Missing Passenger on Valor (title edited 03/07/07)

[azsunshine]

Has anyone heard anything more about this? If this has been covered, I apologize, I can't find any information.

 

American tourist goes missing in St. Maarten

 

http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/j244/missing244.html

[bunny1954]

Googled this in every format that I could think of with no results. One thing I did learn by going to the Carnival website is that it doesn't appear that the Imagination is even going to St Maarten unless they have just changed their schedule. From 17 March on, they are scheduled for Key West and Calica or Grand Cayman and Jamaica.

[azsunshine]

so strange. That is from the Daily Herald in Phillipsburg.

 

The Daily Herald

Bush Road 22,

P.O.Box 828,

Philipsburg,

Sint Maarten,

Netherlands Antilles

[azsunshine]

Whoops...just realized I posted Inspiration and not Imagination

[Cruising89143]

Don't think either ship goes to St. Maarten.

[juankzas]

Googled this in every format that I could think of with no results. One thing I did learn by going to the Carnival website is that it doesn't appear that the Imagination is even going to St Maarten unless they have just changed their schedule. From 17 March on, they are scheduled for Key West and Calica or Grand Cayman and Jamaica.

 

The correct ship is Imagination, not Inspiration

 

she arrived on the Carnival cruise ship Imagination.

[azsunshine]

The correct ship is Imagination, not Inspiration

 

I saw my error, sorry!

[bunny1954]

Still doesn't matter as far as I can see. The Inspiration is working out of Tampa and doesn't appear to be docking in St Maarten either.

[DanusLight]

According to cruisecal.com the only ships in St. Maarten were the Valor and the Triumph. Kinda of odd that the local newspaper got the name of the ship wrong.

[SouthernCaribbean]

At times reporters mixed up the names of the ships, happens quite often.

Prayers are with the family.

[bunny1954]

http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/j245/missing_cruise_visitor245.html

[Cruiser Joe]

I bet there is more to this story than we have been told. I'm not saying there was criminal activity involved, but I am guessing there were other reasons she was there.

[brew62]

I bet there is more to this story than we have been told. I'm not saying there was criminal activity involved, but I am guessing there were other reasons she was there.

 

Maybe she went to the Sunset Beach Bar for free drinks and had a good time.

[LibrarianCruiser]

"Chief Prosecutor Taco Stein"

 

Really? Taco?

 

huh.

[Ms Belvedere]

"Chief Prosecutor Taco Stein"

Really? Taco?

 

Google Search: Taco Stein

[Cruiser Joe]

"Chief Prosecutor Taco Stein"

 

Really? Taco?

 

huh.

 

I wish I had that name. Mr. Taco Stein, at your service!

[azsunshine]

And she left her 80 year old mother on board the Valor to sail away by herself, and say "oh, mom will be fine" :eek: I don't need to call anyone. :rolleyes: huh??? I think I will just rent a hotel room here for a few days and enjoy the sites. :cool: I think this is early alzheimer's raising its head.

[kujobie]

Funny. It seems she had difficulty flying out due to the fact that her passport was on the ship. Maybe the sky IS falling.. I wonder how much that hotel and sandwich cost her because she didn't have her passport?

[njs]

I bet there is more to this story than we have been told. I'm not saying there was criminal activity involved, but I am guessing there were other reasons she was there.

 

That is the strangest story Ive heard in a while:rolleyes: I cant imagine anyone missing the ship and then having the police finally find her,and she cant figure out why they were looking for her:confused:

Okaaaaay, if that was me, I would have been looking for the police, right. Her poor mother. And I know that I would have been crying hysterically ...... no, something doesnt add up

[cuyahoga11]

Hmmm the two highlighted statements just dont add up

[chessie6923]

From Cruise News Daily, I bet this is the same woman

 

* She Once Was Lost But Now Is Found

[OhioJeff]

Hmmm the two highlighted statements just dont add up

 

It does if she wasnt alone in her hotel room :) But ,she might be talking about the time she spent before Valor left without her.

[oceanstogo]

Let me get this straight....a 15 year old girl, on a cruise with her mother, was allowed to get off the ship ALONE and 'see the sights'?? I'm sorry, but what mother in her right mind would allow this??? The last time DH and I cruised with our son, he was 17, and we wouldn't let him off the ship without us. Something's just not adding up here.

[OhioJeff]

Let me get this straight....a 15 year old girl, on a cruise with her mother, was allowed to get off the ship ALONE and 'see the sights'?? I'm sorry, but what mother in her right mind would allow this??? The last time DH and I cruised with our son, he was 17, and we wouldn't let him off the ship without us. Something's just not adding up here.

The woman was 50, her mom was 80.

[caribbean dreams]

I'm sorry but if i missed the ship and was left on the Island with my family still on board, i think i would go directly to the police, port authorites or somebody who could get me in touch, i wouldn't get a hotel, sightsee and have lunch and then act shocked when I found out people were lookng for me.:eek: