COMMENTS

  1. Cruise Ship Passenger Dies After Jump Into Water Goes Wrong

    A guest on the Allure of the Seas told Cruise Law News that Rucker's body was brought aboard the ship shortly before it left Roatan. A federal law known as the Death On the High Seas Act governs ...

  2. U.S. Passenger on Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas Dies in Roatan

    Last week, a father of four cruising on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship died in Roatan during a stop in that port after he dove into the water from an elevated structure of a pier. Edmund David Rucker, believed to be 52 years of age, was with his wife and family when the tragic accident occurred shortly after the Allure of the Seas ported in ...

  3. Cruise passenger dies after falling over balcony onto lower deck

    A passenger aboard a Virgin Voyages cruise ship died after falling over their balcony shortly after departure, a spokesperson said. The ship, Valiant Lady, had left Miami on Sunday for Roatan ...

  4. Sad Outcome for Cruise Passenger in Honduras

    A passenger aboard a recent Royal Caribbean International cruise has died after an unfortunate accident in Roatan, Honduras. The 52-year old man had jumped into the water from a high dock and ...

  5. Cruise Ship Passenger Left to Die After Medics Took An Hour ...

    Jeremy Lewis told Newsweek it was "disturbing" that it took almost an hour for medical help to arrive in Roatan, an island off the Honduras coast.

  6. Twelve-year-old child dies after falling from balcony on a Royal

    A 12-year-old passenger fell to his death on the final night of a cruise onboard Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas.

  7. 16-year-old passenger dies in balcony fall on Royal Caribbean's Allure

    Onboard RCI-Royal Caribbean 's cruise ship Allure of the Seas, a tragic incident occurred resulting in the untimely death of a 16-year-old passenger who fell from a balcony while the vessel was traveling from Florida to the Bahamas. The circumstances surrounding the fall remain unclear, and investigations are currently ongoing. Despite the prompt and diligent efforts of the onboard medical ...

  8. Royal Caribbean Sued Over Cruise Ship Passenger Allegedly Left to Die

    Royal Caribbean Sued Over Cruise Ship Passenger Allegedly Left to Die. The wife of a father-of-four who died after diving off a pier in Honduras during a cruise last year is suing Royal Caribbean ...

  9. Woman dies after falling off cruise ship balcony and landing on fellow

    The incident occurred shortly after the Virgin Voyages cruise ship departed from Miami ahead of his scheduled itinerary to Roatan in Honduras on Sunday evening

  10. Passenger dies on Virgin Voyages cruise after falling over balcony onto

    The cruise had already left the Miami port and was headed to Roatan, Honduras but was redirected back to Miami after the incident. According to PEOPLE, the ship set sail again after returning to ...

  11. Cruise Ship Passenger Falls from Balcony and Dies Mid-Trip

    A Virgin Voyages cruise ship turned course after one of its passengers fell and died while on board. Authorities are investigating the death of a passenger who fell from a balcony to a deck while ...

  12. 12-Year-Old's Fatal Fall From Royal Caribbean Balcony Sparks ...

    A 12-year-old young boy passed away after falling from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship balcony on September 7. ... ship's itinerary includes Roatan, ... to confirm the death of one of our guests ...

  13. Body of American who fell from cruise ship found off Honduras

    TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Authorities in Honduras say the body of a U.S. tourist who fell from a cruise ship has been found in waters near the island of Roatan.

  14. Exclusive: Photos of Damage to MSC Armonia After Pier Hit

    Exclusive photos taken show the damage to the cruise ship after it hit a pier in Roatan, Honduras. Scrapes and dents can be seen in high detail.

  15. Her Husband Died in a Horrific Cruise Zip-line Accident, Now She is

    A 27-year-old woman has accused Royal Caribbean Cruises of being responsible for the death of her husband who was killed in a zip-lining accident on the Honduran island of Roatán. Last month ...

  16. Boy Dies in Fall From Balcony on Harmony of the Seas

    A 12-year-old boy dies after falling from a balcony on Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas during a birthday cruise.

  17. Passenger dies on Royal Caribbean ship that left Miami for 9-month

    The passenger's identity and details surrounding their death weren't released. Serenade of the Seas left Miami on Dec. 10, 2023, on the Ultimate World Cruise, a 274-night, seven-continent voyage ...

  18. Cruise to Roatan, Honduras

    Discover all you need to cruise to Roatan, Honduras. Visit royalcaribbean.com to get information on Roatan, Honduras cruises, including things to do, dining, ports of call, cruise ships, shore excursions, offers, and more.

  19. Tourist Killed in Honduras in Cruise Zip-Line Accident

    But those cruise passengers aren't immune to the safety issues plaguing the zip-line industry as a whole. Roatan alone saw a Norwegian Spirit passenger plunge to her death 10 years ago, followed three years ago by a woman on a Royal Caribbean ship who was seriously injured zip-lining.

  20. Passenger Killed in Zip Lining Accident During Cruise To Roatan

    Two cruise passengers were involved in a zip lining accident during a stop in Roatan, Honduras on July 5, 2018. La Prensa newspaper in Honduras reports that a couple who arrived in Roatan on a cruise ship last Thursday collided with one another while on a zip line. The newspaper in Honduras identified the passengers as Egael Fishman and Shif ...

  21. U.S. tourist dies after falling from zip-line ride in Honduras

    A U.S. woman fell 65 feet to her death during a zip-line ride through the jungle on the Caribbean island of Roatan, police said Thursday...

  22. Roatan Zip Line Death (MERGED THREADS)

    A U.S. woman fell 65 feet to her death during a zip line ride through the jungle on the Caribbean island of Roatan, police said Thursday. Barbara Sue Fojtasek, 44, was riding along a steel wire hung between trees in the jungle when a harness holding her apparently broke on Tuesday, Honduran police said in a news release.