CBS News confirmed that both were Carnival Cruise ship passengers on Caribbean trips with their families. They were sailing on the Mardi Gras and Carnival Elation ships. CBS described Celebration Key as "a private resort on Grand Bahama Island that only Carnival cruise passengers can use."

Two Americans visiting Carnival Cruise Line’s new Bahamas private resort Celebration Key died on Friday, according to the Royal Bahamas Police and confirmed by the cruise line. “Our lifeguards and medical team responded to two separate water emergency incidents at Celebration Key Friday — one in the lagoon and one at the beach,