VillainsGin Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 My first cruise is not until Jan, 2020 but I've been telling all my friends and family about how excited I was. I don't know if all can relate to this but I've got this one weird/crazy uncle (I feel like everyone has at least 1 haha) and he says " you should be careful and check to see if the cruise will be passing the bermuda triangle since you're sailing out of florida towards it. It's a uncessary risk, lots of boats and planes goes missing without a trace" Given the fact I know hes weird/crazy I tried to look at the logical standpoint and tell him im sure there's a perfectly good explanation for all the missing vessels and aircraft, we just haven't found it. And I know for a fact commercial airlines fly through there all the time and made it back safely, airlines are not going to actively make a huge reroute or detour based off superstitions. What are your thoughts and does sailing through the bermuda triangle raise any questions or concerns for you? Better yet who has had a sailing itinerary that ran through the bermuda triangle and made it back haha Quote
Baked Alaska Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 I think that the Bermuda Triangle was Bigfoot's demise. teddy and VillainsGin 2 Quote
DandA Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 Guess I've done it dozen of times and survived. I think most of the "disappearances" could be chalked up to weather and mechanical issues. I guess you could tell him your going and hope you don't get abducted by aliens. Quote
gtgtgt Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 Yeah, but I doubt if very many ships actually sail through the middle of that triangle! That's where the alien base is. Seriously, I've been through there many times and have never seen or heard of any problems. Quote
sk8erguy1978 Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 Neal deGrasse Tyson explains the Bermuda Triangle. Quote
Baked Alaska Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 If Ancient Aliens covers it, you know it must be true! https://www.history.com/shows/ancient-aliens/videos/mysteries-of-the-bermuda-triangle And this! It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! Quote
Ray Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 Aliens???? I always thought it was the Loch Ness Monster sinking the ships while on a Caribbean vacation JLMoran, WAAAYTOOO and Baked Alaska 1 2 Quote
Atlantix2000 Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 The Bermuda Triangle gets headlines but I think I heard/read somewhere that the rate of disappearances actually isn't that much higher than any other frequently traveling area of the ocean. I wonder if I can find that article.... Quote
Susie Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 21 minutes ago, Ray said: Aliens???? I always thought it was the Loch Ness Monster sinking the ships while on a Caribbean vacation I thought, it is the Kraken that sink the ship LOL Most cruise that goes to Caribbean will be in the Bermuda Triangle. Fuzzywuzzy 1 Quote
Spang1974 Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 Sailed to Bermuda twice and been in and back out the triangle 8+ times, still here to tell my tales. Quote
USCG Teacher Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 The Bermuda Triangle is one of the busiest travel corridors on the planet. The only mystery there is how people don't understand basic statistics. SpeedNoodles 1 Quote
teddy Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 When I was younger, I just figured that in the early days of travel, there were some magnetic anomalies that caused navigation errors in vessels/planes that relied solely on compasses. I've been in places in northwestern Maine where compasses do not point north. I never put much thought into it other than that, but the whole volume thing makes sense. Edit: I'm not talking about magnetic declination, rather places where compasses are off by 90+ degrees. Quote
MicroBeta Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 Every Caribbean cruise goes through the triangle. No cruise ships lost though. Quote
mk-ultra Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 The Bermuda Triangle is indeed a terrifying stretch of ocean. Every time I've crossed it, buffet lines were long... the casino went all take-my-money... I was up-sold on everything imaginable... Crazy dangerous. Vancity Cruiser, Fuzzywuzzy, SpeedNoodles and 5 others 4 4 Quote
Fuzzywuzzy Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Susie said: I thought, it is the Kraken that sink the ship LOL Most cruise that goes to Caribbean will be in the Bermuda Triangle. Kraken gets my vote too Quote
rtread Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 4 hours ago, TJ! said: What are your thoughts and does sailing through the bermuda triangle raise any questions or concerns for you? You could always not accept the risk and just stay at home....but a meteor might crash through your roof and there ya go..... USCG Teacher and Baked Alaska 2 Quote
melmar02 Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Susie said: I thought, it is the Kraken that sink the ship LOL I was thinking the same thing! Susie 1 Quote
twangster Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 This explains it. Money keeps disappearing from my wallet on cruises. Now it hits me...I've been sailing through the Bermuda money triangle. SpeedNoodles, WAAAYTOOO, mworkman and 5 others 2 5 1 Quote
PatsFanBrian Posted October 26, 2019 Report Posted October 26, 2019 I was in Bermuda last month and I came back the same crazy a-hole that I was when I left. Depending on who you ask, I may be a bit crazier. WAAAYTOOO, Fuzzywuzzy and PRebecca 2 1 Quote
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