Missed the ship? Don't do this!!

[babs135]

Just when you think you've heard it all.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3512166/British-pensioner-rescued-500-METRES-sea-clinging-handbag-trying-swim-cruise-liner-left-port-without-her.html

[Clarea]

Existing discussion here:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2334617

[babs135]

Sorry, been away for a couple of weeks with only limited wifi access to both news and this site. Got so excited (!) at reading the article never thought to check if it had appeared earlier.

 

It still makes interesting reading :D

[Clarea]

Sorry, been away for a couple of weeks with only limited wifi access to both news and this site. Got so excited (!) at reading the article never thought to check if it had appeared earlier.

 

It still makes interesting reading :D

Certainly does!:)

[Keith1010]

It does make for interesting reading.k

 

Keith

[cruiseonthebrain]

Sorry, been away for a couple of weeks with only limited wifi access to both news and this site. Got so excited (!) at reading the article never thought to check if it had appeared earlier.

 

It still makes interesting reading :D

 

Agreed.

[RiotAct]

What's a "holidaymaker"?

[babs135]

What's a "holidaymaker"?

 

According to the Oxford Dictionary a 'holidaymaker' is a person on holiday (vacation) away from home

[jocap]

According to today's paper, the woman attended Saturday evening's Mass at 8pm, and was seen close to the church later. She appears to have been in the water by 10pm. It would be dark by then, so she was fortunate to be found.

The Marco Polo had left well before then, some say at 8pm.

On the discussion page highlighted further up this page, it says that the MP is a charter line- no, she is part of Cruise& Maritime's fleet, which has several ships doing year-round cruises.

[Treven]

As I posted on the other thread, I'd sure love to be a fly on the wall when the two of them got back home. Wonder if there would be a referee there or perhaps a divorce lawyer.😎

[sprint180]

That is funny. I wouldn't try that at 46 let alone 65. Obviously not a swimmer here. No I can't imagine the conversation after!

Thanks for posting.

Edited March 31, 2016 by sprint180

[jocap]

Perhaps she became disoriented, being outside a church near to the sea in the dark, and fell in. The people in the church recognised the woman as being part of the congregation that night, and she was seen outside shortly before being discovered in the sea.

[babs135]

It would be interesting to have a follow up to this story, but I suspect we will never know the truth. Perhaps the poor lady had a 'psychotic' episode? The original article did say she was admitted to a psychiatric unit.

 

Whatever the reason, she is one lucky lady.

[moniquet]

The Husband has not yet made contact with the authorities.

Perhaps she has early dementia.