sugcarol Posted December 1, 2016 #1 Share Posted December 1, 2016 http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2016/12/01/two-american-tourists-found-dead-aboard-cruise-ship-that-docked-in-san-juan/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champagne123 Posted December 1, 2016 #2 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Sooo sad. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilBlackDress Posted December 1, 2016 #3 Share Posted December 1, 2016 wow... very sad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugcarol Posted December 1, 2016 Author #4 Share Posted December 1, 2016 What are the chances of this happening? Seems odd to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottygirl Posted December 1, 2016 #5 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Very sad but I swear that ship is cursed.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 1, 2016 #6 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I don't understand the part about "planned to stay in hotels in Puerto Rico". Wasn't Anthem there on a day stop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwazi07 Posted December 1, 2016 #7 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Something very weird is up with Anthem... Sent from Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swoopy2110 Posted December 1, 2016 #8 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Don't people die on cruise ships all the time? They usually don't get a news article about them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugcarol Posted December 1, 2016 Author #9 Share Posted December 1, 2016 The way I understand the article, it sounds like maybe they were 2 couples traveling together. Death happens on cruise ships but this just seems strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc6469 Posted December 1, 2016 #10 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Looks like they were traveling with their spouses but wonder if they knew another, traveling together, friends, etc? Very sad and strange at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted December 1, 2016 #11 Share Posted December 1, 2016 (edited) That story is a bit of a mess. First, most of what was in the story has nothing to do with the deaths and second, deaths happen all the time on cruise ships. The article even points to natural causes. It's also not clear what one had to do with the other. The Anthem is fine and I'm tired of people saying it's "weird" or "cursed" or whatever. We were on in April and absolutely nothing happened. There have been a lot more normal trips on that ship than problem ones, but people always focus on the different. It's just a ship that sails out of the northeast where the weather is never perfect. So, two middle-aged men died on a cruise ship. It happens. Probably stroke or heart attack. Nothing to see here. As for the hotel comment, I do not get that. Anthem just makes a port stop there and doesn't stay overnight. I also don't get why this is news as there are deaths on cruise ships regularly. As others have said, sad, but hardly unusual. Edited December 1, 2016 by BND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TickledBlue Posted December 1, 2016 #12 Share Posted December 1, 2016 The article does bring up questions. Why a picture of a Carnival ship? I guess the general public may not notice that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 1, 2016 #13 Share Posted December 1, 2016 The article does bring up questions. Why a picture of a Carnival ship? I guess the general public may not notice that. I was thinking if the news report was wrong about the ship, and the Carnival ship was based in San Juan, then that would explain the confusing hotel stay thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramja96 Posted December 1, 2016 #14 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Why a picture of a Carnival ship? I guess the general public may not notice that. It's common for news outlets to use stock photos. Either they didn't have a photo of a Royal Caribbean ship, or the editor didn't know the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cel_cruise Posted December 1, 2016 #15 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Always Sad that someone dies unexpectedly but a very strange article non the less...quite the hodge podge of material here?! Why was a carnival ship in the picture? Sucks for them given the headline about the dead men instead of the historic milestone? And I was really expecting them to say that because these 2 men died, they didn't meet their historic milestone or something when it got to that part! It would have atleast been a reason to mention it.. I'm assuming that the hotel comments are referencing maybe a day pass to a resort? I mean - what else would make sense??!? Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottygirl Posted December 1, 2016 #16 Share Posted December 1, 2016 That story is a bit of a mess. First, most of what was in the story has nothing to do with the deaths and second, deaths happen all the time on cruise ships. The article even points to natural causes. It's also not clear what one had to do with the other. The Anthem is fine and I'm tired of people saying it's "weird" or "cursed" or whatever. We were on in April and absolutely nothing happened. There have been a lot more normal trips on that ship than problem ones, but people always focus on the different. It's just a ship that sails out of the northeast where the weather is never perfect. So, two middle-aged men died on a cruise ship. It happens. Probably stroke or heart attack. Nothing to see here. As for the hotel comment, I do not get that. Anthem just makes a port stop there and doesn't stay overnight. I also don't get why this is news as there are deaths on cruise ships regularly. As others have said, sad, but hardly unusual. I beg to differ, that ship has had a lot of issues. I am not a superstitious person, but the Anthem was not my cup of tea. You're entitled to your opinion and are free to cruise on her as you wish. Personally I would not go on her again. I am not so sure why people get so worked up about criticizing a particular ship. You would think it was their child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASOXFANN Posted December 1, 2016 #17 Share Posted December 1, 2016 It's always so sad to read about deaths happening on what was supposed to be a wonderful vacation :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langley Cruisers Posted December 1, 2016 #18 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Don't people die on cruise ships all the time?.. They usually don't get a news article about them Absolutely, more than we know, I'm sure. There was a death on our Explorer cruise a few years ago. We were docked in Bonaire just enjoying our balcony, when we saw a hearse pull up and crew wheeling off a deceased person in a body bag on a stretcher. The widow followed behind and a staff member helped her with her luggage. So incredibly sad. :( Nothing was ever said, and I suppose the only ones who saw it were those who were looking off that side of the ship for those few minutes. The Anthem is fine and I'm tired of people saying it's "weird" or "cursed" or whatever... Agreed - uncalled for. :( . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BecciBoo Posted December 1, 2016 #19 Share Posted December 1, 2016 . I am not so sure why people get so worked up about criticizing a particular ship. You would think it was their child. And you seem to be getting worked up because others like the ship and don't see anything out of the ordinary about it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranknBeans Posted December 1, 2016 #20 Share Posted December 1, 2016 (edited) Deleted Edited December 1, 2016 by FranknBeans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted December 1, 2016 #21 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I took the reference to the hotel as to mean the 2 different wives would be staying at hotels in San Juan while arrangements are made to transport their deceased husbands home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted December 1, 2016 #22 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I feel sorry for their family. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwazi07 Posted December 1, 2016 #23 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I beg to differ, that ship has had a lot of issues. I am not a superstitious person, but the Anthem was not my cup of tea. You're entitled to your opinion and are free to cruise on her as you wish. Personally I would not go on her again. I am not so sure why people get so worked up about criticizing a particular ship. You would think it was their child. I agree. I am mildly superstitious, but Anthem has wayyy more issues than the rest. I don't know how her christening went, but the bottle didn't smash on Carnival's ship Legend and she's had her share of issues...more so than the rest of the fleet. Sea superstitions are very strong. Sent from Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelin_nat Posted December 1, 2016 #24 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Kind of reminds me of our last Alaskan cruise. As we were sitting at the airport waiting to leave, we heard of a group of pax on the sailing before us who were all killed in a float plane crash, along with the pilot. It made me very sad and I thought about them for a long time. I couldn't imagine how their families felt, or the other passengers who were at the same dinner table with them. That said, we went on with our helicopter tour. Accidents happen. But it definitely makes you appreciate life more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BillOh Posted December 1, 2016 #25 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I don't understand the part about "planned to stay in hotels in Puerto Rico". Wasn't Anthem there on a day stop? The whole article had a RUSHED feel to it and that the author had to add info to make a minimum word count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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