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Woman banned for life from Royal Caribbean cruises.

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 18:43:15 GMT

Seems she was seen by another passenger as she climbed on top of a balcony railing to take a selfie. He took a picture of her and alerted the staff.

They tracked her down, put her off the ship at the next port and banned her for life.

Good for them. If she had died her family probably would have sued.

Re: Woman banned for life from Royal Caribbean cruises.

KingstonsMom — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 18:58:28 GMT

Play stupid games.....win stupid prizes.

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haddon9 — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 19:01:28 GMT

Wow! Stupid indeed!

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Lucky Charm — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 19:02:15 GMT

@KingstonsMom wrote:
Play stupid games.....win stupid prizes.

In all my 28 years, I've never heard that saying!!

Re: Woman banned for life from Royal Caribbean cruises.

chrystaltree — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 19:18:31 GMT

Social media has turned some people into blooming idiots. Royal Carribbean did the right thing, they had to protect themselves from bad press and and a lawsuit.

Re: Woman banned for life from Royal Caribbean cruises.

Susan Louise — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 19:24:43 GMT

It would be wise for other cruise lines to find out her ID and do the same.

Re: Woman banned for life from Royal Caribbean cruises.

Porcelain — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 19:46:30 GMT

@KingstonsMom wrote:
Play stupid games.....win stupid prizes.

I say this exact saying soooooooo often.

Re: Woman banned for life from Royal Caribbean cruises.

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 22:17:01 GMT

The thought of being up that high over the ocean behind the railing gives me the vertigo. If someone had a gun to my head I wouldn't climb on top.

Re: Woman banned for life from Royal Caribbean cruises.

stevieb — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 23:07:02 GMT

@Susan Louise wrote:
It would be wise for other cruise lines to find out her ID and do the same.

I doubt they could ban her for something she didn't do on their ships. My guess is it wouldn't be legal.

Re: Woman banned for life from Royal Caribbean cruises.

grandma r — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 00:48:41 GMT

Some people just don't have any sense. They are desperate for that 15 minutes of fame. Stupidity is running rampant in this age of social media.

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lovesrecess — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 16:59:14 GMT

I started a thread about this and was soundly blessed out for doing it. Am glad someone else found this woman’s actions reckless and dangerous!

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Tinkrbl44 — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 01:23:38 GMT

Some people are so stupid.

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SydneyH — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 04:16:12 GMT

The passenger who took the photo is in a FaceBook group I belong in, everyone encouraged him to contact RC Security, she could have easily have killed herself. He was hesistant to do so but contacted them and they were easily able to identify this woman. She should be banned from ever taking a cruise on any line imo. People don't understand what happens with a man overboard situation.

Re: Woman banned for life from Royal Caribbean cruises.

10sluvr — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 11:27:57 GMT

now, we need to figure out how to stop the idiots, that take selfies on the edge of a cliff. several never live to see the pictures.

Re: Woman banned for life from Royal Caribbean cruises.

songbird — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 19:30:52 GMT

I have seen unfortunately ,a series of last sellie pictures taken just before those people had died. So anxious to show how "cool" they are, they posed in the most dangerous places and situations.

A 2018 study of news reports showed that between October 2011 and November 2017, there were 259 selfie deaths in 137 incidents reported globally, with the highest occurrences in India followed by Russia, United States, and Pakistan.

Re: Woman banned for life from Royal Caribbean cruises.

Lipstickdiva — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 20:54:44 GMT

Not that this matters but I wonder if they were docked at a port or if the ship was moving when she did this?

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Indra — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:16:54 GMT

No sympathy for the mindless selfie seeking idiot. Would, however, felt sorry for the passengers who would have been inconvenienced by the cruise's crew forced to look for her body.

Re: Woman banned for life from Royal Caribbean cruises.

Financialgrl — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:49:12 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 wrote:
The thought of being up that high over the ocean behind the railing gives me the vertigo. If someone had a gun to my head I wouldn't climb on top.

I'm afraid of heights and some of the touristy places I've been that involve heights (space needle, etc) I walk over to the end, look down and retreat quickly. We were at Hoover Dam, Niagara Falls and I think I often saw more from the car driving away than looking down at or over the railing when more close up!

Re: Woman banned for life from Royal Caribbean cruises.

SandySparkles — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 20:29:06 GMT

I think the appropriate action was taken. It may not be a lesson to future thrill seekers, but kudos to them.

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