Yeah, just sitting there while that giant planter is sliding across the floor along with the loose furniture. Then parts of the ceiling collapse. And they are just sitting there watching. Glad the grand piano was in a lock down.
Helicopters are just as safe as airplanes. I was an Army helicopter test pilot and Maintenance Officer for 22 years. Never had an incident I couldn't handle and was highly trained for.
My sister has a friend who is crew on board. She said he reported to her it has calmed a little and almost all of the passengers are off and they are preparing to start crew evacuations soon (I'm sure once all the passengers are off).
I'm with you! My husband was also Air Force and flew bombers and was a T6 and T38 instructor. No way am I getting into a helicopter, or small plane for that matter. I have complete trust in pilots, and logically know flying is safer than driving, but my irrational fear says NOPE!Oh I know they are as safe as planes, doesn't matter, they still terrify me. Don't know why, they just do. My dh was in the Air Force and flew F16s and then T38 as an instructor. He always says he would love to learn how to fly a helicopter. After nearly 20 yrs of marriage he still can't convince me to even go anywhere near one.
My sister has a friend who is crew on board. She said he reported to her it has calmed a little and almost all of the passengers are off and they are preparing to start crew evacuations soon (I'm sure once all the passengers are off).
She has been in contact with him, and he is actually on there. So I tend to trust a crew member aboard over media who are not there.
I’ve been following this on Twitter and the one thing I have learned from reading about this is take as much as you can when you need to muster. Because I guess mustering can mean you’re not leaving the ship for a while. These people are stuck at the Muster Station and cannot go back to the rooms to get anything. I did read about one couple who were allowed to go back to get more warm clothes. But people are literally sleeping on the floor. So mental note if I’m ever in my state room and we need to muster and I have the time to grab things I am grabbing more than just my medicine. Worst case I just dump the things (blankets etc. extra clothed ) right before I get into a lifeboat. Though these would be usuallful there too) At least I’ll be comfortable waiting for the hours or days before we even leave the ship.
I think that sometimes when you are in the middle of an emergency, yes you are living it, but you can't always see the big picture of the event like the rest of the world sees, and you don't always have a clear understanding of what is really going on.
So almost all the passengers were really off the ship more than 14 hours ago?Pretty sure CREW would be informed as to what is going on...
Ordinarily, I would agree, but in this instance Viking has stated that 479 passengers were airlifted and 436 remain onboard.Pretty sure CREW would be informed as to what is going on...
Relieved the situation has improved. I can't help wondering about the passengers who were evacuated and are on their way home. What about all their belongings left in their staterooms? Will the cabin stewards (or other crew) have to pack up everything and ship it to the passengers' homes? That would be a major undertaking.
It will be interesting to see what kind of compensation -- refunds and/or future cruise vouchers -- Viking is planning to give them, and whether the seasick/injured passengers will ever want to cruise again.