Norwegian Breakaway leaves parents in Bahamas

[Tonka's Skipper]

Here a possible example of Disney allowing a late person board on pilot ship???

I do not know if DCL will allow it or not. However there are videos of guests from other lines using small boats and tugboats to get to their vessels. It is expensive.


AKK

 

[jamesez]

I can't remember which cruise it was, but we did have a tugboat come flying up next to us after we had left port and I do believe someone boarded

For some ports (St. Thomas) a pilot is required and they leave the ship by rather heroically jumping from the cruise ship onto a smaller tender.

On an RCI cruise I was on we had someone miss the boat TWICE trying to get back on, and managed to re-join in Labadee Haiti. Google it: "Gavin Verhey missed"

 

[sunshinemelody]

Oops I think I attached it to the wrong post............sorry!

LOL it's OK.

 

[Ofinn]

One or the other.

The big question if they are going to fly you to the next port is...what happens if you don't have a passport and legally can't do that flight?



I spoke of my relationship. Hopefully DH knows my feelings, and I'll make sure to have the conversation with him.

Obviously I'm not alone in that sentiment given other responses.

In our families an uncle would be ok in a pinch; they would keep the kid alive, but none of the brothers in our families (and there are no husbands of sisters so we have no uncles in that way) are fathers nor are they nurturers. Actually, same with the sisters in our families.

So in my family, hubby better stay on the ship.

(But we don't leave the ship with DS onboard anyway)

I wasnt referencing your situation. I was pointing out that its probably not fair to criticize husbands for his actions when we dont know what their personel situation is. I also think Im not alone in this sentiment after seeing some of the responses.

 

[sunshinemelody]

For some ports (St. Thomas) a pilot is required and they leave the ship by rather heroically jumping from the cruise ship onto a smaller tender.

On an RCI cruise I was on we had someone miss the boat TWICE trying to get back on, and managed to re-join in Labadee Haiti. Google it: "Gavin Verhey missed"

THIS STORY IS INTENSE.

 

[kaseyC]

I do not know if DCL will allow it or not. However there are videos of guests from other lines using small boats and tugboats to get to their vessels. It is expensive.


AKK

It looks like DCL does allow it considering the video posted earlier in the thread showed a pilot boat taking a late passenger to a Disney ship in Cozumel.

 

[Ofinn]

THIS STORY IS INTENSE.

Agreed. Good read though.

 

[FigmentSpark]

I would imagine a ship would rather have all their guests on board, if possible, so if a boat radios in that they have a stranded passenger and are willing to sail them out to the ship, I would think the ship would be willing to accommodate that.

 

[darnheather]

geesh...what does the media have against the cruise line industry!?

The mother was late and the father made a conscious decision to go find the wife and ensure she had travel documents. Knowing they would "miss the boat", he ensure his kids were under the care of his family also on the cruise. . .

but yet, we get this headline:

Stranded Mother Pleads and Sobs as Cruise Ship Sails Away With Her Kids On Board

It's called clickbait.

ETA: LOL I should read the entire thread before commenting.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

For some ports (St. Thomas) a pilot is required and they leave the ship by rather heroically jumping from the cruise ship onto a smaller tender.

On an RCI cruise I was on we had someone miss the boat TWICE trying to get back on, and managed to re-join in Labadee Haiti. Google it: "Gavin Verhey missed"

That was an awesome story. I'm glad it wasn't me. But he is an excellent story teller. I loved how the RCCI people he came across were indignant that he missed the boat twice. It made me laugh. As well as the warning to not encourage catching the ship in Haiti. (And his mom and her asking if he intended to do just that.)

 

[Sytrace]

Last year when we were in Puerto Rico on the Fantasy, there was a family of 4 who were late by 45 minutes (maybe an hour) They called their names over and over on the PA system and finally we saw their luggage being loaded onto the docks at the gangway with an officer standing by. A van arrived and had the luggage loaded into it and ready for when the family arrived back to port. About 5 minutes after that happened, this family of 4 (Mom, Dad, 2 little ones about 3 and 5) are running down the pier and obviously upset and scared. I felt so bad for them. Their luggage was unloaded from the van and brought back on board and off we sailed minutes later. The officer waiting for them was in communication with the bridge (clearly) and was really anxious for them to arrive. You could just see that he was hoping that they get back so they didn't have to leave them.
On the flip side of the officers consideration we had some younger adults (20's to 30's) in the adult area hot tub talking loudly about the incident and one intoxicated female said and this is a cleaned up version but you get the gist. Da*n, I really wanted them to be left behind and to see the kids cry.
I can only hope that had she and her buddies been sober that they would not wish ill of anyone. Especially, those two little kids.
And before anyone asks how I know she was inebriated, I noticed several stumbles (ship not moving remember) from the bar on one side to the hot tub on the other. Oh, and the drink in hand of course.

On our recent St. Thomas/Tortola cruise, there were several adults who did the drunk walk (sort of like Frankenstein stilted walk) up the pier, carefully choosing their steps and had a female officer meet them short of the gangway. The two gentleman made it up the walk with ease, but the woman had to be supported by the female officer up the plank. They were last last to board but only 15 minutes late all in all. And to make matters worse for them, they were really sunburned.
Before the Puerto Rico cruise, I had never seen anyone board after the noted departure time, but these two very different instances stand out in my mind.

I really feel like the husband made a decision based on that there WAS family on board to take care of the kids and wanted to make sure his wife had necessary documents to travel. I doubt he would have done so had it been a different situation. And yes, the cruise line got a really bad headline on this one.
Media reports today are not based on fact, but on what sells and gets read. Sad state of journalism that we live with.

 

[bobbiwoz]

On our last cruise with dcl I think they left one person in nassau. They kept calling the name over the speaker system even into the cabins asking the person to come forward. The ship definitely left a bit late and they were still calling the person's name as we were pulling away but they eventually stopped.

In March this happened on the Wonder.

 

[RedSox68]

Soon after we went back in from being on deck they closed all the outdoor decks as it was getting to dangerous. The pool water was sloshing up and out of the pool.

The pictures were blurry due to mist and camera lens fogging up because it was so humid. There were some pretty big waves.

MJ

YEP, that's the one! My husband and daughter said the waves were reaching our 6th floor verandah. ME......I slept through it! Must have been all that great sea air during the day! I didn't wake up until the captain was making announcements at 6 a.m. over the stateroom speakers about us having to skip Cabo because the hurricane shifted and was headed that way. The next morning we came out of the stateroom to find a lot of people sleeping in the mid ship hallways, elevator areas and the atrium. The dining rooms were mostly empty for breakfast

 

[mylittlebuttercup]

And they thought it was funny -- they were laughing hysterically, you could hear them all the way up to the top deck, and the one woman was making fun of her husband for packing up all their stuff. Boy I bet the rest of their cruise was not fun.

What the heck is wrong with people? I cannot even fathom this.

 

[steves100]

I would imagine a ship would rather have all their guests on board, if possible, so if a boat radios in that they have a stranded passenger and are willing to sail them out to the ship, I would think the ship would be willing to accommodate that.

you are 100% wrong. they will not wait for 1 passenger (in this case 2).

4000 people delayed, please.

 

[RedSox68]

you are 100% wrong. they will not wait for 1 passenger (in this case 2).

4000 people delayed, please.

It's been done -- there are videos attesting to it.

 

[GO2MCO]

Here a possible example of Disney allowing a late person board on pilot ship???

We were on this cruise. One of the servers said the person who was late was an employee who had the day off... Captain was very upset as we could hear him from the deck above as we watched...

 

[HappilyEverAfter80]

double post

 

[jabrony76]

Having family on board is a different situation. At least the kids had some family there to look after them. But, if it were me, DW would have to figure things out for herself and she would be extremely angry with me for getting off the ship and leaving DS. But, unless we had some family on board to look after DS, we would never get off the ship without him.

 

[HappilyEverAfter80]

Maybe I'm not most wives, but I would be furious if my husband left our young kids behind (even with relatives) to "rescue" me. If she had limited funds she could have returned some of those purchases and used that money. It's not rocket science to find a hotel and fend for yourself for a few days, even in a foreign country. It's not like they don't speak English or take American money. Wire some cash and FedEx the documents if she needs them and hope she learns a lesson. Sorry if I sound a bit harsh, but women who play the "damsel in distress" card to avoid taking personal responsibility really annoy me.

My wife would kill me if I got off the ship without the kids to "save" her.

I think the husband had to get off the ship because his wife had no documents on her. You don't want to be stranded in another country without your passport. It is why he probably had no choice but to disembark with both their passports. It's actually a blessing other relatives were onboard to care for the children. Although the whole situation is very unfortunate and I will be sure to be back on the ship early from now on.