What Happens If You Die on a Cruise Ship? | The Secret Morgue Below Deck

Every cruise ship has one — you just don’t see it.

When someone dies at sea, the ship doesn’t stop. There’s no funeral home, no hearse, and no quick trip back to land. There’s a hidden refrigerated morgue deep below deck… and a full protocol for handling death while everyone else keeps dancing on the lido deck.

In this Morbid Monday, I’m breaking down exactly what happens when you die on a cruise ship — from onboard morgues and medical teams to FBI investigations, zinc liners, and real cases like the Emerald Princess murder and the Celebrity Equinox cooler scandal.

We’ll talk about the morgues you’ve never seen, the paperwork nightmares, and what happens when the ocean decides to give a body back.

💀 If you work for a cruise line — call me.
Let’s normalize this. Let’s show people what really happens below deck.

🪦 Wanna know how to legally bury a body at sea? Watch here: https://youtu.be/yPzC7G22bsA?si=2499qn83LvN1uZNj

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