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1 hour ago, farmersfight said:

 

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But, "Pagers and handy phones do not work in port while the ship is docked"? This doesn't make sense?

@farmersfight after you've been around the NCL forum for a while I think you'll find that there are quite a few things that don't really make sense.  For instance, "Pagers and handy phones" really don't work when you're away from the ship, however, if a couple has a spa day or want to visit Vibe or even the casino, they come in handy.  IMO, and that's all it is, parents need to leave someone on the ship as a guardian. Simple as that.  

 

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4 hours ago, farmersfight said:

 

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Thanks @The Traveling Man .  I think I read it "sideways", lol. But, here's another confusing part of the policy:

 

 

 

 

You are not leaving an authorized pick up person on board and are leaving your children on board while you go into port. Makes sense that NCL would have to have a means of contacting you by phone or pager (as you said).

 

But, "Pagers and handy phones do not work in port while the ship is docked"? This doesn't make sense?

I agree that NCL could have expressed it more clearly.  What it boils down to, though, is that when you leave a child in the care of the staff, there has to be an adult on board who can pick up the child if there is a problem.

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3 hours ago, All-ready2cruise said:

"Pagers and handy phones" really don't work when you're away from the ship, however, if a couple has a spa day or want to visit Vibe or even the casino, they come in handy.  IMO, and that's all it is, parents need to leave someone on the ship as a guardian. Simple as that.  

 

3 minutes ago, The Traveling Man said:

What it boils down to, though, is that when you leave a child in the care of the staff, there has to be an adult on board who can pick up the child if there is a problem.

 

This makes sense. And the pager or phone is for the parent (or authorized pick up person) to be contacted while still on the ship (and doing an adult activity like the spa, Vibe, casino, etc., as @All-ready2cruise said), to come pick up the child(ren) if there is a problem.

 

I think I've gone full circle now and I'm back to my original post on this thread, about the uncle remaining on board while the parents went ashore in the port. I think I need an aspirin...

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4 hours ago, farmersfight said:

 

 

This makes sense. And the pager or phone is for the parent (or authorized pick up person) to be contacted while still on the ship (and doing an adult activity like the spa, Vibe, casino, etc., as @All-ready2cruise said), to come pick up the child(ren) if there is a problem.

 

I think I've gone full circle now and I'm back to my original post on this thread, about the uncle remaining on board while the parents went ashore in the port. I think I need an aspirin...

Sorry....I just had an image of my son, at any age....being on a ship and it pulling out without me.  Things to tell the shrink.....

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On 10/18/2020 at 1:32 PM, complawyer said:

  if you take an excursion on your own, as they say, you're out of luck if you dont get back in time. these people are affectionately called port runners, and some people on board actually sit on their balconies, and watch as people try  in desperation to make it before the ship leaves.


I am one of those balcony watchers.

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6 minutes ago, fstuff1 said:

 

Attorney General?

 

Are you referring to the U.S. Attorney General? William Barr went to Columbia University (BA, MA) & George Washington University (JD);

 

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31 minutes ago, fstuff1 said:

must be an Ag.

31 minutes ago, fstuff1 said:

 

Attorney General?

@fstuff1

- lol, disregard my previous post. It dawned on me that you were referring to my use of the term "Ag". Ag is short for Aggie - the nickname of a student at Texas A&M University. The nickname of Texas A&M's sports teams is the Aggies.*

 

*Aggie comes from Agricultural which is the "A" in A&M. Also, agricultural = farmers (hence my avatar screen name here on CC).

 

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1 hour ago, farmersfight said:

@fstuff1

- lol, disregard my previous post. It dawned on me that you were referring to my use of the term "Ag". Ag is short for Aggie - the nickname of a student at Texas A&M University. The nickname of Texas A&M's sports teams is the Aggies.*

 

*Aggie comes from Agricultural which is the "A" in A&M. Also, agricultural = farmers (hence my avatar screen name here on CC).

 

Pretty easy to find with just a little research on Google. 

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On 10/18/2020 at 10:51 AM, Homosassa said:

It was the only excursion I have ever taken where security was provided in the form of an armed escort on the bus. 

 

Hmmm.....  I would have just skipped the excursion and stayed onboard      😃

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