Passenger goes overboard from RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Explorer OTS

   March 3, 2025 ,   Accidents

A search operation is currently underway for a woman who went overboard from the RCI-Royal Caribbean ship Explorer of the Seas, at ~11:00 p.m. on the first day of "The 80s Cruise" approx 80 mi/130 km east of Miami (Florida USA).

The Captain informed passengers of the situation via the public address system, and crew members promptly deployed a speedboat to search for the missing individual. Two nearby vessels have also joined the search efforts. 

According to witnesses, the woman intentionally jumped from Deck 8 following an argument with her partner.

Explorer OTS is on a 7-day roundtrip itinerary from Miami, visiting Nassau (Bahamas), San Juan (Puerto Rico) and Labadee (Haiti).

For more Explorer of the Seas incidents and accidents see the ship's CruiseMinus page.