If, in fact, there were extra chairs on the boat, I wonder if they might have been put in at the last moment to accomodate a larger person? Just speculation. Just thinking through what could have occurred if the boat's captain realized that because of the size of some of his passengers, extra seating might have been necessary? These group cruises are usually booked in advance. If the agent did not give any indication to Shoreline Cruises that there were special needs people or larger people, they may have grabbed extra chairs at the last moment to try to make passengers more comfortable by allowing each a little more space. Small boat owners often use deck chairs on their boats. As a matter of fact, as I was watching FNC last night, a 40-footer went by with a woman sitting on a lawn chair on the top deck of the boat.
give me a break on the larger people. good grief. chairs can be put on for a lot of reasons including intentionally overcrowding it. that boat is tiny for 45 people. i can only imagine it would barely be above the lake water level when filled. what is scary too is that on a boat this small they had free moving chairs.....one good tilt and the boat would be hopelessly weighted down on one side. somebody screwed up bigtime.