Originally Posted by
weltfrieden
I haven't kept up with the news in a couple of days. Still don't know what
caused the RCCL crew to take the ship into those waves. Is modern weather
forecasting still that inaccurate?
Somebody, or maybe several somebodies, made the decision to sail. I think the storm was worse than forecast but a storm was forecast. I imagine it was a money decision as cruise ships make more money at sea than tied up to a dock. Personally I think they gambled and they lost. Let's face it this cruise probably cost RCCL millions of dollars in lost revenue and costs to repair the Anthem. Obviously the USGC is going over the ship carefully and it's still not known or at least being released exactly the extent of the damages. If they broke her back the Anthem could be in for anything from major repair to being scrapped.