Royal Caribbean passenger watches woman jump off cruise ship pier in crazy stunt
In:One woman’s bizarre stunt in Juneau, Alaska caught the attention of Royal Caribbean passengers, and her dangerous jump into the harbor was captured on video.
Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas was docked in Juneau, Alaska when passenger Bailey Shelton recorded a woman purposely jumping into the harbor. The viral video, which has almost 500k views, was shared on TikTok by Shelton on June 14, 2025.
In the recording, Shelton shows a woman sprinting across the wooden pier before leaping into the cold harbor water below. Surprisingly, she was dressed in only a t-shirt, shorts, and sandals. Other guests in the background can be seen wearing pants, coats, and hats.
Shelton can be heard in the video gasping, “No way! No way! No way!” as the woman begins running. The woman clearly leaps off the edge of the pier, plunging more than a few feet into the icy harbor below. Following a large splash, the woman eventually surfaces in the green, murky water and begins swimming back towards the pier. Along with Shelton, many other cruise guests on the pier watched in shock.
Shelton captioned the TikTok video, “She was a local clearly. I had layers and I was still cold.” However, it’s unclear if the woman was a local Juneau resident, as she technically could be a guest aboard Anthem of the Seas.
Based on Shelton’s post, the stunt likely occurred when Anthem of the Seas was docked in Juneau on June 8, 2025 after departing from Seattle, Washington on a 7-night cruise through Alaska. Anthem of the Seas is offering round-trip itineraries to Alaska over the summer. The 7-night itinerary visited ports of call throughout Alaska, including Juneau, Skagway and Tracy Arm Fjord, along with a stop in Victoria, Canada.
Even in the summer, Alaska can still be quite cold. For mid-June, the average temperature in Juneau can drop in the 40s with highs only in the mid-60s. However, the water temperature in the harbor is often much cooler, averaging between 48 degrees Fahrenheit and 52 degrees Fahrenheit.
While the stunt itself is dangerous, there are also increased risks of jumping into water that cold. Hypothermia can set in within minutes without proper thermal protection, such as a wetsuit. This condition occurs when your core body temperature drops below 95 degrees Fahrenheit. You also risk triggering cold shock or losing control of your muscles due to the cold water temperature.
The viral TikTok video has left many viewers shocked by the deliberate and dangerous stunt.
Most of the time, these incidents are accidental when cruise passengers fall into harbor water. However, the video shows this was clearly not an accident, as the woman takes an obvious running start across the pier before jumping into the water.
In the comment section, many viewers state the obvious dangers of jumping into a cruise ship harbor. Some of these risks include polluted water, hidden debris, pilings beneath the surface, and risk of electric shock from stray currents.
“Harbor water is super gross,” reads the top comment. “So dangerous. You have no idea what is lurking right under the surface, could be a steel rod [or a] sunken wooden pillar,” replied another viewer.
One commenter replied similarly, “Nice. You do realize electricity could be present in that water, right?” Another echoed this sentiment, “So dangerous. Electrical power could have killed her”.
Electric shock drowning occurs when an electrical current leaks into the water, often from a nearby boat or marina. The shock then passes through the person’s body while in the water. This can cause muscle paralysis, numbness and even cardiac arrest. For this reason, swimmers are discouraged from jumping into harbor water.
“As someone who grew up in Juneau, YES it’s super dangerous because of obstacles under the water,” stated one responder. One local replied, “I live in Alaska and you could not PAY me to go into that water.”
Not to mention, there have been cruise ship passengers who have fallen into harbor water and sustained serious injuries. Some have even been killed when falling into the harbor. Just a few weeks ago, a woman fell from the gangway on Norwegian Epic when the cruise ship broke loose from its mooring in Sicily. The woman plunged into the ocean water and was rushed to the hospital with injuries from the incident.
Along with the physical risks of jumping into the harbor, the woman could also be in trouble with port authorities or the cruise line itself. While it’s unclear whether she was a passenger, Royal Caribbean could choose to ban her from future sailings if she was indeed a guest. Cruise lines have previously banned passengers for reckless behavior that puts the safety of others at risk.
At the time of publication, the woman did not appear to have sustained any injuries from the stunt. In addition, Royal Caribbean has not commented publicly about the incident.
