{"id":2063835,"date":"2025-10-02T07:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T07:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2063835"},"modified":"2025-10-02T07:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T07:09:08","slug":"royal-caribbean-cruise-ship-rescues-stranded-group-aboard-ramshackle-raft-near-cuba-falling-apart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royal-caribbean-cruise-ship-rescues-stranded-group-aboard-ramshackle-raft-near-cuba-falling-apart\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Caribbean cruise ship rescues stranded group aboard ramshackle raft near Cuba: &#8216;Falling apart&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Royal Caribbean cruise ship rescued a group of people stranded on a ramshackle raft floating in the waters between Mexico and Cuba over the weekend, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>The Enchantment of the Seas cruise was heading west in the Yucatan Channel on Sunday evening when it happened upon the group of travelers in a haphazard, crumbling raft, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/cruise-ship-rescues-group-distress-raft-coast-mexico-rcna234902\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News reported. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur crew identified individuals in distress in international waters, provided medical care to those who were rescued, and worked closely with the Mexican Coast Guard,\u201d the Royal Caribbean Group said in a statement to the outlet.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A Royal Caribbean cruise ship rescued a group of people stranded on a raft. <span class=\"credit\">Jeffrey Walker\/NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jeffrey Walker and his family, who were aboard the cruise ship, noticed a \u201clittle white flashing light\u201d while strolling on the 990-foot-long ship\u2019s promenade, the station reported.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-3ffc87\">\u201cThe ship started to turn and the captain announced that we were going to investigate if they needed help,\u201d Walker, 40, told NBC.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"anchor-3ffc87\">\u201cAs we approached, it was clear their raft was falling apart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The raft held roughly 10 people and was reportedly \u201closing pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ship deployed two drones toward the deteriorating raft to check it out and ensure it was safe. <\/p>\n<p>The crew then ventured out on a lifeboat to save the stranded group.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The stranded raft was floating in the waters between Mexico and Cuba over the weekend, according to reports. <span class=\"credit\">Jeffrey Walker\/NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Enchantment of the Seas cruise was heading west in the Yucatan Channel when it noticed the stranded raft. <span class=\"credit\">Christopher Sadowski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a video <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?mibextid=wwXIfr&amp;v=25221514580774989&amp;rdid=A6yNq5PUWrVOhqPA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to Facebook<\/a>, Walker captured the moment the lifeboat inched toward the raft in the swaying waters.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone was eventually rescued and brought aboard the cruise ship, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>The captain of the cruise ship then announced to passengers that all the individuals rescued were in good health, Walker recalled.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Everyone was eventually rescued and brought aboard the cruise ship. <span class=\"credit\">Christopher Sadowski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The ship\u2019s journey was moved off course due to Hurricane Imelda. <span class=\"credit\">Joseph Hendrickson \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-96c312\">\u201cIt was a very surreal, very exciting, very scary thing all at once,\u201d Walker said. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-96c312\"> \u201cTheir raft didn\u2019t have much time left. Our ship wasn\u2019t even supposed to be there,\u201d he added, since the ship\u2019s five-day journey was moved off course due to Hurricane Imelda.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Caribbean Group did not respond to The Post\u2019s request for comment by the time of publication.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Royal Caribbean cruise ship rescued a group of people stranded on a ramshackle raft floating in the waters between Mexico and Cuba over the weekend, according to reports. 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