Ohio woman reported missing from Carnival cruise ship

ap on San Diego Union - Tribune ^ | 9/11/06 | AP

[LucyT]

Have we heard about all these missing people?:

a review of data from 15 lines showed 24 reports of missing people between 2003 to 2005.

[ASA Vet]

Still, you'd think she'd have had and used her cell phone

Question for those who actually do this cruise stuff.

Do those ships have cell phone service? Do they hook into a mainland cell network by satellite?

[TexanToTheCore]

Quwation for those who do take cruises...


What do you actually do on a cruise?


I can't imagine doing it for fun.

[CremeSaver]

Are you a friend of congressman Major Owens (D) New York?

[PAR35]

Still, you'd think she'd have had and used her cell phone

Do cell phones work on cruise ships in the middle of the Gulf? Mine seems to have a range of about 3 miles.

[Plutarch]

Great, something new for Greta van Susteren to beat on wall-to-wall for the next 8 weeks.

Not so fast. If she is white and is good looking, yes. But is she is nonwhite, or fat, or has bad hair, it is a no go.

[Oberon]

What do you actually do on a cruise?

I've never actually been on one, but I hear there's a lot of eating, drinking, and sex (B.Y.O.P. and otherwise).

The ports of call are just little diversions in between bouts of the above.

[NormsRevenge]

What do you actually do on a cruise?

eat,, shop,, drink,, sleep,, eat some more,, drink some more,, maybe hit a port or 2 or 4 or 5 , where you eat, drink, shop,, tour,, repeat in each port..


It's not for everyone.. Wifey is working on her 50th soon,, I'm close to 20 myself..

Outside cabin with a balcony is the way to go if ya can get it..

[NonValueAdded]

You left out "third world crew." I remember being in Hamilton BDA when a cruise ship landed and the crew went ashore. It was right out of an SNL skit.

[HEY4QDEMS]

More like 1 1/2 days.

For persons over eighteen in many places, they are not even considered a missing person until they are missing at least 48 hrs.

[Truth29]

Depending on the ship and port, I would add shows, lectures, games, diving, horse back riding, the usual shore excursions, sub wall dives, etc. etc. There are many many activities.

[NormsRevenge]

The largest I have been on was only a 110 or 120 ton, no ice rink or 9 hole putt putt course.. lots of entertainment, and other activities tho

I like the onboard spa/solariums , wide walking decks and lots of jacuzzis available with bar service. :-)

[Cobra64]

I'll never understand why people waste money on cruises when there are so many REAL vacations and destinations to enjoy.

Ever been on one?

[lilylangtree]

Egads! Not another one.

[Cobra64]

Great, something new for Greta van Susteren to beat on wall-to-wall for the next 8 weeks.

I was thinking the same thing. At week five, she'll be down to discussing DNA and body fluids.

[Trust but Verify]

Yes, many of the crew are from undeveloped countries. While I'm sure,as in any population, there ar some bad actors, I have never come across any on the 4 cruises we've taken. If you put yourself in unsafe circumstances, you may have something unfortunate happen to you.

[linda_22003]

I took my first cruise last month, and enjoyed it a great deal. I call Copenhagen, Visby, Tallin, St. Petersburg, and Stockholm destinations, don't you?

[Cobra64]

Ha! I agree with you. Never had the desire to go on a cruise; I'd rather go to someplace, i.e. a destination.

Are you still a virgin?

[linda_22003]

Ours had numerous shore excursions; we spent whole days exploring the cities we visited. In St. Petersburg there was a full day at the Hermitage, and an evening of opera at the Yusupov Palace, among other things. Might not specifically be your sort of thing, but there are definitely things to "do"; you don't just stay on the ship the whole time, unless you want to.

[Cobra64]

When you've got thousands of partying drunks on a ship, it's no suprise that somebody falls off once in a while.

Of course you have witnessed this behavior with your own eyes.