gone_cruis'n Posted April 21, 2010 #1 Share Posted April 21, 2010 just got text from daughter on the Ecstasy, major panic from ship trying to avoid something so it made a very quick turn. Daughter says they were within inches of going over. Everyone is ok however many are upset and panic stricken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtalum Posted April 21, 2010 #2 Share Posted April 21, 2010 ...they were within inches of going over.o I'm glad everyone's okay, but that statement is almost certainly untrue. It may have seemed like a very steep list, but I seriously doubt that capsizing was imminent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone_cruis'n Posted April 21, 2010 Author #3 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Well of course, I am sure it is just how it felt to them. The reality of the situation was surely not actually going over but sitting out there on deck can very well feel like it is. Many ran to get life vests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapi Posted April 21, 2010 #4 Share Posted April 21, 2010 just got text from daughter on the Ecstasy' date=' major panic from ship trying to avoid something so it made a very quick turn. Daughter says they were within inches of going over. Everyone is ok however many are upset and panic stricken.[/quote'] Can't wait to hear the "official" word from Carnival Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tightlinerods Posted April 21, 2010 #5 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Since their path takes them close to the Deepwater Horizon which is currently on fire, it could have played a part in a course alteration. But nearly going over... I doubt it. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nunu Posted April 21, 2010 #6 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapi Posted April 21, 2010 #7 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Daughter says they were within inches of going over. . Doubt that they were "inches" from going over. When the Crown Princess had it's listing incident in 2006' date=' they reported that the ship banked to 24 degrees (just FYI, standard turn on jet airplanes are 30 degrees), so any of these cruise passengers who had ever flown had already experienced steeper turns. However, on a cruise ship that's traveling at a fraction of the speed and where things are not secured, the consecuences are different and feel different. Here's a surveillance video from the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemurCat Posted April 21, 2010 #8 Share Posted April 21, 2010 On the old Celebration, I woke up in the middle night to a bottle of water falling on my head. Felt like the whole ship was about to heel over on her beam ends. Turns out it was only a 5 degree list. Totally safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigboataddict Posted April 21, 2010 #9 Share Posted April 21, 2010 I was on the promenade deck above the pool when the turn was made. It did dump about half of the water from the pool and all of the deck chairs went to the starboard side with the people laying on them. I would guess somewhere between 15 to 20 degree list. Closed the buffets and grills and all shops. Had to clean up broken glass. There was beach bags and contents floating everywhere on Lido deck around the pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nunu Posted April 21, 2010 #10 Share Posted April 21, 2010 On the old Celebration, I woke up in the middle night to a bottle of water falling on my head. Felt like the whole ship was about to heel over on her beam ends. Turns out it was only a 5 degree list. Totally safe. You were probably hammered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okgirl Posted April 21, 2010 #11 Share Posted April 21, 2010 I was on the promenade deck above the pool when the turn was made. It did dump about half of the water from the pool and all of the deck chairs went to the starboard side with the people laying on them. I would guess somewhere between 15 to 20 degree list. Closed the buffets and grills and all shops. Had to clean up broken glass. There was beach bags and contents floating everywhere on Lido deck around the pool. Why did you have to make such a drastic maneuver??? This is your last sea day right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemurCat Posted April 21, 2010 #12 Share Posted April 21, 2010 You were probably hammered. Oddly enough, I wasn't. I have a very, very clear recollection of that night, as I was sharing a cabin with my mother, who jumped out of bed and started putting all her jewelry on, followed by her life jacket. I asked her what she was doing. She said she wanted to be ready in case we had to go somewhere. My response was, where? The Holiday Inn down the street? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okgirl Posted April 21, 2010 #13 Share Posted April 21, 2010 I was on the Ecstasy the cruise before this one and I have to say it's the rockiest ship I've ever been on. We had 30+ knot winds with 14'+ seas almost all days and you could feel every one of the swells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigboataddict Posted April 21, 2010 #14 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Why did you have to make such a drastic maneuver??? This is your last sea day right? The announcement from the Captain said it was to avoid an object (buoy) in the water. That is all that we know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Mach* Posted April 21, 2010 #15 Share Posted April 21, 2010 During sea trials all ships are tested at cruise speed and the rudder fully deflected. Given that I suspect that the ship was fine... I'm sure it appeared differently to some of the passengers but I'm sure they were fine... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Cat Posted April 21, 2010 #16 Share Posted April 21, 2010 I think the feeling of people thinking they were about to go over could have mean't over the railing, not the ship itself (unless a rogue wave was involved). Whether or not anyone was in actual danger of going over any particular railing depends on many factors. Don't shoot the messengers.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigboataddict Posted April 21, 2010 #17 Share Posted April 21, 2010 The seas are as smooth as glass right now. As smooth as I have ever seen them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nunu Posted April 21, 2010 #18 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Oddly enough, I wasn't. I have a very, very clear recollection of that night, as I was sharing a cabin with my mother, who jumped out of bed and started putting all her jewelry on, followed by her life jacket. I asked her what she was doing. She said she wanted to be ready in case we had to go somewhere. My response was, where? The Holiday Inn down the street? It seems like mothers everywhere are the same. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamt Posted April 21, 2010 #19 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Maybe by 'going over' they meant that they almost went over the edge of the boat railing, not the boat was inches from turning completely over. My wife and I were on the Liberty in December when it made a listing turn in the middle of the storm. I'm unsure what the degree of the turn was, but if we had been out on an open deck, it would've surely been difficult to remain balanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Mach* Posted April 21, 2010 #20 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Since their path takes them close to the Deepwater Horizon which is currently on fire, it could have played a part in a course alteration. But nearly going over... I doubt it. John Since the Ecstasy is sailing out of Galveston and the Deepwater Horizon is about 52 miles off the eastern tip of Louisiana I don' think that was it. That rig is a mess, though, and in danger of collapse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerOne Posted April 21, 2010 #21 Share Posted April 21, 2010 This is why I like the Conquest out of Galveston:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James in SA Posted April 21, 2010 #22 Share Posted April 21, 2010 This is why I like the Conquest out of Galveston:D Conquest can make hard turns too if it needs to. Hopefully it won't need to! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHP Posted April 21, 2010 #23 Share Posted April 21, 2010 The announcement from the Captain said it was to avoid an object (buoy) in the water. That is all that we know. They are still looking for survivors of that explosion that "might" be in life rafts....perhaps this drastic measure was to avoid hitting what could have been a life raft??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James in SA Posted April 21, 2010 #24 Share Posted April 21, 2010 A bouy that is adrift can be a pretty sizeable object to hit, and they are made of steel. For example... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halos Posted April 21, 2010 #25 Share Posted April 21, 2010 A bouy that is adrift can be a pretty sizeable object to hit, and they are made of steel. For example... LMAO!! Well, now that makes sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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