What happened to Merrian Carver?
Merrian Carver, 40, went missing on a 7-day Royal Caribbean cruise from Seattle to Alaska in August 2004. Her ship’s steward was the last person to see her; he reported her missing several times, and his boss instructed him to “forget about it and go on with your job.” This case involves NDAs, private investigators, and a lot of cruise line negligence. Many people assume she committed suicide, while others say she was murdered or fell overboard. But what happened to Merrian Carver leaves us with more questions than answers.
MERRIAN CARVER:
Merrian Carver was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 3, 1964. She was a former banker who enjoyed writing and traveling. Her father describes her as an overachiever, a sensitive person who was always traveling, and a very adventurous person.
Merrian is 40 years old, divorced, and lives alone at this time. She and her ex-husband share a 13-year-old daughter who is spending the summer in England with her father. Merrian and her daughter check in on each other at least once a day.
CRUISE:
She boarded a plane from Boston to Seattle, Washington on August 27, 2004. She doesn’t tell anyone where she’s going or what she’s doing; she simply packs her belongings and departs. She didn’t tell her family where she was going, but it wasn’t the craziest…
