Cruise ship passengers disembark Thursday afternoon apparently unaware that police were investigating a grim scene on board Liberty of the Seas in George Town harbour.

Photo: Brent Fuller

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service confirmed Friday morning that there were no immediate reasons to suspect foul play in Thursday’s death of a cruise ship passenger.

"Although the police investigation is still ongoing RCIPS can confirm that, at this stage, there would appear to be no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death," a statement from police read.

The cruise ship Liberty of the Seas departed George Town harbour shortly after 6pm Thursday, but no further information was forthcoming about the body that was found on board earlier in the day.

According to police reports, a 37-year-old male was found dead in a cabin on board the giant vessel, which was in Cayman on a charter cruise catering to homosexual customers.

The body was found at 12.47pm Thursday according to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.

At least two police boats were seen heading out to the cruise liner early Thursday afternoon from the Royal Watler Cruise Terminal along the George Town waterfront.

RCIPS officials did not confirm what caused the man’s death, but it was understood that police detectives had examined the scene.

Police said Friday that the man’s body had been taken to shore in Grand Cayman.

The Caymanian Compass spoke with more than a dozen Liberty passengers Thursday. A few recalled seeing a police boat pull up to the giant liner but none knew about the body found on board.

The 37-year-old man was believed to be a ship passenger.