I've taken cruises for a number of years and have a curious, albeit morbid, question. Cruise ships are usually equipped with a small morgue for keeping the body until it can be off-loaded. Relatives are notified at the request and discretion of the next of kin on board. The body is typically off-loaded at the nearest port, and it is the family's responsibility to transport the deceased home.
Celebrity estimates that it experiences one passenger death every two months.
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