FBI investigating cruise ship incident

[makeup face]

:eek:

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/missing_passenger

[Admiral Horatio Nelson]

RCI seems to be getting a reputation for people throwing themselves overboard. Maybe it's the food?

[Sandytoes]

Being it happened on the Freedom of the Seas

You can read about it on this thread

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=574960&page=6

[sackman]

I'm convinced that there is a correlation between the advent of private balconies and increased occurences of people falling overboard.

 

People get drunk and just fall off. And because it's in their own room, there's probably not anybody around to see it happen, thus decreasing the liklihood of the person being rescued.

[papermans]

Nope. Not the food. It is always very good.

[chasetf]

RCI seems to be getting a reputation for people throwing themselves overboard. Maybe it's the food?

I hope they are not trying to overtake Carnival for the lead in the "Men Overboard" category.

 

I'm convinced that there is a correlation between the advent of private balconies and increased occurences of people falling overboard.

That is an interesting observation. Certainly gives people more "opportunities" for being "at the rail".

[happyscot]

I keep telling you people. I wish you'd listen.

 

Falling overboard is perfectly safe. It's LANDING that is the problem.

 

:p

[seadrifter]

From the Associated Press article...

 

"Cruise lines reported at least 24 missing people from 2000 to 2005, compared with the estimated 10 million passengers that travel every year."

 

At least the article ended with the above statistics. That gives some perspective to the situation instead of making it seems like people are always falling overboard.

 

Virginia

[rebeccalouise]

First George Smith falls of Brilliance and now Brent Smith falls off Freedom. I don't think that the Smith family should be allowed to cruise.

[churchville cruiser]

rebeccalouise, you are too, too funny!!!

[Northender]

You would have to be pretty top heavy to fall over a ship railing.:D

Why would you pay all that money for a cruise and then go overboard on purpose. :p

[jbrambach]

You cannot just be standing on your balcony and "fall" over the side. You would have to be either leaning over the railing or climbing on a chair, table railing etc to go over.

[Host Caroline]

Since this really isn't Princess related I'm gonna close it..there's a big discussion over on the RCI board and if ya go over there and post and they try to run you off :eek: .. well you tell 'em I sent ya!:D