3 February 2012
Last updated at 18:42 ET
The Allure of the Seas has a park on board containing more than 12,000 live plants
A British cruise ship passenger has fallen overboard in waters near Mexico, the owner of the vessel has said.
Royal Caribbean International cruise line said the unnamed 30-year-old man had been captured on closed-circuit camera footage falling over railings.
It said another passenger on the Allure of the Seas, which is on a seven-night cruise from the US to Mexico, saw him fall and raised the alarm.
A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said it was looking into the reports.
The guest saw the man fall at 07:10 local time (12:10 GMT) on Friday, the Royal Caribbean said.
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In a statement it added: “The ship made multiple public announcements and began a complete search of the ship, in efforts to locate the guest.
“When the guest did not respond to the pages and was not found onboard, the captain alerted the local authorities of the situation.
“A review of the ship’s
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