drowning at Castaway Cay yesterday

[tgropp]

There was another drowning this morning (fantasy) at about 11:30. Did not look good

 

[jtba]

I don't understand the confusion. I confirmed earlier that yes, there was some sort of incident on CC today (Saturday), as I said in my original post, as well as the Wonder incident yesterday. The CM I was speaking to even said, "Two events in two days. That's no good." I am on the Fantasy as we speak. Here's the quote of my follow-up post, ten minutes after my first post.

not to nitpick but today is friday...

 

[phinz]

Like I mentioned in my post we have family on the Fantasy now so the fact that there was also an incident involving a guest on that ship as well worries DW and I.

PM sent.

 

[mwehttam]

PM sent.

Received. Thank you.

 

[LeeLeeLuvsDisney]

http://disneycruiselineblog.com/2015/02/reported-drowning-death-at-castaway-cay/

It says he was swimming at Serenity Bay where there is no lifeguard, I believe.

 

[phinz]

not to nitpick but today is friday...

Your days get all screwed up when you don't have to punch a timecard. My statement was still clear, though. The difference between yesterday and today is pretty obvious.

 

[oklamomof4boys]

not to nitpick but today is friday...

Lol- I was thinking this too. And then I started thinking about those wonderful days on a cruise when you don't even know what day of the week it is! Ah, good memories!

 

[Zandy595]

I don't understand the confusion. I confirmed earlier that yes, there was some sort of incident on CC today (Saturday), as I said in my original post, as well as the Wonder incident yesterday. The CM I was speaking to even said, "Two events in two days. That's no good." I am on the Fantasy as we speak. Here's the quote of my follow-up post, ten minutes after my first post.

My confusion only comes from that fact that two terrible accidents happened less than 24 hours apart on CC, not that I don't believe you. It was just so shocking I couldn't get a grasp on it at first and just wanted you to confirm that I read your post correctly.

 

[jtba]

Your days get all screwed up when you don't have to punch a timecard. My statement was still clear, though. The difference between yesterday and today is pretty obvious.

thought that might be the case.

i wasn't confused by your first post. thought it was very clear too.

enjoy the rest of your vacation... will be thinking of both men's families.

 

[livie1205]

Uugg that's awful! I was on the dream last Mother's Day and a man died on CC ( I think heart attack) it was so sad! The worst part was they sat on the helipad for hrs doing CPR then called it and because he passed they could not take him in the lifeflight;( . They had to wait for the M.E . to come from Nassau and put him on another boat. I felt awful for his family, his wife was so upset ( of course) .
We left CC hrs late and there was no way to hide what was going on and had to drive him ( covered of course) past the whole ship of people! It was awful to see people take PHOTOS! I will never forget seeing that all..
That day on CC we had a double rainbow also which was so sweet and sad all at the same time.

 

[Silver Queen]

There was a grandfather who passed away from a heart attack on CC on our January 2013 cruise. There was a large group of family members there and it was very sad. We saw them administering CPR on the beach and were very impressed by the actions and coordination of the other CMs. They quietly formed a protective human wall around the revival efforts to give them room and protect their privacy. The other guests on the each were very respectful and I think that some did not even know what was happening. We were about 2 hours late leaving CC, but once we got underway Captain Marco made up a great deal of the time.

 

[P'colaBeachBum]

Apparently a man from the Wonder drown yesterday at CC....
Anyone on here from that cruise hear what happened? Where it happened? So sad!! :'(

http://www.tribune242.com/news/2015/feb/27/american-cruise-ship-passenger-drowns-castaway-cay/

I heard about the accident yesterday from one of the staff today at CC. He told me about it because we had a medical cart fly by toward the ship while we were waiting for the tram to leave for Scuttle's Cove from the dock. A man was on his back, very gray looking, with a female EMT Cast Member astride him administering CPR and other CMs attending to him as well. A few moments later another cart went by at full speed as well, with a woman in the passenger seat who was very upset. I don't know any more, but it definitely gave me a lot to think about. I hope he's OK, but judging by the lack of helicopter or boat (other than excursions) leaving the dock here, I fear the worst. I saw a female officer come off of the Forward gangway and walk down to the medical cart as they were reloading the stretchers onto the cart, and another officer was patting her on the back. So sad.

How sad for those families! We were on the Dream and yesterday was our sea day. The seas were pretty rough so swimming at CC must have been difficult if you are not a strong swimmer.

 

[mmouse37]

Not at CC but we were in Key West on the Magic several years ago and a pax from the Magic passed away on a Kayak excursion that my dad and brother in law were on. Happened right in the front of them. They were very shook up.

MJ

 

[MC0810]

My thoughts and prayers go out the the deceased, the family, and the witnesses.

 

[tgropp]

Coast guard is just picking up family and patient. Looks encouraging as he was hooked up to I V etc. very young man with a young daughter and wife. I feel so much better. Ow

 

[perditax]

Not to be morbid, but are the tides/currents thr problem? Riptides or something? Serenity Bay always looks so calm in the photos I've seen.

 

[Zandy595]

Coast guard is just picking up family and patient. Looks encouraging as he was hooked up to I V etc. very young man with a young daughter and wife. I feel so much better. Ow

Is this about the incident that happened today on Castaway Cay with the passenger from the Fantasy?

 

[elcapitanJack]

That is awful

 

[Dug720]

Not to be morbid, but are the tides/currents thr problem? Riptides or something? Serenity Bay always looks so calm in the photos I've seen.

That wasy first thought honestly. I know last week the currents and surges were nuts all over. My day-long excursion in St Maarten had to skip a couple of swim/snorkel stops because of surges and currents - and honestly we were iffy on getting to lunch because of them. And I wasn't sure even the Fantasy was going to get docked on Friday. I didn't go in the water, but Serenity Bay was the roughest I've ever seen it.

 

[cgolf]

There was a grandfather who passed away from a heart attack on CC on our January 2013 cruise. There was a large group of family members there and it was very sad. We saw them administering CPR on the beach and were very impressed by the actions and coordination of the other CMs. They quietly formed a protective human wall around the revival efforts to give them room and protect their privacy. The other guests on the each were very respectful and I think that some did not even know what was happening. We were about 2 hours late leaving CC, but once we got underway Captain Marco made up a great deal of the time.

That was very sad, we were not on shore when it happened, but the family was staying in the same area we were. On board the staff did all they could to help out the family. It was a very sad night