A passenger fell overboard from a cruise ship headed to Southern California from Mexico over the weekend, prompting an ongoing search by the U.S. Coast Guard and Mexican authorities. The incident took place aboard the Carnival Panorama, operated by Carnival Cruise Line, as the ship was en route from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to Long Beach, California, a Carnival Cruise spokesperson told NBC News and ABC News. Global News reached out to Carnival Cruise Line for further comment but did not receive a response. 1:34 18-Year-Old Woman Killed on Cruise Possibly Strangled, Authorities Say “Carnival Cruise Line confirmed on Saturday that a male guest aboard the Carnival Panorama jumped overboard while the ship was sailing from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to Long Beach, California,” a Carnival Cruise Line spokesperson said in a statement to media. “When a guest was reported missing, the ship’s team initiated search and investigation procedures, including reviewing CCTV footage and notifying the US and Mexican Coast Guard. Carnival is providing support to the family traveling with the guest, and our thoughts and prayers are with them and their loved ones,” the spokesperson added. Get the latest national news Get the latest Canadian news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you don’t miss any breaking news. The passenger, identified only as a 56-year-old man, was aboard the seven-night cruise that sailed to several coastal communities in Mexico before returning to Southern California. In a statement to Global News, the US Coast Guard said it is currently “searching for a 56-year-old man who fell overboard from the Carnival Panorama cruise ship off the coast of Mexico on Friday night.” “The incident comes months after a woman died after falling from a balcony on a Carnival Cruise ship in California. Carnival Cruise Line confirmed the death of a Carnival Firenze guest in a statement to Global News at the time, adding that the unidentified woman fell from the balcony of her stateroom and landed on a deck below. The woman was traveling with her family, who alerted the ship’s crew, according to the statement provided to Global News. “Carnival’s care team is supporting the family of the guest, and our thoughts and prayers are with them and their loved ones,” said spokesperson Julie Leonardi. More on Trends More Videos “As is typical after these types of incidents, law enforcement was on board while the ship was at Catalina Island on Monday to gather information,” the statement said. “The family has already abandoned ship and returned home.” 1:18 Two American tourists drown in separate incidents at Carnival Cruises resort Carnival cruise line has also recently made headlines over the death of Anna Kepner, 18, who died aboard a Carnival cruise ship last year, Kepner’s 16-year-old half-brother pleaded not guilty and waived a hearing in federal court in Miami on charges of murder and aggravated sexual abuse in her death. Timothy Hudson was indicted as an adult by a federal grand jury on April 13 in the death of Kepner, whose body was found under a bed in a Carnival Horizon room she shared with him and another teenager during a family trip in November. “During that time, while the ship was in international waters en route to Miami, TH allegedly sexually assaulted and intentionally killed Kepner. The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office later determined the cause of death to be mechanical asphyxiation. “Mechanical asphyxiation is when an object or physical force prevents someone from breathing.— With files from The Associated Press © 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.