Cruise Ship Deaths - Cruise Ship Deaths

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Albert Haywood Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Carnival Destiny Puerto Rico

Albert Haywood, – Death Aboard, Carnival Destiny Passenger, November 1, 2007, Time of Death is unknown. Date: November 1, 2007 Cause: Death Aboard Location: Puerto Rico Passenger: Albert Haywood Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Lines Ship: [...]
Natural Causes

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 – [...]
Port Deaths

Susan Borges Passenger Cruise Ship Death Liberty Of The Seas Cozumel Dune Buggy

Susan Borges, 41 – Excursion Dune Buggy Crash, Liberty Of The Seas Passenger, November 17, 2012, Time of Death 8:00-5:00. Date: November 17, 2012 Cause: Excursion Dune Buggy Crash From: Florida Passenger Name: Susan Borges [...]
Cruise Ship Murders

Herman Augustus Charles Crew Cruise Ship Death Aboard Song Of America Murder

Herman Augustus Charles, 28 – Murder, Song Of America Crew, July 8, 1984, Time of Death is unknown. Herman Augustus Charles, 28, from Jamaica was working as a crew member on Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines’ [...]
Port Deaths

Larry Gerald Wilhoit Passenger Cruise Ship Death Carnival Glory

Larry Gerald Wilhoit, Cruise Ship Passenger Snorkeling Death, Oranjestad, Aruba Carnival Glory, February 9, 2016, Time of Death Unknown. Larry Gerald Wilhoit, 67, of Scottsbluff, Nebraska was on a cruise with his wife Beverly aboard [...]

Spirit of Tasmania Passenger Suicide Overboard 45-year-old Male Jumped Overboard

June 24, 2016

Spirit of Tasmania 1, Passenger Suicide Overboard, 45-year-old Male Jumped Overboard June 24 2016, Time of Death 11:30. On Friday June 24, 2016 around 11.30 pm, a 45-year-old, male cruise ship passenger from Ballarat, Victoria, Australia who [...]
Vernon Witsell, Cruise Ship Passenger Suicide Overboard, Skyline Princess Off New York

August 21, 2016
Richard Fearnside Passenger Cruise Overboard Pride Of Kent Ferry

May 28, 2013

Aymen Morjen, 33, Tunisia, Attack on Bardo National Museum Tunis, Tunisia

March 18, 2015

Aymen Morjen, 33, Tunisia, 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 [...]
Miriam Martinez Camelo, Sydney, Australia, Attack on Bardo National Museum Tunis

February 18, 2015
Ruby Roegge Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard SS Mongolia Poison Murder

October 14, 1929

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 […]

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’ […]

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 […]

Anton Ilichev Suite Manager Celebrity Millennium Suicide

Anton Ilichev Celebrity Millennium Officer Hanging Death

December 6, 2018

Anton Ilichev Celebrity Millennium Officer Hanging Death – On Thursday, December 6, 2018, Anton Ilichev from Kherson, Ukraine, a suite manager aboard Celebrity Cruises ship Celebrity Millennium, was allegedly found hanging in his cabin’s bathroom […]

Sara Carolyn Hendricks-Lorentz Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Grandeur Of The Seas

March 5, 2010

Sara Carolyn Hendricks-Lorentz, 46 – Suicide, Grandeur Of The Seas Passenger, March 5, 2010, Time of Death is unknown. Date: March 5, 2010 Cause: Suicide, fall to lower deck From: Orlando, Florida Passenger Name: Sara Carolyn […]

Djordje Jankovic Princess Crew From Bosnia Hanging Death

July 21, 2017

Djordje Jankovic, 25, was a Princess Cruises crew member utility cleaner, originally from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovin, but who lived in Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Jankovic was found dead as a result of a hanging […]

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 […]

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 […]

Kevin Henry Edouard Passenger Cruise Ship Death Norwegian Epic

August 14, 2010

Kevin Henry Edouard, 21 – Accidental Death, Norwegian Epic Passenger, August 14, 2010, Time of Death 2:00. Kevin Henry Edouard, 21, of Nyack, New York died suddenly aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s (NCL) Epic on Sunday, August […]

Lori Frese Notable Cruise Industry Death Skyscraper Tours

March 27, 2017

Lori Frese, 52, owner of Skyscraper Tours in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, passed away at her home Monday, March 27, 2017, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Lori Frese’s grandfather and grandmother owned and operated several businesses, one being […]

Hideko Heidi Tucker Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Carnival Conquest Jamaica

April 16, 2012

Hideko Heidi Tucker, 75 – Natural Causes, Carnival Conquest Passenger, April 16, 2012, Time of Death is unknown. Date: April 16, 2012 Cause: Natural Unknown From: Ocean Springs, Mississippi Passenger Name: Hideko “Heidi” Tucker Cruise […]

Soemarni Sadikromo Crew Cruise Ship Death Norwegian Sun

October 30, 2011

Soemarni Sadikromo, – Stroke, Norwegian Sun Crew, October 30, 2011, Time of Death is unknown. Date: October 30, 2011 Cause: Stroke From: Indonesia Passenger Name: Soemarni Sadikromo Cruise Line: Norwegian Cruise Line Ship: Norwegian Sun […]

Ronald C. Chappell Notable Cruise Industry Death

November 28, 2017

Ronald Charles Chappell, 83, from Ledyard, Connecticut, died November 28, 2017 after a long battle with COPD and Alzheimer’s. Chappell was born in New London, Connecticut July 24, 1934. He retired after 27 years from […]

Helen Panagos Crystal Cruises Notable Cruise Industry Death

February 26, 2019

Helen Panagos Crystal Cruises Notable Cruise Industry Death – Helen Panagos, 55, died Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at home surrounded by her family, a Crystal statement said. Most recently she had been vice president, destination […]

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 […]

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 […]

Mexico Cruise Excursion Bus Accident Passengers Death

Laura Herrmann Couallier Cruise Passenger Mexico Excursion Bus Death

December 19, 2017

Laura Herrmann Couallier, 52, owner of Laura Herrmann Design, from Apopka, Florida, was a cruise ship passenger who arrived in the Caribbean Sea Riviera Maya cruise port of Costa Maya, Mexico. She boarded an excursion […]

John Douglas Herberger Passenger Cruise Ship Death Carnival Triumph

March 21, 2016

John Douglas Herberger, Cruise Ship Passenger Drowning Death, Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Triumph Cozumel, Mexico March 21, 2016, Time of Death 12:20. On March 21, 2016, around 1220 hours, attorney John Douglas Herberger, 56, from Houston, Texas […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

John Coleman Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Carnival Ecstasy

January 18, 2008

John Coleman, – Drug Overdose, Carnival Ecstasy Passenger, January 18, 2008, Time of Death is unknown. John Coleman was sailing aboard the Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Ecstasy when he died as a result of an accidental […]

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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