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Privacy NoticeThe Channel 4 documentary, The World’s Biggest Cruise ship, set to air at 8pm on Sunday 18 August follows the build of the almost quarter of a mile long ship which took 7 years and cost nearly $2 million to build. Although the ship provides a luxury experience for guests around the Caribbean, it was rocked with sadness when a passenger sadly died after jumping overboard on the ship, after it set sail from Florida. The tragic incident came just months after the ship, which holds 5,000 guests, made its maiden voyage in January 2024. On the first night of its week long voyage, in May 2024, the male passenger jumped from the 20 deck high Royal Caribbean’s new 1,200-foot-long Icon of the Seas soon after it left Florida for Honduras.
A man tragically died on The World’s Biggest Cruise ship after jumping over board
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The Coast Guard, told the New York Post that “the cruise ship deployed one of their rescue boats, located the man, and brought him back aboard”. He was then later pronounced deceased. The ship, which was said to be about 300 miles from Port Miami at the time of the incident stopped for two hours while members of the crew helped the Coast Guard in his search and rescue mission. Beyond assisting in the search, the US Coast Guard did not have much involvement in the incident. Royal Caribbean told the publication: “The ship’s crew immediately notified the U.S. Coast Guard and launched a search and rescue operation.
A passenger described the scenes as ‘dystopian’
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“Our Care Team is actively providing support and assistance to the guest’s loved ones during this difficult time.” Reports stated that the man in question had been brought back on board in a critical condition before he unfortunately passed away. After the incident, passenger Zachary Normandin, 31, described the “dystopian” scenes to The Post. “Everyone in the dining room clapped and we’re like ‘yeah,’” the Connecticut resident said. “We assumed that the guy was fine,” he said on the moment it was revealed the man had been pulled out of the sea. “I don’t think everyone knows about the guy dying. I think it’s kind of purposely silenced,” he said, adding that he didn’t think the Royal Caribbean ‘wanted to scare anyone’. Zachary also revealed that he was ‘surprised’ how many people ‘went about their business’ during the search and after, when it was shared that the man had tragically passed away, calling the atmosphere “dystopian”. “I think people were just trying not to think about it, maybe, I don’t know,” the passenger concluded.Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnDocumentary
