Summary:
Kevin McGrath, a 26-year-old military veteran, mysteriously disappeared from a Carnival cruise ship in September 2023, while celebrating his father’s birthday. He went missing after failing to show up for breakfast, and despite crew searches and surveillance review showing no evidence of him leaving the ship, authorities eventually called off the search.
Curiously, McGrath’s keycard was used to enter his cabin shortly before he vanished, but there were no signs of him on board. Additionally, it was revealed that he was on probation in Tennessee for previous criminal charges, which raised questions about him being on the cruise without permission.
This incident followed the tragic death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner on another Carnival cruise, igniting further scrutiny of the cruise line’s safety protocols. An FBI investigation was announced after Kepner’s death, but Carnival Cruises stated it would cooperate with authorities while directing inquiries to the FBI. Two years after McGrath’s disappearance, his family and others continue to seek answers about what happened.
