Authorities investigate the death of an American during the trip with Princess Cruises

Authorities are investigating the death of an American passenger on a Princess Cruises ship while he was heading to Aruba on Tuesday morning, the cruise company said.

Some media outlets in Aruba said the investigation was considered a possible murder.

The woman, aged 52, was part of the Royal Princess at her death, the company said, adding that "the incident was reported to the FBI." The local authorities met and boarded the ship at their arrival in Aruba.

"We are cooperating fully with the investigating authorities, including the FBI.No official cause of death has been announced."

Roughly translated, a message posted on Facebook by the Aruba police indicates that the incident "probably does not give a natural death".

According to USA Today, "Aruba-based Diario reports that the woman has fallen from the Royal Princess's upper deck, with a capacity of 3,600 passengers, on a lifeboat after fighting with a man. who was choking him ".

MasNoticia.com, based in Aruba, said the authorities were investigating the murder.

Princess Cruises said: "We are deeply saddened by this incident and offer our sincere condolences to the family and those affected."

The Royal Princess was on a seven-day, seven-day, Southern Caribbean cruise that left Port Everglades, Florida on Friday for a return to Florida on Saturday.

Princess Cruises is based in Santa Clarita, California.