A Royal Caribbean cruise broke out in chaos as a passenger fell off the edge of an infinity pool days after a cruise line employee stabbed his coworker and jumped to his death.
Shocking video from aboard the Icon of the Seas cruise ship captured the moment a passenger flipped over the edge of the Hideaway Pool.
‘Passenger falls while doing a handstand at the infinity pool,’ the caption of the video shared Sunday reads.
The man strangely appeared to hit his own rear-end during the brief clip.
He then straightened his legs and tumbled over the barrier as onlookers squealed in horror.
It is unclear whether or not the man who toppled over was truly attempting a handstand or if he was reaching over the plexiglass for another reason.
The post claimed he fell to the deck below, but this is unlikely. The infinity pool is on Deck 15 and directly below it is the Splashaway Bay children’s play area on Deck 7.
A fall this far would likely be fatal.
Shocking video from aboard the Icon of the Seas cruise ship captured the moment a passenger flipped over the edge of the Hideaway Pool
During the brief clip, as the man straightened his legs and tumbled over the barrier, onlookers squealed and screamed in horror (pictured: the infinity pool)
It is unconfirmed how far the man fell and where he landed, but as Cruise Hive noted, the passenger appeared to land in a narrow walkway area meant for staff only, which is also on Deck 15.
According to @onlyinfloridaa, the account who reposted the video from cruise ship passenger Luis Canedo, the man did not report any injuries.
The Daily Mail has reached out to Royal Caribbean for more information on the incident. Little else is known at the time.
Viewers were in utter disbelief of the video, with more than 4,200 commenters sharing their reactions to the jaw-dropping moment.
One person claimed he had been on the cruise and shared what he says happened.
‘He feel into a space not open to the public,’ they wrote. ‘If he would have fallen over the railing he would have fallen to deck 5 in the kids splash area. That’s 10 decks below!
‘He was confined to his room after the incident and not let out until arriving back in Miami,’ they claimed.
It is unclear whether or not the man who toppled over was truly attempting a handstand or if he was reaching over the plexiglass for another reason (pictured: the Icon of the Seas)
The Daily Mail has reached out to this user for further comment. It is unconfirmed what happened to the passenger after the video ended.
Others called out the passenger for the reckless and ‘stupid’ behavior that ultimately led to him falling.
It was a hectic few days for the staff and guests aboard the doomed Icon of the Seas, which returned to Miami on Saturday morning.
The voyage began on July 19, but erupted into mayhem on Thursday when a co-worker dispute turned fatal.
As the boat was sailing through Bahamas waters, an unidentified South African male crew member, 35, stabbed his 28-year-old coworker multiple times, according to the cruise line and the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
‘One of the crew members was injured, [she] was attended to by the onboard medical team, and she is now in stable condition,’ Royal Caribbean told Daily Mail in a statement.
The post claimed he fell to the deck below, but this is unlikely. The infinity pool is on Deck 15 and directly below it is the Splashaway Bay children’s play area on Deck 7 (pictured: the Icon of the Seas)
‘Unfortunately, the other crew member is deceased after he went overboard.’
The female employee, who is also South African, was treated for stab wounds and is ‘presently in a stable condition’, according to Superintendent Stephen Rolle.
The Icon of the Seas is the largest cruise ship in the world at nearly 1,200 feet long. It cost $2billion to build the vessel and was one of the most expensive ever.
It holds up to 7,600 passengers and weighs at about 250,800 tons.
