A Carnival Cruise Line spokesperson has confirmed the victim was an 81-year-old woman, with the cause of death currently believed to be natural causes.
yesterday."We offer our most sincere condolences to the guest's family, friends and loved ones," he added.medical staff are available to all passengers 24 hours a day during excursions.that staff are trained to be"proactive" when an unfortunate death of a passenger occurs on a trip. Crew provide emotional support to the person's friends or family, make travel arrangements and give free internet/phone use.
But there are still limits to what they can do."Carnival Care Team members are trained to deal with grieving people, but they are not grief counselors," the spokesperson said."They are trained to help deal with the details of repatriating a body and [contacting] a funeral home." The passing of the 81-year-old woman was unrelated to the major health scare that broke out on a separate Carnival Cruise Line vessel, the
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