Death yesterday on VOS 6/4/04 cruise.

[jerseygirl3]

Unless there was more than one person who died on that sailing, it wasn't a man, it was a woman. I know, because it was my stepson's Aunt. She was only 60 years old. It was very unexpected. They were already on their way back to Bayonne, with no port stops left, so her sister and her husband stayed on the ship with the body until they arrived back in New Jersey.

 

caribbeanqueen3@comcast.net

[HB Cruiser]

Jerseygirl3

 

Your family is in all of our thought and prayers.

 

Tim & Crystal

[Trainman52]

Our thoughts go out to you and yours as well. We were on that voyage on the same deck. A fellow passenger told us of her passing.

[imsulin]

So sorry, jerseygirl.

[MLG4MEE]

From what I understand each ship carries some coffin's for just this reason

[cruiserforlife]

Death at sea is more common than one might think,hence the reason for the morgue.These are just things you don't hear about and rightfully so.

 

As posters have already commented,"If you gotta go,what better way then while on vacation on a cruise"?

 

As a wise person once said:

"Despite the ongoing efforts of leading scientists,and billions and billions of dollars spent,the worldwide death rate remains at 100%".

 

"a bad day at sea is better than a great day at work and a lousy day at sea is still pretty damn good!"

[PhoenixCruiser]

So very sorry to read that JerseyGirl, all of you are in our thoughts and prayers.

 

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[cruizeblues]

Originally posted by amaddog10:

sad thread...but....someone said that the ships had morgues onboard that could accomodate 2-4 "guests"???? please...at that point, i don't think they're guests anymore...and...hmmm....did they still have to tip for the full cruise in the dining room??

[Guest OBAYbee]

Sadly on our Mariner New Year's cruise an elderly man choked on his food while in the dining room during a formal night and died.

 

 

 

[iamlisad]

We weren't on a cruise, but we were on a family vacation in Florida two years ago when my 69 year old father went to sleep and never woke up. He had a heart arrhythmia, but certainly wasn't expected to die when he did. It was very hard for all of us, but he was in his favorite place, with his favorite people, doing his favorite things and he didn't suffer for a moment to the best of our knowledge. I'd like to go the same way I think.

Anyway, about a month after his death, his cardiologist called me to offer his sympathy. He told me that he can't believe the number of his patients who die while on vacations. His theory was that stress, be it good or bad stress, is hard on an already weakened heart -- and even while we have the times of our lives on vacation, it's a stress.

Interesting....

Lisa D

Pittsburgh, PA

[jimbulger]

i cant count the number of times i heard alpha alpha alpha>>>new it was a medical emergecy>>>but never carried to the possible morbid end

 

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[njreindeer]

jerseygirl3, I'm so sorry about the family's loss. Your stepson, you and the rest of your family is in our thoughts & prayers.

 

Time 'til Mariner on 8/29/04 -- our first cruise!

[judie43]

My brother always used to kid around and say he wanted to die doing what he loved best...cruising.I always shot back with"if you do,you better make it on the last day and not spoil my vacation" Well 2 years ago,we cruised with him and other family members to Alaska....We arrived home on Sunday and he died of a heart attack on Tuesday.He had heart problems and I know he spent his last days enjoying life on a ship.He would laugh if I complimented him on his impeccable timing

[GlacierQueen]

Judie43,

So sorry for your loss. It's neat that he would laugh at your compliment on his timing. How wonderful you were with him in his final days and I hope they were very happy ones.

-GC

[cruisingrightalong]

If the information was correct while we on the Radiance in May on a repositioning cruise....staff mentioned that 4 had died on board while doing the 14 day Panama transit just before our cruise! Remember this is comment from staff!

Lou

 

Radiance of the Seas May 2, 2004

Brilliance of the Seas November 14, 2003

Imagination June 30, 2002

 

[cujosmom]

There were also four people that died on our 14 night Panama Canal Cruise in December on Celebrity's Infinity. We missed our port of call in Costa Rica because we had to turn back to Huatulco to off-load a very sick passenger who died before getting to a hospital. I think the average age of the passengers on that cruise was 65.

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>[I]Anyway, about a month after his death, his cardiologist called me to offer his sympathy. He told me that he can't believe the number of his patients who die while on vacations. His theory was that stress, be it good or bad stress, is hard on an already weakened heart -- and even while we have the times of our lives on vacation, it's a stress. [/I]
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>[I]My brother always used to kid around and say he wanted to die doing what he loved best...cruising.I always shot back with"if you do,you better make it on the last day and not spoil my vacation" Well 2 years ago,we cruised with him and other family members to Alaska....We arrived home on Sunday and he died of a heart attack on Tuesday.He had heart problems[/I]

Wish I had not read this post! [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img] I have a history of a heart arrhythmia and am currently have chest pain and pressure. Undergoing test this past week. We cruise in 5 weeks, and I am determined to go. Hope they find that it is not serious.

Sorry to hear of everyone's loss. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif[/img]

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[ssantow]

We have been cruising many years and have know of many medical emergencies and some deaths while on a cruise, but the most personaly devistating event for us was on a 14 day cruise of Australia when the singer/piano player in the piano lounge died of a massive heart attack. It was more than half way through the cruise and we had spent a portion of each evening in that lounge enjoying one of the best entertainers we had seen on a ship.

It happend during the second seating dinner outside the dining room. Being one of the "regulars" we had chatted with David many times and he came to know our group well. That evening we went to the same lounge and it was dark with no show scheduled and a single candle burning on top of the piano.

A moving memorial service was held in the main lounge a day or two later and the place was packed.

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[FSHLOT]

Man,this thread is FREAKING me out!!!!

Jersey girl,sorry for you and your stepsons loss!!!

All this talk about death on a cruise ship is startiling!!!.....Can we please talk about happy places?!!!! [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]...Besides heaven!! [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

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Amaddog10

Of course you were kidding about the tip, but on our first cruise (to Alaska - many years ago), a man at the table next to us died while on the cruise. The family who was with him left a tip envelope for the waiters. It got around that they had did this because everyone was so amazed that they would think of it at such a time.

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