The lawyer for Shauntel Hudson, Kepner's stepmother, made the statement in an emergency filing in divorce court on Monday, Nov. 17, where it was detailed why Hudson may not be able to testify at a hearing for the proceedings, the outlets reported.

Anna Kepner was discovered dead in her cabin on Nov. 7 while on a six-day Caribbean cruise with her family on the Carnival Horizon.

A cruise ship that departed Nov. 15 from Galveston hit a snag Wednesday in Cozumel, Mexico. While docked in the beachy Caribbean port, one of the lifeboats of the Carnival Dream plopped right into the water and floated off.

For some people, a disappointing meal in a cruise dining room can leave a bad taste in the mouth that lingers. Carnival Cruise Line Brand Ambassador John Heald often receives messages from those passengers on his popular Facebook page that’s followed by more than 650,000 cruisers.

Court filings in Florida shockingly revealed Tuesday that one of her step-brothers is being question by the FBI and could face arrest.

Stepmother of Anna Kepner, Titusville cheerleader found dead aboard cruise ship, asks judge to delay hearing as FBI focuses on sibling in death