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 American tourists drowned hours apart at Carnival’s private Bahamas resort on Friday, less than a month since the cruise line opened the $600 million Caribbean getaway destination. Carnival officials told The Post that the “water emergency incidents” involving guests traveling on two different ships happened at Celebration Key on Grand Bahama Island.