jaspercat Posted March 24, 2015 #226 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Such tragedy - thoughts and prayers to all. On the Liberty this past Dec we also went into "cabin lock-down" for a potential missing person. I was quite happy being in my cabin for the duration. First cabins checked, from what I heard, where those traveling solo as no one could report them missing. So my understanding is cabin stewards went to those first and then proceeded with the rest. We were in cabin "lock-down" awhile. I felt this was better than being sent to life-boat as the ship was potentially looking for a missing person. Muster takes too much time to identify that (I think). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonnaSailtoo Posted March 25, 2015 #227 Share Posted March 25, 2015 so did they ever find the person this post is about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted March 25, 2015 #228 Share Posted March 25, 2015 so did they ever find the person this post is about? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loopner Posted March 25, 2015 #229 Share Posted March 25, 2015 OK this is going to seem like a really dumb question but I have to ask .... is there any kind of telephone system on the ship that allows you to call from room to room? I can imagine being in this situation and having my mother and son in another room - desperate to know if they're OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaylemh Posted March 25, 2015 #230 Share Posted March 25, 2015 OK this is going to seem like a really dumb question but I have to ask .... is there any kind of telephone system on the ship that allows you to call from room to room? I can imagine being in this situation and having my mother and son in another room - desperate to know if they're OK. You can just dial their room number from the phone in your cabin, or from any phone anywhere on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robandana Posted March 25, 2015 #231 Share Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) Canadian? What are they doing down there???? :confused: They are there to watchover all the snowbirds in Florida...:D Edited March 25, 2015 by robandana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misha1 Posted March 25, 2015 #232 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Tragic situation...we also experienced the "Oscar, Oscar, Oscar" announcement on our Mexican Riviera cruise. This particular instance, a staff member jumped overboard after having words with his supervisor. Life boats, flares were deployed and the ship rumbled to a stop. It was dark out but we could see the search lights and flares from the aft lounge where we were. The Captain was very good about keeping the passengers informed, even telling us the next day that the employee passed during the night. Not an experience one has everyday on vacation...always a sad day when someone loses their hope (as in this case). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WrittenOnYourHeart Posted March 25, 2015 #233 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Prayers to all involved!! As to those who commented they have been on board ships with MOB calls before and they were not ordered back to their cabins, please understand that MOB (sometimes "Mr. MOB" depending on the cruise line) does not always mean someone on the ship went overboard. It could be someone else in the water (or something like a raft of Cubans, etc. - only using that because those are typically the rafts ships will encounter in the Caribbean) where the ship is required to help. In a case like that, there would be little need to order the passengers back to their cabins as they would not be needing a headcount and to account for everyone on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunkhannock Posted March 25, 2015 #234 Share Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) "Royal Caribbean passengers talk about 'man overboard'" [YOUTUBE]U8G7PWzprFs[/YOUTUBE] Video has some footage of the search boat in the water, as well as a brief interview with a rather unpleasant-sounding man. Edited March 25, 2015 by Tunkhannock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted March 25, 2015 #235 Share Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) "Royal Caribbean passengers talk about 'man overboard'" Video has some footage of the search boat in the water, as well as a brief interview with a rather unpleasant-sounding man. Wow, that's what you get when you interview someone who has absolutely no knowledge of what he is speaking about. He got his 15 minutes of fame with a selfie. So sorry to interrupt your gambling, the Captain should have warned you to hold onto your chips. If the ship had gone hard over, a lot more than chips would have gone flying. I hate local TV news. I'll bet he's looking for compensation for interrupting his cruise (probably one of the ones who was upset the casino wasn't open the first day). I'd bet that even Walker would have done a better job of presenting the facts. And "plugging a hole in the ship". They weld repaired a crack in a pipe. This is a fairly common repair for ships, its not like the ship was in danger of sinking. Better stop now before I blow an artery. Edited March 25, 2015 by chengkp75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LMaxwell Posted March 25, 2015 #236 Share Posted March 25, 2015 The lady in the video lives up the street from me. She seemed concerned about her daughters well being. Fair enough. That guy though, jeez, what a schmuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystrymaster Posted March 25, 2015 #237 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Just a guy trying to get his 15 minutes there. If that is a cruise from hell then I want to be in his hell. It was trying and scary but in no way was it hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunkhannock Posted March 25, 2015 #238 Share Posted March 25, 2015 "There was no ship alarms. There were no emergency sounds. There was absolutely nothing to notify the passengers that there was an emergency." And why would there be? Was this guy ready and willing to throw on a life jacket and dive into the sea to look for the man overboard? If not, then he really didn't need to know that urgently, did he? I think he's been watching a little too much TV. Was he expecting all the lights to start flashing red while the Captain announced "Action stations! Red alert!" over the PA system? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweettara Posted March 25, 2015 #239 Share Posted March 25, 2015 my heart breaks for this family of this man I cant imagine goin on a cruise with someone and then the person goes overboard so sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted March 25, 2015 #240 Share Posted March 25, 2015 "There was no ship alarms. There were no emergency sounds. There was absolutely nothing to notify the passengers that there was an emergency." All of which is a flat out lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin-K Posted March 25, 2015 #241 Share Posted March 25, 2015 "Royal Caribbean passengers talk about 'man overboard'" [YOUTUBE]U8G7PWzprFs[/YOUTUBE] Video has some footage of the search boat in the water, as well as a brief interview with a rather unpleasant-sounding man. Wow! Just wow. Where do they find these people? Hope I never run into that guy on a cruise. What a bunch of ignorant statements he made. I guess the reporters are just looking for a story - doesn't have to be accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UVACAV Posted March 25, 2015 #242 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Good grief. Not sure who is to blame for the irresponsible reporting. Can you blame the TV channel for picking such a glory-hog for its story? Certainly not a cruise from hell by any means. My family and I had a great time. The delayed departure limited the time in the casino and duty free shops. Nothing else. We arrived in Cozumel on time. I had no issues with doing proper maintenance before leaving. Would you want your pilot to take off before the mechanics tended to issues with your plane? Of course not. The MOB incident was troubling and scary, but completely outside the control of RCCL. They responded quickly, professionally and appropriately. 90 minutes in our cabin was no big deal. If I needed to spend 4 hours in my cabin so they could appropriately identify the missing person and notify his family, I would have done so. A man lost his life and I feel horrible for his family. I would find it in poor taste if anyone used the MOB incident to seek compensation from RCCL for lost time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryano Posted March 25, 2015 #243 Share Posted March 25, 2015 What a dramatic moron. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_G Posted March 25, 2015 #244 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Good grief. Not sure who is to blame for the irresponsible reporting. Can you blame the TV channel for picking such a glory-hog for its story? Anybody that's making their own video whine while the search is on needs to be dropped in the water too but that doesn't excuse the lazy reporting. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket3D Posted March 25, 2015 Author #245 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Coast Guard ended search today. ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BecciBoo Posted March 25, 2015 #246 Share Posted March 25, 2015 That guy must've been deaf dumb and blind! O sorry just distasteful! Now please don't flame me for using a politically incorrect cliché....it fits.:cool::rolleyes: No disrespect meant for anyone challenged by these conditions.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2174 Posted March 25, 2015 #247 Share Posted March 25, 2015 What a dramatic moron. :rolleyes: Where's the like button? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpb718 Posted March 25, 2015 #248 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Wow! Just wow. Where do they find these people? Hope I never run into that guy on a cruise. What a bunch of ignorant statements he made. I guess the reporters are just looking for a story - doesn't have to be accurate. I'll swear I saw this guy before in a YouTube video from an an MDR on some ship berating the staff about a bad dessert - bananas fosters I believe. If not him, could be his brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robandana Posted March 26, 2015 #249 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Is it not strange to plan a cruise then during that cruise commit suicide? I mean you have so much time to think about what your about to do.... Statistically speaking Carnival has had the most jumpers with 33 since 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A2Mich Posted March 26, 2015 #250 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Is it not strange to plan a cruise then during that cruise commit suicide? I mean you have so much time to think about what your about to do.... Statistically speaking Carnival has had the most jumpers with 33 since 2000. As was said before, these people are not in their right minds nor are they thinking rationally. In the cases of suicide or stupidity, I feel sorry for the families for their losses, but not bad at all for the victim themselves. Call me heartless if you want, but when people do foolish things, there are bound to be consequences. In the cases of a true accident, that's another story completely, but as said before, most people don't accidentally fall off of a cruise ship. In most cases, was likely either a suicide or a "here--hold my beer and watch this" move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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