Authorities Searching for Missing Cruise Passenger Who Didn’t Return From Juneau Hike

Authorities search for a woman who got off a cruise ship in Alaska to hike ...

Authorities say a woman visiting Alaska’s capital city on a cruise ship did not

Authorities searching for missing cruise passenger who didn’t return from Juneau hike

The 62-year-old woman from Kentucky who told relatives that she was getting off the ship to hike did not return to the vessel by its departure time, police said.

Authorities search for a woman who got off a cruise ship in Alaska to hike and didn't return

Authorities say a woman visiting Alaska’s capital city on a cruise ship did not return from a hike she said she was taking.

Cruise ship passenger goes missing while hiking Mount Roberts

A sign sharing information about missing hiker Marites Buenafe is taped to a tree at the Mount Roberts trailhead on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO) Search and rescue responders are actively searching for a cruise ship passenger in Juneau who has not been seen since leaving for a hike Tuesday morning. Marites Buenafe, a 62-year-old Kentucky resident, was last known to be hiking Gold Ridge and Gastineau Peak from the Goldbe…

Authorities Search for a Woman Who Got off a Cruise Ship in Alaska to ...

Norwegian Bliss Passenger Missing After Alaska Hike — Search Intensifies

On July 1, 2025, the Juneau Police Department received a report that Marites Buenafe, a passenger on the 168,028-gross-ton Norwegian Bliss, was missing. Last spotted in the morning, this guest got off the ship while it was docked in Juneau, Alaska, with a plan to go hiking. However, around 2:50 p.m., Buenafe’s family called to identify her as missing after she did not return to the vessel before it departed at 1:30 p.m.. “The hiker, 62-year-old …