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When we booked our Spaceous Ocean View room, it said it slept 4-6 people. We got to the room and there are two twin beds with no bunks in sight. I asked the lady at guest services and she said they pull down from the ceiling. There is nothing that could pull down from the ceiling. No place to put a key or anything. Looks like I’ll be sleeping on the floor, two can sleep on the beds and one on the couch. Frustrated.

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Greetings All,

I'm looking to find out what the best RCCL Excursion is in Falmouth with a 6 and 10 year old. Any recommendatons?

Thanks.

If you book a cruise line excursion and it is late the ship will wait for you. That is part why they charge a little bit more. Think of it as insurance.

 

Here is a good article. There is also a short video interview with John Heald watch it. I think it will answer your question.

 

https://mycruisestories.com/2014/05/26/interview-with-john-heald-left-behind-on-a-cruise/

Very informative. Thank you.

Yes they have a protocol setup. They have a digital clock as you are getting off the ship that is set to ships time. They also have it listed when you book between what hours you are at each port. They also put it in the daily platter. Also when you are leaving the ship they have it listed as to what time to be back onboard. After that you are responsible to be back on time or the boat sails.

 

What more do you want? Should they be responsible to get you to the next port if you don't get back in time?

No reason to be abrasive.

I agree. It's everyone's responsibility to be back to the ship on time. I didn't find it to be a difficult task on my last and only cruise.

However, I can imagine that there would be certain scenarios through honest mistakes or circumstances outside of a persons control in which passengers are left in port.

For those situations, I assumed there would be a local contact that the cruise line had appointed to get the stranded passenger moving in the right direction to get to the ship at the next port or to get home.

From the way the story reads, Alfred just happened to be there and just happened to be willing to help.

Thank you for sharing your story. My wife and I just returned from a RC cruise that stopped in Nassau for the day. We were very concerned about being back on time. The ship left at 4:30pm and we were on board by 2:30pm.

I assumed the cruise lines had a protocol and were prepared for these circumstances. It sounds like they are not. I'm glad you had your wits, Alfred, and your TA to throw something together!

We went to the straw market in Nassau. You do have to haggle for everything. They have some neat trinkets and shirts there, but they're cheap quality. Take small bills.