What Happens If You Fall Off A Cruise Ship?

I worked on a cruise ship as a youth staff…around dusk saw two teenagers doing handstands off the railing of the top track level and ran over to them to stop them. One guy told me “what? it’s just water if I fall.” I told him you could break bones this far up and 2nd this ship can’t just stop to find you and what if it circles the wrong way and you get crushed or sucked under?? They look stunned. Anyway, I marched these kids to my manager. He called their parents and his dad cried when he found out and confronted his kid. I feel happy to know I possibly stopped a tragedy from happening that night.

We just got back from a cruise. Looking over the edge of the ship at night into the vast dark ocean was absolutely terrifying. Absolutely Pitch Black

Being stranded in the middle of the ocean seems like a nightmare

I am an Operation Specialist in the U.S. Navy and I’m trained to find a person who fell or have jumped overboard. To turn around to find that person’s location could take up to 45 minutes or more..by that time, that person might have gotten sucked under and chopped up by the propeller, died upon impact with the water, eaten by sea creatures, or suffered form hypothermia, to name a few. Majority of the times, the person is never found.

"It is impossible to fall off a cruise ship. You would have to do something incredibly stupid" says it all. Stupidity has no limitations.

I was on a cruise where a man “fell” overboard. No one knew. He was spotted by passengers on another cruise ship 24hrs after his plunge. It’s a miracle that he was seen and saved.

My parents, both from the Caribbean warned me to, “Respect the Ocean and money. If you turn your back on either, they will drown and consume you”. 🙏🏾

A guy I knew took his jet ski out to meet a liner as he had a friend arriving on it. Met it about 5km out. He said that he had never been so scared in his life when this huge mountain of steel came past, he said, " never again ". 😮😅

One of the scariest situations ever for that individual. Don't go near the edge with a person who secretly hates you, vacations tend to bring out the worst in people belive it or not

"Your chances getting rescued are slim" well thank you

You can't just inadvertently fall off a cruise ship. People are either drunk, want to end their lives, get pushed off, or horse playing and fall off. Either way, you'll probably die because those ships are so large that they can't stop. Take it seriously, people. Cruise responsibly.

I once gave a ride to the captain of a very large cruise ship. He is on that ship for 6 - 9 months each year, touring the Caribbean and South-east Asia. He said on average 1 - 2 people go missing on each tour. Normally they notice when someone repeatedly does not show up for meals, then they go looking for him. Sometimes they find a s**cide note in the cabin, sometimes not. THEY DON'T EVEN LOOK FOR THEM ! Because he said the ocean is too vast, the chances of finding a person are so slim it's not worth it. There was a moment of silence in the car when he said that. I assume / I hope that they still stop when there are witnesses who see the person jump overboard. But when they find out days later that a person is gone, it's probably too late anyway.

When I was a kid at 4 years old on an interisland ferry the wind blew me over the rail but older sibling pulled me back. I remember looking straight down the side of the ship and the water was very dark. Thanks to sister.

We have reached a scary point in society where it truly doesn’t matter if we have labels or warning signs.

All passengers should carry a tracking bracelet with a panic button.

mid 80's was on an gas tanker when a crew member had a breakdown, and we had to chain his cabin door shut and take him meals this was fine for a week when he got out and jumped over the side. sent out a alert and as we was in a major shipping lane 18 ships said fk the cost fuel and making it to port on time stopped and started a search we ourseves searched for 36 hours, the next ten days was a daze for us all we bearly spoke to each other RIP Chris

You don't "FALL OFF" a cruise ship. You have to climb over the railing or do something to go overboard.

Nothing would convince me to go on one of those cruise ships. Ever. In August 1969 I emigrated to Canada from the U.K. on a liner called The Empress of England. I'm terrified of the ocean, can't swim and hate deep water. I remember enjoying the voyage until I was on the top deck looking around and realizing how vulnerable our ship was, nothing around us in all directions but endless water!! I scurried back to the dining hall and distracted myself with some of the delicious food and drinks. The movie "Titanic" was a horror movie for me!

Best airplane travel commercial ever 🧐

Forgot to mention the water vacuum that will suck you into the propeller if you can't or don't swim away from the ship before the stern reaches you.