San Diego, California Passenger: Clifford Wheeldon Cruise Line: Holland America Line [...]
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Joseph Lee Zaborac Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Norwegian Star

Joseph Lee Zaborac, – Death Aboard, Norwegian Star Passenger, May 23, 2007, Time of Death is unknown. Date: May 23, 2007 Cause: Death Aboard Location: Juneau, Alaska Passenger: Joseph Lee Zaborac Cruise Line: Norwegian Cruise [...]
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Katelyn A Blair Passenger Cruise Ship Death Norwegian Gem

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 [...]
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Stephen Louis Cico Cruise Passenger Death

Stephen Louis Cico Cruise Passenger Death – Stephen Louis Cico, 77, of Bluffton, South Carolina, and formerly of Decatur, Indiana, died Monday, December 3, 2018, at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida. Stephen had suffered a [...]

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 [...]
Larry Brown Passsenger Cruise Ship Death Overboard Spirit Of New York

March 12, 2015
Clifford Menezes Crew Cruise Ship Death Overboard Ryndam

December 21, 2014

Katy Rourke Crew Murder P&O Cruises Australia Cruise Ships

December 30, 2015

Katy Rourke, Murdered Cruise Ship Crew Member, Australia – December 30, 2015, Time of Death 12:00-5:00. Katy Rourke, 25, from Broughty Ferry, Dundee, worked as a crew member aboard P & O Cruises Australia ships. Officers were [...]
Baby-Doe Cruise Ship Passenger Carnival Dream Murder

October 10, 2011
Steve Colbourne’s Wife Overboard, – Book Release, Cruise Industry Event, Cruise Ship Death Cases Mentioned, Book Review

September 25, 2015

Christina Mathi Ganz Passenger Death Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Sinking

January 13, 2012

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

Ivor Stanley Hopkins Passenger Cruise Ship Death Pura Vida Princess Sinking

January 8, 2016

Ivor Stanley Hopkins, 80 – Ship Sinking Death, Pura Vida Princess Passenger, January 8, 2015, Time of Death 8:00-5:00 Date: January 8, 2015 Cause: Cruise Ship Sinking Death From: United Kingdom Passenger Name: Ivor Stanley Hopkins […]

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 […]

Richard S Mulloy III Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Norwegian Majesty

June 19, 2007

Richard S. Mulloy III, 22 – Suicidal Behavior, Norwegian Majesty Passenger, June 19, 2007, Time of Death 12:25. Richard S. Mulloy III, 22 was on board the Norwegian Majesty on June 19, 2007. The vessel […]

Sumith Gawas Crew Waiter Cruise Ship Death Hanging P & O Arcadia

July 16, 2010

Sumith Gawas, 22 – Suspicious Hanging, Arcadia Crew, July 16, 2010, Time of Death is unknown. British inquest into the hanging death of crew member Sumith Gawas, 22, from Collem, Goa, India aboard P & […]

Gregory Gonzales Navarro Crew Cruise Ship Hanging Death Carnival Victory Old San Juan Puerto Rico

June 14, 2009

Gregory Gonzales Navarro, 27 – Suicide Hanging, Carnival Victory Crew, June 14, 2009, Time of Death is unknown. The family in this case is beyond grief-stricken. They say their son and husband, Gregory Gonzalez Navarro, […]

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 […]

Captain Paris Katsoufis Notable Cruise Industry Death

November 27, 2017

On Monday, November 27, 2017, Captain Paris Katsoufis, 77, who led Dolphin Cruise Line, Majesty Cruise Line and Cunard Line as president before going on to found his own ship management company, died in Miami, […]

Barbara Davey, Passenger Cruise Ship Death Brilliance Of the Sea

December 12, 2010

Barbara Davey, 56 – Head – Neck Trauma, Brilliance Of the Seas Passenger, December 12, 2010, Time of Death is unknown. In a shocking case of cruise line understatement, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines called the injuries […]

Francis “Mickey” Culver Notable Cruise Industry Death

December 1, 2018

Francis “Mickey” Culver Notable Cruise Industry Death – Francis “Mickey” Culver, age 68, from West Newbury, Massachusetts passed away on Saturday December 1, 2018. Culver had been a Norwegian American Line steward and seaman traveling the globe from Easter Island to […]

Ben Bythewood Texas Former Mayor Dies Aboard Carnival Magic

June 1, 2015

Ben Blythewood, 49 – Natural Causes, Carnival Magic Passenger, June 1 2015, Time of Death is unknown. Ben Bythewood, 49, was sailing on a cruise with his wife Amy on Monday, June 1, 2015 aboard Carnival […]

Father Robert E French Passenger Cruise Ship Death Norway

August 22, 2016

Father Robert E French, Cruise Ship Passenger Death, Cruise Ship Passenger Death Aboard August 22, 2016, Time of Death Unknown. Father Robert E. French, 79, a retired priest of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond, died of natural […]

Cruise Ship Passsenger Child Death Child MSC Sinfonia Durban

October 8, 2013

Unknown, 14 months – Illness, MSC Sinfonia Passenger, October 8, 2013, Time of Death is unknown. Date: October 8, 2013 Cause: Illness Passenger Name: Unknown Child Cruise Line: MSC Cruises Ship: MSC Sinfonia October 8, 2013 – […]

Brian Vincent Egan Notable Cruise Industry Death

March 13, 2016

Cruise Bruise belated memory, a Notable Cruise Industry Death of Brian Vincent Egan, 31, from Cooper City, Florida who passed away after a long illness on Monday, March 13, 2016. Egan was a vacation planner […]

Maria La Camera Crew Cruise Ship Death Aboard MSC Preziosa

July 14, 2013

Maria La Camera, 29 – Cerebral Aneurysm, MSC Preziosa Crew, July 14, 2013, Time of Death is unknown. Date: July 14, 2013 Cause: Cerebral Aneurysm From: Positano, Italy Passenger Name: Maria La Camera Cruise Line: MSC […]

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 […]

Robert Bever Cruise Passenger Mexico Excursion Bus Death

December 19, 2017

Robert Bever, 68, from Athens, Tennessee was a cruise ship passenger who arrived in the Caribbean Sea Riviera Maya cruise port of Costa Maya, Mexico. He boarded an excursion bus with dozens of other passengers for […]

Theresa Lynn Meuers Passenger Cruise Ship Death Belize Accident

February 17, 2015

Theresa Lynn Meuers, 55 – Excursion Taxi Crash, Norwegian Jewel Passenger, February 17, 2015, Time of Death 8:00-5:00. Date: February 17, 2015 Cause: Excursion Taxi Crash From: Minneapolis, Minnesota Passenger Name: Theresa Lynn Meuers Cruise Line: […]

Major Stephen O. Osakue, Jr Caribbean Princess Drowning Death

June 14, 2019

Major Stephen O. Osakue, Jr Caribbean Princess Drowning Death – On Friday, June 14, 2019, Major Stephen O. Osakue, Jr, 37, was a passenger aboard Princess Cruises cruise ship Caribbean Princess. Osakue died after he was discovered unresponsive […]

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 […]

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) […]

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 […]

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 […]

Gwen Mnguni Passenger Cruise Death Fire Prime Time

November 19, 2016

Gwen Mnguni, Cruise Ship Fire Death, Prime Time Party Boat November 19, 2016, Time of Death 2:00. Gwen Mnguni, 33, from Diepkloof in Soweto, South Africa was on the cruise with her husband Nhlonipho Mnguni when Prime […]

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 […]

Joel Taylor Passenger Cruise Ship Death Harmony of the Seas

January 23, 2018

On Tuesday, January 23, 2018, Discovery Channel Storm Chasers star Joel Taylor, 38, from Norman, Oklahoma died aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines cruise ship Harmony of the Seas while the cruise ship was near Puerto […]

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 […]

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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