Mysterious Disappearances Plague Royal Caribbean Cruises: The Chilling Case Beyond Amy Bradley Revealed

Ever notice how a Netflix documentary about a young woman vanishing on a Royal Caribbean cruise not only hooks viewers but also dredges up a haunting déjà vu 14 years later? Amy Bradley’s mysterious disappearance in 1998 at just 23 had people talking — and not just because it’s weird how someone can vanish without a trace on a massive ship. Her family clings to hope she’s alive, but the silence since ’99 is deafening. What’s even more mind-boggling? The cruise line’s reaction—or, well, lack thereof—sparked a wave of criticism, with her family calling out Royal Caribbean right in the documentary. Fast forward to 2012, and another young woman named Ariel Marion disappears under eerily similar conditions on the same cruise line, her mother slamming the company’s sluggish response. Makes you wonder—are these tragic incidents random, or is there a larger pattern the cruise giants don’t want us to see? Dive into the tangled waters of these cases and the outrage they’ve stirred. LEARN MORE

Viewers of the Amy Bradley documentary which topped Netflix’s charts were shocked after they discovered that another girl went missing on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship 14 years later.

Amy Bradley’s disappearance in 1998 has been hotly discussed by viewers of the documentary as she went missing off a Royal Caribbean cruise ship at just 23 years old. Though her family believe she is still alive, there has yet to be concrete proof this is true, and she was declared legally dead in 1999.

There has been widespread criticism of how Royal Caribbean reacted to Amy’s disappearance, most notably by her family in the documentary.

One viewer has now taken to Reddit however to point others to a similar case in which a young girl disappeared off a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, leading her mother to slam the cruise liner’s response.

People have made connections between the disappearance of Amy Bradley and another tragic case (Netflix)

Ariel Marion, 21 at the time, disappeared from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in 2012 and is presumed dead.

Ariel took the cruise with her mother, Vera Marion, on September 16, 2011. Vera took a nap at around 8pm the first night with Ariel going to the pool.

At around 8.30, while Vera slept, another cruise-goer called the ship’s emergency line after ‘something or someone’ fell from a higher deck and brushed their arm while falling.

Vera has since described what happened next, saying that when she woke and went to dinner ‘three security guards asked to speak with [her]’.

She added in a post for International Cruise Victims: “They took me to a secluded area, closed the door, but refused to tell me just what the problem was.

“They asked me to account for my whereabouts since I boarded the ship, and asked if my daughter was able to swim.

Ariel Marion died after falling off the side of a Royal Caribbean cruise liner (International Cruise Victims)

“At that point, of course, I realised that something had gone terribly wrong, although no formal announcement had yet been made.”

She recounted how an announcement was not made via the PA system until 11.30 and coast guard were not made aware until 1am when a search began.

Vera recalled being confined to a cabin the rest of the trip and believes that, if Royal Caribbean had taken swift action her daughter may have survived.

She stated: “Unfortunately for me and my family, keeping to a schedule seems to have been more important to Royal Caribbean.” Her daughter’s body was never recovered.

The story was published in the Amy Bradley subreddit to which many viewers of the Netflix documentary were shocked at the similarities.

One comment read: “That’s insane that they get a report of a person going overboard and don’t report it to the coast guard for over 4 hours. Wow.”

Another said: “Disgusting. so sad.”

LADbible have contacted Royal Caribbean for comment.