Couple Vanish from Cruise Ship on May 12, 2005

Our prayers are with all families that have suffered any
type of loss during a cruise.

On May 12, 2005, we were passengers on the Carnival Destiny traveling between Barbados and Aruba when an elderly couple disappeared without a trace. The crew searched all cabins on the ship the next morning around 3:00 AM, There was no investigation that we were made aware of and the only information Carnival would give us was that they turned the ship around 8 hours after the people were found missing and we searched for them in the water for a couple hours. We had enough time to stop in St. Maarten but not Aruba. We saw and heard from no law enforcement. Three days later when we got off the ship in San Juan all passengers were given a flyer to report anything they knew to the FBI. We did not know if there was foul play or an accident. If you were on that cruise please post a message. If you have had similar experiences involving poor or non-existent safety and security procedures on a cruise please post a message. Some of the passengers were passing around a petition to complain about how Carnival handled the incident. We are concerned that this is similar to other incidents where cruise lines have covered up or failed to proper investigate disappearances whether they were accidents or crimes. Our goal is to promote better safety and security procedures. More to come soon.

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