h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 How hard would it be to consult with a weather service and maybe explain in the news report whether it's possible for a giant wave to appear out of nowhere and sweep a passenger off of the world's largest cruise ship.TCDWait a minute Mr. Man!As a graduate of the finest journalism school, in oklahoma. I'll have you know that it takes a lot of time and effort log into a computer and then do search for the NOAA website you can't expect us to remember its noaa.gov. And then do a search for sea conditions in the western Caribbean on a spefic date and time. We have better things to do with 5 or 6 minutes it would take to do all that research just to verify one little detail. Please. Give us a break. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 740 Posted January 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I understand. I wasn't poking fun at you- I was poking fun at the "news" for reporting that the seas were rough. Sadly, we don't have journalists any more. We just have a bunch of talking heads who report whatever they hear. How hard would it be to consult with a weather service and maybe explain in the news report whether it's possible for a giant wave to appear out of nowhere and sweep a passenger off of the world's largest cruise ship. TCDMis-understood and how right you are. Today's "so called" journalists are nothing but copy writers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ivy 36 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I saw this today. http://www.wave3.com/story/27854579/exclusive-louisville-couple-first-spot-man-who-fell-from-cruise-ship Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I saw this today. http://www.wave3.com/story/27854579/exclusive-louisville-couple-first-spot-man-who-fell-from-cruise-ship Hang on a minute. Now, it's a couple who were up on Deck 10 with their baby who heard the man screaming? And the wife ran to get help. The GMA story said it was a guy out on his balcony that heard the guy and ran to get help. There sure are a lot of versions of this story. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alexwyattmommy 181 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Surely more than one party heard the man. Maybe they all want their 15 minutes? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Memphis 105 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 The real story is the mans wife caught him out on the deck with a another woman and she knocked him overboard. At least that is the story his wife told me. And I believe her. Wave has no reason to lie. Momof6....aka Marty, BradyBzLyn...Mo, Tri-Circle-D and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 The real story is the mans wife caught him out on the deck with a another woman and she knocked him overboard. At least that is the story his wife told me. And I believe her. Wave has no reason to lie. I see what you did there. Good job. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I saw this today. http://www.wave3.com/story/27854579/exclusive-louisville-couple-first-spot-man-who-fell-from-cruise-ship Anybody notice the station reporting that is WAVE3? Seriously, you cannot make this ship up. :rofl2: Tri-Circle-D 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Anybody notice the station reporting that is WAVE3? Seriously, you cannot make this ship up. :rofl2:I see what you did there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I see what you did there. I see it too. LOL. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gemstone1952 1 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I was on the Oasis on that cruise. The seas were rough at cozumel during the day but had calmed during the evening, though it was still rough. The ship was not doing any major "rocking and rolling". I have a pretty weak stomach and was seasick earlier in the day but not in the evening. My husband and I were out walking the track (on the 5th deck) in the evening. I would NOT have been out walking anywhere if the ship was rocking and rolling. I would be curled up in bed in a fetal position. Anyways, I don't recall any huge waves coming up onto the 5th deck during the time we were out walking. I don't recall the deck being particularly wet in any area either so not too much sea spray. Deck five is where the track is (mostly enclosed) and it is also the deck where the life rafts are located and it is the first "open deck" that passengers are allowed out on....I don't know if crew had access to lower decks, I suppose they did so maybe this passenger was on a deck that only crew could access and he had no business being on that deck? They also close off the decks to passengers when it is too windy or dangerous for passengers to be out on them. I don't know what happened but it seems odd that no one recalls the ship being hit with a wave that would knock a passenger off the 5th deck (or higher). I've seen a news story that RCL verified a passenger went off the ship into the water and was rescued by the Disney ship so something happened. How and why? That is the mystery. BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I've seen a news story that RCL verified a passenger went off the ship into the water and was rescued by the Disney ship so something happened. How and why? That is the mystery. Thanks for the first hand report! Sadly, the way the media works these days, we will probably never hear the true story. They've all moved on to report whatever sensational "news" is happening now. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Thanks for the first hand report! Ditto! Your account pretty much supports what a lot of us suspect, that there's no way the story this guy gave to the media could be 100% true. And TCD is right... unlikely we'll ever get the straight scoop at this point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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