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."

A 79-year-old man and a 74-year-old woman, neither of whom has been identified, died in separate drowning incidents at Celebration Key, a newly opened resort, on Friday, Aug. 15

Two Carnival Cruise Line guests drowned on Aug. 15 at Celebration Key in the Bahamas, one while snorkeling and the other in a pool. Both were American and had arrived on different cruises.