Cruise Ship Safety....if you cruise...do you feel safe?
#1
Posted 17 January 2012 - 04:14 PM
However the cruise industry is very shaken by the recent sinking of the Costa and many cruisers are now wondering just how safe 'cruising' is.
If you are a cruiser do you think this was a blip or do you think all cruise ships have inherent safety issues we are not aware of?
If you have not taken a cruise but have been thinking about it does this accident scare you off from the idea?
I saw this ship when we were on a cruise last Oct. In fact I think I have a picture of it next to our ship which was almost twice as large.
I know the article said they had not had a safety briefing but it is hard to believe. I've done several cruises and ALL do the safety drill and muster station within 2 hrs or so of boarding the boat. And they are SERIOUS about them. You can't sit...even on the ground but rather stand and stand in the place you are expected to come to in the event of an emergency or abandon ship.
So I think this was a blip...what do you all think?
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#2
Posted 17 January 2012 - 04:43 PM
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E= pluribus Forum Enjoy the view. ,Do unto others:respect
#4
Posted 17 January 2012 - 07:18 PM
I have never cruised, as being stuck on a boat with thousands of other people does not appeal to me. BUT, I would not hesitate to go on one if the mood struck. It's no more dangerous than any other mode of transportation!
#5
Posted 17 January 2012 - 08:48 PM
#6
Posted 17 January 2012 - 10:12 PM
My only issue with cruising is the size of the megaships nowadays and my tolerance for the crowds that exist on a boat of 4,000 people.
#7
Posted 18 January 2012 - 07:02 AM
I am sure that many potential accidents are avoided daily by professional and responsible cruise line crews. However, as cruising became more popular after 9/11 and the companies invested billions in new hulls, it was only a matter of time before the professional and responsible officers started to get thin on the ground and the barrel had to be scraped a little lower to crew the new ships.
This is not the first time a Captain and crew have deserted passengers in distress. Read about the MTS Oceanos story off the tip of South Africa in 1991.
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#8 Guest_PlatypusMan_*
Posted 18 January 2012 - 09:49 AM
Blip
We see your blip, and raise you a glurg.
Glurgs are still available in a ship's casino, right?
#9
Posted 18 January 2012 - 10:01 AM
Blip
We see your blip, and raise you a glurg.
Glurgs are still available in a ship's casino, right?
John I've said it before...you just ain't right!
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#10
Posted 18 January 2012 - 12:03 PM
I do think the Costs disaster has a greater impact than appears at first sight. Carnival is an enormous company spread around the globe, and it seems (not just from this incident) that they trust to local management with little or no "head office" supervision. The way the Costa was run I think was becoming the norm, not the exception, though fortunately the results were rare enough. People I know who've taken Caribbean cruises out of Miami have, reading between the lines, said much the same thing. If the whole industry, which really means the single company Carnival Cruises and its subsidiaries, DOESN'T get a substantial shakeup and imposition of controls, which will impact their very substantial bottom line, then I think there will be a drifting away by the public.
Edited by peterbj7, 19 January 2012 - 10:26 AM.
#11
Posted 18 January 2012 - 03:05 PM
#12
Posted 03 March 2012 - 08:28 PM
http://news.yahoo.co...-155158240.html
#13
Posted 04 March 2012 - 09:16 AM
In a cruise ship pick a cabin less than 40 or 50 feet above the water line and as close to the outside as possible. On any ship wreck the people above the water line and closer to the outside have a better chance of escape. Look at the Titanic, thousands in steerage never made it out.
I like second floor hotel rooms. Only one entrance for security but if I have too I can jump or climb down in the event of a fire or other disaster. It all boils down to taking responsibility for my own safety. I’m sorry but if I’m on a boat that has taken a list so bad I have trouble walking. It’s time to step away from the buffet table and well past time to take action.
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#14
Posted 04 March 2012 - 10:00 AM
#15
Posted 04 March 2012 - 07:06 PM
I've taken at least 2 dozen cruises (excluding dive liveaboards) over the years on Cunard, Holland America, Carnival, Azamara, Celebrity, etc. trans-Atlantic, Caribbean, Agean, Mediterranean, Panama Canal, South Atlantic, North Sea, Arctic Ocean, etc. without the slightest worry or problem, with one exception - crossing the Southern Ocean Drake Passage on a 65 passenger shallow draft Antarctica expedition ship. The large cruise ships operating from US ports are far safer than fire trap hotels (as they have in Belize). Like airplane crashes, cruise ship accidents are so rare that every one is big news. Don't fret! Take a cruise!
Edited by TexasDiver, 04 March 2012 - 07:07 PM.
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