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The recent reports are nothing to someone who has enjoyed a cruise. It is a big deal for those who are saying, "oh I can be surround by water." Guess what, you can be in your living room and a tornado comes along with little or no warning and then wham!!!! You are an angel. These stories will just keep the industry on their toes. For example, Carnival is/was cracking down on the beverages allowed to be brought abroad. They say no more but I think that may have been more for the spring break crowd than their summer families and groups and the diehards that cruise in the fall (middle of hurricane season).

I book Cat. 1A on Carnival so I have been as far up as can be possible. You may hear some noise from the anchor if you are on the bottom deck but not enough to be a problem. I don't know if the movement is more than anywhere else because that too was not a problem. Dont worry I am sure your cabin will be fine.

What does SDM stand for?

I now live in Starrett City, Brooklyn. I grew up in East New York section of Brooklyn and then moved to Atlanta, Georgia and stayed there for 14 years, got bored and returned to New York in 2000 (just in time for 9/11). Good point about the life vest during muster drill and people thinking the muster drill is some sort of inconvenience. I am like you, Sue, I listen closely at every muster drill and then always check out the lifeboats (I mentally pick out the one I plan to head for). I bet people will start to be more mindful of the muster drill for a bit now.

From everything I have read and seen on the news, I get the distinct impression that these two were doing the "unmentionable" against the rail and fell overboard. It was also my understanding that the man (and possibly the woman) was naked when pulled from the water. What happened to their clothes? Sharks ate their underwear and socks? Scandalous!!! P.S. Luv those smileys.

I am on this cruise. Is anyone else booked on this voyage?

Hey Everyone!!! I am a newbie on this forum so excuse any missteps. I have been following this ship's sinking on the news. It is unfortunate and I am very glad that the evacuation went so smoothly. I think that, because of this incident, coupled with the recent "man overboard" stories, the cruise industry is taking a beating in the news just at the beginning of the vacation season. I do not think it will cause experienced cruzers to rethink their vacation but for the segment of the vacationing community who have always been uncomfortable about the idea of being "surrounded by water," this is just the ammunition they need to continue to stay away from vacationing on a cruiseship. This is unfortunate. I am, for the most part, a Carnival devotee and am pretty confident that Carnival, RCCL, NCL and the rest of the cruiselines that originate in the U.S. will have better trained employees and more than enough life vests. I cruise solo and even in a Cat. 1A, there are not less than 3-4 life vests in my cabin. However, "note to self", in case of a need to evacuate, I will be sure to grab an extra life vest on my way out of my cabin, just in case someone I run into is lacking. One of the news articles made mention of "the cruiseline paying for the lost clothing and other items." Does anyone know who something like this would work? Who takes the hit for all of the lost items that the passengers had with them onboard?