Celebrity passenger dies

[islegroove]

This probably happens several times a week with the amount of people on cruise ships.

 

http://www.bermudasun.bm/Content/NEWS/News/Article/Cruise-ship-passenger-dies/24/270/77091

[Pushka]

The morgue on QM2 holds at least 6 bodies. I think there were over 20 deaths on a WC sector in 2012. It's common.

[dkjretired]

My next door neighbor at my house in NJ is a Bayonne Firefighter, he says they are on the cruise ships all the time picking up sick people.

[m4yb]

The morgue on QM2 holds at least 6 bodies. I think there were over 20 deaths on a WC sector in 2012. It's common.

 

 

During our australian Circumnavigation in 2012, we heard the call for a certain code emergency in our corridor. We found out later from the stewart that a man had died in a cabin a few doors away. In their typical style, the stewart said "he very old".

Whilst tragic for his companion and the rest of the family, I guess in this instance, the passenger passed away doing what he loved the best.

[Caribbean Chris]

We were on a 21-day transatlantic on HAL once when a man died far away from any port. His wife chose to resume dining with her table mates after a day or two, rather than mourn alone in her room. She commented to them that he was happy, doing what he loved. Aside from the logistical difficulties, it sounded to me like a fine ending compared to most alternatives.

[Pushka]

Code Alpha. Medical emergency. But different cruise lines use different codes.

 

Sir David Frost died on QE recently.

Edited May 1, 2014 by Pushka

[lady_cruiser]

Code Alpha.

 

I though Code Alpha was for medical emergency and Morning or Rising Star was death?

 

Of course I have told I'm wrong (at least that is what I'm told) so many times here at Cruise Critic that I'm bringing to mistrust my own judgments even here at home in every day life.

Edited May 1, 2014 by lady_cruiser

[AmberCascades]

Hey Rosemarie, I just Googled "death on a cruise ship" and two sources came up with "Operation Bright Star" means a medical emergency requiring immediate attention, and "Operation Rising Star" means they've gone onto ...not greener pastures....smoother seas, perhaps?

 

Anyway, go forth with confidence! You got it right.:)

Edited May 1, 2014 by AmberCascades
to correct spelling

[Tommy3putts]

Aside from the logistical difficulties, it sounded to me like a fine ending compared to most alternatives.

 

 

There are a heck of a lot worse ways to go.

[Esprit]

I joked with my elderly Mum whilst on board our first cruise in the Caribbean that if she kicked the bucket she would have to sit (I mean lay) the rest of the cruise out in the morgue as I wasn't going to quit the cruise early.

 

She survived a few more cruises before sailing away for ever.

[koolforkatz]

I used to work on a ship that generally had an older demographic (longer itineraries). It was a rare voyage when a passenger didn't die.

[miched]

The way to avoid death or dying on a cruise is don' t cruise.

 

The other way to improve the risk of not dying on a cruise is to sail after you are 100 years old because it is a proven fact that the amount of people that die over 100 is very low.

 

Just my words of wisdom that don't amount to much.

 

 

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[rM3panno]

I can confirm on RCCL that it is code Alpha.

 

On our honeymoon we were seated to dinner on the 1st night at a table overlooking the lower level of the dining room on the Adventure of the Seas. In the lull between entree service and dessert the ship wide announcement system started broadcasting. " Alpha, Alpha, Alpha" Amid the commotion everyone was looking around and a man that looked to be in his 70's to early 80's had fallen face first onto the table which was located pretty much in the middle of the first floor of the dining room. There were medics there within the minute but it was apparently a massive heart attack. Surprisingly, they performed CPR on him for what seemed like an eternity before loading him onto the gurney. They still were working on him as they left but it was pretty apparent that it was having no effect.

 

We happened to be seated at a table for 6 and the 2 women in the other couples were nurses and pretty shortly after they noticed he collapsed they said that he was dead. Needless to say my wife and I were quite distraught not having really encountered death in such a manner as dinner with 1,000 other people. The other 2 couples stayed for dessert, we left for our room.

 

I have also been on a Baltic cruise on the Galaxy and a man had to be airlifted off for medical reasons.

 

We too often forget since were on vacation that these ships are equipped with morgues and jails.

[We're The Groupnors]

We were told by the manager of Michael's Club on Summit many years ago that if you die on a Celebrity ship they supply a casket that has an engraved =X= logo on the top. He also said that there is, on average, one death per voyage, and swore Michael's Club on that ship was haunted.

[OCruisers]

I used to work on a ship that generally had an older demographic (longer itineraries). It was a rare voyage when a passenger didn't die.

 

Back when we were taking 10 Day Christmas/New Years cruises with our children, it was unusual when at least one person didn't die. Normally, lots of older people cruising with their younger family members. On one sailing 6 people died.

LuLu

[gold1953]

On Celebrity medical emergency is Star Code. I have heard and witnessed it 3 times. The first time they were calling Star Code ( they also give a location) a group of officers went full out running by us. I was told later that the red stripe on the uniform meant medical. One was a choking in Blu. he was ok . The other 2 were deceased.

A chef told us ( after I saw a body through the glass elevator) that day 2 was early as they usually die later in the cruise and often 2 to 3 a cruise

[Clydesmom7865]

On my first cruise we had one person who needed a blood transfusion on the first sea day. They made a public address for anyone who was a Red Cross blood donor who had their card with them and O negative blood to come to Medical. I had everything but the negative as I am O positive. Found out the next day that over 20 people who did meet the need showed up to Medical and they tapped 2 pints. The person was evacuated off in Cozumel.

 

My last cruise someone died on the gangway the day we returned. I guess if you have to go that would be the way to do it: at the end of the cruise but before the agony of customs!

[Happy Cruiser 6143]

We were told by the manager of Michael's Club on Summit many years ago that if you die on a Celebrity ship they supply a casket that has an engraved =X= logo on the top. He also said that there is' date=' on average, one death per voyage, and swore Michael's Club on that ship was haunted.[/quote']

 

I like the Celebrity casket idea. As others have said, there are far worse ways to go.

[MTElkwhistle]

A few years ago we were having real cabin issues - 4 of us and the put-you-up settee was broken. We were told there were no other cabins as the ship was sailing full, then on day 6 of the 17 night trip we were given a second cabin for our sons to go in.

 

We always reckoned that the previous inhabitant must have died.

[Honeybearhollow]

We were told by the manager of Michael's Club on Summit many years ago that if you die on a Celebrity ship they supply a casket that has an engraved =X= logo on the top. He also said that there is' date=' on average, one death per voyage, and swore Michael's Club on that ship was haunted.[/quote']

 

 

I'm pretty sure if I ever made Zenith, I would not be willing to give that up. So I would probably haunt Michaels Club, too.

[lastofthebohicans]

We had a gentlemen on our Eclipse cruise pass away. We heard the Star Code announcement before dinner.

 

Our waiter confirmed our fears.

[Redtravel]

In January, a man died on the cruise. We found out that this had happened after the cruise. The ship would not give us any information. By chance, we saw his widow being taken off the ship with her luggage. We shared a table with this couple. They were celebrating their 50 th anniversary. For the remaining of the cruise, nobody would tell us anything about him. Our waiter said that he did not know anything. It was like they had just vanished. We assumed that he was being taken to a hospital in St. maarten. After we got home, I called their home. Our worst fears were true. He had died on the ship. His widow had praises for the cruiseline. Celebrity insurance paid for all expenses. They provided an escort to stay with the widow while she made arrangements in St. maarten. They arranged transportation, paid for hotels, meals, taxis, and all funeral related expenses in St. maarten and back home in Indiana. They sent her all the photos that were taken of them on the cruise. And, Celebrity refunded money for the remaining 4 days that they missed on the cruise. It is a terrible time whenever a spouse dies regardless if where you are. At least, Celebrity made a bad situation as good as possible. Buy insurance. Hope you do not need it. But if tragedy happens, you will be in good hands.

[wwcruisers]

I'm pretty sure if I ever made Zenith, I would not be willing to give that up. So I would probably haunt Michaels Club, too.

 

Yes, but under the new CC rules, you can only haunt Michael's Club if you're Zenith (or sailing in a luxury suite) at the time of your demise! :p

Edited May 1, 2014 by wwcruisers

[Pushka]

 

But different cruise lines use different codes.

 

 

 

Hmm. This is what I said.

[PartyAllDaTyme]

We were in an aft cabin, right above the PH. My thinking was that if I saw someone on the balcony, I'd call down to them to strike up a friendly conversation and maybe wangle us an invitation to come visit my new friends in the PH.

 

First morning in St. Croix, I went out and saw a gaggle of people sitting around the table under the umbrella, many of them X staff. Boy, they really go all out to welcome the PH guests, I thought. Shortly, they were joined by a man in a USVI Police t-shirt. Possibly they had a robbery? DW woke up and we went to breakfast.

 

After breakfast, I came back onto the balcony and saw an older woman, just gazing out at the sea, though we were in port. Still trying to be friendly, I called out, "Good morning! Are you enjoying the cruise so far?" "Not so much," she replied. "My husband died last night."

 

:eek::eek::eek:

 

After thinking about it, if you gotta go, that's a good way. Too bad it wasn't at the end of the cruise.

 

I was told it's common for someone to pass away on the first night-- all excited about going on a cruise. The wife, as far as I know, disembarked in USVI (in blatant violation of the PVSA, we started from San Juan) and that PH remained vacant for the rest of the cruise.