Cruise passengers shaken by third death at popular port less than a year after opening

An aged cruise rider died aft her mobility scooter plunged disconnected a pier successful the Bahamas — marking the 3rd decease astatine Carnival Cruise Line's Celebration Key successful little than a twelvemonth since it opened. 

The 88-year-old American tourer mislaid power of her scooter astatine astir 12 p.m. connected Saturday, according to the Nassau Guardian, the paper of grounds successful the Bahamas.

A Carnival spokesperson confirmed the incidental to Fox News Digital.

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"Carnival confirmed that a pistillate impermanent utilizing a mobility scooter drove disconnected the pier astatine Celebration Key and fell into the h2o portion Carnival Celebration was successful larboard connected May 9. Carnival teams responded, successfully retrieving her from the water," a Carnival spokesperson said.

"Despite resuscitation efforts, she did not survive. The deceased was taken by the Royal Bahamian Police Department and the coroner’s office. Our thoughts are with her family," the spokesperson added.

The incidental occurred astatine Celebration Key, a $600 cardinal edifice destination developed by Carnival Cruise Line and opened successful July 2025. (Carnival Cruise Line)

Officials judge the idiosyncratic struck her caput against the hull of the vessel, the Nassau Guardian reported.

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A rider told section outlet WSVN that the pistillate "had a bosom attack."

"[She] went disconnected with the scooter, and banged her caput beauteous bad," Edward Egersheim told the outlet. "And past her hubby tried to bash what helium could, and helium ended up hurting himself arsenic well."

This is the 3rd decease to hap astatine Celebration Key since it opened past year.

The pistillate was transported to the ship's aesculapian installation for attraction and was pronounced dead, per the Nassau Guardian.

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The latest decease follows 2 others astatine Celebration Key, a Grand Bahama edifice that opened connected July 19, 2025.

The backstage destination, which outgo $600 cardinal to build, features sprawling lagoons, formation areas and aggregate swimming zones, according to Carnival. 

Its website describes the edifice arsenic "Your Key to Paradise."

The incidental occurred portion the Carnival Celebration cruise ship, seen above, was docked astatine the backstage land destination successful the Bahamas. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Last year, a 79-year-old antheral and a 74-year-old pistillate some died successful abstracted drowning incidents astatine Celebration Key.

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The antheral drowned portion snorkeling astatine a formation — portion the pistillate was swimming successful a lagoon pool. Lifeguards pulled some of them retired and administered CPR, but were unsuccessful.

"One impermanent was sailing with household connected Mardi Gras, and 1 impermanent was sailing with household connected Carnival Elation," a Carnival spokesperson told Fox News Digital astatine the time.

The decease marks the 3rd reported fatality astatine Celebration Key since the edifice opened to cruise passengers past year. (Patrick Connolly/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the guests and their families and our Care Team is providing assistance."

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Passengers successful a Carnival Cruise Line Facebook radical reacted with alarm to the latest death.

"That is scary! And truthful sad!" 1 pistillate wrote.

Carnival extended condolences to the guest's household pursuing the fatal incidental involving the mobility scooter. (getty)

"So atrocious to hear," different said. "Prayers to her household and friends."

A 3rd Facebook idiosyncratic wrote, "This is the 3rd decease to hap astatine Celebration Key since it opened past year."

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Another rider aboard a Carnival Cruise Line vessel died successful April 2026 falling from the balcony of her country portion the vas was sailing adjacent Catalina Island.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified the unfortunate arsenic 24-year-old Briana Miller.

Stepheny Price and Brittany Miller of Fox News Digital, arsenic good arsenic Pilar Arias, contributed reporting.