The Carnival Magic returned to its home port in Norfolk, Virginia early this morning without one of its guests. The Carnival cruise ship arrived back in Norfolk at 5:30 a.m. following a five day cruise to the Bahamas. Yesterday, a passenger was reported missing from the ship “late Monday afternoon,” according to a statement released
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Woman Goes Overboard From Celebrity Solstice During Alaskan Cruise – Why No Automatic Man Overboard System at This Late Date?
A woman went overboard from the Celebrity Solstice early in the morning of May 17, 2022 while the ship was sailing on an Alaskan itinerary. KTOO reported that “a cruise ship camera showed the woman going overboard at approximately 3 a.m. Tuesday as the ship sailed from Juneau to Skagway.”
There has been no explanation…
Man Overboard From MSC Divina, Rescued
A passenger went overboard from the MSC Divina late last week, according to a passenger who reported the incident to cruise expert Dr. Ross Klein who operates the popular CruiseJunkie web site.
The passenger stated “Last week we were on the MSC Divina and there a person went overboard. Around 6 in the morning…
Is Disney Cruise Line Testing A Man Overboard System?
Today a video taken by a passenger from the Disney Fantasy cruise ship was posted on Twitter. It shows a dummy tethered to a rope being dropped over the railing of a passenger balcony at the stern of the Disney ship, violently twisting at the end of the rope, and then being slowly pulled back…
Passenger Overboard From MSC Meraviglia, Rescued
A passenger in her 40’s went overboard today from the MSC Meraviglia, and was quickly rescued by a Danish rescue helicopter according to the Norwegian newspaper VG.
The newspaper did not indicate how the woman went overboard but described the incident as an “accident” which happened in Norwegian waters, midway between Norway and…
Person Missing From Golden Princess
A person (either a cruise guest or crew member) is presumed to have gone overboard from the Golden Princess according to a passenger on the Princess cruise ship.
Shortly after 6:15 p.m. EST today (10:15 a.m. Tuesday, January 22 – Australia time), a cruise passenger from Adelaide, Australia posted the following information on Twitter:
The Golden Princess cruise ship currently returning to Melbourne from New Zealand has a missing person, presumed overboard. All cabins searched in the middle of the night and again this morning. Ship is giving up search and returning to Melbourne with permission from AU Gov
— It's a disgrace (@thus9) January 21, 2019
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Passenger Overboard from the Carnival Fantasy
An adult male passenger is reportedly missing from the Carnival Fantasy cruise ship and is believed to have gone overboard before the ship arrived in Progreso, Mexico today.
The Carnival cruise ship left Mobile, Alabama on December 15th at 4:00 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Progreso, Mexico today at 8:00 a.m.
According to…
Passenger Missing from Carnival Victory Cruise Ship
A cruise guest is reportedly missing from a Carnival cruise ship this morning, according to several passengers including a journalist on the ship. A passenger informed me that the ship is the Carnival Victory.
His photo is being displayed on the television on the cruise ship. Security also conducted a room by room, floor by floor search.
— Kimberly Wyatt (@tv_leader) December 14, 2018
A man really fell off our cruise boat. Now turning around full speed to find him alongside the coast guard and a helicopter. Please pray for him! He’s been missing for 4-5 hours now
— tina (@tinadoiv) December 14, 2018
According to at least one passenger on the ship, CCTV “cameras confirm that the passenger went overboard. It’s unknown…
Royal Caribbean Unreasonably Delays Reporting Overboard Crew Member from Vision of the Seas
On December 8, 2017, a crew member went overboard from the Vision of the Seas cruise ship operated by Miami based Royal Caribbean Cruises. I reported on the incident at the time based on what passengers were stating about the cruise.
The Vision sailed out of Galveston on December 4, 2017 on a seven day…
How Carnival’s Failure to Install a Man Overboard System Doomed Passenger and Wasted U.S. Coast Guard Resources
In a press release, the the U.S. Coast Guard announced that it suspended its search and rescue efforts for a passenger who went overboard from the Carnival Paradise on May 22, 2018. The Coast Guard stated that it ended its search on the following day at approximately 9 P.M. (May 23, 2018), which is approximately…