Whats the chance of a cruise ship sinking?

Question

hello, i am going on a cruise and i'm wondering whats the persent(chances) that a cruise ship will sink.

*by the way i'm not afraid, just wondering*

i'm thinkin 1 in every seven hundred thousand

but for some reaon if anyone knows...

Answer 1

Very LOW Percentage!

Cruising has prove to be the SAFEST mode of travel there is when compared to the volume of passengers carried.

You have a better chance of falling overboard, than the ship sinking.

By the way, it is maritime law that all passengers participate in a Muster Drill within the first 24 hours of embarkation, so in the rare event the ship actually did sink, you will know where your designated life boat is located.

There is a life vest in every cabin, for every passenger too :-)

Enjoy yourself!

Answer 2

It's almost impossible. All major cruiselines ships are double hulled so even if the outer hull is penetrated the ship will not sink. The ship is also compartmentalized with air tight doors to prevent complete flooding should there be a breach. Now that doesn't mean a major storm could bring down a ship but with today's modern technology ships are never caught in storms. Even if the ship does sink all cruise ships are equipped with enough lifeboats for every passenger and crew member. These are not little boats but are 30-40 footers.

Answer 3

that texaswol... guy is wrong/ not to scare you or anything but two recent cruise ships have sunk very recently. but not to worry, one of the ships was greek and they have a poorly regulated cruise industry and have a poor reputation. the other ship  sank in antarctica, it was old and was coming to its end anyway. but cruiseing on the new liners is very safe. the ships are state of the art and there are enough lifeboats for all onboard

Answer 4

If you go on any major cruise line, or any ship that cruises into U.S. ports, I'd say extremely low.  Any ship that visits the States, even if it's foreign-flagged, is inspected by the U.S. Coast Guard on a regular basis.  (An article on how cruise ship safety is regulated:

http://www.cruisesavvy.com/savvyguide/in...

The last sinking of such a ship was ... oooof ... 28 years ago, the old Prinsendam sank. Oh, and in 2003 one of American Safari Line's really tiny ships (14 guests, I think) sank.  In both cases, no one was hurt.

So on a per-cruise basis, that's like one in many tens of millions of cruises.

And it's probably even lower nowadays because there's much better safety technology than in the 1980s.

That said, I personally stay away from some of the small, sketchier cruise lines that use very old ships and that aren't regulated by the U.S. Coast Guard.  Louis Cruises (Greek) and GAP Adventures (Canadian/Liberian, but never sailed in North America) both had sinkings in 2007.

Answer 5

the ONLY cruiseship that has ever sank is the titanic! NONE OTHER