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A Royal Caribbean cruise passenger turned his vacation into international headlines after reportedly jumping overboard in Puerto Rico to dodge a hefty casino tab. Court documents state Jey Gonzalez-Diaz leapt from Rhapsody of the Seas as it returned to the Port of San Juan on Sunday morning. Authorities say he racked up more than $16,000…
By SONYA GUGLIARA, US REPORTER Published: 15:50 AEST, 10 September 2025 | Updated: 15:52 AEST, 10 September 2025 A brazen Royal Caribbean passenger has been accused of hurling himself off the cruise ship to skip out on paying off more than $16,000 in gambling debt. Jey Gonzalez-Diaz jumped off the Rhapsody of the Seas boat…
NEED TO KNOW A cruise ship passenger allegedly jumped overboard to avoid paying a $16,000 gambling debt, according to reports Jey González Díaz jumped off Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas on Sunday, Sept. 7 in the Port of San Juan in Puerto Rico González Díaz, who was arrested and charged with a federal crime,…
A passenger on Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas allegedly jumped overboard to evade a gambling debt of nearly $17,000. Jey Gonzalez-Diaz, traveling under the name “Jeremy Diaz,” was detained by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers near the Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Sunday (September 7). According to a criminal complaint, Gonzalez-Diaz…
iStockphoto Most people who go on a cruise board the ship looking forward to a fairly carefree getaway. However, there are some ways your trip can end up taking a turn for the worse—like being hauled off to jail because you jumped overboard in a shortsighted attempt to avoid a five-figure gambling debt you managed…
A Royal Caribbean cruise ship passenger is accused of jumping overboard in an alleged attempt to evade paying $16,000 gambling debts. Jey Gonzalez-Diaz leapt into the water as the Rhapsody of the Seas disembarked in the Port of San Juan Sunday, according to a criminal complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of…
A cruise ship passenger went to the extreme to allegedly avoid paying a $16,000 gambling debt. According to CBS News, Jey Gonzalez-Diaz jumped from Royal Caribbean cruise Rhapsody of the Seas near the Port of San Juan in Puerto Rico on Aug. 31. Upon the ship’s return from Barbados on Sunday (Sept. 7), around 9:15…
When most people disembark from a cruise, they wait for the gangway. But one passenger on Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas decided to take the express route straight overboard to avoid a hefty casino tab. According to investigators, Jey Gonzalez-Diaz, traveling under the name Jeremy Diaz, was facing a bill of…