How Hard Is It To Fall Off A Cruise Ship

Of the roughly 22 million people who took a cruise in 2015 there were 27 incidents of passengers falling overboard.

How hard is it to fall off a cruise ship. That makes sense. Family travel experts suggest starting with a reality check. Note that the cruise lines do not release information about overboard incidents.

Accidentally falling off a cruise ship is extremely hard to do. And thats because its really really hard to fall overboard without doing it intentionally or being extremely reckless. In the global cruise industry one or two people are statistically likely to fall overboard from a cruise ship each month and somewhere between 17 and 25 are rescued according to Kleins.

Anyone who has ever been aboard a cruise ship knows that it is literally impossible to simply fall off a ship without first climbing atop something. Its much more dangerous to drive in a car where the odds of dying in a crash are about 1 in 645. Then you die from drowning exposure swallowing salt water.

New York March 28. Cruise ships have been designed to make it difficult to fall overboard. Maybe its a chair on your balcony.

Did she fall or jump off the Norwegian cruise ship. Heres the reality. In 2016 so far there have only been four.

A crew member spotted the woman falling off the ship at about 4pm and dismissed reports she was vomiting over the side. Falling Off A Cruise Ship. If you jump off a cruise ship that is a death wish.