Australia, 80 Year Old Woman Dies After Being Left Behind By Cruise Ship. 25th October 2025

[Herat]

Lizard Island is a frequent cruise boat overnight stop.

Depending on the season, several cruises a week stop there, including the cruise line Suzanne Rees was on. Most of the cruises are much shorter, 4-10 day cruises along the northeastern coast or north.

So, certainly the cruise directors would have been very familiar with the hike and it's conditions and hazards.

 

[nao]

Moo...for that amount of money, I would want a person with first aid experience with all groups and a guide for each group. What if somebody got into trouble snorkeling. Accidents and unexpected medical events happen. These are the cruise ships clients, therefore cruise management is responsible for their clients...moo

 

[TootsieFootsie]

MSN

ABC News Australia

Coral Adventurer runs aground off Papua New Guinea with 120 people onboard.


Australian cruise ship the Coral Adventurer has run aground off the coast of Papua New Guinea with more than 120 people aboard, two months after the death of a passenger allegedly left behind on a Great Barrier Reef island.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

MSN

9News

Cruise ship runs aground on first trip since passenger's death

 

[TootsieFootsie]

MSN

ABC News Australia

Stranded passengers to fly home from PNG after failed efforts to free Coral Adventurer

Passengers on an Australian cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of Papua New Guinea will fly out of the country on a charter flight after efforts to refloat the vessel failed.