Two Cruisers Drown at Carnival’s New Port in...

Two cruise passengers drowned yesterday at Carnival Cruise Line’s new port in The Bahamas, Celebration Key.

Two Carnival cruise ships had been at Celebration Key yesterday, Carnival Elation and Mardi Gras. One passenger from every ship handed away whereas visiting the port.

The primary was a 79-year-old American man who drowned whereas snorkeling at Celebration Key.

Police stated that the incident occurred at roughly 1 pm yesterday and the matter stays beneath energetic investigation. On the time of press, no different data was accessible about his dying.

As well as, a girl in her 70s additionally drowned on the new port yesterday. It’s reported {that a} 74-year-old American girl drown in a swimming pool (lagoon as Carnival calls them) on the port.

Carnival Cruise Line despatched the next assertion to Cruise Fever concerning the tragedies:

“Our lifeguards and medical workforce responded to 2 separate water emergency incidents at Celebration Key on Friday — one within the lagoon and one on the seaside. Sadly, each company have handed away.

“One visitor was crusing with household on Mardi Gras and one visitor was crusing with household on Carnival Elation. Our ideas and prayers are with the company and their households and our Care Staff is offering help.“

Celebration Key opened final month as a personal port for Carnival cruise ships to go to. The port is situated on Grand Bahama Island and is round a 40 minute drive from Freeport.

Cruise Fever will proceed to watch this unhappy information from Celebration Key and we’ll present extra data when it turns into accessible.

The workforce at Cruise Fever sends our ideas and prayers to the households and pals of those two cruisers.