{"id":366742,"date":"2026-07-15T16:59:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T11:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=366742"},"modified":"2026-07-15T16:59:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T11:29:18","slug":"british-tourist-found-dead-on-cruise-ship-off-greek-island-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/british-tourist-found-dead-on-cruise-ship-off-greek-island-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"British tourist found dead on cruise ship off Greek island | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The cruise ship stopped in Chania, Crete, after the emergency (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A British holidaymaker has died on board a cruise ship near Crete after falling unresponsive.<\/p>\n

The 79-year-old, who has not been named, died on the vessel near the Port of Souda on the Greek holiday island.<\/p>\n

The ship was sailing within the Mediterranean when it docked at Crete. <\/p>\n

The passenger was found unconscious on the ship\u2019s deck by other tourists, in keeping with Greek ERT News. <\/p>\n

He was given first aid, but he was declared dead on the local hospital. <\/p>\n

Port officials in Chania are carrying out a preliminary investigation. <\/p>\n

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One other British passenger died earlier this month on a cruise ship near Corfu. <\/p>\n

The 67-year-old was sailing on a vessel flying the Maltese flag. <\/p>\n

Crete, the most important Greek island, welcomes lots of of cruise ships yearly, and it has several ports that may handle large vessels. <\/p>\n

Heraklion is the busiest port, seeing over 300,000 passengers annually, followed by Souda Port in Chania. <\/p>\n

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