What happens to people kicked off the boat for crimes?

[awhcruiser]

They pay their own expenses to get home.

I guess on our recent Freedom cruise (review to come!) there were several people taken off the ship for offenses such as fighting, disabling the smoke detectors and/or domestic violence.

 

What happens to those people? Are they arrested by the local police, processed and told to get the heck out of the country on the first flight available? Are they prosecuted there? I can't imagine in the case of assault they would consider it punishment enough to just kick them off!

 

I also heard from the staff on the All Access Tour that the cruise lines are now sharing their blacklists of passengers and now doing background sex offender registry checks on passengers, not just crew.

[TahoeBob]

All passengers names are run through law enforcement databases and CBP and/or local law enforcement will be there when the ship docs to take off any felons, including outstanding sex offenders .

Sorry but this part is not true, A friend of mine who has a felony on his record takes cruises mall the time, he has over 25 cruises under his belt, He just cant cruise to Canada.

[pjlee3333]

Interesting. I know some of the CocoCay staff are ship crew, but some, especially the craft vendors and perhaps others, surely aren't... How do they get to and from the island for ship days?

 

Surely someone has to "turn on the lights" before the ship arrives...no?

 

The cabana attendant is also from Nassau and not an RCI crew member. He mentioned living about 4 months on the island and a month off. I apolgize for using the word ferry earlier. It isn't likely a ferry like the staunton island ferry that has a consistant schedule but given the people on our cruise got to the island from Nassau (per more than one ship personnel) there is some means of transportation between Nassau and CocoCay when needed.

[reedl]

Interesting. I know some of the CocoCay staff are ship crew, but some, especially the craft vendors and perhaps others, surely aren't... How do they get to and from the island for ship days?

 

Surely someone has to "turn on the lights" before the ship arrives...no?

 

There are people who permanently live at Coco Cay. They maintain things there, and are responsible for keeping the place running.

 

I actually saw the buildings they live in.

[rushedmom]

What date of your cruise were you on? I had posted in my review about two young ladies being escorted by security to the ship in Falmouth whom I had seen on the ship a few times and after that stop I never did see them anymore the rest of the cruise. I was on Ocotber 13-20.

 

I was on Oct 20th to the 26th, I believe the passengers were put off the ship in St. Thomas.

 

 

An attendant I spoke to on Coco Cay said that the vendors ride in from an island about 40 minutes away by boat when ships are at the island

[Ken at the beach]

There are people who permanently live at Coco Cay. They maintain things there, and are responsible for keeping the place running.

 

I actually saw the buildings they live in.

 

Yes people do live on Coco Cay. Here's an interesting article about a person who lived there back when it was Little Stirrup Cay prior to RCI owning it.

 

There is a daily shuttle to and from the island for the local vendors that live on some of the other islands. More like a communal boat rather than a scheduled ferry.

 

http://www.blue-n-gold.com/halfdan/bahamas.htm

[senrab]

The cabana attendant is also from Nassau and not an RCI crew member. He mentioned living about 4 months on the island and a month off. I apolgize for using the word ferry earlier. It isn't likely a ferry like the staunton island ferry that has a consistant schedule but given the people on our cruise got to the island from Nassau (per more than one ship personnel) there is some means of transportation between Nassau and CocoCay when needed.

 

Thanks for explaining. I didn't realize there was some residential area on the island, though it would make sense. I figured there was some sort of transport for those who visited only on ship days. How well equipped or organized it is remains a different question.

 

But the point is that someone involuntarily debarked in CocoCay would not have to swim to another Bahamian island...

[Ocean Boy]

Thanks for explaining. I didn't realize there was some residential area on the island, though it would make sense. I figured there was some sort of transport for those who visited only on ship days. How well equipped or organized it is remains a different question.

 

But the point is that someone involuntarily debarked in CocoCay would not have to swim to another Bahamian island...

 

And I did not mean to imply that they would. My point was that RCI would still be responsible for them until they got the disembarked to a destination with the infrastructure available so that they could fend for themselves. It would seem easier to just keep them on the ship until the next port of call.

[squadron]

I guess on our recent Freedom cruise (review to come!) there were several people taken off the boat for offenses such as fighting, disabling the smoke detectors and/or domestic violence.

 

What happens to those people? Are they arrested by the local police, processed and told to get the heck out of the country on the first flight available? Are they prosecuted there? I can't imagine in the case of assault they would consider it punishment enough to just kick them off!

 

I also heard from the staff on the All Access Tour that the cruise lines are now sharing their blacklists of passengers and now doing background sex offender registry checks on passengers, not just crew.

I was watching a TV program last night Border Security(entrance into Canada) and the officials found child porn on a hard drive of a man who was joining a ship in Vancouver as a waiter. Last seen hand cuffed and being led away. Must not been on a registry at point of being hired.

[iheartbda]

Yes people do live on Coco Cay. Here's an interesting article about a person who lived there back when it was Little Stirrup Cay prior to RCI owning it.

 

There is a daily shuttle to and from the island for the local vendors that live on some of the other islands. More like a communal boat rather than a scheduled ferry.

 

http://www.blue-n-gold.com/halfdan/bahamas.htm

 

YOWZA......that's some body and loin cloth. Interesting article, nonetheless.:)

[UNV-IT!!!]

Here's the facts from someone who has been kicked off rccl. I was rooming with someone who got into a fight with another guy who was rooming with his gf. Both men were drunk. Myself and the gf were at the scene of the fight but had nothing to do with the fight other then being there and being the only witnesses. Our stories matched up. All 4 of us got left at our next port which was Nassau. Had to fly home on our own dime. While I can't speak for the couple, I was not banned. My friend was. I've never had an issue since.

[Ken at the beach]

Here's the facts from someone who has been kicked off rccl. I was rooming with someone who got into a fight with another guy who was rooming with his gf. Both men were drunk. Myself and the gf were at the scene of the fight but had nothing to do with the fight other then being there and being the only witnesses. Our stories matched up. All 4 of us got left at our next port which was Nassau. Had to fly home on our own dime. While I can't speak for the couple, I was not banned. My friend was. I've never had an issue since.

 

Wow! I'd be more than a bit upset if I were kicked off just because was a by-stander and happened to be sharing a room with someone who started something. Obviously they recognized that as you friend was banned but you weren't.

[Aquahound]

All passengers names are run through law enforcement databases and CBP and/or local law enforcement will be there when the ship docs to take off any felons, including outstanding sex offenders (as the OP mentioned).

 

To be clear, the people taken off are those who are WANTED and extraditable from that port. I'm not sure if this is what you meant to say, but felons in general are not removed....only if they are wanted.

[Merion_Mom]

To be clear, the people taken off are those who are WANTED and extraditable from that port. I'm not sure if this is what you meant to say, but felons in general are not removed....only if they are wanted.

 

Are any felons NOT wanted? Or, more likely, does anyone WANT a felon? ;)

[rjmols]

Interesting. I know some of the CocoCay staff are ship crew, but some, especially the craft vendors and perhaps others, surely aren't... How do they get to and from the island for ship days?

 

Surely someone has to "turn on the lights" before the ship arrives...no?

 

126 staff live permanently on Coco Cay! I was talking to one of the staff last week and she was telling me about it.

[impatientlywaiting]

it never ceases to amaze me on how some people act when they are on cruises. It would be great if everyone would act normal and just enjoyed their week on a cruise. But some people drama seems to follow them everywhere you go.. Oddly my last cruise I remember seeing a guard outside a door, Next time I will know they were being bad

 

Totally agree! What are these people thinking anyway? Spend thousands of dollars on a vacation and turn into blithering idiots? But I don't think drama follows people - people make their own drama and it's totally unnecessary! Just sayin'! ;)

[WetToes]

Totally agree! What are these people thinking anyway? Spend thousands of dollars on a vacation and turn into blithering idiots? But I don't think drama follows people - people make their own drama and it's totally unnecessary! Just sayin'! ;)

 

I think the people who are "blithering idiots" on a cruise are the same ... no matter where they are. :confused::(;)

[createcolorfun]

We were on a cruise either 1998 or 2011 can't remember which one, but we did see security with dogs going to a room by our cabin and yes they were hush hush.

Our last cruise there was a man who passed out and had to be taken to hospital in port... our waiter that night would not comment.... Yes i'm sure the staff are to be very restricted to what they can say and not say.

As far as the sex offenders list... I hope they do this, especially since there's tons of kids running all over the place. While we do (most of us) keep an eye on our families, it still would not take much for someone to do something and there are all kinds of places to hide.

[UNV-IT!!!]

Wow! I'd be more than a bit upset if I were kicked off just because was a by-stander and happened to be sharing a room with someone who started something. Obviously they recognized that as you friend was banned but you weren't.

 

Yes I more then unhappy but there was no arguing. It was the captain's call.

[leaveitallbehind]

I thought Cococay was considered part of the ship? How can they do that with no airport or public transportation?

 

Coco Cay is only about 6 miles by boat to a harbor on the Berry Islands which has an airport that can handle small planes. Nassau is only about 55 miles and Ft. Lauderdale about 145 miles from there - both easily within reach by small plane.

[dreadpirate3]

On our three night cruise, the first night, DH and I wandered all the way aft looking for a C&A lounge, that doesn't exist except on certain maps. We discovered the distinct aroma of marijuana near two specific inside rooms. It was extremely strong in the hallway and later that night we saw 6 security officers and a bridge officer head that way.

 

They were put off in Nassau and not allowed back on.

[EuroDate20]

While I was on the FOS Western Caribbean 10/27 to 11/4, my dining partners told me that a man was taken off the ship in Cozumel that day because he threw a glass at the bartender in the Crypt the previous night. I mentioned it to one of the dealers in the casino later and he was not surprised. The dealer told me that when he was on the Majesty of the Seas, two drunken men were scaling the outside of the balconies. They were caught and removed from the ship in Nassau.

[UNV-IT!!!]

While I was on the FOS Western Caribbean 10/27 to 11/4, my dining partners told me that a man was taken off the ship in Cozumel that day because he threw a glass at the bartender in the Crypt the previous night. I mentioned it to one of the dealers in the casino later and he was not surprised. The dealer told me that when he was on the Majesty of the Seas, two drunken men were scaling the outside of the balconies. They were caught and removed from the ship in Nassau.

 

That would seem hard since there is only one floor of balconies. 10.

[wayne_trisha]

I guess on our recent Freedom cruise (review to come!) there were several people taken off the boat for offenses such as fighting, disabling the smoke detectors and/or domestic violence.

 

 

If you are in international waters, is it still domestic violence?

[wayne_trisha]

There is no ferry from Coco Cay to anywhere. I could maybe understand Labadee as it is on Haiti but stranding someone on Coco Cay sounds like it could present quite a liability issue.

 

Take a satellite look at the island. It certainly is not some remote island and while it may seem catastrophic to get "stranded" there, there is certainly plenty of housing and other facilities for a private island we are not supposed to know people live on. I walked the entire length last time I was there. I expected some housing but certainly not a few large apartment style buildings.