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EX500rider

(10,531 posts)
45. No it's not, a cruise ship is just a floating hotel.
Mon Oct 14, 2013, 09:20 PM
Oct 2013

Don't get hung up on "Ramada"-go to any beach resort hotel and they will have a bar and no lifeguard.

Parental responsibility for your child's safety takes no vacations.

Where were the PARENTS?? You don't trust your kid's safety to kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #1
Yeah unreal... trumad Oct 2013 #2
Kids can drown in an instant. In fact, if a parent isn't aware of what drowning looks like, a msanthrope Oct 2013 #5
Yes, they can. Beacool Oct 2013 #22
Or even a bathtub at home. Amimnoch Oct 2013 #31
You're correct. Beacool Oct 2013 #39
Absolutely correct! n/t markpkessinger Oct 2013 #29
I came an *instant* from drowning as a kid Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #32
Oh my gosh, that must have been so terrifying... CoffeeCat Oct 2013 #54
You wouldn't believe it if I told you Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #65
That's an amazing experience... CoffeeCat Oct 2013 #70
I'm not sure Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #84
Interesting. At about the same age crim son Oct 2013 #91
True. It almost happened to my son while his father and I were sitting on the edge of the pool, merrily Oct 2013 #57
A lot of people don't know what drowning looks like. Neoma Oct 2013 #76
I could be wrong... Callmecrazy Oct 2013 #3
I have never seen lifeguards on any cruise ship, and No Vested Interest Oct 2013 #11
No life guards on Disney either Paulie Oct 2013 #42
I thought it likely that Disney wouldn't have life guards No Vested Interest Oct 2013 #47
What are "hasty efforts to resuscitate him?" Rhiannon12866 Oct 2013 #4
Post removed Post removed Oct 2013 #63
RIP little one Catherine Vincent Oct 2013 #6
Parent should have the rest of the kids taken from them. dbackjon Oct 2013 #23
i wonder how long he was there, and especially about the parents JI7 Oct 2013 #7
No lifeguards, huh Carnival?? darkangel218 Oct 2013 #8
I have sailed on three different cruise line, including Carnival. avebury Oct 2013 #14
There really should BE lifeguards, no matter how small the pools are. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #15
I have been on several cruises and, while some avebury Oct 2013 #17
Thats why it shouldnt be left to chance. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #18
I am more interested in the fact that parents (or guardians) need to avebury Oct 2013 #26
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
Exactly, darkangel218 . . . markpkessinger Oct 2013 #33
In a ship where you can.. EX500rider Oct 2013 #38
A cruise ship is not Ramada. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #41
Rightttttttt....nobody ever parties at hotels! EX500rider Oct 2013 #43
Comparing Ramada with cruise ships is just silly. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #44
No it's not, a cruise ship is just a floating hotel. EX500rider Oct 2013 #45
No it fucking isnt!! darkangel218 Oct 2013 #46
Not really sure what a resort is, are you? EX500rider Oct 2013 #48
Oh, i dont know what a resort is now! lmao! darkangel218 Oct 2013 #50
Well yeah you kinda do sound like that. EX500rider Oct 2013 #51
It's clear that you've never been on a cruise... Violet_Crumble Oct 2013 #60
As has been said multiple times Mojo Electro Oct 2013 #67
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
Agreed! If you think it takes a village SouthernDonkey Oct 2013 #87
praying with hands waving snooper2 Oct 2013 #9
People need to stop blaming Carnival Cruise Lines and the parents and take some self responsibility Snake Plissken Oct 2013 #10
Snake Plissken? Callmecrazy Oct 2013 #13
It isn't necessarily an either/or question . . . markpkessinger Oct 2013 #35
As far as I know, no cruise ship company has lifeguards for their pools. avebury Oct 2013 #12
Big doesn't matter as much as deep. Lasher Oct 2013 #21
pools and little kids do not mix well dembotoz Oct 2013 #16
Pools without lifeguards and kids dont mix well. * darkangel218 Oct 2013 #19
Even with lifeguards, leaving a 10-year-old to supervise a 6 year old at a pool is STUPID. moriah Oct 2013 #24
I agree the parents should be held acountable. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #25
if you consider that they trawl the third world mitchtv Oct 2013 #68
Yes, they are low paid, nonunion help, but No Vested Interest Oct 2013 #71
True that. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #73
Chaque a son gout. No Vested Interest Oct 2013 #74
I travel a lot. I just prefer to stay away from cruises. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #75
This message was self-deleted by its author No Vested Interest Oct 2013 #77
Enjoy! No Vested Interest Oct 2013 #78
I do feel for the 10 year old. Mz Pip Oct 2013 #53
I'm sorry, Mz Pip. (n/t) Lefta Dissenter Oct 2013 #64
Errrr.........where the hell were the parents????????????? Beacool Oct 2013 #20
Near my father's grave at the local cemetery lies LibDemAlways Oct 2013 #28
That's tragic.Can't believe they couldn't revive him because he was spotted while 'struggling' Sunlei Oct 2013 #30
Read, mark and inwardly digest this article . . . markpkessinger Oct 2013 #34
good article. yes drowning is silent Sunlei Oct 2013 #36
Thank you for this link. smokey nj Oct 2013 #52
+1 People are so quick to blame others Live and Learn Oct 2013 #58
Spot the drowning kid. Ash_F Oct 2013 #62
thank you 53tammy Oct 2013 #66
That video is chilling. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2013 #83
Damn, that's a frightening video! Thanks for posting it... petronius Oct 2013 #85
Very informative. treestar Oct 2013 #82
My son when he was young we went on two cruises kimbutgar Oct 2013 #37
Carnival pools are deathtraps. Decoy of Fenris Oct 2013 #40
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
That sounds like fun. Lets go!!! I need a vacation. zonkers Oct 2013 #80
Hubby and I have been looking at a Vantage cruise. He has mobility issues and hasn't been CTyankee Oct 2013 #81
I hear very good things about river cruises in Europe, though No Vested Interest Oct 2013 #86
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
This will be my 3rd RS trip by myself. Nobody else I knew was interested... CTyankee Oct 2013 #92
I don't understand how a parent could leave a 6 year old unattended in a pool! CoffeeCat Oct 2013 #56
I have to wonder if one of the areas of the pool had suction to clean it and maybe that dragged him davidpdx Oct 2013 #61
not to mention mitchtv Oct 2013 #69
Yes, eww! davidpdx Oct 2013 #79
The parents should be prosecuted Shampoyeto Oct 2013 #88
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