NMG318 Posted January 3, 2020 #1 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Three Passengers aboard the Coral Princess were 45 minutes late and almost got left in Ushuaia, Argentina on New Years Eve. One of the passengers got there shortly before the others and pleaded with the crew to wait for the other two. He was able to stall the ship long enough for the others to arrive. https://youtu.be/JkbNkKe_VfU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATGUY7 Posted January 3, 2020 #2 Share Posted January 3, 2020 They are very lucky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted January 3, 2020 #3 Share Posted January 3, 2020 That could have been very expensive had the ship left without them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissP22 Posted January 3, 2020 #4 Share Posted January 3, 2020 They were lucky indeed. It's probably the last time they'll try that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_galt Posted January 3, 2020 #5 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Being stranded in Ushuaia, Argentina is not on my bucket list. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgwest Posted January 3, 2020 #6 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) I too watched it all unfold from virtually the same vantage point (slightly aft) as the OP. Turned out to be a bunch of entitled kids who were later seen in the HC and elsewhere laughing it up mightily about delaying the departure. Should have left the inconsiderate little troublemakers behind. Edited January 3, 2020 by Bgwest Spelling 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMG318 Posted January 3, 2020 Author #7 Share Posted January 3, 2020 The ship was due to pass some beautiful glaciers at around 7:00 pm. Because of these knuckle heads, it was delayed by over 45 minutes which messed up the dining schedules for hundreds of people. You are right Bgwest, the Captain should have left them behind. It would have been a 10 hr car/ferry ride to the next port of Punta Arenas... if they could have found some to take them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckishpixie Posted January 3, 2020 #8 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I have been on ships where people were left behind. I don't think it's fair to hold everything up because someone planned poorly. You know when you have to be back on the ship before you even bought your ticket. There is just no excuse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiserkenn Posted January 3, 2020 #9 Share Posted January 3, 2020 The thought of being left behind, so far from home, just gives me chills. So sorry they were laughing about it. What a situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissP22 Posted January 3, 2020 #10 Share Posted January 3, 2020 If people want the ship to wait for them a few extra minutes they should be fined the extra charges the ship has to pay for docking and labor fees involved. I think they might change their minds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted January 3, 2020 #11 Share Posted January 3, 2020 confine them to the ship for the rest of the cruise 👿 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog Posted January 3, 2020 #12 Share Posted January 3, 2020 45 minutes? We have had to wait much longer in same situation. Many entitled people out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vexorg Posted January 3, 2020 #13 Share Posted January 3, 2020 On the one RCCL cruise I took, the captain (Marek Slaby, a captain with an excellent reputation among passengers and crew) made it pretty clear that any late arrivals to the dock (passengers or crew) would be having a chat with him when they arrived back at the ship. I suspect these kids won't be laughing when they have that chat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted January 3, 2020 #14 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Whats that saying again? Oh yeah "its MY cruise". 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted January 3, 2020 #15 Share Posted January 3, 2020 14 minutes ago, Colo Cruiser said: Whats that saying again? Oh yeah "its MY cruise". yup No consideration for their fellow travelers & then mocking it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted January 3, 2020 #16 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Many years ago we were on a RCCL Cruise (now RCI) in the Caribbean when one family decided to make a habit out of being late back to the ship. The third time it happened was their last as the Captain (I think it was Leif Otto Bang) put them off the ship at the next port (rumor has it they were told not to come back). We also heard that they were banned from future cruises on that line. Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare geoherb Posted January 3, 2020 #17 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) We left behind four passengers in Juneau on my southbound Alaskan cruise this past summer. I talked with the officer who had been on the pier the next evening when we were in Ketchikan. They had caught up with the ship. In Jamaica last month, there were several people who came back late. The strange thing was they were pulling up in large excursion buses. One bus had just two passengers and another had three. I'm assuming that Princess would cancel an excursion if only two or three people booked it, so they must have somehow gotten separated from their groups. Edited January 3, 2020 by geoherb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted January 3, 2020 #18 Share Posted January 3, 2020 They were very lucky. Over the years we've seen people left behind many times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennybenny Posted January 3, 2020 #19 Share Posted January 3, 2020 28 minutes ago, geoherb said: We left behind four passengers in Juneau on my southbound Alaskan cruise this past summer. I talked with the officer who had been on the pier the next evening when we were in Ketchikan. They had caught up with the ship. Were they able to get back on the ship in Ketchikan? That's crazy we always get back early, for fear of whatever can happen to delay us before we make it back to the ship, but there are some people who just like to roll the dice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nini Posted January 3, 2020 #20 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I am surprised that they were able to get on the ship if they were not on a Princess Shore Excursion. We were delayed a couple of hours on leaving a port on the PC itinerary, due to a few Princess buses being delayed. There were at least 150 people or more. There had been a train accident, blocking the roads. It is also possible that some of the buses were also private excursions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliair Posted January 3, 2020 #21 Share Posted January 3, 2020 6 hours ago, MissP22 said: They were lucky indeed. It's probably the last time they'll try that one. Nah, they'll do it again because they escaped the penalty the first time. People like that are inconsiderate. They should have been fined $10,000 - then let's see if they do it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverbeenhere Posted January 3, 2020 #22 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Crap Happens. We've waited a lot longer than 45 minutes. I don't care for waiting, but as stated above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted January 3, 2020 #23 Share Posted January 3, 2020 on our last cruise , we waited about an hour to board when a couple was doing a b2b and didn't think the rules applied to them and this was with the almighty medallion … and posters here seem to be worried that they are being tracked ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissP22 Posted January 3, 2020 #24 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I wish they would start tracking the people who show up late for the group walk through for imaginations when doing a B2B and personally escort them to the end of the line. Then should make them wait until everyone else left the ship before allowing them to follow. The Medallion system might actually prove worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo222 Posted January 4, 2020 #25 Share Posted January 4, 2020 15 hours ago, Hlitner said: (I think it was Leif Otto Bang) My mom and dad really enjoyed Captain Bang. They, along with other passengers, would walk every morning on the promenade deck. You were all supposed to walk one way, like clockwise ... I can't remember which way. Captain Bang would walk the other way, and greet everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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