A P&O Cruises spokesperson said the guests onboard the Ventura were never in any danger and updated throughout the ordeal.
This contradicts the essence of a Mayday call that is only to be used in the case of “grave and imminent danger to a vessel or persons, such as fire, sinking, man overboard etc.” It means that in contradiction to this statement the passengers were in immediate danger or is this a matter of downplaying the incident. Cruising is all about marketing…