I love to cruise do you?

That is sad Aveline, but I’d rather than dying alone and no one finding me.

Aveline

Years ago on the QE2 we noticed that ambulances often met us in port and sometimes plain black vans. A crew member told us that some people with terminal illnesses embark on world cruises knowing they wouldn't be coming home. They'd bring all their meds and equipment etc. The medics on board were given their medical records. On one cruise the poor wife died early on but the husband stayed on board for the rest of the cruise. They had no family. No special need to go home. So sad.

Have you read The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker by Joanna Nell, Aveline?

Cruise: Deaths do happen on the ships - especially ones which carry older passengers. According to the cruise experts at Cruise Critic, a cruise line insider claimed up to three people die per week on cruises worldwide.

The majority of these deaths on cruises are natural, with heart attack being the most common cause.

So what happens when someone dies? When a death occurs, on certain cruise lines, the announcement “Operation Bright Star” is made, which alerts the crew to the death of a passenger.

The body of the deceased passenger is then zipped up in a body bag and put in the ship’s morgue. There is usually space for three or four bodies on board.

Someone we knew died on a cruise. He wasn't that old so it was a shock to hear the news - but he died happy.
A terrible shock for his wife, though, and family back home.

I'll look out for that book. Thanks Callistemon.

I knew that deaths occur onboard cruise ships. It’s to be expected really. People die on holiday wherever they are holidaying, and so cruise ships are no different. Like in hotels, the bodies will be moved to the morgue discreetly.

There was a lady who lived in the QE2. Hard to imagine her life really.

On not in!