Great question. Would ciggies be sold on the ship? I'm guessing yes, but maybe not at that hour.. IDK. Maybe there are all night shops on a ship. Anyone now?
Amy Bradley, 23, Disappeared from cruise ship en route to Curaçao, 24 March 1998 #4
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Great question. Would ciggies be sold on the ship? I'm guessing yes, but maybe not at that hour.. IDK. Maybe there are all night shops on a ship. Anyone now?
Wow, just wow. thanks for that. How convenient indeed.
Dont smokers generally make sure they have enough for a specific time and dont run out of cigs? Or maybe she thought she could get them easily somewhere and then couldn't. IDK
But really I dont think it was the ciggies.
The ship had a "24-hour dance club" so I'm sure they must've had 24-hour shops too.
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What was the "official" reason given for this?
Is there a link, I would really like to know more about this
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https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/wanted-vodcast-amy-bradley-032317.mp4/view
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Wanted by the FBI: Missing Woman Amy Lynn Bradley
A reward of up to $25,000 is available for information leading to the resolution of the case of missing Virginia woman Amy Lynn Bradley, who was last seen while on a cruise in 1998.
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Wanted by the FBI: Missing Woman Amy Lynn Bradley
A reward of up to $25,000 is available for information leading to the resolution of the case of missing Virginia woman Amy Lynn Bradley, who was last seen while on a cruise in 1998.
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When I sailed on Rhapsody of the Seas in 2000, smoking was not allowed in the cabin, but you could smoke on the decks, at the pool, at the bars. I don't remember purchasing cigarettes on the ship, but on the islands they were very expensive.
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“Video Transcript
Erin Sheridan: Of course, the Hollywood version of the FBI is quite different than the real-world version of the FBI. But when I was in high school, that’s when Silence of the Lambs, X-Files came out. They had those strong female characters that were very impactful in a positive way.
I’m assigned to the violent crimes task force working homicides, serial sexual assaults, or serial killings. And I tend to work on the cold cases and the unusual homicides or the unusual crimes. And for me, I am drawn to cold cases.
For the Bureau’s standpoint, they never close the cases because it is always about the victims. A lot of family members think that police and these detectives forget these cases, but they do not. Every investigator will tell you that they do this for the victims.
When you have that opportunity to witness the appreciation on the victim’s family face when a case is brought to justice, it is very rewarding, and you do have that satisfaction.”
https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/fbirecruitingerinsheridan-bwonbu0sqrg1.mov/view
Erin Sheridan: Of course, the Hollywood version of the FBI is quite different than the real-world version of the FBI. But when I was in high school, that’s when Silence of the Lambs, X-Files came out. They had those strong female characters that were very impactful in a positive way.
I’m assigned to the violent crimes task force working homicides, serial sexual assaults, or serial killings. And I tend to work on the cold cases and the unusual homicides or the unusual crimes. And for me, I am drawn to cold cases.
For the Bureau’s standpoint, they never close the cases because it is always about the victims. A lot of family members think that police and these detectives forget these cases, but they do not. Every investigator will tell you that they do this for the victims.
When you have that opportunity to witness the appreciation on the victim’s family face when a case is brought to justice, it is very rewarding, and you do have that satisfaction.”
https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/fbirecruitingerinsheridan-bwonbu0sqrg1.mov/view
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The ship did have at least one souvenir shop, which also sold drug-store type items, magazines, etc. I'm sure they had a supply of cigarettes to sell as well.
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Cigs are cheaper and duty free in the ports, but I believe the ships holds the purchases like they do liquor until the end of the cruise. I have zero idea what they did in 1998.
But at any rate, FBI says she was last seen on the ship.
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Nah, none of my purchases were held. We were supposed to report if we were bringing back more than $10K worth of merchandise, but I didn't come close to that.
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So, a young woman who had been up and active all day and most of the night came back to her shared stateroom feeling inebriated and so ill that she preferred to go out to the balcony for fresh air yet after being seen there by her father decided to get up and slip back out, unseen and unheard by family in CLOSE approximation to suddenly meet someone she didn't like or feel comfortable with and disappear with him. Was he waiting right outside her door for this sudden opportunity? Doubtful. Why would a drunk, sick, exhausted Amy leave the balcony and the cabin? I don't think she did. And the fact that the last place she was ABSOLUTELY seen by someone who ABSOLUTELY knew her was on the balcony by her father also explains why they were frantic so quickly. Amy was on the balcony then she wasn't.
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Video Transcript
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Mollie Halpern: This is Amy Lynn Bradley.
The talented basketball player and college graduate disappeared while on a family vacation when she was just 23 years old.
It happened on a Royal Caribbean International cruise liner, Rhapsody of the Seas, somewhere between Aruba and Curacao, Netherlands Antilles.
Special Agent Erin Sheridan says just a few days into the trip, on March 23, 1998, Amy and her brother had a night out.
Erin Sheridan: So that evening, Amy was out at the disco with her brother, other passengers, and crew socializing and having a great time. In the morning, when her parents and her brother woke, Amy was gone.
Halpern: Amy’s brother Brad was the last family member to see her.
Brad Bradley: Myself and my parents have had to endure a lot of sadness, but the last thing that I ever said to Amy was, “I love you,” before I went to sleep that night. Knowing that that’s the last thing I said to her has always been very comforting to me.
Halpern: Investigators say so many details of Amy’s night out remain a mystery.
A reward of up to $25,000 is available for information leading to the resolution of Amy’s case.
Sheridan: If you have any information—whether it be that you were a passenger or a crew member—we ask that you come forward. The smallest detail could assist us in finding out what happened to Amy.
Halpern: These are age-progressed photographs of what Amy could look like today.
Amy has several tattoos, including a sun, a gecko lizard, and a Tasmanian devil spinning a basketball.
Report tips to your local FBI office, nearest American Embassy, or Consulate. You can also send information to tips.fbi.gov. Tips can be anonymous. With Wanted by the FBI, I’m Mollie Halpern of the Bureau.
https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/wanted-vodcast-amy-bradley-032317.mp4/view
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Mollie Halpern: This is Amy Lynn Bradley.
The talented basketball player and college graduate disappeared while on a family vacation when she was just 23 years old.
It happened on a Royal Caribbean International cruise liner, Rhapsody of the Seas, somewhere between Aruba and Curacao, Netherlands Antilles.
Special Agent Erin Sheridan says just a few days into the trip, on March 23, 1998, Amy and her brother had a night out.
Erin Sheridan: So that evening, Amy was out at the disco with her brother, other passengers, and crew socializing and having a great time. In the morning, when her parents and her brother woke, Amy was gone.
Halpern: Amy’s brother Brad was the last family member to see her.
Brad Bradley: Myself and my parents have had to endure a lot of sadness, but the last thing that I ever said to Amy was, “I love you,” before I went to sleep that night. Knowing that that’s the last thing I said to her has always been very comforting to me.
Halpern: Investigators say so many details of Amy’s night out remain a mystery.
A reward of up to $25,000 is available for information leading to the resolution of Amy’s case.
Sheridan: If you have any information—whether it be that you were a passenger or a crew member—we ask that you come forward. The smallest detail could assist us in finding out what happened to Amy.
Halpern: These are age-progressed photographs of what Amy could look like today.
Amy has several tattoos, including a sun, a gecko lizard, and a Tasmanian devil spinning a basketball.
Report tips to your local FBI office, nearest American Embassy, or Consulate. You can also send information to tips.fbi.gov. Tips can be anonymous. With Wanted by the FBI, I’m Mollie Halpern of the Bureau.
https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/wanted-vodcast-amy-bradley-032317.mp4/view
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Right. The family wrote the President of the US saying she was last seen on the balcony.
The FBI says she was last seen on the cruise ship.
Drunk, exhausted, sick and last seen on the balcony....
The link is included within my post. Dont know about the official reason.
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I read your link.
It is such a big thing and yet not much has been said about it
Even in your link, its just touched upon.
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It was 1998. Not everything was expected to be recorded as it is today. IMO.
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Probably not.
I would like to know when it stopped recording and for how long.
Was it something that happened frequently or never before?
Was it down for hours ? Days? Weeks?
It could be something and it could be nothing
Security and passenger safety should always be a priority both past and present. I suspect there was a working system, but according to the article, it just wasn’t working that night.
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I agree.
But the system not working in 2018 would be unheard of. Law suit worthy maybe.
Was it law suit worthy in 1998?
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