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In reply to the discussion: Florida boy, 6, drowns in Carnival cruise ship pool [View all]avebury
(10,952 posts)parents are great with their children, there are some parents that are not so great. They are the problem because they act like they should be on holiday from parenting when parenting is a 24 hour/354 day a year job. Having your 10 year watch your 6 year old is a recipe for disaster. That kid will probably be screwed up for life now.
On every ship that I have been, the company has posted signs on what is a allowed and what is not allowed. A cruise ship pool is really not that different from a beach where it is posted No Lifeguard, Swim at you on risk. The bottom line is that it is the responsibility of the parent or guardian to keep an eye on their child.
There are generally so many people around the pool (particularly on sea days) is boggles my mind that it took the DJ to figure out that there was a problem.