A Disney cruise to the Bahamas ended with a terrifying twist over the weekend after a younger woman fell overboard and her father leapt in to avoid wasting her.
The incident occurred aboard the Disney Dream off the port of Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, the place the ship was coming back from a four-night cruise to the Bahamas.
Dramatic footage reveals the rescue crew from the Disney Dream utilizing a small yellow boat to drag the pair from the water.
A father and his daughter have been rescued after falling overboard from the Disney Dream cruise ship, June 29, 2025, returning to Fort Lauderdale.
Janice Martin-Asuque
Passengers aboard the cruise later confirmed {that a} man overboard emergency code went out over the ship’s intercom and that the crew instantly went into rescue mode.
Movies of the rescue have garnered a whole lot of views on social media. One other passenger wrote in a Disney Dream Cruise Ship group on Fb that the woman fell “from the fourth deck and her dad went in after her — Fortunately the DCL rescue staff was on it instantly and each have been saved!”
A spokesperson for Disney Cruise Line informed ABC Information in a press release, “The Crew aboard the Disney Dream swiftly rescued two friends from the water. We commend our Crew Members for his or her distinctive abilities and immediate actions, which ensured the secure return of each friends to the ship inside minutes. We’re dedicated to the security and well-being of our friends, and this incident highlights the effectiveness of our security protocols.”
