A woman has died after falling from a balcony on a Carnival cruise ship – National
A woman died Monday after falling from the balcony of a Carnival Cruise ship in California.
Carnival Cruise Line confirmed the death of a Carnival Firenze guest in a statement sent to Global News, adding that an unidentified woman fell from the balcony of her stateroom early Monday and landed on the deck below.
The woman was traveling with her family, who informed the ship’s crew, according to a statement provided to Global News.
“The Carnival Care Team is supporting the guest’s family, and our thoughts and prayers are with them and their loved ones,” spokeswoman Julie Leonardi said.
“As usual following these incidents, law enforcement was on board while the ship was on Catalina Island on Monday to collect information,” the statement said. “The family is now off the ship and back home.”
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Carnival Firenze travels to the Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada/New England, the Caribbean, Mexico and South America. It can hold up to 4,162 guests and 1,425 crew members, according to the website.
Carnival Cruise Line recently made headlines for the death of Anna Kepner, 18, who died on a Carnival cruise ship last year.
The stepmother of 16-year-old Kepner pleaded not guilty and waived her appearance in a Miami court last week on charges of murder and aggravated sexual assault in her death.
Timothy Hudson was indicted as an adult by a federal grand jury on April 13 in the death of Kepner, whose body was found under a bed in the Carnival Horizon cabin he was sharing with another girl on a family cruise in November 2025.
According to court records, Hudson was aboard Carnival Cruise Line’s Horizon with Kepner and other family members on Nov. 6 to 7, 2025, said the United States Attorney’s Office, State of Florida in a press release.
“Meanwhile, while the ship was en route to Miami, TH is accused of sexually assaulting and intentionally killing Kepner.
Mechanical asphyxia is when an object or physical force prevents someone from breathing.
“Our hearts go out to the victim’s family during this unimaginable loss,” said US Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones for the Southern District of Florida. “A federal judge has returned a writ of serious charges that allegedly occurred on board a ship in international waters. We will present the evidence in court and conduct this case diligently and carefully. As in all cases, the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Kepner’s stepparent was originally charged as a minor on Feb. 2. The case remained sealed until US District Judge Beth Bloom ordered it transferred for adult prosecution.
Hudson faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
– Via files from the Associated Press
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