St. Maarten Island. Photo: Jayne Lipkovich, Shutterstock A passenger who disembarked from a Holland America Line cruise ship docked in the port of St. Martin, a small Caribbean island, did not return to the ship and was reported missing.
The St. Martin Island police issued a statement this week, November 26, asking for the public's help in locating the missing passenger, identified as Ann Evans, a United States citizen, born May 29, 1970.
Drama in Paradise. Photographed on the Caribbean island of St. Martin. Photo: Delpixel, Shutterstock
According to information released by police, the 55-year-old was a guest aboard the Holland America Line cruise ship Rotterdam that docked in the port of St. Maarten on November 20, 2025.
Around 10:00 a.m., she got off the ship for an organized tour of the island. During the tour, Evans got off the bus in Marigot, on the French side of the island of St. Maarten, but did not return to the bus or the cruise ship.
The police said that "efforts to locate Ms. Evans are ongoing, and law enforcement authorities on both the Dutch and French sides of the island have been alerted. KPSM and the French Gendarmerie are urging anyone with information about Ms. Evans’ whereabouts to come forward."
"If Ms. Evans herself sees this message, she is kindly requested to contact her family, the Police Force of Sint Maarten, or the French Gendarmerie as soon as possible to confirm her safety.", the announcement further said.