{"id":2475499,"date":"2025-08-16T14:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T18:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/passenger-hurt-after-glass-water-slide-breaks-on-worlds-largest-cruise-ship-royal-caribbean-could-find-itself-in-court\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T14:58:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T18:58:34","slug":"passenger-hurt-after-glass-water-slide-breaks-on-worlds-largest-cruise-ship-royal-caribbean-could-find-itself-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/passenger-hurt-after-glass-water-slide-breaks-on-worlds-largest-cruise-ship-royal-caribbean-could-find-itself-in-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Passenger Hurt After Glass Water Slide Breaks on World&#8217;s Largest Cruise Ship \u2014 Royal Caribbean Could Find Itself in Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpassenger-hurt-after-glass-water-slide-breaks-on-worlds-largest-cruise-ship-royal-caribbean-could-find-itself-in-court%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2475499&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A man was injured after a Royal Caribbean <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/six-flags-and-cedar-fair-merging-to-create-8-billion-theme-park-business\/\" title=\"Six Flags and Cedar Fair merge, forming B theme park empire.\">water slide<\/a>,named the &#8220;Frightening Bolt&#8221; on the cruise ship Icon of the Seas,partially broke on August 7,2025. As he went down the slide, a crack in the acrylic glass panel cut him, and shortly afterward, the glass shattered, creating a large hole and causing water to pour into a public area. Fortunately, no one fell through the opening.The injured man received medical treatment onboard, and the slide was closed for the remainder of the trip. The incident is under investigation, with the cause of the glass breaking still unknown. The ship,which had departed PortMiami on August 2,continued its itinerary,including a stop at Royal Caribbean&#8217;s Coco Cay island,before returning on August 9. Passengers expressed concern over the malfunction, highlighting the potential danger it could have posed to others.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A man who was injured on a Royal Caribbean water slide is suing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnbcs-cramer-reluctant-to-say-market-sell-off-a-buying-opportunity\/\" title=\"CNBC&#039;s Cramer: &#039;Reluctant&#039; to Say Market Sell-Off a Buying Opportunity\">cruise ship company<\/a>, his attorney said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened Aug. 7 onboard the Royal Caribbean&rsquo;s Icon of the Seas, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2025\/08\/12\/royal-caribbean-passenger-plans-to-file-lawsuit-after-water-slide-partially-breaks-injuring-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WPLG-TV<\/a> in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>One of the ship&rsquo;s water slides, the &ldquo;Frightening Bolt,&rdquo; reportedly had a crack in its acrylic glass as the man passed through, cutting himself on the way down, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/news\/local\/passengers-on-board-icon-of-the-seas-cruise-ship-speak-out-after-water-slide-shatters\/3675417\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTVJ<\/a> in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Moments after, the glass broke, leaving a gaping hole in the slide.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As I understand it, it was cracked,&rdquo; said passenger Lillian Destefano, who witnessed the incident, per WPLG. &ldquo;Like the gentleman that went before him just [got] cut slightly, and then when the other gentleman went down, it sliced him, but he passed it, and then the glass fell and the water gushed. No one fell through, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/thank-god-trump-hater-howard-stern-cancelled-48-years-filth-air-porn-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thank God<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>A video showed the water free-flowing from the slide&rsquo;s hole.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Video shows the chaos on board Royal Caribbean&rsquo;s Icon of the Seas after a glass panel on a water slide shattered mid-ride, injuring one guest and sending water pouring into a public area.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >footage shows startled passengers screaming<\/a> in fear as water cascades from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-easter-morning-greeting-is-one-for-the-record-books-and-the-last-line-shattered-his-enemies\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s Easter Morning Greeting Is One for the Record Books, And the Last Line Shattered His Enemies\">slide&#038;hellip<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hqShp7uQDB\">pic.twitter.com\/hqShp7uQDB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSNews\/status\/1953810930418298890?\">August 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Royal Caribbean confirmed in a statement that nobody fell through the opening, WTVJ reported.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/texas-medical-teams-work-winter-storm-save-24-week-old-baby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">medical team<\/a> onboard treated the man&rsquo;s injuries, and the slide remained closed the rest of the trip, Royal Caribbean said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The incident is under investigation, and it&rsquo;s still unclear what caused the glass to break.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was on that slide 20 minutes before,&rdquo; one passenger told WTVJ-TV.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a little frightening. It could&rsquo;ve happened to us, and I&rsquo;m glad it didn&rsquo;t,&rdquo; another passenger said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Royal Caribbean water slide malfunction injures cruise ship guest<br \/> The slide has been closed for the remainder of the sailing journey.<\/p>\n<p>A water slide on Royal Caribbean&rsquo;s Icon of the Seas suffered a malfunction Thursday, injuring an adult guest when an acrylic glass panel broke&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IIFi5y84YF\">pic.twitter.com\/IIFi5y84YF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chat News Hub (@chatnewshub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chatnewshub\/status\/1953801886915584134?\">August 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The ship had departed PortMiami on Aug. 2, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/news\/local\/royal-caribbean-icon-of-the-seas-water-slide-shatters\/3674780\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTVJ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Following the incident, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/furious-passengers-launch-hunger-strike-luxury-cruise-ship-engine-malfunction-scuttles-itinerary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ship<\/a> traveled to Royal Caribbean&rsquo;s Coco Cay island before returning to PortMiami that weekend on Aug. 9, according to WPLG.<\/p>\n<p>The Icon of the Seas, which has a guest capacity of 5,610, departed on&nbsp;its maiden voyage in early 2024, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalcaribbeanincentives.com\/ships\/icon-of-the-seas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Royal Caribbean<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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