Rare MMDown Under Posted March 14, 2017 #1 Share Posted March 14, 2017 My daughter has emailed me re "cruise ship trip from hell with 14 hours heavy listing in rough seas", which she just saw on TV. Would this be Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas or a more recent cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shireboi Posted March 14, 2017 #2 Share Posted March 14, 2017 My daughter has emailed me re "cruise ship trip from hell with 14 hours heavy listing in rough seas", which she just saw on TV. Would this be Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas or a more recent cruise? 'strangely' - this was posted on SMH and it was on C9 News last night... BUT the incident happened in Feb 2016. http://www.smh.com.au/world/footage-shows-terrifying-moment-storm-hits-royal-caribbeans-anthem-of-the-seas-cruise-ship-20170312-guwk7z.html http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Royal-Caribbean-Cruise-Ship-Changes-Course-Due-to-Severe-Weather-368008691.html strange is why is this 'news' now ?? it's a year old !!! found footage ???? it must be the Royal Caribbean Blair Witch Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 14, 2017 #3 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Yes, last Feb. Big seas, 200 km/h winds and lots of damage. FB has a video going viral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted March 14, 2017 #4 Share Posted March 14, 2017 'strangely' - this was posted on SMH and it was on C9 News last night... BUT the incident happened in Feb 2016. http://www.smh.com.au/world/footage-shows-terrifying-moment-storm-hits-royal-caribbeans-anthem-of-the-seas-cruise-ship-20170312-guwk7z.html http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Royal-Caribbean-Cruise-Ship-Changes-Course-Due-to-Severe-Weather-368008691.html strange is why is this 'news' now ?? it's a year old !!! found footage ???? Yes, same incident, but someone uploaded their video from a level 3 OV cabin recently. (Was actually a few weeks back but didn't get on to the media until past couple of days). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobby_The_Ship_Elf Posted March 14, 2017 #5 Share Posted March 14, 2017 people pay big $$$ for a ride like that at a theme park here we get it for free and complain - go figure LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted March 14, 2017 Author #6 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Thank you. I have experienced seas like that, but not in a mega ship like Anthem of the Seas. I would have been terrified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 14, 2017 #7 Share Posted March 14, 2017 people pay big $$$ for a ride like that at a theme park here we get it for free and complain - go figure LOL These people got full refunds according to CC and other media reporting the incident.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted March 15, 2017 #8 Share Posted March 15, 2017 These people got full refunds according to CC and other media reporting the incident.:D They'd want to - given they didn't get to visit any ports and were terminated early.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 15, 2017 #9 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Seems a bit harsh to terminate the passengers just because they had bad weather.:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudio Posted March 15, 2017 #10 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Must be a slow news week seeing story is a year old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted March 15, 2017 #11 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Yes it was shown in Adelaide the other day. Fake news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 15, 2017 #12 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Yes it was shown in Adelaide the other day. Fake news. It was the winds that were the real issue, as most of us have all been in bigger seas. Caused the list and subsequent flooding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwendy Posted March 15, 2017 #13 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I was on Pacific Sun in 2005 when she listed badly when hit by a freak wave. All glassware set out on tables smashed, formal night so drank out if paper cups, duty free shop, everything smashed, no lifts, remember crawling up stairs as hard to stay upright. No refund for me do you think they might backdate it? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisbane41 Posted March 15, 2017 #14 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I do not think the repeated story is newsworthy and do not believe that any of the passengers are entitled to any compensation whatsoever. They should dry their eyes and grow up and if they cant accept the fact that the seas can get rough then they ought to not go on a cruise ever again. What happened with that ship is what many sailors in the merchant or military navy have to endure regularly when crossing storms. They are deluding themselves if they think the ocean is one calm smooth easy thing to sail on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpos Posted March 16, 2017 #15 Share Posted March 16, 2017 (edited) I do not think the repeated story is newsworthy and do not believe that any of the passengers are entitled to any compensation whatsoever. They should dry their eyes and grow up and if they cant accept the fact that the seas can get rough then they ought to not go on a cruise ever again. What happened with that ship is what many sailors in the merchant or military navy have to endure regularly when crossing storms. They are deluding themselves if they think the ocean is one calm smooth easy thing to sail on.t Be nice The cruise went no where apparently, and returned to port, without continuing with the itineary according to earlier posts. While not a supporter of compensation generally, I believe it was warranted in this case. Merchant and navy ships are staffed by fit crews, not like the usual old passengers and in many cases infirmed one usually finds on cruise ships. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Edited March 16, 2017 by Bpos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted March 16, 2017 #16 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I was on Pacific Sun in 2005 when she listed badly when hit by a freak wave. Lol FWIW. At sea there's no such thing as a freak wave. See it all the time in news reports of fisherman washed off rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted March 18, 2017 #17 Share Posted March 18, 2017 I do not think the repeated story is newsworthy and do not believe that any of the passengers are entitled to any compensation whatsoever. Fortunately the cruise line execs disagreed with you. Though you probably consider them inferior as well? They should dry their eyes and grow up and if they cant accept the fact that the seas can get rough then they ought to not go on a cruise ever again. What happened with that ship is what many sailors in the merchant or military navy have to endure regularly when crossing storms. There's a massive difference between a company you work for, and a service industry that you are a customer of. Clearly you don't get the distinction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted March 18, 2017 #18 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Yes it was shown in Adelaide the other day. Fake news. Not fake news. Just new vision of historic news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted March 18, 2017 #19 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Not fake news. Just new vision of historic news. Of course it's fake when they present it as News when it isn't. News = an event that is current. This was file footage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs and mrs Posted March 18, 2017 #20 Share Posted March 18, 2017 I she listed badly, smashed, formal night so drank smashed, remember crawling up stairs as hard to stay upright. Oh you have met me on a cruise then.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted March 18, 2017 #21 Share Posted March 18, 2017 In case anyone missed the promos there is a story to be run on A Current Affair Monday night on cruise ships from "hell". Booze and brawls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 19, 2017 #22 Share Posted March 19, 2017 In case anyone missed the promos there is a story to be run on A Current Affair Monday night on cruise ships from "hell". Booze and brawls. Cheers, I can't wait to miss that one:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 19, 2017 #23 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I do not think the repeated story is newsworthy and do not believe that any of the passengers are entitled to any compensation whatsoever. They should dry their eyes and grow up and if they cant accept the fact that the seas can get rough then they ought to not go on a cruise ever again. What happened with that ship is what many sailors in the merchant or military navy have to endure regularly when crossing storms. They are deluding themselves if they think the ocean is one calm smooth easy thing to sail on. A cruise that went out to sea, spent a scary 14 hours in a storm before returning to port is not meeting any of the conditions in the cruise contract. As the ports were never met and the cruise was cut short. I think a full refund was warranted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted March 19, 2017 #24 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Of course it's fake when they present it as News when it isn't. News = an event that is current. This was file footage. It wasn't file footage. It was new footage. As for how it was presented, what was the wording? I haven't heard them report it as just happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted March 19, 2017 #25 Share Posted March 19, 2017 It wasn't file footage. It was new footage. As for how it was presented, what was the wording? I haven't heard them report it as just happening. New footage of an old event that didn't need to be revisited. Not my idea of news. Why was it new footage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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