princevaliantus Posted April 11, 2019 Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 Cruisemapper article: If you are booked on Independence OTS and Mariner OTS, this relates to you: RCI-Royal Caribbean is temporarily closing the "Sky Pad" facility on two cruise liners in the wake of a recent lawsuit. The signature bungee trampoline activity can be paired with virtual reality (VR) headsets. The company announced that as part of its commitment to passenger safety, temporarily takes the Sky Pads out of service on Independence OTS and Mariner OTS. The move comes after RCI was sued by 26-year-old Casey Holladay for US$75,000. According to the suit, Casey Holladay says he was on a weekend trip to the Bahamas on Mariner of the Seas in February 2019 when he plunged to the deck after the harness he was fastened to disconnected while he was twenty feet in the air. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Miami FL on March 12. The suit stated the activity had been located on Deck 13 of the ship, which "has a hard surface with no padding or safety nets surrounding it." The Cruise Junkie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cruise Junkie Posted April 11, 2019 Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 Well This Is Old News. But I Wonder If The Bungee Tramp On Enchantment Will Be Still Open? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melski94 Posted April 11, 2019 Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 Here's Matt's article from a few days ago: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2019/04/08/royal-caribbean-temporarily-shuts-down-skypad-inspection-and-review The Cruise Junkie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 11, 2019 Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 4 hours ago, melski94 said: Here's Matt's article from a few days ago: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2019/04/08/royal-caribbean-temporarily-shuts-down-skypad-inspection-and-review Which every other site saw and then posted their own version. Sorry, couldn't resist. JLMoran, Mike P, twangster and 2 others 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted April 11, 2019 Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 Sounds like they will be open for biz on the Spectrum, thought they would close ALL of the Sky Pads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 11, 2019 Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Matt said: Which every other site saw and then posted their own version. Sorry, couldn't resist. I'm waiting for the BBC World News version now. The Cruise Junkie and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 I hope they don't remove this item :( I know it is unfortunate that there was an accident, but I truly hope they fix and potential problems and keep it :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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