Has anyone fallen off the balconies/ship

[johnslig]

This may be a strange curiosity, but I wondered if anyone has ever been on a ship when someone has fallen off . I guess the chances of other passengers being aware are slim but I was morbidly curious.

[kkorman]

There were a string of people falling off of balconies on Carnival ships last year. This was mostly due to intoxication.

[peanutJMV]

Balconies are high enough that you wont fall off unless you hang or climb over the rail.
Heard a lady on Voyager past summer jumped off the balcony.

I agree, they must have been intoxicated.

[cyrilee]

We were on the Norway in 2002 (I believe it was 2002) when a room steward fell overboard. She was treading water all night before she was located. Apparently she was smoking while sitting on one of the rails.


Made for an exciting day at see though, standing on top deck when one of the crew members began yelling that they saw her.

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[scperk]

Was on a Carnival ship last year when a drunked passenger fell from his balcony onto the one under his. Saw him in the casino next night with his stitches...Dennis

[ColoradoLad]

Hi

The Cruise lines issue or publish no warnings; suspect due to the litigation departments. (Them Lawyers)

Suspect a Yahoo search will denote much.

Rails are low and smooth.........

just my take on it...

[CaptainMiller]

I was on a Carnival ship several years ago when the ship abruptly stopped on the way back to Florida. A woman saw a man jump over the highest deck, but went into shock and didn't tell anyone for about 20 minutes. The ship stopped and spent an hour or so looking, but most the crew felt we were already too far out from where the passenger would have jumped. The crew made an announcement that if you came with someone and couldn't find them, you should report the name to the captain. Name after name was called, until the passengers were located. My friend and I had met a man who was on the cruise alone because his finance backed out of the wedding one day before the big day. We didn't know his name, but we were so afraid it was him. Fortunately, we saw him and I'm sure he thought we were nuts when we ran up and hugged him. After abut an hour, only one name was called. We all got the feeling it was the missing passenger. The story we heard from the crew is that his wife told him on the cruise she wanted a divorce and he couldn't take it. It was very, very sad. I think about him often. The crew said people have survived the fall, but it's hard to believe. The crew said that if someone went overboard, they are trained to start throwing the pool furniture over to "leave a trail," but I'm not sure if this is true.

[GMCOLT]

The orange life rings you see around the decks are intended to be thrown when a person goes overboard. They have strobe light attached which would make it easier to see a night.
In 2002 the Norway had 2 crew fall overboard. Both were found and survived, which is unusual.

[jkrislc]

There was a guy a few years back on the Carnival Ecstasy (I believe) who fell over board while urinating off the railing of one of the public decks. Of course, he was intoxicated and if memory serves his family sued over the incident. Perhaps the family didn't think there were enough bathrooms onboard.

The intoxication thing doesn't surprise me. We had a balcony on the Ecstasy in 1996 for our honeymoon and I had to call security because people were repeatedly throwing beer bottles from the pool deck onto the pier below to watch them "smash," which interferred with the enjoyment of our balcony.

[kkorman]

[quote name='ColoradoLad']Hi

The Cruise lines issue or publish no warnings; suspect due to the litigation departments. (Them Lawyers)

Suspect a Yahoo search will denote much.

Rails are low and smooth.........

just my take on it...[/QUOTE]


Princess has a detailed message about this is the muster drill.

[jmalstrom]

We were on RCCL Rhapsody of the Seas last Christmas. While we were docked in Cozumel, some guy was dared by his buddies to jump overboard from the 10th deck. A passing excursion boat grabbed him soon after he hit the water and he was rushed off to the hospital.

Word was that he survived and that his state of intoxication probably saved his life since he was relaxed when he hit the water.

Same cruise a honeymoon couple was let off the ship at Key West after fighting onboard. Also a couple of people stayed behind in Cozumel as the result of smoking illegal substances in their stateroom that afternoon.

Exciting trip! Sure made for good dinner converstation!

[ColoradoLad]

[QUOTE]Princess has a detailed message about this is the muster drill.[/QUOTE]

They should be commended for that.

He are "reported" incidents and I suspect more.

[url]http://www.cruisejunkie.com/events.html[/url] (3 incidents)
[url]http://www.cruisejunkie.com/events2003.html[/url] (I saw 4 incidents) 1 lived
[url]http://www.cruisejunkie.com/events2002.html[/url] ( 1 incident she survived)

Hey, carry a flashlight, no, not for when you fall over but when the ships lights go out and you exit the wrong way.