{"id":9914,"date":"2025-05-21T01:07:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T01:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=9914"},"modified":"2025-05-21T01:07:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T01:07:04","slug":"princess-cruise-ship-captain-dies-suddenly-after-medical-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=9914","title":{"rendered":"Princess Cruise Ship Captain Dies Suddenly After Medical Emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Princess Cruise Ship Captain Dies Suddenly After Medical Emergency<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The master of a Princess Cruises passed away from a sudden medical issue while under way on a weeks-long cruise, the cruise line has confirmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Capt. Michele Bartolomei, a Princess veteran with nearly 30 years at the company, was in command of the 2,700-passenger<em> Diamond Princess<\/em> on a voyage in East Asia. Overnight May 18-19, while the vessel was in Taiwan, Capt. Bartolomei died unexpectedly on board.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Passengers learned of the incident in an early-morning PA call that summoned medical personnel, and the details were confirmed when crewmembers delivered a letter to their cabins. The notice informed them that Capt. Salvatore Macera was taking over command for the rest of the voyage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">????????Rest in Peace Michele. Will never forget you my friend. Always will be remembered for your smile and kindness to your crew and your support. ???? ???? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dCUUpjjX8v\">pic.twitter.com\/dCUUpjjX8v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 YiannisGR (@yiannigrs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yiannigrs\/status\/1924639147370958871?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt is with profound sadness that we share the news of the passing of Captain Michele Bartolomei, who had a sudden medical emergency and died onboard <em>Diamond Princess,\u201d<\/em> Princess Cruises told media in a statement. \u201cCaptain Bartolomei was a respected leader, whose decades of service at sea exemplified professionalism, dedication, and care for both guests and crew. Our hearts are with Captain Bartolomei\u2019s family during this incredibly difficult time, and we extend our deepest condolences to them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Diamond Princess<\/em> is due to continue her voyage as planned, and will finish her itinerary in Japan on May 25.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/maritime-executive.com\/article\/princess-cruise-ship-captain-dies-suddenly-after-medical-emergency\">Go to maritime executive<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Princess Cruise Ship Captain Dies Suddenly After Medical Emergency \u00a0 The master of a Princess Cruises passed away from a sudden medical issue while under way on a weeks-long cruise, the cruise line has confirmed.\u00a0 Capt. Michele Bartolomei, a Princess veteran with nearly 30 years at the company, was in command of the 2,700-passenger Diamond [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-9914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-maritime-executive","tag-maritime-executive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9914"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9914\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}