What if you're at risk of missing the ship while hanging out with your new friends?

[LandlockedCruiser01]

Here's a fun dilemma-type question. Consider this scenario. You're cruising solo, and you managed to make friends with an awesome group of people. One day, you're hanging out together in port, and you're having the coolest time. You thank your lucky stars that you picked this particular cruise, otherwise you wouldn't have met them. However, you seem to be keeping way better tabs on the time than your new friends. When you look at your watch, you realize that you REALLY need to get a move-on, or you'll get left behind in port. Your friends are acting kind of oblivious, although based on the impression you got, they don't seem like a careless group of people, either. All you have with you is the stuff you usually take when going into ports.

 

So what will you do? (Answer in poll, and comment here if you wish.)

Edited January 7, 2014 by LandlockedCruiser01

[uncleg]

I would leave them, they are grown, and I did not take anyone to raise, plus I don't have the extra $$ to get myself to the next port. I would help someone if they were unable to get back to ship under their on power, have done it more than once, but I'm not going to miss the ship due to someone elses negligence.

[Powriv]

Not going to miss the ship for anyone

 

Paid too much to miss my vacation

[xxoocruiser]

Not responsible for what the other couple chooses to do or not do. Would politely point out that time is ticking down and the proceed back to the ship on my own.

[calliopecruiser]

I don't see much difference between choices D and E, since an explanation is a way to try and convince them, IMO. I certainly wouldn't miss the ship.

[rjrpar]

No one is going to miss the ship. All the responses will be the last 2 choices, which are really the same.

[Lois R]

I am responsible for 1 person.......ME. I certainly would never miss

the ship for a group and to be honest, it doesn't sound like a fun dilemma

to me. I mean, it is fun to meet friendly people on my cruises but

to be late getting back to the ship? No thanks.

 

Oh the last 2 options sound the same to me as well. I didn't vote.

Edited January 8, 2014 by Lois R

[LandlockedCruiser01]

The last two options weren't meant to sound the same. Here's the distinction:

 

Option 4 is where you actually try to persuade your friends to hurry up, using any arguments you can think of. Then, if they don't seem swayed by it, you go off by yourself.

 

Option 5 is where you simply say "look at the time, gotta run", and run for the ship by yourself, without saying anything else.

[BARBARA J.W.]

I am responsible for 1 person.......ME. I certainly would never miss

the ship for a group and to be honest, it doesn't sound like a fun dilemma

to me. I mean, it is fun to meet friendly people on my cruises but

to be late getting back to the ship? No thanks.

 

Oh the last 2 options sound the same to me as well. I didn't vote.

 

 

 

I totally agree.........

I am always back on the Ship many hours before

time for leaving the port....

I have sat out on the deck on the Ship

watching last minute runners............

To scary to wait to the last minute to get back to the Ship.....

[BARBARA J.W.]

Not going to miss the ship for anyone

 

Paid too much to miss my vacation

 

 

 

I agree..........

I will not be late or miss the Ship......Never.............

To Scary...............

[Lois R]

I totally agree.........

I am always back on the Ship many hours before

time for leaving the port....

I have sat out on the deck on the Ship

watching last minute runners............

To scary to wait to the last minute to get back to the Ship.....

 

Hi Barbara:)...I can't say I have always been back at the ship

"many hours" before leaving port. That would not be a true statement.

But I can say I have been back in "plenty of time" before sailing:)

Many hours sounds like 3 or 4 hours to me.....I have taken many

afternoon tours/excursions and have been back on the ship without

any issues but I can't say it was many hours before;)

[BARBARA J.W.]

Hi Barbara:)...I can't say I have always been back at the ship

"many hours" before leaving port. That would not be a true statement.

But I can say I have been back in "plenty of time" before sailing:)

Many hours sounds like 3 or 4 hours to me.....I have taken many

afternoon tours/excursions and have been back on the ship without

any issues but I can't say it was many hours before;)

 

Lois......

Well,I don't do any Excursions......

I get off the Ship and just walk around in the Town area......

So yes I am back 3 or 4 hours before time for the Ship

to leave..................

[Lois R]

Lois......

Well,I don't do any Excursions......

I get off the Ship and just walk around in the Town area......

So yes I am back 3 or 4 hours before time for the Ship

to leave..................

 

Hi Barbara:)...oh ok.....sometimes I do my own thing but I can't

say I never do excursions;)....I have done plenty of them over the

years.

[Virtopia]

I always get back to the ship at least 90 minutes before it leaves so this wouldn't happen to me :D

 

 

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[AmoMondo]

I'm with everyone else, I'm only responsible for meand there is absolutely no way I'm risking missing the ship.

 

I never do excursions (well perhaps once in a blue moon when there really is no other way to get to where I absolutely want to go safely and in the time). I'm back in plenty time always the amount of time depends on the circumstance of where we are docked versus where I'm going. If I'm going further away, and relying on trains and/or buses, I build in lots of contingency time. If it's a tender, I go back early as I hate waiting in a very long queue for the last ones. If however we are docked right in town and I can see the ship and know Iits a simple route back that I can't possibly get lost on, I'll leave it to close to last all aboard time! as long as I'm enjoying doing something ashore still. Often though I'm more than happy to go back several hours early as I'm done wandering around.