A fireplace occured this afternoon on the Icon of the Seas, whereas the Royal Caribbean cruise ship was docked in Costa Maya, Mexico.
As predicted, the cruise line promptly launched the standard speaking factors that: (1) the hearth was “small,” (2) triggered “temporary” energy loss, and (3) was “rapidly extinguished.” Luckily, nobody has acknowledged that there have been any accidents to passengers or crew members.
The favored Cruise Radio studies that “energy failed all through the ship, impacting elevators, air con, service stations, and cabins.”
A Royal Caribbean spokesperson spoke by phone to Cruise Radio and coated the entire regular PR bases, stating that “a small fireplace occurred on the Icon of the Seas on Tuesday. The fireplace was rapidly extinguished, and the ship additionally skilled a quick lack of energy.”
A PR announcement was additionally made on the cruise ship which acknowledged, partly: “There was an incident on Icon of the Seas on the decrease decks, non-technical areas. Our extremely skilled crew members are coping with the state of affairs at hand . . .”
It’s curious that the “Solely In Dade” website studies, “in response to one of many passengers, a loud explosion occurred . . . ” I’m wondering precisely what that was about?
If you’re on the Icon of the Seas, as a visitor or crew member, and have particulars concerning the fireplace or pictures of the hearth crew responding to the incident, please contact us.
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June 26, 2024 Replace: Crew Heart studies that in response to an unnamed supply, the hearth was “within the engine room.” Additionally, “shortly after the preliminary incident, a second emergency was introduced with an Alpha code for a medical emergency on the aft gangway. Some passengers aboard the Icon of the Seas reported that the primary emergency calls have been for the ahead engine rooms . . . ”
Most “protection’ by the standard newspapers include hyperbolic, over-the-top nothing-to see-here cheerleading, with just about no information, like this: “There have been ‘no accidents‘ and the ‘small fireplace‘ – which was ‘remoted to a crew space‘ – was ‘rapidly extinguished.’ The ship’s backup energy was ‘activated instantly,’ and the primary energy programs have been restored.” https://www.usatoday.com/…/royal-caribbean…/74214662007/
Picture credit score: Icon of the Seas – Chakie2 CC BY-SA 4.0 commons / wikimedia; fireplace crew on cruise ship descending stairs – Solely In Dade.
