Several passengers on board Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas cruise are speaking out after a water slide shattered.
NBC6 on Saturday spoke to passengers who said they loved their time on the cruise but were shocked when the incident happened.
They said they’re now second-guessing whether they will go on another water slide on a ship again.
The incident happened while the Icon of the Seas was traveling in the Caribbean.
Part of the acrylic glass of one of the six water slides on board broke open as an adult was passing through, while passengers watched in shock.
“We saw the gaping hole,” said a passenger. “The water was coming out. It was kind of disturbing to see it because it was a crazy slide, and it was really scary.”
Officials with Royal Caribbean said the guest did not fall through the gaping hole.
“I was on that slide 20 minutes before,” said a passenger.
“It’s a little frightening. It could’ve happened to us, and I’m glad it didn’t,” said a passenger.
Royal Caribbean Group provided NBC6 a statement, which reads in part:
“The guest is being treated for his injuries. The water slide is closed for the remainder of the sailing pending an investigation.”
However, passengers said they were never told anything on the ship. The malfunction was only talked about with other cruisegoers on board.
“Nothing. Not at all,” said a passenger. “If you are not here, nobody knows.”
Now, some passengers like Sophia are second-guessing whether they’ll go on another slide on board a ship again.
“I will not be going on slides like that ever again,” she said. “Definitely not.”
The cause of the damage to the slide is unknown.
The guest who was injured is in stable condition.
NBC6 is working to learn the extent of their injuries.
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