Cruise ship excursions have to start leaving late comers behind.

[cruisinsince75]

One time we cut getting back to the ship pretty close.  We were on the Ruby Princess in Livorno.  Our private tour got us and three other couples back about 5 minutes before the all onboard time.  One guy kept saying they're going to leave us, they're going to leave us.  I said calm down Ted.  We are not going to be left and we won't be the last ones onboard.  As we are getting close to the ship, we see no other people.  We get to the gangway, they checked of our names and pulled the gangway up right after we boarded.  

 

 

[3rdGenCunarder]

2 hours ago, cruisinsince75 said:

One time we cut getting back to the ship pretty close.  We were on the Ruby Princess in Livorno.  Our private tour got us and three other couples back about 5 minutes before the all onboard time.  One guy kept saying they're going to leave us, they're going to leave us.  I said calm down Ted.  We are not going to be left and we won't be the last ones onboard.  As we are getting close to the ship, we see no other people.  We get to the gangway, they checked of our names and pulled the gangway up right after we boarded.  

 

 

 

Well, somebody has to be last. And it was 5 minutes before all aboard, so you weren't late. HAL captains love to leave early and have a little extra time to get to the next port. 

[greensprout]

On 1/17/2024 at 5:13 PM, kazu said:

 

It is my understanding that if it apparent that the passenger is not going to be on the ship, their safe is opened and passport delivered to the port person there.  

 

I know when I was medically disembarked in 2023 and got taken to my cabin that there was someone there for my safe.  I had to turn over my passport to the port agent in the ambulance.  He cleared me with the authorities while I was in the hospital.

That is very good to know in the event of something horribly unexpected.