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…
A cruise ship passenger allegedly jumped overboard to avoid paying a hefty gambling debt. Jey Gonzalez-Diaz was on the Rhapsody of the Seas when he attempted to avoid paying more than $16,000 US to the cruise line by jumping off the ship, CBS News reported. The boat had departed the Port of San Juan in…
Image for representation purposes only A Royal Caribbean cruise passenger allegedly jumped off a ship near the Port of San Juan to avoid paying more than $16,000 in gambling debt, authorities reported. Jey Gonzalez-Diaz had boarded the Rhapsody of the Seas on August 31, 2025, for a seven-night Southern Caribbean cruise. During the trip, he…
article Cruise ship, Rhapsody of the Seas on October 29, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. A man accused of owing a cruise line nearly $17,000 in gambling debt allegedly jumped off a ship to avoid paying. Jey Gonzalez-Diaz, who was booked under the passenger name of “Jeremy Diaz,” was detained by Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…