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In reply to the discussion: Florida boy, 6, drowns in Carnival cruise ship pool [View all]Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)32. I came an *instant* from drowning as a kid
and this was at a soccer team pool party at a friends house with a bunch of parents standing around...I tried to wave and yell for attention, but no one came for me until I was already at the bottom of the deep end...I think with the music, food and other kids yelling and splashing, I just blended in...
Mercifully, someone's mom dived in and pulled me out...
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Kids can drown in an instant. In fact, if a parent isn't aware of what drowning looks like, a
msanthrope
Oct 2013
#5
True. It almost happened to my son while his father and I were sitting on the edge of the pool,
merrily
Oct 2013
#57
Consider where they were! on a cruise ship, with free alcohol, and no work to get up for in the morn
darkangel218
Oct 2013
#27
Alcohol is not free on a cruise ship, except for a reception, where wine and
No Vested Interest
Oct 2013
#49
Free alcohol? Tell me which cruise line so I can book a cruise with them!
Violet_Crumble
Oct 2013
#59
People need to stop blaming Carnival Cruise Lines and the parents and take some self responsibility
Snake Plissken
Oct 2013
#10
Even with lifeguards, leaving a 10-year-old to supervise a 6 year old at a pool is STUPID.
moriah
Oct 2013
#24
That's tragic.Can't believe they couldn't revive him because he was spotted while 'struggling'
Sunlei
Oct 2013
#30
Cruises are disgusting. They pollute the ocean. You catch strange diseases on them. And now this.
zonkers
Oct 2013
#55
I travel a lot but the only cruise I would consider would be a small ship on a river in Western
CTyankee
Oct 2013
#72
Hubby and I have been looking at a Vantage cruise. He has mobility issues and hasn't been
CTyankee
Oct 2013
#81
About the bus part of your trip on the ship, was it handicap accessible? that looks like it could be
CTyankee
Oct 2013
#89
The buses were not handicap accessible in the US sense of definition, but
No Vested Interest
Oct 2013
#90
I don't understand how a parent could leave a 6 year old unattended in a pool!
CoffeeCat
Oct 2013
#56