A 62-year-old tourist who never returned to her cruise was found dead on a hiking trail in Alaska.

University of Kentucky HealthCare Dr. Marites Buenafe, 62, mysteriously vanished after leaving the Norwegian Bliss cruise ship for a solo hike in Juneau, Alaska, Tuesday, officials said.

A Norwegian spokesperson said multiple attempts were made to contact the guest before the ship departed. CruiseMapper shows the Bliss continuing on its week-long Alaska cruise sailing, which ...

Marites Buenafe, 62, was reported missing around 3:18 p.m. Tuesday after she failed to return to the Norwegian Bliss before its 1:30 p.m. departure from Juneau, according to the Alaska State Troopers.

Marites Buenafe, of Kentucky, was reported missing Tuesday, a day after her birthday, when she did not return to the cruise ship Norwegian Bliss, according to the Alaska State Troopers.

Marites Buenafe, a 62-year-old cruise passenger from Kentucky, is missing after embarking on a solo hike in Alaska while on the cruise ship Norwegian Bliss.

The Juneau Police Department reports that an Alaska Army National Guard helicopter crew located the body of 62-year-old Marites Buenafe, who went missing during an Alaskan cruise stop.

The body of a cruise ship passenger who was reported missing after embarking on a solo hike in Alaska has now been found, authorities have confirmed. Marites Buenafe, 62, had informed her family via ...

It is a sad ending following the cruise guest missing from Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Bliss after a hike in Juneau, Alaska on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. The guest, 62-year-old Marites Buenafe ...