Captain Michele Bartolomei, Master of the Diamond Princess, died unexpectedly onboard the ship early Monday morning at the age of 52. His death occurred while the vessel was docked in Keelung, Taiwan, midway through a 19-day Southern Islands Explorer cruise that had departed from Yokohama, Japan. The incident began around 2am when a ship-wide announcement … Continue reading Diamond Princess Captain Unexpectedly Dies During Cruise Sailing