Cruise passengers on one Royal Caribbean ship ran into a deluge of water on one coming out of the ceiling.
A guest on Allure of the Seas shared video from this weekend's sailing of water pouring out of the ceiling on one deck.
TikTok user joshuaofrichardson posted a 30 second video of water flooding the hallway, pooling outside stateroom doors.
No explanation was given in the video, but it looks like a water pipe likely burst above one of the ceiling panels, leading to water flowing unabated below.
Just like your house or a hotel, pipes can burst for any number of reasons and without warning.
Every cruise ship has a team of mechanics and maintenance crew members that live onboard the ship to deal with issues like this at any time of day or night.
The video appears to have been taken just minutes after the leak began. There was no mention of which deck this incident occurred on.
In the comments, the video author wrote, "update pipe stopped and leak being fixed and people moved right away to other rooms. RC does things right when nature rumbles."
In a follow-up video, joshuaofrichardson said crew members cleaned up the mess that evening, saying "everything's fine."
He also said any guests that had a cabin affected by the water were moved to another cabin.
He went on to commend Royal Caribbean for taking quick action and helping their customers out, "No loss or damage or anything like that to the people, so that's really great about Royal Caribbean, they do take care of you right away."
Allure of the Seas is sailing a 3-night Bahamas cruise that departed Miami on December 6, with visits scheduled to Nassau, Bahamas and Royal Caribbean's private island.
The 225,282 gross ton ship is one of the largest cruise ships in the world, and despite the leak, the sailing continued on without delay.
Internet reacts to the video
Since the video was posted, there have been over 320,000 views and plenty of comments.
As is such with viral videos of something going wrong, you get all sorts of hot takes from people across the internet.
"I’ve seen this in a movie before didn’t end well," Yodaj6 wrote.
"This is why I’ll NEVER go on a cruise," wrote Gwyn Wolters-Smith.
"omg the way I would be freaking out thinking we were sinking," was posted by Author Katherine Bryant.
Someone who is also sailing on Allure noted the issue wasn't affecting their deck, "I'm on this ship right now and didn't experience this. it must be below us."
Personally, I enjoy the creative comments that some people had to make a joke. Here are the top ones:
- "Why is the carpet all wet Todd? I don’t know Margo!"
- "All I know is Rose better move over this time! There was plenty of room for Jack"
- "on the upside the rugs are clean"
Other recent water incidents
Accidents involving water leaks and sprays occur from time to time, but they're quite rare.
Recently there's been a couple of notable incidents involving sprinkler system malfunctions on Royal Caribbean ships that soaked guests, but did not result in any significant damage to anyone.
During a Halloween sailing on Symphony of the Seas, the ship's sprinkler system went off on the Royal Promenade during a party.
A fog machine was the culprit in activating the sprinklers, and that's because smoke detectors measure the density of particles in the air, fog effects (especially dense fog effects) can 'fool' the detectors and trigger a fire alarm.
On the inaugural sailing of Wonder of the Seas in March 2022, a sprinkler malfunction on the ship’s Royal Promenade also flooded the area.
Once again, the water was contained and cleaned up, but caused a stir among passengers.
The reality is while these incidents are incredible to witness when they happen, they don't put the ship or passengers in any direct harm and it's more of a large nuisance and "oopsie" that gets taken care of quickly.
