Royal Caribbean Crew Member Found Dead on Oasis of the Seas
A Royal Caribbean crew member was found dead in his cabin on the mega-ship Oasis of the Seas on November 26th. A local television station in Miami, CBS-4, identifies the crew member as a cook.
According to a statement from the cruise line, the crew member is a 33-year old Jamaican man.
"As is our standard procedure, both the FBI and local law enforcement were notified and responding to the ship on Saturday when it arrived at Port Everglades."
This is the second death of a crew member aboard the Oasis of the Seas this year. In May, 45 year old Dillon Roache, of St. Vincent, jumped overboard in an apparent suicide.
Royal Caribbean has experienced a high number of crew members deaths this year. In May we reported on Royal Caribbean crew member Satianand (Satyanand) Buddaru who disappeared from the Explorer of the Seas - Crew Member Overboard from Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas. In March a crew member employed by Park West Gallery jumped overboard from the Radiance of the Seas. Our stories about the incident are available here: "Man Overboard" Reported on Radiance of the Seas and here Master of Radiance of the Seas Praised for Rapid Response to Crew Overboard. On New Year's Eve Royal Caribbean crew member Neha Chhikara jumped from the Monarch of the Seas
It is currently unknown whether this incident involved a death by natural causes (highly unusual with a 33 year old man), a suicide or foul play.
If you have information about this incident, please leave a comment below.
Jim Walker is a maritime lawyer who has attended seven Congressional hearing on issues of cruise ship crime, passenger disappearances,
Hi,i have worked for rccl and i was onboard in march when park west member jumped overboard.
Obviously there is something wrong with rccl..
a lot of strict rules and strict managements rules stressing out all of the crew members onboard.
You are doing a mistake they do fire you right away and they dont even care or listen to you.RCCL does not treat well enought to make the crew members happy and all they care about is the money and income..
it's so shame..and crew work really hard for funny money and lots of hours..
i'm glad that im not part of this company anymore..
they do drive the person crazy and u never know what you will be up to..
It's 14 days exactly since my cousin died. His family and myself would really like to know a cause of death. How long doea an autopsy report takes to come bakc?
Gray: I fully agree with you. I'm done with ships, 2 years now, I miss the fun, ports of call, and of course the amazing people you meet (what a great crew we are), but I can perfectly understand that RCCL does relly on our backs a lot of pressure, there's no way a human being can stand 14 hours of hard work. Plus, our crappy food, in our dirty crew mess doesn't give you enough every to carry on with everything. Can't forguet about phones (not working), laundry (not always able to make it properly 'cause whashers and tumbles weren't working), no air con sometimes, and oh! how many times we did have chocolate coloured water on our tabs and showers? No towels, no days off....that can kill anyone if you aren't strong enough. So I'm not surprised that some crew get depressed. I suffer from anxiety and panic attacks after leaving ships and I am pretty sure that all that pressures has got a lot to do with that, unfortunatelly. I am really sorry about this death, my sincere apologies to the family. Crew must be devastated as we used to be like a big family, so be sure that he will be well remembered.
Gray i'm one more crew menber of rccl and the life on
board really SUCKS !!!
Very poor food in our crew mess special in the last months, when we complain to the chef, he answer "I'm sorry guys but my badget is only 75 cents."
Every single piece of uniform have to be paid and
mandatory to buy onboard . . . our collegues when sick
the company set them to Dominic Republic . . .ETC, ETC
Well Royal Caribbean . . . Royal Screw Up Of the Seas as
every one joke about, never have experience for a company so stressed for profits . . .
Another crew member just died on Oasis of the seas while doing an amergency drill. I hope they pay his family out big time. Another officer broke his leg during the same incident.
I saw 3 crew members dying in my last contract on Oasis. I'm sure that the real reason is the stress that the company put in our back, especially on Oasis. They are always talking about "Revenue" ( we have to sell everything or otherwise we can be punished). Since I left the company I don't sleep well anymore. Guests have no idea what's going on... they don't know that that big smile they had during the cruise was totally artificial (behind the smile punishments and brainwash). most of the crew are romanians, turkish, indians,caribbeans, philip...people who really accept to be treated like that.
Wake up! It`s time to fight for your rights.
As a crewmember with RCCL for 4 1/2 years, it is apparent that with the christening of both the Allure and the Oasis Royal Caribbean is feeling the pressure of its unwise investments. How can any set of officers and administration handle 8000 guests and 2000 crew with the same history of labor abuses Royal Caribbean has been sued for again and again. Simply they are utilizing slave labor, and it is unconscionable. Until a business savvy crewmember hires some maritime lawyers and puts the heat on RCCL again, it is detined to continue with the bulk of the ramifications manifesting in unhappy crewmembers. I just signed off a ship, and everything that is stated above in these posts is true. Quality control on Royal's existing ships has dropped dramatically with their emphasis on refilling their coffers after the expenditures of the Oasis and Allure. I would not set foot on one of those barges. It just is a matter of time before they roll over in the sea, just like the Scandanavian shrimp boats.
Its become slave labour!
Once onboard its a continuous situation of
work like a slave by our rules or get off!
complain and go home!
Most people dont have a choise, until enough is enough and they cant anymore. Sadly ending their lives.
Sad thing is. Once you out at sea. They own you.
An ex shop assistant.
Never again!
From personal experience I loved my time on the ships.. But then again.. I'm an officer.. And my schedule was actually brilliant..but then again.. I worked in the cruise department and we didn't have to worry about sales and profits.. Entertainment ruled the day for me..
Well my cousin joined the ship in January and just learnt that today is 5 days the boat have no account of him after all he has a family who is worried cant they at least tell us something, anything. This is so painful and after having read the inhumane totured comments this thing scares the crap out of me!
Ya , Its very gud 2 hear great news from world biggest ship Oasis of d sea. i was going 2 change my company n wanted 2 join RCCL but hearing 2 diz news its unfair 2 join. as Indian hiring partner Dinesh Jadav says he can send for d post of utility galley only. as i m working in bar steward he say i don't have vacancies other denn utility galley . as i m experience utility galley iz tough job on board. i heard dat my bro working on Legend of d sea's say dat working hours r more den 15 r shown on time sheet or duty sheet 12 hrs only , diz iz great effect of working on RCCL
i´m so sorry to hear about death crew members, im so agree with joham, thats life is for people who have to be worry for sales, standing all day, carring heavy trays, thats not a good job, specially house keeping,,, but hello every were is the same complains, i been working in hotels for long time, now i work for rccl, crew complain about the food, about the long hrs, the gangway is big enough to leave at any time!!! if u dont like it just leave
I'm also really sorry hearing about deaths. I've been working on ships in diffrent companies for 6 years, starting in housekeeping, bar and finaly Kids camp. It is not easy, it is like the army, but nobody forces people to do that. People work much harder on shipping boats, mines and factories. However It is good experience especialy for people from asia and third world countries as they make great money.
i worked for royal caribbean 4 years.....i signed off in february for the last time...i had a great time there with my fellows crew members ..i made loads of friends and money was good also...but to take the decision of quiting this job was very hard....lately we were working loads of hours and the pressure was big....i think this is happening cos rccl wants to get its money back from building these monters ship (allure and oasis)..i worked in the bar ...but i saw people working so hard that i felt sorry for them many times...anyway...i heard from a friend in a different ship that a crew member was found dead in his cabin yesterday...he was drinking in the crew bar and he went to sleep ...and nobody knows what happened....let us imformed about this pls...it happened on grandeur(again)..i was checking the news and i couldnt find it...thank u
I was a crewmamber of RCCL only for 2 month/ I was fired for NOTHING.I invested a lot in getting the job - time, money, a year of training and waiting for the position. what the managemen done for me was completely unfair.
Hey, crewmembers who suffer from unfair working colditions, cruel management, stress and unfair dismissal!!!
We should find the legal solution, find lawers fight for justice!!!
If we are together, we can stand up and fight for our rights!!
we should joing
Don't like it - QUIT!
yes it is true we need to come togother has crew member get a union not the feak one they have if you are serious post your comment just say yes and we will take further
RCCL only cares about money , they claim that they care for the crew , but let me tell you , its crap ,Managers making schedules for over 10 hours a day , managers refusing to pay over time and if you claim over time they call you in the office and start to harass you on why you have over time when they give you a schedule to work 12 plus hours a day , RCCL promotes slavery ...
I'm going on my third cruise with RCCL aborad Oasis this May. To hear that crew members are mistreated is very disapointing. It will take away from the experince, thats for sure.You would think that RCCL would know that treating thier crews with a common sense of goodness and respect, would translate into the guests having a better vacation.
guys sorry to hear all this, i was in Explorer in 2000, long hours, no days off bt i went there to explorer, i got dat, i culd go back given a chance. Im wondering if anyone of u know if there is anywhere where u may look for x-crew details, v gota lota frends i ned to get hold of.
Hello to Everyone. Reading this comments I have to tell you that RCCL works for more then 35 ears. Success which company made is definitely because of hard working crew. But if crew do everything they think is correct, this huge Company will never be well known. Therefore the rules and regulations have to be followed in order to make the life on the ships easer. I`ve been on the ships more then 11 years and always tried to be flexible. That philosophy helped me a lot to adjust myself to different life conditions. I dont drink or smoke instead I sleep enough and very really I feel like not working. I don`t eat any meat or any animal products including milk or eggs. Food selection is limited for me but I still can try something which is not common in my country and tasty. I`m from Bulgaria and have a lot of friends all over the world I made among the crew and Guests. Just last summer I spent two wonderful weeks of my vacation with my family in the States as my guests invited us. That was a fourth time to do that with different guests for the last few years. We are in touch all these years and that is why is worthy to do your job and respect company which feeds your family. At the end some of the crew were right by saying that if you don`t like that just simply leave the job and get something better for you.
Hello, there
As I read all the comments under the cruise ship High Sea accidents , surprisingly saw a person from Bulgaria :) Aleksander .I am ex Carnival crew member with 5 years experience on board , and I may say - the life is Journey !