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Are there any consequences for those Cruisers who delay sailing by being late?


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We had roughly 12 passengers who the ship had to wait for. Most of them did not even bother running, but rather sauntered up to the ship as much as 30 minutes late. (It does appear that several paid the ultimate consequence as the ship left at the 30 minute mark before all were back.)

 

Are there any consequences to those that are late? Especially those that are 30 minutes late?!

 

Do they go on a blacklist (refused future cruises)?

 

Does the Captain or Head of Security give them a dressing down?

 

Anything else? I think they should go to the brig for one hour for each minute late :)

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Are you talking about late checking in & boarding at the home port? Could be that the passengers booked air with Carnival & they have to get them to first port if they're late.

 

Or are you talking about late getting back to a port on the cruise. They could have been on a Carnival sponsored excursion.

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We had roughly 12 passengers who the ship had to wait for. Most of them did not even bother running, but rather sauntered up to the ship as much as 30 minutes late. (It does appear that several paid the ultimate consequence as the ship left at the 30 minute mark before all were back.)

 

Are there any consequences to those that are late? Especially those that are 30 minutes late?!

 

Do they go on a blacklist (refused future cruises)?

 

Does the Captain or Head of Security give them a dressing down?

 

Anything else? I think they should go to the brig for one hour for each minute late :)

 

We were 30 minutes late coming back from a CCL excursion and I wasn't going to run for anyone.

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I remember a news story from a few months back where a mother was making this big dramatic scene on the pier because the cruise ship left with her kids aboard, but with mom and dad ashore. As I remember the mom was "shopping" and didn't come back by the posted departure time - the dad actually got off the ship to go look for her (?) leaving their children aboard, and the ship sailed off without mom and dad. I am pretty sure it was a Norwegian ship - and think the ship made the right call in leaving.

 

I can see delaying the ship in port for a certain amount of time if the missing people are on an excursion booked through the cruise line and the whole excursion group are not back through no fault of their own, or if there is some kind of extreme weather emergency or other sort of rare happening that would prevent people from getting back to the ship by the designated time. But other than such extreme circumstances, to me everyone knows what time to be back and has to plan accordingly. For that reason I always shoot for having to be back an hour before I actually do have to be, and don't book longer, or afternoon, excursions not booked through the cruise line. It isn't work risking not being back.

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I'm talking about delaying the ship as it leaves a port.

 

I'm not talking about anyone who is late because on a CCL sponsored excursion.

 

I'm talking about the idiots who hang out at {insert local watering hole} and lose track of time.

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I remember a news story from a few months back where a mother was making this big dramatic scene on the pier because the cruise ship left with her kids aboard, but with mom and dad ashore. As I remember the mom was "shopping" and didn't come back by the posted departure time - the dad actually got off the ship to go look for her (?) leaving their children aboard, and the ship sailed off without mom and dad. I am pretty sure it was a Norwegian ship - and think the ship made the right call in leaving.

 

I can see delaying the ship in port for a certain amount of time if the missing people are on an excursion booked through the cruise line and the whole excursion group are not back through no fault of their own, or if there is some kind of extreme weather emergency or other sort of rare happening that would prevent people from getting back to the ship by the designated time. But other than such extreme circumstances, to me everyone knows what time to be back and has to plan accordingly. For that reason I always shoot for having to be back an hour before I actually do have to be, and don't book longer, or afternoon, excursions not booked through the cruise line. It isn't work risking not being back.

 

As I recall, there was other family (an Uncle) onboard for the kids to be with. The ship made the right decision to leave the parents.

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I am completely with you Trina. Or the idiot I saw on TV who was wandering around a store after the departure time - and her even bigger idiot husband who left the kids in search of her.

 

I am fine with giving a brief reasonable grace period because sometimes things can just go wrong despite someone's best intentions. But there is no good excuse for just plain old losing track of time, and everyone else should not be delayed for that.

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Are there any consequences to those that are late? Especially those that are 30 minutes late?!

 

Do they go on a blacklist (refused future cruises)?

 

Does the Captain or Head of Security give them a dressing down?

 

Anything else? I think they should go to the brig for one hour for each minute late :)

 

I think they make them go down to the boiler room and shovel coal into the boilers.

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I am completely with you Trina. Or the idiot I saw on TV who was wandering around a store after the departure time - and her even bigger idiot husband who left the kids in search of her.

 

I am fine with giving a brief reasonable grace period because sometimes things can just go wrong despite someone's best intentions. But there is no good excuse for just plain old losing track of time, and everyone else should not be delayed for that.

 

 

The story you are referring to- while complete stupidity on the mom's part IMO (I think she had been at the off ship casino while in port)- the husband went to cabin to get the woman's ID, passport, etc. and he left the ship at the request/suggestion of the Captain and Harbormaster so that the woman would have her ID and they would be able to meet up with the ship at the next port (whether they actually went to next port or just flew home- I don't know). But the kids were left onboard with other relatives who were cruising with them- they weren't left unsupervised (the movie Home Alone, but on a cruise ship... now that might make for a good movie! LOL! ;))

 

 

But regarding what consequences there are for missing the ship- I would think the extra expense of flying home or trying to meet ship at next port- in addition to missing out on the meals and activities from the cruise- are probably a pretty good punishment in and of itself. :mad:

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The story you are referring to- while complete stupidity on the mom's part IMO (I think she had been at the off ship casino while in port)- the husband went to cabin to get the woman's ID, passport, etc. and he left the ship at the request/suggestion of the Captain and Harbormaster so that the woman would have her ID and they would be able to meet up with the ship at the next port (whether they actually went to next port or just flew home- I don't know). But the kids were left onboard with other relatives who were cruising with them- they weren't left unsupervised (the movie Home Alone, but on a cruise ship... now that might make for a good movie! LOL! ;))

 

I think it would be my kids' dream come true to be "home alone" on a cruise ship without my husband and I. I can't imagine how much pizza and ice cream my kids would eat - or how sunburned they would get without my "reminders" about sunscreen!

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I'm talking about delaying the ship as it leaves a port.

 

I'm not talking about anyone who is late because on a CCL sponsored excursion.

 

I'm talking about the idiots who hang out at {insert local watering hole} and lose track of time.

 

How do you know that those people weren't on a CCL sponsored excursion. I know one time in Cozumel it seemed we were late leaving and looked down at the people slowly walking on board. Found out the Tulum excursion went long. I wouldn't run either.

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If they are on a ship sponsored excursion the captain will wait for them in most cases.

I've always wondered about that. My worst fear is missing the ship so we don't go anywhere far where the ship would be out of sight. But I kind of thought if the ship had an excursion booked through them and the transportation broke down, or there was a delay for the group that wasn't customer fault, that hopefully they would be understanding.

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I've always wondered about that. My worst fear is missing the ship so we don't go anywhere far where the ship would be out of sight. But I kind of thought if the ship had an excursion booked through them and the transportation broke down, or there was a delay for the group that wasn't customer fault, that hopefully they would be understanding.

 

They aren't just understanding - they guarantee it. If you book your excursion through carnival they take all the responsibility to get you back to port on time, or they will wait for you OR they will get you to the next port.

 

 

Now, with that said, I'm comfortable doing either - the private companies make their livings getting people back to the ships so they try pretty hard to have back-ups to their back-ups.

 

 

If I was doing no excursion I'd just make sure I was always pretty close to port. We did that in Nassau - wandered around the market, took a horse and buggy ride, got our passports stamped and were back on the ship in plenty of time.

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I've always wondered about that. My worst fear is missing the ship so we don't go anywhere far where the ship would be out of sight. But I kind of thought if the ship had an excursion booked through them and the transportation broke down, or there was a delay for the group that wasn't customer fault, that hopefully they would be understanding.

 

That is my worst fear too and I was the same way but you really should try and overcome that and get out away from the port area for a little while.

 

 

In Roatan, we went on a wonderful island tour through Victor Bodden. Its not ship sponsored at all but Victor himself reassured me that we would be back in PLENTY of time and he was right. It was the absolute best time Ive had in any port on any cruise :)

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We have been late getting back on in port several times (especially in Cozumel--if you have a mainland tour there you will definitely be late) while on a CCL tour. We never have ran- no point other than falling flat on our faces and giving the cheering crowd an even bigger reason to cheer. I once even was told by an officer during a conversation that CCL figures an entire additional hr each time they port there knowing they will be at least that late because of mainland tours, but as don't list that hr because as the aforementioned watering hole peeps would just be yet an additional hr late beyond that. Regardless each time we were cheered onto the ship while being video taped and having our pics taken by those on board--some from the lower balconies shouting things such as "thanks for making us late a$$ho***" --and that's about a polite as most of them were......as I said each time having returned on a CCL tour. Just never know the reason the person is late.

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We have seen many a time people running on the pier screaming and crying while the ship is pulling out. I feel bad for them but they must know there are rules to follow.We also were delayed in Panama for 2 hours when a Princess tour bus broke down. We HAD to wait for them to get back to the ship.

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We have seen passengers and crew miss the ships.

Passengers have to pay their way to the next port. Security will get their passports out of their safes and give them to the port agent. Passengers also have to pay for hotels and food until they get back on the ship.

Crew members also have to follow the above procedure. And most were fired.

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We had roughly 12 passengers who the ship had to wait for. Most of them did not even bother running, but rather sauntered up to the ship as much as 30 minutes late. (It does appear that several paid the ultimate consequence as the ship left at the 30 minute mark before all were back.)

 

Are there any consequences to those that are late? Especially those that are 30 minutes late?!

 

Do they go on a blacklist (refused future cruises)?

 

Does the Captain or Head of Security give them a dressing down?

 

Anything else? I think they should go to the brig for one hour for each minute late :)

 

Well, on CCL ships they make them attend the Comedy Club for two hours for each minute late - way worse than the brig! ;) .

On RCL and X ships they make the offenders attend Formal/Chic night in shorts and sandals. :D

Whoops, got that backwards, the offenders are made to sit with a table full of shorts and sandal wearers.

:eek:

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Once in Nassau, the 1st port, we saw a LOT of passengers arriving. Apparently the flight, arranged by the cruise line, was so late arriving, the ship left before they had landed. The cruise line paid for their trip to Nassau to get on the ship at the 1st port, Nassau.

 

 

Once met an older lady who had missed the ship. She and her husband had been on a ship's tour. When they got back she wanted to shop, he didn't. So, he got on the ship. She though she had to be back at 5 but when she got to the pier, she saw the ship 'out there'!

She was taken to a hotel for the night and had to pay for that, dinner & breakfast. The next morning she was flown to the next stop by a Seaplane. The stop was Half Moon Cay. It cost them $1800 for her to miss the ship!

 

 

We always try to be back at least an hour before we have to be.

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The story you are referring to- while complete stupidity on the mom's part IMO (I think she had been at the off ship casino while in port)- the husband went to cabin to get the woman's ID, passport, etc. and he left the ship at the request/suggestion of the Captain and Harbormaster so that the woman would have her ID and they would be able to meet up with the ship at the next port (whether they actually went to next port or just flew home- I don't know). But the kids were left onboard with other relatives who were cruising with them- they weren't left unsupervised (the movie Home Alone, but on a cruise ship... now that might make for a good movie! LOL!...

 

Yes, I remember that thread. Somebody there asked a ship's officer what would happen if parents left their children on board - with no other adult relative - while they went ashore and got left behind. A baby sitter would be assigned to the children 24/7 and charged to the parent's account until they could rejoin the ship. If the parents could not rejoin the ship before it arrived at the disembarkation port the children would be turned over to the local child welfare authorities. IF that ever happened the parents had better get a very good lawyer for the court hearing.

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