One in ten cruisers drop their phones overboard

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If you've ever accidently dropped your mobile phone or MP3 player overboard while on a cruise, you're not alone, as new research has found that one in ten cruisers dropped technology products into the sea while on holiday last year.

The study by cruise travel agent bonvoyage.co.uk found that the average value for each product dropped was £89.46 and in a year alone this would equate to over £16.5 million worth of technology items when considering the 1.7 million people who embarked on a cruise from the UK last year.

Bonvoyage.co.uk initially asked the 1,151 avid cruisers polled if they had accidentally dropped technology products overboard while on a cruise during the past 12 month, to which 11 per cent responded 'yes'.

The most common item lost was the mobile phone (41 per cent) followed by a digital/video camera (38 per cent), MP3 player, Kindle and handheld game console.

Steph Curtin, cruise development manager of bonvoyage.co.uk said: 'This really brings home how much money is lost by simple mistakes when onboard a cruise ship. Leaning over the deck to take a picture of the sunset can seem like a great idea- but it's very easy to accidentally have your camera fall from your hand!'

She added: 'I would strongly recommend that people check whether these sorts of accidents are covered by their holiday insurance provider before they cruise because unfortunately once it's overboard, it's gone.'

'To think that over £16 million is dropped into the ocean every year is an incredible amount- and really does prove that treasure lies at the bottom of the sea!'

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