Cruise Ship Deaths
Deaths Onboard Or Overboard Cruise Ships
Passenger And Crew Deaths On Cruise Ships
Date:  July 19, 2009
Cause:  Shot By Police
Location: San Diego
Name: Steven Paul Hirschfield
Cruise Line: Hornblower Cruises
Ship: Inspiration
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Date: April 19, 2008
Cause: Death
Location: Off Dubai
Passenger: Walther Schloenp
Cruise Line: Hapag-Lloyd
Ship: MS Europa
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Date: April 10, 2008
Cause: Death
Location: Off Capetown
Passenger: Lizzie Carte
Cruise Line: P & O Cruises
Ship: Oriana
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Date: April 06, 2008
Cause: Death
Location: Off Port Canaveral
Passenger: James Michael Burgess
Home Town: Florida
Cruise Line: Sun Cruz
Ship: SunCruz XII
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Date: December 15, 2007
Cause: Death
Location: Caribbean
Passenger: Marvin Smith
Cruise Line: Princess Cruises
Ship: Caribbean Princess
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Date: November 18, 2007
Cause: Overboard
Location: At Sea Off Florida
Passenger: Monique Van der Steenstraeten
Cruise Line: Discovery Cruise Line
Ship: Discovery Sun
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Date:  October 31, 2007
Cause:  Aboard - unknown
Location: Hawaii
Passenger: 40/F & 83/M
Cruise Line: Celebrity Cruise Lines
Ship: Summit
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Date:  September 30, 2007
Cause:  Overboard
Location: UK
Passenger: Karleen Pang
Cruise Line: P & O Cruise Lines
Ship: Oceana
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Date:  August 14, 2007
Cause:  Malpractice After Injury
Location: Off Spain
Passenger: Santo Piazza
Cruise Line: Disney
Ship: Magic
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Date:  August 7, 2007
Cause:  Assault
Location: New Caledonia
Passenger: Unknown
Cruise Line: P & O Cruise Lines
Ship: Pacific Sun
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Date:  July 5, 2007
Cause:  Overboard
Location: Off Coast Of Mexico
Passenger: Kevin Klingele
Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Lines
Ship: Carnival Pride
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Date:  June 30, 2007
Cause:  Overboard
Location: Gulf Of Mexico
Passenger: David Ritcheson
Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Lines
Ship: Carnival Liberty
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Date:  June 19, 2007
Cause:  Death Aboard
Location: Bermuda
Passenger: Richard Mulloy
Cruise Line: Norwegian Cruise Lines
Ship: Norwegian Majesty
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Date Summer 2007
Cause: Pneumonia
Location: Europe
Passenger: Don Bryce
Cruise Line: HAL
Cruise Ship: Rotterdam
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Date:  February 19, 2007
Cause:  Mysterious Death Aboard
Location: Caribbean
Passenger: Sandra (Peggy) Crislip
Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Lines
Ship: Carnival Destiny
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Date:  November 21, 2006
Cause:  Drowning
Location: Off Kadmath
Passenger: Neuna Shah
Cruise Line: Star Cruises
Ship: MV Super Star Libra
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Date:  December 17, 2006
Cause:  Overboard
Passenger: 76yr old Male Passenger
Location: Off Florida
Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
Ship: Enchantment Of The Seas
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Date:  November 10, 2006
Cause:  Death After Norovirus
Location: Off Rome Italy
Passenger: David Lee Fitzgerald
Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Line
Ship: Carnival Liberty
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Date:  September 30, 2006
Cause:  Onboard Death
Passenger - 48 Yr Old Female
Location: At Sea Near Galveston
Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Lines
Ship: Conquest
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Date:  September 6, 2006
Cause:  Onboard Death
Location: At Sea
Passenger - Helen Kerr
Nationality: American
Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Lines
Ship: Legend
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Date: June 7, 2006
Cause: Onboard Death
Location: At Sea  Off Norway
Passenger: Edith Horn
Home Town: England
Cruise Line:: Travelscope Holidays
Ship:MV Van Gogh
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Date:  May 27, 2006
Cause:  Overboard
Location: At Sea Caribbean
Passenger - Overboard
Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Lines
Ship: Legend
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Date: May 26, 2006
Cause: Overboard
Location: At Sea  Off Italy
Passenger: Micki Kanesaki
Cruise Line:: Island Cruises - RCCL
Ship:Island Escape
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Date: May 18, 2006
Cause:  Death
Location: Near Cozumel
Passenger: Frank Kochish
Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Lines
Ship: Inspiration
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Date:  May 15, 2006
Cause:  Overboard
Location: At Sea Caribbean
Passenger - 21yr male
Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
Ship: Mariner Of The Seas
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Date:  May 13, 2006
Cause: 
Location: At Sea Norway
Crew Member - male
Cruise Line: Cunard
Ship: Queen Mary 2
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Date:  March 23, 2006
Cause:  Smoke Inhalation In Fire
Location: Montego Bay
Passenger: Richard Liffridge
Cruise Line: Princess Cruise Lines
Ship: Star Princess
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Date:  March 18, 2006
Cause:  Internal Bleeding
Location: Off Mexico
Passenger: Andy Knebel
Cruise Line: RCCL
Ship: Vision Of The Seas
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Date:  February 28, 2006
Cause: Death On Stage
Location: At Sea Caribbean
Entertainer: Anthony Burger
Cruise Line: Holland America
Ship: Noordam
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Date:  January 5, 2006
Cause: Overboard
Location: At Sea
Passenger: Lynsey O'Brien
Nationality: Irish
Cruise Line: Costa Cruises
Ship: Costa Magica
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Date:  September 12, 2005
Cause: Injury Aboard Then Death
Location: At Sea Off Nova Scotia
Passenger: Michael Bedford
Cruise Line: Travelscope
Ship: M/V Athena
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Date:  September 2, 2005
Cause: Hydrogen sulfide gas
Location: At Sea
Crew Member: 3 Crew
Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean International
Ship: Monarch of the Seas

Date:  August 11, 2005
Where: In Cabin
Cause: Unknown
Location: Off Coast Of Florida
Staff: 30yr Old Musician
Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Line
Ship: Carnival Glory

Date:  July 5, 2005
Cause:  Overboard
Location: Off Coast Of Turkey
Passenger: George Allen Smith IV
Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean International
Ship: Brilliance of the Seas
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Date: June 24, 2005
Cause:  Overboard
Location: Off East Coast Of Mexico
Passenger: 40yr old Female Passenger
Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Line
Ship: Elation

Date:  May 16, 2005
Cause:  Overboard
Location: At Sea Bound For Aruba
Passenger: Hue Pham & Hue Tran
Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Line
Ship: Carnival Destiny

Date:  April 19, 2005
Cause:  Overboard
Location: Off Coast Of Newfoundland
Passenger: 82yr old Male Passenger
Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Line
Ship: Carnival Destiny

Date:  April 19, 2005
Cause:  Life Boat Test Mechanical Failure
Location: At Sea Near Norway
Crew Member
Cruise Line: Hurtigruten
Ship: M/S Nordkapp

Date:  February 16, 2005
Cause: Unknown
Location: Off Vanuatu
Passenger: Male
Cruise Line: P&O Australia
Ship: Pacific Sun

Date: January 27, 2005
Cause: Crushed In Hydrolic Door
Location: Near St Thomas
Crew Member
Cruise Line: Celebrity Cruises
Ship: Millennium

Date:  January 19, 2005
Cause: Sewer Gas Leak
Crew:  Boris Dimitrov, of Bulgaria;  Willie Tirol, Philippines; Radomilja Frane, of Croatia
Location: Los Angeles, Ca
Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean International
Ship: The Monarch of the Seas

Date: January 8, 2005
Cause: Overboard
Location: At Sea Bound For Brisbane
Passenger: 24yr Male Passenger
Cruise Line: P&O Australia
Ship: Pacific Sky

Date: December 9, 2004
Cause: Overboard
Location: At Sea Near Uruguay
Crew Member
Cruise Line: Silversea Cruises
Ship: Silver Wind

Date:  December 4, 2004
Cause: Overboard
Location: Off Coast Of Mexico
Passenger: Annette Mizener
Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Line
Ship: Carnival Pride
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Date: November 24, 2004
Cause: Overboard
Location: Bahamas
Passenger: Glenn Sheridan
Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Line
Ship: Celebration
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Date: November 18, 2004
Cause: Overboard
Location: Cayman Islands
Passenger: 60 year old Male
Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Line
Ship: Carnival Conquest

Date:  September 4, 2004
Cause: Overboard
Location: At Sea
Passenger: 67 year old female
Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean International
Ship: Voyager of the Seas

Date:  August 4, 2004
Cause: Overboard
Location: 40km South Of Hong Kong
Passenger: 54yr old male
Cruise Line: Star Cruises
Ship: Star Pisces

Date: July 23, 2004
Cause: Overboard
Location: Voyager of the Seas
Passenger: Male
Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Line
Ship: Fascination

Date:  April 22, 2004
Cause:  Sudden illness
Location: Las Palmas
Passenger:  Margarethe 'Grete' Bloss
Cruise Line: Renaissance Cruises
Ship: Delphin Renaissance
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Date: September 23, 2002
Cause:  Drug Overdose
Location: Australia
Passenger: 42 year old Female
Cruise Line: P & O Cruise Line
Ship: Pacific Sky
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Date: September 3, 2001
Cause: Overboard
Location: Norway
Passenger: 69 year old female
Cruise Line: Norwegian Coastal Voyage
Ship: MS Harald Jarl
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Date: July 10, 1999
Cause: Overboard
Location: At Sea Near Barcelona Spain
Name: Andy Wallis
Cruise Line: Princess Cruise Lines
Ship: Grand Princess
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Date: February/May 1988
Cause: 2 Deaths, 1 injured
Location: Bahamas
Crew Members: 3
Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Lines
Ship: Festivale
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