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David James Alexander Bennett Passenger Cruise Ship Death Carnival Cruise Line

David James Alexander Bennett, 59 – Natural Causes, Carnival Cruise Lines Caribbean Cruise Ship Passenger, October 11, 2014, Time of Death is unknown. Date: October 11, 2014 Cause: From: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Passenger Name: David James [...]
Illness

Paul Hunt III Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard ‘s Carnival Destiny

Paul Hunt III, – Pre Existing Condition, Carnival Destiny Passenger, May 24, 2010, Time of Death is unknown. Paul Hunt III was a passengers aboard Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Destiny when he passed away on [...]
Cruise Ship Drowning

Raymond Walter Owens Passenger Dive Excursion Death

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 [...]
Overboard Deaths

Edelgard-Carney-Passenger Cruise Ship Death Sapphire-Princess

Edelgard Carney, 67 – Overboard Unknown, Sapphire Princess Passenger, September 21, 2009, Time of Death 6:30. On September 22, 2009, a cruise ship passenger, Edelgard Carney, 67, from California, was found missing when the Princess Cruises’ [...]
Natural Causes

Babic Zeljko Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Carnival Ecstasy Galveston

Babic Zeljko, – Natural Causes, Carnival Ecstasy Passenger, July 20, 2010, Time of Death is unknown. Babic Zeljko was sailing aboard Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Ecstasy on July 20, 2010 when he passed away. The [...]

Paula Ann Gunderson Passenger Cruise Ship Death Overboard Carnival Holiday Dana Point California

August 18, 2000

Paula Ann Gunderson, 45 – Suicide Overboard, Carnival Holiday Passenger, August 18, 2000, Time of Death 11:05. On Friday, August 18, 2000, Paula Ann Gunderson, 45 ,from Phoenix, Arizona, jumped overboard from the Carnival Cruise Line [...]
Spirit of Tasmania Passenger Suicide Overboard 45-year-old Male Jumped Overboard

June 24, 2016
Clifford Menezes Crew Cruise Ship Death Overboard Ryndam

December 21, 2014

Simone Scheuer Souza Crew Cruise Ship Murder MSC Musica

June 19, 2017

Simone Scheuer Souza, 36, from São Paulo, Brazil was a housekeeping crew member aboard MSC Cruises cruise ship MSC Musica when she went overboard on Monday, June 19, 2017 while the cruise ship was sailing between Venice to Brindisi, [...]
Karen Roston Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Honeymoon Murded Stardancer

February 13, 1988
Terry Andres Cruise Ship Passenger Death

January 6, 2017

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 […]

Gerhard Szimke Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Achille Lauro Fire

November 30, 1994

Gerhard Szimke, 68 – Ship Sinking Death, Achille Lauro Passenger, November 30, 1994, Time of Death 1:30 On November 30, 1994, the Achille Lauro caught fire 150 miles off the coast of Somalia, and then […]

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 […]

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 […]

Brendon Armstrong Passenger Cruise Ship Death Injury Aboard Celebrity Equinox Turkey

September 26, 2011

Brendon Armstrong, 24 – Fall To Lower Deck, Celebrity Equinox Passenger, September 26, 2011, Time of Death is unknown. Date: September 26, 2011 Cause: Fell from 11th to lower deck From: Walnut Creek, California Passenger […]

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 & […]

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 […]

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. […]

Bernard Michael Walters Cruise Ship Passenger Death

June 14, 2018

Bernard Michael Walters Cruise Ship Passenger Death – On June 14, 2018, Bernard Michael Walters, 83, from Burlington Place, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England was on a Mediterranean cruise aboard Fred Olsen Cruise Lines ship Boudicca with his wife […]

Janice Kay Steinhoff Cruise Ship Passenger Death Ruby Princess

January 20, 2018

Janice Kay Steinhoff, 73, of Cuba City, Wisconsin, died on Saturday, January 20, 2018, unexpectedly of natural causes while aboard Princess Cruises cruise ship Ruby Princess, at the end of the cruise near San Pedro, […]

Marjorie Katherine Cromer Cruise Ship Passenger Death

January 28, 2018

Marjorie Katherine (Handy) Cromer, 75, from Orlando, Florida passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday, January 28, 2018 in a Miami, Florida hotel. She was planning to board Norwegian Getaway that day for a one-week […]

William Crawford Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Norwegian Star

May 16, 2007

William Crawford, – Death Aboard, Norwegian Star Passenger, May 16, 2007, Time of Death is unknown Date: May 16, 2007 Cause: Death Aboard Location: Juneau, Alaska Passenger: William Crawford Cruise Line: Norwegian Cruise Line Ship: Norwegian Star

Jacquelyn Walter Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Carnival Triumph Swimming Pool Deck

April 25, 2008

Jacquelyn Walter, – Pre Existing Condition, Carnival Triumph Passenger, April 25, 2008, Time of Death is unknown. Cruise ship passenger Jacquelyn Walter was sailing aboard Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Triumph on Sunday, April 25, 2008 […]

Jean Young Passenger Cruise Ship Death Liberty of the Seas Legionella

October 10, 2009

Jean Young Legionella Cruise Ship Liberty of the Seas October 10, 2009, Time of Death Unknown Jean Young, 70, from Grimsby, United Kingdom, was a passenger aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Liberty of the Seas who died […]

Steven Michael Cox Notable Cruise Industry Death

August 27, 2017

Steven Michael Cox, 43, from Kissimmee, Florida, originally from Charleston, South Carolina, passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2017 of complications from Pneumonia. Cox graduated from Southeastern Academy in Kissimmee, Florida in 1993 with a […]

Mexico Cruise Excursion Bus Accident Passengers Death

Ulrica Hammarsten Bengtsson Cruise Passenger Mexico Excursion Bus Death

December 19, 2017

Ulrica Hammarsten Bengtsson, 51 from Svealand, Sweden was a cruise ship passenger who arrived in the Caribbean Sea Riviera Maya cruise port of Costa Maya, Mexico with her daughter Carolina Bengtsson. She boarded an excursion bus […]

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 […]

Frederick Thomas Norman Passenger Cruise Ship Death Excursion ATV Rental Caribbean Princess

April 16, 2010

Frederick Thomas Norman, age 37, Excursion ATV Crash, Caribbean Princess Passenger, April 16, 2010, Time of Death is unknown. A Canadian couple from Richmond Hill, Ontario Canada were involved in a fatal vehicle accident on […]

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 […]

Ricky Tung Nguyen Passenger Cruise Ship Death Liberty of the Seas Christmas Cruise

December 21, 2015

Ricky Tung Nguyen, Child Passenger Drowning Death, Cruise Ship Swimming Pool Drowning Death December 21, 2015, Time of Death 8:00-5:00. Ricky Tung Nguyen, 8, from Houston, Texas was sailing with his parents Jennifer and John Nguyen aboard […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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