Interesting article about the Disney Cast Member who was lost at sea

[roomthreeseventeen]

Article is here. I'm now a LITTLE more frightened of going on a cruise next May for our 4th anniversary.

 

[TINKS-MUM]

Me too. I had no idea the missing person numbers on ships was so high. This has given me the chills.

 

[BriarRosie]

I think it's a fallacy to call this an epidemic. I feel the same about people who freak out about airplane crashes. The percentage of casualties is low compared to traveling by car. The author sensationalized the story.

There are so many cruise ships out there with hundreds of thousands of people sailing them, that 171 over the course of 10 years seems low.

I've been on many cruises, my first being in 1982. I wouldn't hesitate to go on the cruises I have scheduled for next year.

 

[Aunt Michelle]

12,000,000 people cruise (this doesn't count crew) per year that's 120,000,000 over a decade. 171 people missing in a decade out of 120,000,000 is a very, very small percentage of people who go missing from cruise ships. Australia had a population of about 22,000,000 in 2010 and estimate that about 35,000 people were reported missing in this year.

I enjoy cruises, and have cruised alone. I intend to continue doing so - without fear, rationalizing the math is in my favor.

That being said, I would like to see the cruise lines be more cooperative in these investigations than what is usually reported in the media.

 

[disneym2m]

I guess what I don't understand is, why the cover up. That is, if there is one. I know Disney has to protect their image, but if this girl fell over board or killed herself, how is the cruise ship to blame. If she fell over board by accident, was there construction to fix the problem, so it wouldn't happen again? If she committed suicide, why wouldn't they tell the parents? Disney's image wouldn't be hurt by a suicide.

So some one higher up is being protected because if she fell overboard there would be a fix to that situation. And if she committed suicide, Disney isn't at fault. So either they are protecting a higher up or they are afraid to say that her falling over was their fault and they don't want to pay damages.

Honestly, if I were her parents, I would hire a lawyer to sue Disney for negligence and those tapes would have to be presented as evidence. There would have to be further questioning and such.



By the way, you all are missing the point of this article. It isn't saying don't go cruising. It is just pointing out that people are "mysteriously" missing from cruise ships and perhaps, in my opinion, cruise ships need to be held responsible in some way. There are cameras, so if a person commits suicide, as hard as it is, the family should be told and the videotapes should be shared.

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

That was my point. I think cruise ships should have to answer for this sort of stuff.

 

[FireDancer]

I don't think it is a cover up. Personally I think they flat out don't know what happened so they don't want to say anything. If you don't know beyond any shaddow of a doubt it is best to say nothing IMO, especially as a multi-billlion dollar corporation. Even if they do have a video of the incident, though if they do I doubt they would lie about it, it could be grainy or poorly focused making it hard to tell with absolute certainty that it is a suicide, an accident that is the result of the victim's actions, or an accident that is negligence on Disney's part.