Funny Debarkation Stories

[careycouponer]

I don't think I've ever seen a thread of this type, but I have two to share:

 

Port of Tampa - our fourth cruise (all from there) we did self-debarkation. As we're standing in line waiting... and waiting... and WAITING, we see people being pulled from the line and sent down a separate area.

 

Huh. Are they being screened extra-carefully? Being nosey and bored, we asked what was going on. There's an escalator and you could only go on it with your baggage if you had one hand free. My husband's like, "No problem."

 

So now I've got one suitcase and a small carry-on bag. He's got two full suitcases in one hand and the world's largest dive gear bag on his back. Off we go!

 

It was no problem. He's an excellent pack mule.

 

 

Story #2:

 

A rather irritating co-worker of mine went on a cruise. Not her first - maybe her second or third. And when it came time to debark, she put her bags in the hallway but purposely left with the self-debarking passengers.

 

She thought she was very crafty. She'd get off the boat first, grab her luggage, and head home.

 

But the cruise line is craftier. When you self-debark, you do NOT go near the luggage pick-up. You head straight outside. And they won't let you back in. :p

 

So she had to wait outside the cruise terminal until all other luggage had been picked up. Describe her luggage perfectly. Let them photocopy her ID. And listen to a lecture. I think self-debarkation started at 7:30 and she finally left the port at 12:15.

 

I laughed until I cried. I really did.

[afcruiser]

I forgot to take my passport out of luggage so off it went the night before.:eek:

Thankfully I had a color copy and they did accept that.

[tk22]

Waiting to debark, subjected to a very irate passenger complain about Carnival costing him an extra $6K this trip - at the lounge production show the last night, as his wife was clapping, her diamond ring flew off her finger in the darkness and Carnival failed to find it........really now - he was blaming Carnival!!!!!!!!

[careycouponer]

Wow, Tk. Must have been some show for her to be clapping that hard, huh?

[SkyMaster]

Waiting to debark, subjected to a very irate passenger complain about Carnival costing him an extra $6K this trip - at the lounge production show the last night, as his wife was clapping, her diamond ring flew off her finger in the darkness and Carnival failed to find it........really now - he was blaming Carnival!!!!!!!!

 

HA! Makes perfect sense to me! If Carnival hadn't had such a GOOD SHOW, she wouldn't have been clapping, and the ring wouldn't have flown off her finger! :eek: Yep,,,,maybe that's why Carnival started having those "lack luster" PLAYLIST PRODUCTION shows? :D

 

"SKY"

[golfadj]

HA! Makes perfect sense to me! If Carnival hadn't had such a GOOD SHOW, she wouldn't have been clapping, and the ring wouldn't have flown off her finger! :eek: Yep,,,,maybe that's why Carnival started having those "lack luster" PLAYLIST PRODUCTION shows? :D

 

"SKY"

 

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[RuthlessBoss]

I sat patiently in the lobby waiting for my number to get called, but I must have missed it. Finally decided I'd better get moving. When I got outside there was no transport back to off site parking and I was solo. Someone came with a cell phone, called the agency and they came back and got me.

[tmt218]

It wasn't funny at the time but I can laugh about it now.

 

Went on my first cruise ever. It was a divorce present from my mom as I really needed to get away. First time leaving my DD who was 4.

 

Hurricane Wilma had came through and damaged the FLL area. Getting off the ship we didn't know what we were going to come back to. Tried calling the travel agent who booked everything. No luck. Called the hotel we were staying at and it was closed due to the damage. Was going to charge me 50.00 each person to go to another one of there hotels further south near Miami. We also had to pay additional to get to FLL airport to fly out the next day. No thanks! So I break down crying cuz we have no where to go, my DD is at home and i'm missing her so, and not sure if we will be flying home and in time to take my DD trick or treating.

 

Luckily someone heard my melt down and said the hotel they were heading to had availability but no air or hot water. It had a shuttle coming and also a shuttle to the airport the next day. He saved the day! I was also able to fly out on time the next day and get home on time to take DD out trick or treating.

 

Needless to say I have learned alot. It took me 2 years to book another cruise. I am hooked now and love it.

[Elaine5715]

Was sitting at the lobby bar on a B2B, chatting with newlyweds who were also staying on and watching the families depart. Guest Services kept paging one of the bridesmaids. The bride went to find her. The bridesmaid showed up and Guest Services said she forgot something in her cabin. The bridemaid said "I didn't forget, I left that rag, I'm not hauling it home, can't you just toss it?" Guest Services handed over the bridemaid dress, ungrateful bridesmaid snatched it from them and twirled around to see a very angry bride who overheard every word.

[Harry and Lucille]

Shortly before our first cruise, I had built out a hot tub room in the basement. Done south seas style. Last port was a private island and, wandering away from the area, I came across a small driftwood building with a hand written sign out front announcing sea shells for sale. I entered and it was a booth run by an elderly native lady. I looked around while chatting with her, exchanging stories about our lives. After about 20 min. I started to leave. She noticed that I was drawn to a sponge that was on display on a top shelf in the corner.

The price of the sponge was tagged at $150. She offered it to me for $20. Couldn't pass it up.

 

Not the smartest decision. 3' around and 2' tall. Tubes rising from the top (many). Had to hold it in our laps all the way from Florida to Colorado. Would not fit in luggage and couldn't be checked at the airport. At disembark time from the ship, we were held up for almost 3 hours until drug dogs could be found and brought in the check the sponge. :eek:

[notentirelynormal]

Shortly before our first cruise, I had built out a hot tub room in the basement. Done south seas style. Last port was a private island and, wandering away from the area, I came across a small driftwood building with a hand written sign out front announcing sea shells for sale. I entered and it was a booth run by an elderly native lady. I looked around while chatting with her, exchanging stories about our lives. After about 20 min. I started to leave. She noticed that I was drawn to a sponge that was on display on a top shelf in the corner.

The price of the sponge was tagged at $150. She offered it to me for $20. Couldn't pass it up.

 

Not the smartest decision. 3' around and 2' tall. Tubes rising from the top (many). Had to hold it in our laps all the way from Florida to Colorado. Would not fit in luggage and couldn't be checked at the airport. At disembark time from the ship, we were held up for almost 3 hours until drug dogs could be found and brought in the check the sponge. :eek:

 

LOL... Good one. It reminds me of the time we were snorkeling in St Croix and this guy says, "hey, if you buy me a 6 pack I'll give you these two conch shells." Well, we liked the idea and took them back to our cabin. A day later our cabin smelled. It smelled bad. The conch inside had died. Sometimes on vacation you go for those spur of the moments things and regret it and love it later.

[blackpool belle]

Inadvertently packed my hubbys shoes so he had to walk off the ship bare-foot.

[Lady N Red]

Inadvertently packed my hubbys shoes so he had to walk off the ship bare-foot.

 

That's funny

[headhunterke]

Inadvertently packed my hubbys shoes so he had to walk off the ship bare-foot.

 

You're not the only ones. On both cruises I've been on, I've seen multiple people walking barefoot.

 

As I was disembarking for a 'short' immigration check on a B2B cruise, we had to wait in line for almost an hour. The lady behind me, called over one of the employees and started telling him that she would miss the buffet in the Lido. The guy answered her there would still be a lot of time to eat in the Lido before the ship set sail. The lady then replied: "I don't think so, because all these new people onboard will eat all the food. There's just no way there's enough food onboard, we've been out to sea for like a week now." The employee then shaked his head and just told her: "Don't worry ma'am, and he calmly walked away"

Couple of minutes later I heard the woman telling her husband, that they needed to 'get back on that darn ship darn pretty fast' :D

[Sinppu]

Mine's a story that just has to do with debarkation: we chatted to a casino dealer who was going home the next day.

A lady at the same table looked at us and the dealer a little strangely and asked the dealer how does she go home after her shift.

The dealer answered: "I usually take the elevator, sometimes the stairs."

 

The lady looked even more confused and continued: "You don't go home every night?! Couldn't a helicopter take you?"

The dealer held a straight face, which we couldn't.

 

The dealer was from Croatia. We were on the Caribbean.

[Avril]

As I was disembarking for a 'short' immigration check on a B2B cruise, we had to wait in line for almost an hour. The lady behind me, called over one of the employees and started telling him that she would miss the buffet in the Lido. The guy answered her there would still be a lot of time to eat in the Lido before the ship set sail. The lady then replied: "I don't think so, because all these new people onboard will eat all the food. There's just no way there's enough food onboard, we've been out to sea for like a week now." The employee then shaked his head and just told her: "Don't worry ma'am, and he calmly walked away"

Couple of minutes later I heard the woman telling her husband, that they needed to 'get back on that darn ship darn pretty fast' :D

 

Haha, I think I've sailed with her!! :D On the Legend 2006/07 (New Years cruise) we got an extra day onboard :D because of a medical emergency :( (we call it the 8 Day cruise that lasted 9 Days, haha). There was this lady who was going around the whole ship telling everyone who would listen (and even those who wouldn't) that we were going to run out of food, there was no way we still had enough onboard. :eek: Nothing anyone did or said convinced her otherwise. Of course, we didn't run out of food, had plenty in all dining areas (MDR, Lido, Steakhouse, etc) and I did see her walking down the gangway in Ft. Lauderdale looking rather relieved, haha!!!! :D

[Taxguy77]

Wow, Tk. Must have been some show for her to be clapping that hard, huh?

 

I never saw a show that good on a ship. :(

That guy should have listened to his insurance agent. DW wears her ring (2nd one, lost the first) and watch everywhere (except Lima, Peru, she's from there) and I don't worry. The insurance Co. bought the ring.