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Cruise ship plays 'Titanic' music as it suddenly tilts to one side (www.newsweek.com)

submitted 8 months ago by RobotToaster@mander.xyz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] FrostyTrichs@walledgarden.xyz 51 points 8 months ago

Missed opportunity for the flutophone cover, but still hilarious.

[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 39 points 8 months ago (1 children)

LMAO that is amazing. I mean it’s not funny, I feel sorry for the poor passengers who were terrified, but that timing….the coincidence is just hilarious.

[–] Evrala@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

Apparently during part of the sinking of the Costaconcordia they played it in one of the lounges.

[–] Maultasche@lemmy.world 33 points 8 months ago (1 children)

After noticing how inappropriate the song was, they played "Nearer My God to Thee" instead

[–] raynethackery@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Lol

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Its pretty fucked they dont interview any of the staff. Who gives a fuck about the rich passengers?

We should be reading about what happened to the hands below deck. The workers. What do they have to say about it?

[–] Archelon@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The cruise ship industry as a whole probably tries to avoid having their crews speak to journalists in general, considering some of the shady shit they get up to.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 7 points 8 months ago

And its journalists job to get to them

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The vast majority of cruise ship passengers are middle class. This hatred on lemmy for anyone and everyone who has even some form of disposable income is ridiculous.

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

I know more working class people that have been on cruises than middle class ones, TBH. Probably coincidence, but still..

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 10 points 8 months ago

At this point, it should be bad omen to have Titanic theme during oceanic trips.

[–] FollyDolly@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Imagine being on the climbing wall and the ship just tilts over like that rotating room from inception.