Levion Parker’s dad believes 20 year-old son is alive after jumping off Royal Caribbean cruise ship because he’s a ‘master diver’ [Video]

07:18 EDT 11 Apr 2024 , updated 18:36 EDT 11 Apr 2024

The father of a 20 year-old man missing since he jumped off the 11th deck of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship a week ago believes his son is still alive.

Francel Parker insists his son Levion, 20, survived because he’s a master diver who works on a commercial fishing boat. The stricken dad says his son also had multiple life rings thrown at him.

Francel told the Daily Sun: ‘As soon as he went off the side, I prayed over him. I was confident the prayers I said over my son were heard. I stand on the word of God. I believe he is alive.’ 

US Coast Guard officials called off their search for Levion on Tuesday, five days after he jumped from the 11th deck of Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas at 3:30am.