Child dies on Carnival Cruise Ship

[jdb in AZ]

An 8-yr-old girl fell from an interior balcony into the ship's atrium. So sad.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/girl-dies-after-falling-from-cruise-ship-deck/ar-AAtqUHN?li=BBnb4R7

 

[MSPeeler]

Tragic

 

[loves to dive]

My heart goes out to her parents.

 

[Dug720]

So sad.

Isn't this the second accident involving those interior balconies? Seems like I remember reading another one - don't remember if it was fatal. I wonder if the doors are less secure on the interior ones - or if people just aren't taking the same precautions with them as with the exterior ones.

Edit: Just took a look over on cruise critic. The ship is not one with the interior balcony cabins...apparently the fall was from the area around the atrium on an upper deck down into the atrium.

 

[cmph]

Oh my, how awful! Those poor parents. I can't imagine.

 

[jdb in AZ]

So sad.

Isn't this the second accident involving those interior balconies? Seems like I remember reading another one - don't remember if it was fatal. I wonder if the doors are less secure on the interior ones - or if people just aren't taking the same precautions with them as with the exterior ones.

Edit: Just took a look over on cruise critic. The ship is not one with the interior balcony cabins...apparently the fall was from the area around the atrium on an upper deck down into the atrium.

The news article wasn't very clear, was it? Perhaps better verbiage would have been to say she fell over an inside railing that overlooked the atrium.

I want to know how she fell -- was she sitting on the railing and lost her balance? Everyone on board must have been devastated.

 

[bumbershoot]

Oh that's so sad.

Reminds me of the little child who fell at embassy suites in Anaheim. Managed to get out of her room while mom was in the bathroom. So incredibly sad.

 

[Dug720]

The news article wasn't very clear, was it? Perhaps better verbiage would have been to say she fell over an inside railing that overlooked the atrium.

I want to know how she fell -- was she sitting on the railing and lost her balance? Everyone on board must have been devastated.

What I have gathered is they were in the group disembarking today.

Embarkation was apparently delayed as the girl was transported to the hospital and an investigation occurred.

 

[cruiser21]

Oh that's so sad.

Reminds me of the little child who fell at embassy suites in Anaheim. Managed to get out of her room while mom was in the bathroom. So incredibly sad.

We stayed at that Embassy suites when my son was 2. He was a runner escape artist too. It was scary because the railings were wide enough apart for him to get through. I wasn't surprised when I read that story and I'm surprised it only happened once.

Very tragic for the family on Carnival. Really strange thing to happen to a 8 year old. Sad.

 

[Laundress]

Heart goes out to the family. Overwhelming sadness.

 

[DisneyPups]

Since I had children my biggest fear is them falling over a balcony while I am holding them. This is so heartbreaking. I can’t imagine what the family (and those who witnessed it) is going through right now.

 

[Ravenne]

I happened upon the article on abcnews.com and they posted pics of the scene, with crew holding up sheets to block the view, but people could see and take pics from the top. I won't post the link to the article out of respect.

 

[Aprilshowers79]

This is horrible!! My heart goes out to this family!!!