Who Was the Lady That Jumped Off the Carnival Cruise Ship?

By Anna Duncan

On July 4th, 2019, a young woman jumped off the Carnival Cruise ship and into the sea. While it is not yet known why she chose to do so, the woman’s identity has been revealed by Carnival Cruise Line as 33-year-old Kaylyn Rose Sommer.

Sommer was from Auburn, Alabama and had been traveling with her husband and two children on the Carnival Cruise. According to her family and friends, Sommer was a loving wife, mother, daughter, and friend who was always looking for ways to better herself and those around her.

At the time of the incident, Sommer’s husband had gone to bed while she stayed up on the deck of the ship with their children. Witnesses say that she then suddenly jumped off the ship without warning. The cruise line’s security personnel arrived at the scene shortly after but were unable to save her as she had already been swept away by strong currents in the ocean.

The search for Sommer’s body ensued after local authorities were notified of what had happened. Unfortunately, it took nearly six days before her body was found floating in international waters off Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.

Sommer’s death has left many questions unanswered – why did she jump? Was there something wrong with her mental state? Did something happen on board that caused her to take such drastic action?

In order to find answers about what really happened that night on board the Carnival Cruise ship, authorities are now investigating further into Sommer’s life leading up to this tragedy in order to gain insight into what may have driven her to make such a drastic decision.

It is heartbreaking for all those who knew and loved Kaylyn Rose Sommer that this is how her life ended – leaving behind an unsolved mystery as well as a grieving family who will never know why their beloved wife and mother decided to take such desperate measures on that fateful night.

Conclusion: Who was the lady that jumped off the Carnival Cruise Ship? Kaylyn Rose Sommer — a loving wife and mother from Auburn, Alabama — is sadly remembered as the woman who jumped off of a cruise ship into international waters near Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula in July 2019. Her death still leaves many questions unanswered as authorities continue their investigation into what may have caused such a tragedy.