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  "description": "His son had entered the water with him around 2 p.m. and later found him unresponsive without a mask; a local doctor confirmed the death shortly after 3 p.m. ",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T00:43:17.000Z",
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  "textContent": "An 83-year-old American passenger died Sunday while snorkeling during Norwegian Getaway’s call at Norwegian Cruise Line’s Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas. The incident occurred between 2 and 3 p.m. on May 3 at the line’s private island in the Berry Islands, and Bahamian authorities have opened an investigation into the cause of death.\n\nThe death occurred during a short Miami-based sailing, with Norwegian Getaway the only cruise ship visiting Great Stirrup Cay that day. The ship departed Miami on May 1 for a three-day cruise, called at Nassau on May 2 and returned to Miami on May 4. Authorities had not released the man’s identity.\n\n## Passenger was snorkeling with his son\n\nThe man’s son was snorkeling with him along the beach after they entered the water at about 2 p.m. Near the end of the outing, the son found his father unresponsive and without a mask.\n\nOfficers from Bullocks Harbor and a local doctor were alerted shortly after 3 p.m. and confirmed the man had died. No cause of death had been released.\n\n## Great Stirrup Cay is an NCL-only destination\n\nGreat Stirrup Cay sits about 20 miles north of Nassau and covers roughly 268 acres. NCL purchased the island in 1977 and developed it for cruise guests; only NCL ships visit the destination.\n\nThe island has long functioned as a beach-day call for NCL itineraries. Access had typically been by tender boat, though NCL opened a pier in late 2025 to make ship-to-shore movement easier.\n\nThe incident follows NCL’s April 2026 settlement with the Shin family after passenger Hyon Duk Shin drowned in March 2024 while rescuing a child at Horseshoe Bay in Bermuda during a Norwegian Getaway-related voyage.\n\nNorwegian Cruise Line had not provided a public statement in the initial account of the May 3 incident. The investigation remained open, with authorities still to release the passenger’s name and cause of death.",
  "title": "NCL Passenger Dies While Snorkeling at Great Stirrup Cay",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-26T02:43:19.205Z"
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