By Michelle Perrett on board the MSC Fantasia
Strong winds made for an eventful trip on my seven-night Mediterranean cruise on the MSC Fantasia earlier this month.
On arrival at Palma de Mallorca after a night of high winds I decided a sleep in was in order.
As we headed down to get off the ship for a walk at the Spanish port the exit from the ship was closed with security preventing us getting off saying they had to manoeuvre the ship. We headed to the top of the ship and watched it as was moved across the port. When docked we saw an ambulance and police cars with flashing lights while cars from the local TV station arrived.(See picture below)
The staff were hugely efficient. It took literally minutes for the ship to dock, staff were organised allowing passengers off onto waiting coaches to travel into the Spanish town. Coaches were already waiting at the port for passengers who had already disembarked.
However, on my return to the ship I found out that a passenger had fallen off the ship in a freak accident. The incident was inevitably the talk of the ship as Sky News, which was available on the ship, showed video footage of the accident.
Gossip among the British tourists about the accident was rife.
Margaret and Angus Beck from
Margaret said: "We saw the ambulances go by but we couldn't go back down to the port."
Angus added: "We could see the ambulance staff working on the man."
Paul and Barbara Chriscoli were also on the ship as a birthday celebration and were also on shore when the accident happened. Paul said: "Divers came round in a boat. I think they were looking for the missing gangway."
Barbara said: "This accident shouldn't have happened but it won't stop us cruising."
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