Titanic

[immalemon]

Ok guys, I just watched Titanic and seeing all those children......I am not feeling very safe taking my DD 4 on a cruise now......we are leaving in the 18th

Someone, please help me feel better.

 

[cowhiting]

Don't feel bad! Just realize that the Titanic went down on it's first voyage without enough life boats for all on board. The DCL has more than enough for everyone....not that we will need them. With the advances in technology today, etc. Just stay away from other movies that will make you feel this way...especially JAWS (just kidding).

Once you're onboard...nothing else will matter except the warm tropical breezes and the smile on your DD's face. And that is a promise!!

Mike

PS. Where are you in Colorado...I'm in the Springs.

 

[immalemon]

Thanks Mike!! I am sitting here thinking about what I would do if this happened, and how I would live without my DD. I know that sounds crazy, but that movie is horrible to watch before going on a cruise!! All those images....like the one with the lady tucking her kids into bed while the ship is going down. I am sitting here balling and I have to be up in 4 hours to get ready for work!! LMAO!! I will definately stay away from movies like that from now on.....should have stuck to my homework and kept the TV off! Thank you for your post though, I do appreciate it, and I know you are right.

BTW, I am in Lakewood!! Not too far from you. I have been here since Sept. Originally from Winter Park and will be moving back there this semster because I hate the city.....

Well, neighbor, I am going to try to get some sleep now.....

Thanks Again,
Amanda

 

[immalemon]

still got school on the brain.....I meant I will be moving back to Winter park this september, after my lease is up here. LOL< I need some sleep !!!!!

 

[ganurse]

so there are enough boats for everyone? you guys promise?

 

[SeaSpray]

Ever since DH and I took our first cruise last summer, I will ONLY watch the first HALF of the movie "Titanic". LOL Seriously, I refuse to watch the rest of it. LOL The first half is the fun half anyway, where they show the ship and how beautiful it was. Just turn it off about halfway through.

 

[kelljacques@aol.com]

there will be no iceburgs out in that warm climate! ENJOY YOUR CRUISE!!!

 

[mmouse37]

Every year in April on the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic I watch the movie....every since I was a child I have always been fascinated with the Titanic and even before the Leonardo version came out I would rent A Night to Remember or one of the other movies on the Titantic.

It just fascinates me that a tragedy like that could have happened.....there were so many small things that could have prevented the massive loss of life ....if the Captain didn't listen to Ismay to push faster, if the Captain took better heed of all the ice warnings....if the mailroom on board didn't put aside some of the ice warnings sp they could keep up processing all the congratulatory telegrams (from the rich folks onboard sending and receiving telegrams about the success of the maiden voyage before the tragedy) they would have had time to read the increasing ice warnings coming in.....if the Captain of the other ship nearby actually got out of bed to see what was going on after being notified by his officers that there were flares in the sky.....

The the biggest mistake was the White Star Line thinking that their pride and joy was unsinkable and not having enough lifeboats!!!!

 

[two-foxes]

Another Coloradoan here....

My fear isn't of the boat, it is of the flight to Orlando....after all, we certainly hear alot more about plane crashes than sinking ships! Just to put things in perspective! After all, people are always telling me "you are safer flying than driving" so that must mean we are safest on the ship!

 

[rae519]

Originally posted by immalemon
Ok guys, I just watched Titanic and seeing all those children......I am not feeling very safe taking my DD 4 on a cruise now......we are leaving in the 18th

Someone, please help me feel better.

We are in the Caribbean and have no threat of icebergs!

It's the airplanes that get me nervous! Had the flight from Hades a few years ago from Atlanta to Orlando - not even the stews were allowed to get up!

Rae

 

[immalemon]

I know, but I have a horrible fear of being in water and not being able to see what is under me. That is why I cannot swim in lakes or in the ocean! Flying on the other hand, well, I worry about that too, but I am more scared of being in the ocean. Seriously! I know we will be fine, but I think every since I have become a mom, I worry about this kind of stuff a lot more.....unfortunate really.

 

[skyhawk]

OK folks - let's stop thinking about this kind of stuff. Is it possible? Yes. Is it probable? Absolutely not! With all the advancements in navigation technology, communications, safety and security, the chances of anything remotely like this happening are extremely small. Not to sound morbid, but the odds of anything happening on the road to the airport are better than anything happening in the air or on the sea. Also, that bacon double cheeseburger you had for dinner last night is more dangerous to your health than a flight or a cruise.

Relax and enjoy!

---> see how happy I am?

 

[Rence]

The Titanic had shipboard telegraph, but that technology was new. Many ships did not, and if they did no one was manning it at night.
The Titanic was in the north Atlantic and there were ships close enough that could have rescued the passengers if they had received word via radio.

Remember even with the older technology it took the Titanic hours to sink.

DCL is in the far more crowded Caribbean and has state of the art technology. When there is a problem, all other ships in the area are notified and come to the rescue.

There is a good chance that if there were a problem, they wouldn't even need to use the life boats as other ships could reach them quickly.

 

[rae519]

Originally posted by immalemon
I know, but I have a horrible fear of being in water and not being able to see what is under me. That is why I cannot swim in lakes or in the ocean! Flying on the other hand, well, I worry about that too, but I am more scared of being in the ocean. Seriously! I know we will be fine, but I think every since I have become a mom, I worry about this kind of stuff a lot more.....unfortunate really.

Ditto! I don't like to be in water that I can't see clearly in also!!
Was in Hawaii right after the movie JAWS came out and a friend grabbed my leg as I swam.......you know how long ago that was??? Well, last year was the first time in all those years (decades) that I attempted to "go into the water"!

Just keep breathing and say, "I will be okay! I will be okay!"

Rae

 

[immalemon]

Thank you guys for the reassurance. I know we will be fine. Just a scary thought. There might not be iceburgs, but a ship can go down for other things as well, like a massive fire or something, and I think it would be worse to be in the warm water of the bahamas/carribean with all those sharks !

LoL!, but hey, thanks guys and I do feel better and am still excited! Thanks!

 

[rae519]

"You mean you spent three days on the beach drinking rum?"

"Welcome to the Caribbean, love"


Rae

 

[CRB#33]

Originally posted by rae519
Had the flight from Hades a few years ago from Atlanta to Orlando - not even the stews were allowed to get up!

We had one of those kinds of flights on our way to Jamaica this past summer. The plane actually dropped what we guess was several hundred feet.

The flight attentdents were all buckled in and one actually got on the speakers to "Yell" at the people who were still floating around, going to the bathroom etc.

My heart was in my throat the whole time.

 

[shmoogrrrl]

immalemon,

I guess mentioning that you are setting sail on the day that the Titanic sank wouldn't make you feel better would it?
Okay, so technically it hit the iceberg on April 14th but it sank around 2:20am on the 15th.

Seriously, I was married on the 15th of April in 2000 and we went on a three-day DCL trip as part of our honeymoon. I was worried about the same thing that you were! About 1 hour into the sailing though, I completely forgot about it.

First of all, the ships are never that far from land when they sail. Even if you can't see it (and sometimes you can!), it is there. Most countries could have boats out there pretty quick if need be.

Secondly, there are ships all over the route that the Wonder takes, so even if there was a problem, another two or three boats could be there in a matter of a few minutes. Our communications are much better than they were back then so there wouldn't be any ships that could claim they didn't know what was going on, like the Californian did while the Titanic was sinking.

Lastly, The Carpathia, the ship that finally came to the Titanic's rescue maxed out at a whopping 17 1/2 knots. The new ships can go faster now and can get to a rescue sooner.

Relax and enjoy! By Dinnertime, I bet you will be much more comfortable!

 

[jrabbit]

RE: That "sinking" feeling. There was a cargo ship that ran aground in Oregon several years ago. They torched it, cut in two, shot it full of hole and after they towed part of it out to sea it still wouldn't sink. A cargo ship won't go down easily, a modern passenger ship must be a lot harder to sink.

FIRE: Yes fire is a much larger concern on the ship than the possibility of it sinking. You love all of that wood work on the Magic/Wonder - well like the old say goes, beauty is only skin deep. Most of the wood is a thin veneer over some other material. The "coast guard" allows only so much wood to be used in the construction of cruise ships (and it's a small percentage). All of the rooms have state of the art heat sensors and fire surpression systems. The kitchens use steam to cook our meals (no gas). They take fire very seriously on the ships.

Jaws: In Grand Cayman, in the harbor where the Magic anchors, there are reefs and during the day, the nocturnal fish called Tarpins sleep in the shadows at the bottom of the reefs. If you didn't know that there were no sharks in the harbor, you would come up screaming "Shark, Shark". Even knowing that they are not sharks - you kinda want to think that they are sharks because they look like sharks!!

 

[Cara]

Just as an aside, I noticed that quite a bit of the music Disney piped into the halls on our 3/20 cruise was from the Titanic soundtrack. Not the best choice, IMO!!!!

Cara