HamOp #1 Posted October 19 Woman who stood on ship's railing for selfie barred for life from cruises https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/woman-selfie-cruise-royal-caribbean-intl-scli/index.html 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kazu #2 Posted October 19 OMG! 😱 Your title for the thread is very apropos. 😉 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ski ww #3 Posted October 19 And then they blame the cruise company if something goes wrong. Good for for RCI. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krazy Kruizers #4 Posted October 19 Thanks for the link. What a nut case she is. Glad she is banned from cruising. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Petunia1950 #5 Posted October 19 I wish ALL cruise lines would ban her proactively, and not just Royal Caribbean. She has plenty of other options for her idiotic tricks. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
puppycanducruise #6 Posted October 19 Do cruise lines share this info? She should be banned on all lines. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deliver42 #7 Posted October 19 I believe they do. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
summer slope #8 Posted October 19 I can't believe what some people do for a "selfie". That one was sure expensive. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cruisemom42 #9 Posted October 19 And had it all gone wrong, the media would be reporting how she "fell" overboard and the dangers of cruising... 16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ger_77 #10 Posted October 19 48 minutes ago, cruisemom42 said: And had it all gone wrong, the media would be reporting how she "fell" overboard and the dangers of cruising... Correct! And the skeptics who have never tried cruising will say "It's too dangerous, look at how many people fall off cruise ships!" I'm glad they took immediate action. Smooth Sailing! 🙂🙂🙂 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3rdGenCunarder #11 Posted October 19 57 minutes ago, cruisemom42 said: And had it all gone wrong, the media would be reporting how she "fell" overboard and the dangers of cruising... 5 minutes ago, ger_77 said: Correct! And the skeptics who have never tried cruising will say "It's too dangerous, look at how many people fall off cruise ships!" I'm glad they took immediate action. Smooth Sailing! 🙂🙂🙂 I've had people ask me "but aren't you afraid of falling overboard?" I always reply that you can't fall overboard unless you're doing something you shouldn't be doing. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dobiemom #12 Posted October 19 Both her and her companion (who helped her get on the railing) are banned. Good! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeeniEncinitas #13 Posted October 19 😱OMG!!!!! What an absolute idiot. She should be banned from ALL CRUISE LINES PERIOD! Good for them kicking her off the ship! Denise😊 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doublebzz #14 Posted October 19 Just got back from the Grand Canyon. Was amazed how many people walk over the boundary fence to walk along the edge to take selfies or whatever in spite of frequent reports of people falling to their deaths. There are no attempts by park rangers to stop this practice. Probably would have to hire a lot more rangers to enforce the fence boundary. Personally, I would not like to see my tax dollars used to protect people who take little responsibility for their own personal safety. Ditto for cruise ships, 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1025cruise #15 Posted October 19 I don't remember fences in most places along the canyon. But yes I would be the one getting close (but not that close) to get the picture of me attempting to push my wife over 🙂 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RocketMan275 #16 Posted October 19 6 hours ago, HamOp said: Woman who stood on ship's railing for selfie barred for life from cruises Leave the woman alone to do as she pleases. After all, stupidity is a self-correcting problem (if left alone). 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3rdGenCunarder #17 Posted October 19 6 minutes ago, RocketMan275 said: Leave the woman alone to do as she pleases. After all, stupidity is a self-correcting problem (if left alone). Yes, it is. But if she had fallen, the alarm would have been raised and the ship would have turned around and searched for her. This costs the cruise line money in extra fuel costs. It wastes time and money of local assistance, like coast guard if they go out to join the search. And it makes the ship late or skip a port, which messes up the vacation of the thousands of people on the ship who were NOT stupid enough to pull such a stunt. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RocketMan275 #18 Posted October 19 Just now, 3rdGenCunarder said: Yes, it is. But if she had fallen, the alarm would have been raised and the ship would have turned around and searched for her. This costs the cruise line money in extra fuel costs. It wastes time and money of local assistance, like coast guard if they go out to join the search. And it makes the ship late or skip a port, which messes up the vacation of the thousands of people on the ship who were NOT stupid enough to pull such a stunt. Trying to mitigate stupidity only encourages more stupidity. Cleaning out the gene pool has benefits. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doublebzz #19 Posted October 19 11 minutes ago, 1025cruise said: I don't remember fences in most places along the canyon. But yes I would be the one getting close (but not that close) to get the picture of me attempting to push my wife over 🙂 There are fences of various types and sizes. Maybe "fence" is the wrong word. In some places the barrier is only about 15" high and one can easily walk over them to reach a ledge. Your idea with the wife is too incriminating; better to pose her on the ledge and then direct her to keep walking backward while you snap a photo. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wwcruisers #20 Posted October 19 2 hours ago, dobiemom said: Both her and her companion (who helped her get on the railing) are banned. Good! Yep -- you can even figure that ONE person could be that much of a fool. But, someone stupid enough to 'aid and abet' such a dangerous stunt -- just boggles the mind.... 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aquahound #21 Posted October 19 5 hours ago, puppycanducruise said: Do cruise lines share this info? She should be banned on all lines. When a person gets banned, they'e typically banned from all lines under the parents corporation's umbrella. So while she might not be banned from all cruise lines, she will be banned from all RCCL lines. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilvertoGold #22 Posted October 19 Good for RCL. I hope this is not a decision for the ship to make, but an automatic result of such behaviour. I also hope all cruise lines would have the same reaction. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slidergirl #23 Posted October 19 One of my big fears/phobias is being someplace with big drops and no guardrails. I've gotten out of cars in a few places and walked when the passenger side looks down a ravine and there is no guardrail. I got maybe within 10 ft. of those edges at the Grand Canyon. I watched as my friends climbed Angels Landing at Zion NP - I probably could do the up, facing the wall, but I couldn't get back down off he ledge. I have troubles ziplining because of that step off the platform... As for the woman and her SO - anyone want to bet they had no passports? Wonder how long it took for them to get back to the US? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3rdGenCunarder #24 Posted October 19 1 hour ago, slidergirl said: One of my big fears/phobias is being someplace with big drops and no guardrails. I've gotten out of cars in a few places and walked when the passenger side looks down a ravine and there is no guardrail. I got maybe within 10 ft. of those edges at the Grand Canyon. I watched as my friends climbed Angels Landing at Zion NP - I probably could do the up, facing the wall, but I couldn't get back down off he ledge. I have troubles ziplining because of that step off the platform... As for the woman and her SO - anyone want to bet they had no passports? Wonder how long it took for them to get back to the US? I'd be with you, standing 10 ft back and saying 'It's okay, I can see from here." 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slidergirl #25 Posted October 19 4 minutes ago, 3rdGenCunarder said: I'd be with you, standing 10 ft back and saying 'It's okay, I can see from here." That's exactly what I say!!! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
