Two people just got left behind as Harmony sailed away

[molsonschooner]

Really classy people go on Carnival it seems. Videographers should have probably muted their microphone.

 

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I have watched this video many times. Great entertainment for me as we make it a point to be back on ship plenty early.

[davekathy]

Really classy people go on Carnival it seems. Videographers should have probably muted their microphone.

 

Nothing was said that wasn't the truth.

 

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I have watched this video many times. Great entertainment for me as we make it a point to be back on ship plenty early.

 

Agree.

[jagsfan]

Really classy people go on Carnival it seems. Videographers should have probably muted their microphone.

 

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I certainly didn't hear anything said that was classless. The couple sounded sympathetic and used excellent grammar, so I can only assume you were complimenting Carnival cruisers.

 

 

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[gbcruise]

The ship will never leave a passenger on an official shore excursion offered by the cruise line. For one the PR nightmare that would follow would cost them in the end and

the cruise line does not want to have to get you to the next port.

 

 

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This is wrong information. My parents were part of a accident on a ship sponsored excursion and many were hospitalized hence they were left. You are lead to believe you won't be left but depending on many circumstances you can be left.

 

 

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[stephen@stoneyard.co.uk]

This is really is new to me. I cannot think I have ever been on a cruise where a passengers run for a departing ship. All the ships I have been on have kept local time. I could imagine it would be confusing with two times. Clocks are adjusted overnight to the time in the next port.

 

Do people really boo and hiss if they see somebody running for the ships? To me it seems very impolite, unpleasant and unnecessary? I cannot see that somebody running for the ship is likely to effect the arrival time at the next port which is often only a few miles away.

 

Best wishes, Stephen.

 

 

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[merinski]

This is wrong information. My parents were part of a accident on a ship sponsored excursion and many were hospitalized hence they were left. You are lead to believe you won't be left but depending on many circumstances you can be left.

 

 

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Wow that must have been awful! I hope they were ok? Did they catch up with the ship later? I'm sure the ship would leave if people were going to be staying in the hospital, but they should help them catch up if possible.

[jagsfan]

Wow that must have been awful! I hope they were ok? Did they catch up with the ship later? I'm sure the ship would leave if people were going to be staying in the hospital, but they should help them catch up if possible.

 

 

 

Our ship left a gentleman in Dubrovnik after he fell and hit his head. His traveling companion stayed with the ship since she wasn't a personal friend. They just shared a cabin to make it more affordable. A member of the purser's staff took the man's passport to the hospital and told him the cruise line would help him rejoin the ship. He was released from the hospital and rejoined us in Santorini.

The passenger had done something we're usually warned against when learning to use a cane. After my hip replacement I used a cane for a few weeks. I was told never to put the cane down to a lower step and lean on it. This quite elderly man was coming down from the city wall, did just that, and the cane snapped. His traveling companion stayed for a few minutes but decided she couldn't do anything for him and went on with her sightseeing.

Two lessons learned for me, one, don't put your weight on a cane, and two, travel with someone who cares about you.

 

 

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[sailor05]

There was a man who wrote an extensive story here about being left behind and the pains he had to go through with not having things he needed such as money, credit cards and passport. He separated from his family and one little miscommunication led to the split up and him being left behind because he was looking for them. I've changed the way we do things in ports forever because of that one nightmarish story. He eventually caught up to them in another port but not without the help of many strangers that went out of their ways to get him where he needed and even arranged for him to have sleeping quarters.

[Turtle05]

The above mentioned story is linked somewhere in this thread as well. I cannot imagine being that older gentleman whose traveling companion left him. The poster who miscommunication with his friend was also by himself, but at least he wasn't in an accident. He said it was a rather scary ordeal, and he's kind of a built guy and he had phones (his and some of his companions') and money. I just couldn't imagine being alone, possibly without some of these items, and injured.

[sea shepherd]

One of my favorite videos...

 

 

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This video should be picked up by a watch company. “ what time is it? Time to buy a watch” and this would not be you.

 

 

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[grapau27]

This video should be picked up by a watch company. “ what time is it? Time to buy a watch” and this would not be you.

 

 

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Great idea.

[MikeNJ1109]

We just got off the Harmony yesterday and didn’t realise the late departure was due to missing people.

 

We had done the Blue Lagoon Dolphin Enclunter and the ferry boat back to the ship arrived at the dock at 1pm, with last call to board at 130. As others had mentioned the pier is very long, and Harmony was docked at the very end of the pier ... add to that we had to clear Port Security and there were LOTS of folks heading back to the ship at that time, so the whole process ... walk and security and boarding ... took a while, and that’s why we thought there was a hold up in departure.

 

Michael

[Arayasky]

Here's a link to that post. Well worth reading. After a lot of early posts by others, the OP gets into the details around post #165.

oh for goodness sakes that was a prank..well played but really Alfred? Batmans go to man To borrow a football term Come on man

[dreadpirate3]

This is really is new to me. I cannot think I have ever been on a cruise where a passengers run for a departing ship. All the ships I have been on have kept local time. I could imagine it would be confusing with two times. Clocks are adjusted overnight to the time in the next port.

 

Do people really boo and hiss if they see somebody running for the ships? To me it seems very impolite, unpleasant and unnecessary? I cannot see that somebody running for the ship is likely to effect the arrival time at the next port which is often only a few miles away.

Best wishes, Stephen.

 

 

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I enjoy watching the Mighty Cruise Ship series and many times, the ship has to leave or will be late for their next port. If they have to wait, they use more fuel to travel faster to the next port, and that drives up costs for them that is passed to us in our cruise fare.

 

It is not fair to those on the same voyage to be late coming back from a port day.

[champagne123]

Although senility has set in, I recall reading somewhere that if a cruise ship is more than a certain amount of time..still in port, the cruise line is charged $$$$ in penalties and fees. Can anyone clarify?

[CRUISEFAN0001]

These situations are indeed unfortunate/sad, but people also need to be accountable for their lack of time awareness.

 

There could be legitimate reasons beyond someone's control resulting in arriving late (such as illness or an accident on an excursion), but more times than not, it's the passenger's failure to arrive on time at the dock for a myriad of bad reasons.

[Mildlyexperiencedcruiser]

This would be our worst nightmare and we always make sure we are back on the ship way to early but rather that than not at all, there was a great post on here a while ago about someone who did miss the ship in Nassau and everything they had to go through to get to the next port.

Do you happen to have the link to this post? Would interested to give it a read

 

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[retiredgram]

Do you happen to have the link to this post? Would interested to give it a read

 

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I believe this is the link you want...https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2118638&highlight=nassau%2Batlantis%2Bagent

Someone else on this thread suggested you go to post # 403 for a summary of what happened in the above link.

[MrsPete]

Coming late to the party, but here are my thoughts:

 

- Surely no one threw passports across water. That would be a stupid choice.

- Plan to be back to the ship with two hours to spare; even if you encounter difficulties, you'll certainly be able to make it in that time frame.

- Only ever-so-slightly less important than the two-hour rule: Don't allow your party to split up. This prevents so many possible mishaps and miscommunications. If anyone in your party insists on going your separate ways, be clear that you'll be returning to the ship with or without them.

- Always have enough cash money for a taxi, and if you're on an island with multiple terminals -- know at which one your ship is waiting.

- Excellent idea suggested by someone else on this thread: Set your phone for an alarm in 5-6 hours instead of at X:00. Eliminates problems with phones and time zones.

- Note that people missing the ship is a fairly rare thing. That video of the man running /the woman who can't run is years and years old. Most people are smart enough to watch the time, and your chances of having an accident bad enough to prevent you from returning to the ship are slight-slight-slight. In most cases, if you were to twist your ankle (or similar), you'd be better off taking a taxi back to the ship and seeking medical treatment on board.

- It's a pervasive myth, but ship's excursions will not always wait for you.

- Not all activities available on the islands are good choices for cruises. It's smart to stick relatively close to the terminal.

- From reading things on this board, it seems to me that people who "almost" miss the ship tend to get back to the port, and then they piddle away more time than they planned drinking or shopping right there within the shadow of the ship.

- You understand that a portion of your cruise ticket goes for "port fees", right? The cruise line has contracted with the island terminal to be in their waters from X:00 to X:00 ... and if they stay past their time, they incur additional fees (for which passengers haven't paid). That's why they leave.

[0112358]

We were on an excursion and our bus broke down. Since it was a ship sponsored trip, they had to wait for us. We still ran down the pier and apologized to everyone. We were not even officially late.

 

 

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[stephen@stoneyard.co.uk]

I enjoy watching the Mighty Cruise Ship series and many times, the ship has to leave or will be late for their next port. If they have to wait, they use more fuel to travel faster to the next port, and that drives up costs for them that is passed to us in our cruise fare.

 

 

 

It is not fair to those on the same voyage to be late coming back from a port day.

 

 

Thank you. I suppose there are various scenarios

 

All passenger on time. The ideal scenario.

 

Late passengers. Ship waits for them and incurs extra port and fuel charges.

 

Late passengers. Ship waits but eventually has to leave them behind.

Extra fuel and port charges for the the ship. Extra cost to late passengers for accommodation and travel to the next port.

 

Late passengers. Ship leaves without waiting . Extra cost to late passengers for accommodation and travel to the next port.

 

I suppose which of the late passenger options is taken will depend on all sorts of factors including tides, pilotage times, port costs, fuel costs, sailing schedule to the next port and the Masters discretion.

 

I am on a cruise next year where I plan to take local transport some distance away. There is a particular attraction I would like to see. I am not very adventurous in port usually. I like to be able to see my ship. I have already worked out if I miss the ship it is only a few euro and about an hour by train to the next port. I would just get a cheap hotel at the next port and enjoy an evening in port. Based on this thread I would try to contact Symphony or the port agent to let them know to not even think about waiting for me. I would not like to miss the ship in the Caribbean. I would imagine getting to the next island could be more difficult. Not all islands might have direct flights and seats might not be available last minute.

 

When I did a UK cruise the thought did occur to me if I missed the ship I could just go home for the night.

 

I always take credit card, money and my passport. Only the only time I have needed my passport was to enter the casino in Monte Carlo.

 

Best wishes, Stephen.

 

 

 

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[reallyitsmema]

We were on an excursion and our bus broke down. Since it was a ship sponsored trip, they had to wait for us. We still ran down the pier and apologized to everyone. We were not even officially late.

 

 

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The ship does not have to wait for you even if it is a ship sponsored excursion, they guarantee they will get you to the ship at their expense.

 

If there are a lot of people late returning from a ship sponsored excursion, they are more likely to pay an extra fee to wait, instead of flying a large group to the next port stop.

 

We have been on Oasis when a bus to Tulum broke down. A bus was sent for the passengers and the last ferry was held so that those passengers could make it back to the ship. Hundreds of people were late coming back to the ship since there was more than one bus full of passengers on that held ferry. Oasis waited over an hour for all these people to get back. There were also others coming back late that benefited from the delayed departure, including one group of drunks carrying someone who had passed out. They sent a wheelchair out for the passed out drunk.

[dreadpirate3]

We are taking a third party excursion on our tender port, Grand Cayman. We plan to be back near the pier at 1 PM ship's time for a 2:30 PM all aboard. I did find out about a little shopping I would like to do, but we will be close to the pier.

[zaccruiser]

I was told Nassau and Cozumel are the most common ports for people to miss the ships. they are shopping or in the bars drinking.

[MrsPete]

We were on an excursion and our bus broke down. Since it was a ship sponsored trip, they had to wait for us. We still ran down the pier and apologized to everyone. We were not even officially late.

So the story is, We were on time. Nothing happened.

 

That's the story probably 99.99% of the time.