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  1. RocketMan275
    You really don’t understand how union shops work. If cruise line personnel did any of those things the unions could file a grievance which could result in penalties against the port, the city,and the cruise lines.
  2. RocketMan275
    Are you saying that NCL should pay the port to provide additional seating, water, better instructions (signage)? BTW, who/how would NCL provide information on wait times?
  3. RocketMan275
    Storage? We gave it all to Good Will.
  4. RocketMan275
    I've heard some use air travel and baggage allowances as a factor. Even when we drove to the port, we never took 'dressy clothing'. We spent years in the military where we had to attend 'dressy' parties. We've had enough of 'dressy'. There was a time when we though dressing up was fun. That time is long gone.
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    Been on Breakaway twice. Have done both Le Bistro and Ocean Blue. Le Bistro by far. The thermador is well worth the upcharge. The Pear Helene is fantastic. Our next cruise is Encore and wife has already told me to book Le Bistro again.
  6. RocketMan275
    JMHO, but that's a very good thing.
  7. RocketMan275
    All reality shows are 'scripted'. Showing the late-returning guests adds drama. My point wasn't that none are left behind. I was pointing out that if all you watched was these reality shows, you would think the cruise lines will wait on you which encourages late arrivals.
  8. RocketMan275
    Have you ever tried 'advocating' with unionized municipal workers?
  9. RocketMan275
    CC posters should be aware that anything that happens in the embarkation terminal is managed by the ports. Blaming NCL for long lines, etc., isn't appropriate.
  10. RocketMan275
    Very good questions. One wonders if they were on a 'tour' or if they were just taking a public bus to where ever they wanted. That would answer many of your questions.
  11. RocketMan275
    I wasn't saying the cruise line always waits, only that in those shows it always waits. There was one show where the same guests were always late every port often over an hour. Seems like they were VIP, major stockholders, etc. The ship always waited.
  12. RocketMan275
    NCL doesn't do 'formal nights'. The NCL dress code only requires long pants in IIRC, one of the MDRs and a couple of the specality restaurants, Le Bistro and Ocean Blue.
  13. RocketMan275
    Lot of handwaving trying to create an excuse. No reason to 'split the difference'. They were an hour late, not 10 or 20 minutes. They were supposed to be back at 5:30, not 6:00, not 6:10 or 6:20.
  14. RocketMan275
    I doubt any other cruise line or insurance company would treat this any different.
  15. RocketMan275
    My post was four hours ago.
  16. RocketMan275
    We rarely get off the ship.
  17. RocketMan275
    Have you watched any of the cruise line shows on, IIRC, Discovery channel. Every episode, regardless of the cruise line, has a scene where the cruise line waits for passengers returning late from shore excursions. The cruise line, in these scenes, always waits....
  18. RocketMan275
    The cruise lines do not control the embarkation terminals. Those personnel work for the port.
  19. RocketMan275
    Hopefully.
  20. RocketMan275
    Hmm. Google.
  21. RocketMan275
    all the cruise line stocks are down. CCL and RCCI down more percentage wise than NCLH.
  22. RocketMan275
    Every day we see posters insist upon being on the ship as soon as possible. Of course they would complain if the cruise lines enforced the assigned arrival times. I doubt if most terminals could provide a waiting area for early arrivals. Wonder what would happen if the cruise lines charged for the early arrival times?
  23. RocketMan275
    That doesn't change my assertion that upward adjustments must be very, very rare. I would imagine CC would be in a major meltdown if such ever happened.
  24. RocketMan275
    The cruise line has to eat the difference if there is an increase per passengers. How often has a cruise line increasing the taxes paid on a passenger after the cruise has departed? Must be very, very rare or we would have certainly heard about it on Cruise Critic. Nor, have I ever heard about a downward adjustment after sailing.
  25. RocketMan275
    Now how do they adjust the taxes per passenger from cruise to cruise when the passengers have paid for their cruise weeks/months in advance of the cruise?
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