CARNIVAL DREAM

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FBI investigating death case on cruise ship

The FBI is investigating the death case onboard the 'Carnival Dream', which happened around July 23 in the area of Belize City during a 6-day Western Caribbean voyage. It returned to Galveston, Texas, on July 26. An FBI maritime liaison agent, based out of the Texas City resident agency, was coordinating with the U.S. Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, and the cruise line regarding the incident as a standard practice for the FBI to review deaths that occur on cruise ships. The routine protocol ensures transparency. It does not automatically imply suspicious circumstances, and the facts of this matter did not suggest any such activity. The FBI is the primary federal agency authorized to investigate potential crimes on the high seas.

Federal agencies investigatiing death on board

Multiple federal agencies started investigating a death on board the 'Carnival Dream'. An unidentified person died on the Galveston-based Dream on July 23, 2025. the FBI Houston office confirmed. The incident is being investigated by an FBI Maritime Liaison Agent based out of the Texas City Resident Agency, the US Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection. Due to the ongoing nature of the investigation, no additional details were provided by the FBI’s Houston office Passengers aboard the ship, which travels to Costa Maya, Belize, and Cozumel, woke up to sirens around 3 a.m., and there was an announcement requesting medical attention on the Serenity Deck.

Cruise ship delayed due to propulsion issues

The 'Carnival Dream', nearing the end of a 14-night Eastern Caribbean itinerary, suffered a technical difficulty impacting her speed while in Philipsburg, St. Maarten, on Oct 27, 2024. As a result, the ship remained in port longer than planned to give the engineering team time to try to fix the issue. The vessel was supposed to depart at 4 p.m. LT, but stayed in the port until the early morning hours on Oct 28, delaying the port call on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, where it was due to arrive at 7 a.m., but didn’t reach the destination until 2:30 p.m. There, the engineers continued the work, but they may need some extra time to complete these. Passengers were asked to return to the vessel by 7 p.m., whnile the ship was originally supposed to set sail again at 4 p.m. After, the unspecified propulsion were fixed, there was no expected impact to the remainder of this cruise or to the subsequent voyage.