Elderly Couple Missing from Cruise Ship

TheSkipper · January 17, 2009

Just ran across the AP release:

A missing elderly couple likely fell off a Carnival Cruise ship between Long Beach and Mexico, company officials said Friday.

A 90-year-old man and his 79-year-old wife were aboard the Carnival Paradise when it departed Monday from Long Beach, but they could not be found when it returned Friday morning.

Miami-based Carnival said the couple's cabin door was double-locked from the inside with a "Do Not Disturb" sign on the handle. Their belongings remained inside, and the door leading from the cabin to the private balcony was unlocked.

FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said the couple was last seen Tuesday night near their cabin.

Gregswife · January 17, 2009

How sad. Again, I do not see how people just fall overboard and at that age, it would be difficult to climb on the railing, I would think.

cruisetarp · January 17, 2009

How very sad.

cruisingcats · January 18, 2009

Very sad story. :sad2:

deb1220 · January 18, 2009

A very, very sad story indeed.

One thing I found very puzzling in an online article about this is that a spokesperson from Carnival said they weren't sure if the couple disembarked in Ensenada or Catalina Island. Don't they have records of that? I mean, you get your cruise-card scanned when you exit and enter the ship. Isn't that recorded? It just seemed like a strange comment to me.

55ChevyLady · January 18, 2009

A very, very sad story indeed.
One thing I found very puzzling in an online article about this is that a spokesperson from Carnival said they weren't sure if the couple disembarked in Ensenada or Catalina Island. Don't they have records of that? I mean, you get your cruise-card scanned when you exit and enter the ship. Isn't that recorded? It just seemed like a strange comment to me.

yes indeed, you don't get on or off that ship without getting your SS card scanned and your ID verified to your SS card (SS...Sail and Sign Card)

on our last cruise (2008) when we were about to leave Cozumel there were numerous announcements requesting several different people ( about 3 different couples) to report to the pursuer's office. Finally about 25 minutes after our scheduled departure time the announcements stopped and we left port.

Hubby and I thought those people hadn't made it back yet and Carnival was thinking maybe somehow they had gotten on board without their card getting scanned and they wanted to find them before we left port or they just hadn't made it back or something to that effect... :wacko:

TheSkipper · January 19, 2009

I think the spokeswoman meant that "she" did not know if they had gotten off the ship at either port of call. You can bet Ship Security knew.

Strange, I've not heard another word about this. :unsure:

hazelson · January 19, 2009

Sad story - though I wonder if its two if it could be some sort of suicide pact???

KeithnRita · January 19, 2009

Sad story - though I wonder if its two if it could be some sort of suicide pact???

Since their stateroom door was double-locked from the inside it sure sounds like it could be sucicide.

55ChevyLady · January 19, 2009

Sad story - though I wonder if its two if it could be some sort of suicide pact???

Since their stateroom door was double-locked from the inside it sure sounds like it could be sucicide.

that is what I thought... :sad2: