MCFTJCH2V Posted January 30, 2015 #1 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Not sure if it was an accident, but I always thought the recessed balcony cabins on this class ship would dissuade anyone from jumping. I guess the guy lands in deck 5. Is this above the lifeboats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallyho8 Posted January 30, 2015 #2 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Yes, if anyone jumps/falls from a balcony above deck 5 they will land on deck 5 which is the promenade deck above the lifeboats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigB0882 Posted January 30, 2015 #3 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I didn't hear about this. Was it suicide or an accident? Do we know? I will be on that ship in April. Horrible for those who were on board at the time, and of course for the person who died, especially if it was an accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kd_chocolate Posted January 30, 2015 #4 Share Posted January 30, 2015 An article on it: http://www.cruiselawnews.com/2015/01/articles/maritime-death/death-on-the-carnival-dream/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiance12 Posted January 30, 2015 #5 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Whoa! I was on that cruise and knew nothing about it until now. How awful! Regardless of what transpired, it's a tragedy to lose a loved one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DobberDog Posted January 30, 2015 #6 Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) I was on that sailing. There were actually 3 confirmed deaths on that sailing. I heard of one other but never was able to confirm it. Apparently, the guy and his wife were really drunk, she passed out in the room and i have heard stories he was dancing on a bar stool on his balcony and another story he was trying to climb to the balcony either above or next to him. not sure. I heard the Operation Rising Star call at 1:30 am Tuesday morning for the first one. It woke me up. The other 2 deaths were a snorkeling accident (have heard scuba too) and a heart attack on an excursion. Edited January 30, 2015 by DobberDog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanmarcosman Posted January 30, 2015 #7 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I heard the Operation Rising Star call at 1:30 am Tuesday morning for the first one. "Rising Star" (death) is an urban legend. Bright Star is a code for a medical related emergency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigB0882 Posted January 30, 2015 #8 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Are you really sure there were 3 deaths on the same trip? That seems like an awful lot for one trip. I read about 3 deaths (the fall, snorkeling and heart attack) but they were 3 deaths that have occurred on the Dream at some point, not necessarily in one sailing and technically 2 of them didn't happen on the ship from the way it sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travler27 Posted January 30, 2015 #9 Share Posted January 30, 2015 The population of a cruise ship is greater than the town I live in. 2 cruise ships have more people than our entire county. A death every week would not really be out of line for just about any ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DobberDog Posted January 30, 2015 #10 Share Posted January 30, 2015 bright star rising star, me waking up for an announcement at 1;30 in the morning it could have been donkey star. anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjn911 Posted January 30, 2015 #11 Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) THANKS FOR INFO..Always have to remember...with all the alcohol..follks can overdo with tenuois anger...sad but good teacher if that was the case here. And yes..there are just a million in entire state of Montana listed as residents (2010 census that made many of us sad lol)..maybe double or tripple that here over summer spread out in traveling summer months for the National parks..not that many for skiing months..maybe half a milion max is my guess. The town we ranched 20 miles away from where I went to HS took over 40 years to double in pop from 1000 to 2000 from 2010 census and was only 10,000 in the mining days a few years for its inception... It is amazing to me how well the cruise ships do for safety and tragedy levels and I beleive folks are always working to keep things that way...for the most part..but always we can learn and improve. Watching one,s actions to a degree never "letting go of watching it around one and cabin...is good ... one is "safer in travel" like this,,,,but still with these huge ships..and 4000 folks, crew and passegers, one needs to be wise. Prayers to/for the troubled, ill and decased, everyone. Thanks for info. Edited January 30, 2015 by sjn911 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGnder Posted January 31, 2015 #12 Share Posted January 31, 2015 We were on the Dream at that time, and the fall from the balcony was all we heard of. The story we heard was that he was trying to move from his balcony to the one below and fell. Heard "Code Silver on Lanai, Deck 5" then later a page for a doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajhunt2 Posted February 1, 2015 #13 Share Posted February 1, 2015 i heard the Bright star page too. Kinda freaked me out but didn't think anything else about it. The snorkeling death supposedly happened in Grand Cayman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeresaJ Posted February 1, 2015 #14 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Seriously why would someone try to go from one balacony to another. So tragic and heartbreaking for the family. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallmeGee55 Posted February 1, 2015 #15 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I see people complain constantly about kids on their cruise. Give me a dozen kids over a drunk that doesn't know what they are doing. Truly sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltz Posted February 1, 2015 #16 Share Posted February 1, 2015 bright star rising star, me waking up for an announcement at 1;30 in the morning it could have been donkey star. anyway. Lol!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinklily116 Posted February 2, 2015 #17 Share Posted February 2, 2015 What exactly happened on the snorkeling trip?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benefactr Posted February 2, 2015 #18 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Sorry for the death, but we all know the family is going to get a lawyer because you know it's Carnival's fault! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin-K Posted February 2, 2015 #19 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I wonder if this was the scuba death mentioned http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/accidents-and-incidents/499532-cruise-ship-passenger-dies-discover-scuba-cozumel.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJ13820 Posted February 2, 2015 #20 Share Posted February 2, 2015 What exactly happened on the snorkeling trip?? Someone died. You writing for the school newspaper? :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinklily116 Posted February 2, 2015 #21 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Someone died. You writing for the school newspaper? :rolleyes: I know, Captain Obvious. Just wondering what could have happened. But looks like it was a heart problem. I was hoping it wasn't like something bit/stung him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracyd1014 Posted February 2, 2015 #22 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I was on the Dream when that happened. The man was trying to get to his neighbor's balcony and was crawling over the rail and fell. He fell one level. We were with a large group and one of the couples was questioned about the guy that died as they were partying with he and the group they were with earlier that evening. The Carnival security department had a flag on her card and when she returned from ashore and put her card in to return to the ship an alarm went off and she was held to talk to security. First off the security started questioning her in front of other passengers that were coming back onto the ship - FBI also talked to her about the incident. It was their first cruise and they will never go again - totally ruined their trip. Carnival security was very indiscreet about their questioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajhunt2 Posted February 2, 2015 #23 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I wonder if this was the scuba death mentioned http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/accidents-and-incidents/499532-cruise-ship-passenger-dies-discover-scuba-cozumel.html No, that post was made the day we left port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nana611 Posted February 28, 2015 #24 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Has anyone heard about this? A Louisiana woman died while on a shore excursion earlier this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mns2lv4ever Posted March 1, 2015 #25 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I see people complain constantly about kids on their cruise. Give me a dozen kids over a drunk that doesn't know what they are doing. Truly sad. lol agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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