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Two Dead After Drowning at Same Cruise Ship Resort in the Bahamas. What to Know.

At least two people have died from apparent drownings in separate incidents over the weekend at the same Bahamas resort. The incidents occurred on Friday at Celebration Key, the new private resort reserved for Carnival Cruise Line guests. Both victims, a man and a woman in their 70s from the…

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Cruise Passenger Falls Off Pier on Way to Ship — What Had Him So Distracted?

A cruise ship passenger filming the walk to their cruise ship was so distracted by his phone screen that he walked straight off the pier, falling into the water below, according to various news outlets. The incident happened Thursday at Royal Caribbean’s CocoCay, a private island in the Bahamas. Rescue…

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Family Influencer Accidentally Videos This Potential Cruise Ship Security Flaw. What to Know.

When a family and lifestyle influencer with millions of followers filmed her family’s first moments entering their cruise ship suite, she also inadvertently captured their startled realization that they’d walked into the wrong room — a mistake made possible by a potentially flawed security practice: room keys taped to doors.…

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Man Injured in Water Slide Incident Aboard World’s Largest Cruise Ship.

At least one passenger was injured after viral video online shows acrylic glass panel of water slide on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas suddenly shattering while he was inside, media outlets reported Friday. The incident happened Thursday and the man was treated for injuries by the ship’s medical staff,…

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Iconic Miami Beach Landmark to Open Water Park. What to Know.

The Fontainebleau in Miami Beach, which has largely been credited with altering the landscape of luxury hospitality in the area and was once the playground for elites including Elvis Presley, Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra, has recently announced plans to build a water park on the iconic property. The home…

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Cruise Ship Left Drifting Off Italian Coast with no Power. What to Know.

Electrical failure resulting in a power outage caused thousands of passengers aboard a Celebrity Cruise Line ship without power and drifting off the Italian coast for several hours over the weekend, officials say. The Royal Caribbean Group, which is the cruise line’s parent company, said that the 2,170-passenger ship was…

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FBI Investigating Death on Cruise Ship. What to Know.

The FBI is investigating a death that occurred aboard the Carnival Dream, but little details have been released. The incident happened on Wednesday, July 23, aboard the Carnival Dream near Belize City during a six-day western Caribbean voyage. Passengers told KHOU, a local news outlet in Houston, that they woke…

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Woman Survives Stabbing Stemming from ‘Personal Dispute’ Aboard Cruise Ship, officials say.

A woman working on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship who was stabbed by another member of the crew before he went overboard has survived her injuries, according to reporting from national news outlets. The woman was stabbed multiple times in what cruise officials are calling a “personal dispute” on July…

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Netflix Releases Another Cruise-Centered Documentary. This One is Everyone’s Worst Nightmare.

Last month, jokes circulated online surrounding Netflix’s Trainwreck: Poop Cruise and its nightmarish conclusion, however, the streaming platform’s newest cruise-centered documentary is far more chilling. Amy Bradley Is Missing centers around the 1998 disappearance of 23-year-old Amy Lynn Bradley, of Virginia. Bradley embarked on a voyage with Royal Caribbean International’s…

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Officials: Over 130 Passengers Sick on Royal Caribbean Ship. What to Know.

Over 130 passengers were sick with gastrointestinal illnesses on a Royal Caribbean ship that sailed from Los Angeles over the Fourth of July weekend, CNN reported this week. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention said the official number of passengers who were sick was 134, with at least…

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