Why Is Taking A Cruise So Scary?

Joethesailor, a TikToker, shares his life as an officer aboard container ships. He said in a video that the pitch-black conditions still frighten him when he goes outside on the deck at night. He disclosed that a belief exists among certain sailors that one should never walk out on deck by themselves at night. The darkness may start to “call” to you if you gaze at it for an extended period of time, making you feel driven to dive in.

Another scary thing about cruise ships is the possibility of it sinking or getting stranded in the middle of nowhere. 16 cruise ships sank between 1980 and 2012, according to a 2013 New York Times article. Typically, the ships that go down are either part of smaller cruise lines or are sailing in choppy areas, such as the Antarctic Ocean. According to the Times, one of the deadliest ship capsizings happened in 1994 when a ship sank in the Baltic Sea, killing 800 people. Even while cruises are designed to be relaxing, things don’t always go as planned.

In March 2019, the luxury cruise liner Viking Sky experienced engine problems off the coast of Norway, leaving over 1,300 people stranded. 28 of the more than 400 individuals who needed to be evacuated from the boat were sent to the hospital.

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