How Hard Is It To Fall Off A Cruise Ship

Note that the cruise lines do not release information about overboard incidents.

How hard is it to fall off a cruise ship. Book by 18 Oct. All-aged friendly cruise with 40 facilities and various activities. Posted on August 21 2018 by CruiseMiss 2 Comments.

Hang onto anything that may have fallen off the ship as a result of your descent such as a plank of wood or anything else that floats. You could perhaps mercifully get sucked into the props but they are down 25 feet or so. This is a question a lot of people are asking.

Maybe its a chair on your balcony. Of the roughly 22 million people who took a cruise in 2015 there were 27 incidents of passengers falling overboard. In 2016 so far there have only been four.

Anyone who has ever been aboard a cruise ship knows that it is literally impossible to simply fall off a ship without first climbing atop something. Any areas where it is easier to fall overboard will be gated off to restrict access to crew members only. That makes sense.

The news in recent days has been dominated by the story of Kay Longstaff a woman who claims to have fallen off Norwegian Star. You need as much attention as possible. A crew member spotted the woman falling off the ship at about 4pm and dismissed reports she was vomiting over the side.

The odds of dying on a cruise ship are roughly 1 in 625 million. While grown-ups have been known to fall off cruise ships and its always a big news story when it happens its also an extremely rare occurrence. NEW YORK How hard is it to fall off a cruise ship.