RGVTx, I don't know anything about cruise ships or US law about putting people on the FBI Missing Persons list, so I don't really know what is going on there. Don't crusie ships usually leave from and report back to the same port, though? Maybe it has to do with which port they're based out of?
If you find an answer, please ping me, I would be interested to know.
FReepmail.
It takes about six months for a deceased person to be placed on the Social Security death list.
Maybe the missing persons list goes through the same bureaurocratic paperwork and Natalee will show up on the list eventually.