Carnival Cruise line confirmed the loss of one of its passengers, who fell from a 9th-deck balcony onto a 5th-deck promenade during a cruise aboard the Carnival Horizon last week.
In light of the fatal incident, the company issued a statement confirming the death of its guest, adding that
Our thoughts and prayers are with the guest’s family.
Moreover, the company’s CareTeam continued supporting the guest’s family and they cooperated with the standard law enforcement investigation when the ship called the port of Miami.
The Miami-Dade Police Department noted that the man lost his life from the injuries caused from his fatal fall; Although the medical staff of the Carnival Horizon cruise ship immediately arrived to the scene of the incident, the passengers lost his life.
Two passengers that were onboard the cruise ship at the time of the fatal incident reported that the vessel had called for a medevac airlift but that the victim died before the helicopter could arrive.
Overall, Carnival Cruise Line has been on the spotlight in the past concerning passengers’ accidents; For instance, in October, a passenger went overboard. Yet, despite the search and rescue operations, the USCG called off the SAR and the passenger was never found.
Concluding, in an other incident, the cruise ship “Carnival Horizon”, in attempts to maneuvre its entrance into berth no. 2 at Manhattan Cruise Terminal’s Pier 88 in New York City, New York, its bow struck the southwest corner of adjacent Pier 90.