Liberty...searching now possible man overboard

[jaspercat]

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).

[GonnaSailtoo]

so did they ever find the person this post is about?

[chengkp75]

so did they ever find the person this post is about?

 

No.

[loopner]

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.

[gaylemh]

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.

[robandana]

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

[misha1]

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).

[WrittenOnYourHeart]

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.

[Tunkhannock]

"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

[chengkp75]

"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

[LMaxwell]

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.

[mystrymaster]

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.

[Tunkhannock]

"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:

[sweettara]

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

[Aquahound]

"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.

[Cruzin-K]

"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.

[UVACAV]

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.

[ryano]

What a dramatic moron. :rolleyes:

[Big_G]

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:

[Rocket3D]

Coast Guard ended search today.

 

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[BecciBoo]

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....

[C2174]

What a dramatic moron. :rolleyes:

 

Where's the like button? ;)

[rpb718]

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.

[robandana]

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.

[A2Mich]

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.