Cruise Ship Passenger Dies After Fall From Balcony, Lower Deck Landing

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The boat had left Miami and was heading to Roatán, Honduras, when they fell, a Virgin Voyages spokesperson says in a statement shared with PEOPLE. A passenger on a Virgin Voyages cruise ship died over the weekend after a fall from the ship's balcony, landing on a lower deck, and colliding with another person. Virgin Voyages said the incident happened shortly after the cruise ship's departure. The company has not provided details about what may have caused the guest's fall.

Passenger dies after falling from cruise ship balcony onto lower deck

"On Sunday, shortly after departure there was a medical emergency involving one of our passengers," the cruise line company said in an emailed statement. "This passenger went over their balcony onto a lower deck, and despite receiving immediate medical attention, has passed away." "Yesterday evening shortly after departure there was a medical emergency involving one of our passengers," says the spokesperson. A woman on a Virgin Voyages cruise ship from PortMiami Florida died after falling from a balcony on the ship on Sunday, April 2nd, reportedly landing on another guest.

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The passenger also struck another person while falling to the deck, though the second traveller was not seriously injured, according to a statement from a Virgin Voyages spokesperson. A vlogger on the ship, known as The Shiplife, shared his experience on YouTube and stated that some passengers left the ship after it returned to Miami. According to PEOPLE, the ship set sail again after returning to port with an adjusted itinerary. “Our hearts and thoughts are with this person’s loved ones,” the company said in a statement. A YouTuber who was on the cruise shared video of announcements that were made to passengers on board, including informing them that the ship was turning around at about 11 p.m.

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'I just started my FIRST cruise with Virgin Voyages… and someone fell from their balcony and died,' tweeted Mel Murray. The ship has since restarted sailing with an adjusted itinerary, including the missed port of call in Roatan. The cruise had already left the Miami port and was headed to Roatan, Honduras but was redirected back to Miami after the incident. J. Alexander, who runs the YouTube channel The Shiplife, said in the hours that followed he heard from others on board that a person had fallen from a balcony. At around 8 a.m., the captain made an announcement confirming a person had fallen and died. The ship returned to Miami early on Monday morning but has since resumed the cruise with slight changes to the itinerary.

Cruise Passenger Dies After Falling Over Balcony Onto Lower Deck, Virgin Voyages Says

The spokesperson for Virgin Voyages said in their statement that the second person was not seriously injured. Between 2009 and 2019, there were 292 serious injuries to passengers or crew members on cruise ships, and 126 minor injuries, according to Cruise Lines International Association. When the woman plunged to the lower deck of Virgin’s Valiant Lady ship, she fell on top of another cruise passenger. The cruise ship was immediately turned around and returned to Miami following the death. When she plunged to the lower deck of the line’s Valiant Lady ship, the woman apparently fell on top of another passenger, TMZ reported.

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MIAMI - A Virgin Voyages ship was forced to return to PortMiami after a guest suffered a deadly fall. The passenger was not identified and no further details were given, with Virgin Voyages saying it wanted to protect the privacy of those involved. The ship had been set to debut at PortMiami in April 2020 but was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. "Our hearts and thoughts are with this person's loved ones," the statement said.

Passenger dies after falling from cruise ship balcony onto lower deck, company says

The incident unfolded on Sunday around 6 p.m., shortly after the Virgin Voyages ship, Valiant Lady, departed a Miami port for Roatán, Honduras. A vacation on the high seas took a turn for the tragic after a woman fell to her death from a balcony aboard a Virgin Voyages cruise ship, the company said. "This passenger went over their balcony onto a lower deck, and despite receiving immediate medical attention, has passed away," a Virgin spokesperson said in an emailed statement.

The vessel "was immediately redirected back to Miami, where the team are working closely with local officials," the spokesperson added. The ship has since resumed its sailing with an adjusted itinerary, including a missed port of call in Roatan. Authorities are investigating the death of a passenger who fell from a balcony to a deck while on a cruise ship on Sunday.

'Yesterday evening shortly after departure there was a medical emergency involving one of our passengers,' a Virgin spokesman said. A Caribbean cruise was thrown into chaos on Sunday after a female passenger fell from her balcony to her death - and landed on another person below. The company spokesperson said they were deeply saddened by the loss of life and their hearts and thoughts were with that person’s loved ones. “We are deeply saddened by this loss of life and our hearts and thoughts are with this person’s loved ones,” the company spokesperson said. The passenger, who has not been identified, fell onto another person, Insider reported.

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A Virgin Voyages cruise passenger died on board the ship Sunday night, after the guest "went over their balcony onto a lower deck," the company has confirmed. The woman tumbled from her balcony onto a deck below shortly after the Virgin Voyages ship set sail for Roatan, Honduras, the cruise company told news outlets Monday. The unnamed passenger tumbled over the balcony barrier and fell onto another person on a deck some 10 stories below, a cruise line spokesperson said in a statement to PEOPLE.

He said passengers were given a “100 percent future cruise credit” as compensation from Virgin Voyages. J. Alexander, a YouTuber who runs the channel The Shiplife, was onboard the Valiant Lady and included footage of the captain’s announcement regarding a passenger death in a vlog about his cruise experience. Alexander said many travellers were “shaky” after news of the death and chose to disembark entirely when they reached Miami. The cruise line’s Valiant Lady ship was en route to Roatán, Honduras, when staff announced there had been a “medical emergency” involving a passenger.

The spokesperson declined to release further details, saying it wants to protect the privacy of those involved. In November, a 28-year-old man from Alabama survived for 20 hours after falling off the Carnival Valor, bound for Cozumel. The cruise was en route back to Portsmouth when the man leapt overboard in the Bay of Biscay, with French and Spanish vessels called to assist the search. The Valiant Lady is currently en route to the Mexican port of Cozumel, where they will dock before heading back via the island of Bimini in the Bahamas. Passengers were then told by the captain what had happened, and that they would no longer go to Roatan.

A Virgin Voyages spokesperson told PEOPLE the change was triggered by the weather and does not have anything to do with the recent passenger death. According to a statement from Virgin Voyages, "This passenger went over their balcony to a lower deck, and despite receiving immediate medical attention, has passed away." Business Insider reports that the passenger, who has not been identified, fell onto another person. The passenger fell shortly after departure Sunday as the ship went to Roatan, Honduras.

A Virgin Voyages passenger died after falling from a balcony on the line's Valiant Lady ship, the cruise line said Monday. A Virgin Voyages spokesperson said in a statement the passenger had gone over their balcony onto a lower deck, and despite receiving immediate medical attention, had passed away. The passenger’s identity has not yet been revealed but TMZ reported that the woman fell onto another passenger on the deck below. “This passenger went over their balcony onto a lower deck, and despite receiving immediate medical attention, has passed away,” a Virgin Voyages spokesperson said in a statement.

"We are deeply saddened by this loss of life and our hearts and thoughts are with this person's loved ones." A Virgin Voyages cruise ship returned to its Miami port Sunday after a passenger fell from a balcony and onto a lower deck, killing them. The passenger, whose identity has not been revealed, was on a Virgin Voyages cruise ship on Sunday.

The cruise line also confirmed its ship was “immediately redirected back to Miami” after the incident. The company added that it’s working closely with local officials as they kick off an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the passenger’s death. "On Sunday, shortly after departure there was a medical emergency involving one of our passengers," the cruise line company said in a statement to Sky News. A passenger on a Virgin Voyages cruise has died after falling off their balcony shortly after the ship set off. Virgin Voyages confirmed that the cruise ship was "immediately redirected back to Miami" after the incident. The company also said it is working closely with local officials as an investigation gets underway into the circumstances surrounding the passenger's death.