Where does Princess put the dead people?

[hugger]

I was in the Travel Industry for a number of year's. I've had clients that passed away while on vacation on several occasions. I would hope that the cruise ships would hold the body in the morgue until they returned to the point of embarkation.

I will say it is a nightmare to get a body back to the states if you pass in a foreign country. Not to mention the expense of it.

I've always told my family that if that happened to just bury me where ever I was as I love to travel and they'd know I was happy at the end doing what I enjoyed. If they felt they needed to see my body it was less of a problem for them to travel to see me.

 

Let's hope it doesn't happen to any of us that we go peacefully in our sleep at a ripe OLD age.

[jemingway]

Someone please run this by me again. How many people generally die per cruise?:eek:

[smeyer418]

not the number listed above. It happens now and then but not 2-3 a cruise....some cruises have more most cruises have none. If two or three people died every cruise per 2000, that would a death rate of 5% per annum for that 2000. There have been cruises that have more but most cruises have none. Most ships average 1 or 2 a month. If there were be 2-3 dying per cruise the CDC would quarantee the ship...(unless it was HAL out of Florida-just kidding) :)

[cruisnfool]

My son worked for Princess for 3-1/2 yrs as a casino dealer. They were told that is is normal to have deaths at sea and often multiple especially on longer cruises. Remember the age range. Also many people do think about dying doing something they love.

During their orientation they told the story that you could always tell when someone had died becuase they brought out extra servings of ice cream to make room in the freezer for the body...of course they were kidding. Todays ships are very sophisticated.

[LARGIN]

One person died on my April Panama cruise on the Coral Princess..

[jhannah]

Where does Princess put the dead people? Send them over to HAL? :D

[Cruisin'40]

My, we certainly are an eclectic group on the Princess board!!;)

[woodofpine]

On a cruise, it's much better to die on board than ashore... But if you're not to keen on your survivors/hiers - than by all means - distant - ashore.

[woodofpine]

A 2,000 pax ship at 52 weeks carries 1/50th weekly of a 100,000 person city, especially senior loaded (notwitstanding crew)... Do the mortuories on a 100,000 city divided by 50.

 

If a 2,000 - 3,000 (with crew) doesn't incur 2-3 dead per 7-10 days then cruising is the elixir!

 

 

OKK - I haven't factored in the births!:)

[Cruisin'40]

I'm guessing unless you knew them (or they were your dinner mates) you probably wouldn't know if someone passed away on your cruise or I should start listening better when the captain makes his little speeches from the bridge.

[jemingway]

What does that make the statistical odds of a given individual dying on a cruise? :confused:

[jeniceglassman]

Jemingway..you been watching too many episodes of "Dead Like Me"? My take is the rates would be lower then demographics suggested..because the higher age is offset by higher income and medical care options. Or short & sweet..if you can afford a cruise, chances are you or spouse has employment with medical care and you are healthier then the general population. Just assumption on my part of course. My first thought to the query in the OP was that we had been seated at dinner with them on several cruises! Take care of our R710. :D

[Carquay]

Great thread! I'm thinking this could be a perfect opening sequence for a "Six Feet Under" episode.

[srphnx]

But that would be " One Fathom Under" in this case

Great thread! I'm thinking this could be a perfect opening sequence for a "Six Feet Under" episode.

[ladysail2]

Good one, Carquay......the show has had nearly every other type of death, why not on a cruise ship!

[Baroo]

Davey Jones' locker?

[mariapd719]

Can we post this question on the HAL board - or do you think this topic is well kinda taboo over there =)

[packerpatriot]

I think of him as "the Sphinx" Anyway I would believe the 3 deaths per 7-10 cruises. Keep in mind lots of older cruisers onboard too.....

Cristin

[jemingway]

I assume that there are fewer accidental deaths on cruise ships than in life in general-no traffic fatalities, fewer murders, fewer suicides, maybe fewer heart attacks. I don't know about eating and drinking yourself to death.:confused:

[smeyer418]

A 2,000 pax ship at 52 weeks carries 1/50th weekly of a 100,000 person city, especially senior loaded (notwitstanding crew)... Do the mortuories on a 100,000 city divided by 50.

 

If a 2,000 - 3,000 (with crew) doesn't incur 2-3 dead per 7-10 days then cruising is the elixir!

 

 

OKK - I haven't factored in the births!:)

 

 

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Do you think a village of 2000 has a death every week Its not a city of 100,000 because its different people every week? Does a city of 100,000? As someone pointed out there are no traffic accidents on the ship and even fewer homicides. These are the major cause of death for people under 25 Since its not a hospital it is only sudden deaths that occur on the ship. There are reports on this and the info I saw say they average 1-2 per month depending on the size of the ships. This is the average over a year. Some cruises may have more, most have less. but they don't average 2-3 per week. Unless its the 3800 person ships...

 

hey I googled an article

http://www.anchoragepress.com/archives/documentf63e.html

 

it says 20 per year in Alaska.... since there are as many as 10 cruises some weeks in Alaska seems on the low side :)

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[Rustynail]

Not only do the ships have a morgue - did you know that most also have jails?

[srphnx]

Yes, it is called a brig and they do have "containment facilities".

Not only do the ships have a morgue - did you know that most also have jails?

[CRB#33]

I just have to say everytime I see the title to this thread when scoping the boards, it shakes me.

 

Ick. Those poor people.

[smeyer418]

Death is a part of life. I think it is comforting that the person died doing something that they hopefully enjoyed. Everyone dies...some sooner some later some not soon enough :)