Missing cruise passenger Ann Evans: Woman goes missing after not returning to Holland America ship in Caribbean
An American woman has been reported missing after she failed to return to a cruise ship in the Caribbean.
The Police Force of St. Martin (KPSM) said Ann Evans, 55, was a guest aboard the cruise ship Rotterdam, which was docked in the Port of St. Martin in the Caribbean on Nov. 20. Evans departed the ship for an organized island tour.
During the tour, she disembarked the bus in Marigot, French Saint Martin, but did not return to the bus or to the ship. “Efforts to locate Ms. Evans are ongoing, and law enforcement authorities on both the Dutch and French sides of the island have been alerted,” the Government of Sint Maarten wrote in a missing persons alert.
No information has been released on whether Evans was traveling with anyone or boarded the cruise alone. Per its website, Rotterdam is the newest ship in Holland America Line. The ship can house upwards of 2,600 passengers at double occupancy or up to 4,173 guests when its staterooms are fully booked.
Police are asking any member of the public with information regarding Evans’ location to come forward. Holland America said the Rotterdam cruise ship is currently sailing on a 12-day, round-trip Caribbean voyage.
The vessel departed Fort Lauderdale on Nov. 16. According to CruiseMapper, the ship made stops in the Bahamas, St. Lucia, Tobago, Barbados and Puerto Rico ahead of its scheduled return on Nov. 28.