cruise ship
noun
variants
or less commonly cruise liner
: a large ship that stops at different ports and carries passengers who are traveling for pleasure
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The grandmother of a girl whose body was found underneath a bed on Carnival cruise ship earlier this month said the FBI told the family the teen likely died from asphyxia.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
Anna Kepner, a teenager who was found dead on a Carnival Horizon cruise ship this month, died by asphyxiation resulting from a bar hold -- an arm across the neck -- a source briefed on the investigation told ABC News on Friday.
—ABC News, 21 Nov. 2025
Continue reading … SHATTERED BONDS – Cheerleader’s cruise ship death unravels amid bitter family strife and questions at sea.
—FOXNews.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Kepner's body was found under a bed on a Carnival cruise ship earlier this month by a housekeeper, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
—Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
Anna Kepner, a teenager who was found dead on a Carnival Horizon cruise ship this month, died by asphyxiation resulting from a bar hold -- an arm across the neck -- a source briefed on the investigation told ABC News on Friday.
—ABC News, 21 Nov. 2025
Continue reading … SHATTERED BONDS – Cheerleader’s cruise ship death unravels amid bitter family strife and questions at sea.
—FOXNews.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Kepner's body was found under a bed on a Carnival cruise ship earlier this month by a housekeeper, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
—Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Cruise ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruise%20ship. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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