Last Day, Last Resort: The Carnival Panorama Tragedy The news from the high seas is often a mix of exotic locales and carefully managed euphoria.
Cruise ships are designed to be self contained wonderlands where passengers can surrender themselves to luxury and anonymity.
For one man on the Carnival Panorama, however, the last day at sea turned out to be his last resort. A 56 year old passenger jumped overboard as the ship sailed from Puerto Vallarta back to Long Beach.