Cruise Staff Begs for Blood Donations at 3 a.m. After Teen Falls From Balcony

A 16-year-old reportedly died on the Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas cruise ship early Saturday morning. According to multiple passengers, the teenage boy climbed and fell numerous stories from an internal balcony in the vessel’s Central Park area.

Allure of the Seas is one of Royal Caribbean’s most family-friendly ships, with activities and excursions for all ages. First launched in 2009, the Oasis-class vessel is one of the largest in the industry. It regularly sails to the Bahamas from Miami and Port Canaveral in Florida.

Around 2:30 to 3:00 a.m. on Saturday, passengers awoke to an urgent intercom request for blood donations. One guest immediately posted on Reddit about the unsettling message.

“I’m currently on the Allure of the seas,” u/Justman1020 wrote. “It’s 3:30 am. About 30 minutes ago there was an announcement that they were looking for Type O Pos or O Neg. Blood for a donation. Had me wondering what kind of emergency on the ship would lead to a blood transfusion onboard? Wild announcement at 3 am.”

On Monday, multiple other Royal Caribbean cruise passengers confirmed that despite attempted blood transfusions, the 16-year-old passed away. According to some passengers, the boy tried to climb from one balcony to another before he fell.

“I just got off the Allure, where on Saturday early morning… an announcement was made over the intercom asking for universal blood donors to donate blood to a fellow passenger,” u/Dipo4prez said. “A day later I see on a FB group where a mother of a 16 year old boy was thanking passengers for donating, but her son had passed. He fell from a balcony onto the Central Park area of the ship.”

Another passenger and their husband witnessed the aftermath of the boy’s fall and struggled to cope with what they saw.

“We were also on this cruise and my husband and I actually walked onto the seen by accident after he fell,” u/Due_Comedian1289 recalled. “Seeing his body after the fall has been traumatic for my husband and he’s cried everyday of the cruise for this young man. I was so hopeful after he made it through the night but heartbroken after hearing he passed…His parents wasn’t there when he fell so my heart goes out to them.”

TMZ reached out to a Royal Caribbean representative who issued the following statement:

“We are saddened to learn of the passing of a guest, and our hearts go out to the family. Out of respect for them, we won’t provide any further comment.”

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Please note that the story outlined in this article is based on personal Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas guest experiences. No two guest experiences are alike, and this article does not necessarily align with Inside the Magic’s personal views on Royal Caribbean International operations.