Kite Flying on Ship

[PelicanBill]

I can think of two scenarios that could be dangerous/problems....

 

1 - if the wind carries the kite over the ship it could tangle in the superstructure, radars or antennas.

 

2 - if the Kite drops into the sea, a 22 knot drag could be quite strong, and your kite is suddenly waterlogged and will have to drag into the most turbulent water behind the thrusters. I don't think they want passengers trying to pull heavy things out of the water, leaning over the railing...

[S.S.Oceanlover]

LOL!! Bill, did you ask Carnival for a refund because "they" ruined your entire cruise??? :p

 

Nah I was quite happy with my resolution. I got a free cruise and was allowed to wear shorts on formal night while having a crying baby at my table.:D Not bad considering I was the one that was flying the kite.;)

 

Bill

[chitown cruisers]

not to mention, that if a kite was to fall toward the water, it could hit someone on an at sea waterski or power snorkel excursion.

[jessemon]

I can think of two scenarios that could be dangerous/problems....

 

I don't think they want passengers trying to pull heavy things out of the water, leaning over the railing...

I do that all the time after "7 OR 8 BEERS"........LOL:D :D :D

[angelsfort]

True, but the OP specifically asked if they could bring their own kite to fly onboard the ship. ;)

 

Sorry!! For some reason I read that wrong... not the OP but the Carnival rules part... it struck me as "you can fly a kite from the ship as long as the ship was in port"

 

but going back and reading it again, I see that it's not saying that... it's actually saying you have to fly the kite FROM port, and not on the ship!

 

forgive me!! I'm running on a lack of sleep here!!

[thefish]

:eek:

 

I was flying my kite

from the stern of the ship

When a wind gust caught it,

and my feet began to slip.

It pulled me off the deck,

and into the sea.

With the kite a pulling,

I began to ski.

The wind blew stronger,

we began to fly

A dummy on a string,

soaring in the sky.

I landed in Jamaica.

The locals said “Hey Mon!”

“We don’t know what you're smoking,

but can you get us some?”

 

:cool:

[thefish]

:eek:

 

I was flying my kite

from the stern of the ship

When a wind gust caught it,

and my feet began to slip.

It pulled me off the deck,

and into the sea.

With the kite a pulling,

I began to ski.

The wind blew stronger,

we began to fly

A dummy on a string,

soaring in the sky.

I landed in Jamaica.

The locals said “Hey Mon!”

“We don’t know what you're smoking,

but can you get us some?”

 

:cool:

 

 

The moral of this story,

as you can plainly see.

Don't fly your kite from the ship,

If you can not ski.