Last week the Department of Transportation (DOT) published its quarterly cruise crime data for Q4 2025. The data followed similar trends from the last several years, with one exception — Carnival Cruise Line (hereinafter Carnival) reported only three (3) crimes on its ships and zero physical assaults with serious injuries.
New details emerged over the tragic passing of Anna Kepner, who died earlier in November aboard the Carnival Horizon. Anna, 18 years old, died by asphyxiation according to a report by ABC News, citing a source briefed on the investigation.
The source stated that Anna had two bruises on her neck sustained
A minor may face charges in connection with the death of Anna Kepner according to a court filing obtained by ABC News. The report states that one of Anna’s step-siblings may be charged with a crime and that her stepmother, Shauntel Hudson, has been in contact with the FBI.
Mrs. Hudson was on the
New details emerged in the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard the Carnival Horizon. The Daily Mail first reported that the teen was “found wrapped in a blanket, covered over with life jackets and stuffed under a bed.”
The tabloid details how on November 6 Anna complained of feeling unwell during dinner and went
A federal jury found Malaysian national, Lay Ong, 67, guilty for sexually abusing a minor during a Royal Caribbean cruise. The incident took place earlier this year on the Icon of the Seas during the ship’s March 29 through April 5 voyage from Miami.
Ong was convicted on October 23 and the press release of
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released limited information as it continues its investigation of the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner.
One key detail now confirmed is that Anna Kepner passed away on Friday, November 7, at 11:17 a.m., according to the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner. Per The Cruise Globe, the
An 18-year-old passenger died aboard Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Horizon during a 6-night Caribbean voyage from Miami. The woman has been identified as Anna Kepner.
Kepner’s family described their daughter as a joyful, straight-A student who was planning to join the military. She was from Titusville, Florida.
Limited information about the cause or events leading
