Have you known someone who has been put ashore early?

[bruce-r]

Interesting thread over in the Royal Caribbean: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=729959

 

I was wondering if anyone has any stories they'd care to share about being put off the ship early?

[J. Cassian]

 

I was wondering if anyone has any stories they'd care to share about being put off the ship early?

 

 

Let me see if I have this straight.

 

You are asking if people who plan, pay for, and get on board a fabulous cruise ship then begin to act in a way that gets them PUT OFF that same ship so their cruise ends EARLY? No, I can’t see how that could ever happen.:)

 

From the movie the Princess Bride:

 

Buttercup: Westley, what about the R.O.U.S.'s?

Westley: Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist.

[bruce-r]

Let me see if I have this straight.

 

You are asking if people who plan, pay for, and get on board a fabulous cruise ship then begin to act in a way that gets them PUT OFF that same ship so their cruise ends EARLY? No, I can’t see how that could ever happen.:)

 

From the movie the Princess Bride:

 

Buttercup: Westley, what about the R.O.U.S.'s?

Westley: Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist.

 

Well, I was thinking that people would actually tell stories of other people they saw (or heard of) begin put off the ship early.

 

Apparently it isn't unheard of on "other" cruise lines.

[Tricia724]

A couple of years ago when we sailed Celebrity, a woman was put off the Summit in San Francisco. We had actually left the port and were 20 minutes away from the dock when we noticed that the ship had turned around and headed back.

 

We went out on deck to see what was going on, and we saw a woman being wheeled off the ship in a wheelchair and at first assumed that it was a medical problem. Then we heard her yelling and saw her wave her hand in a "universal" gesture and realized there was more to it than we knew.

 

Turns out she was a lady with many problems, and she had compounded them by not taking her meds and by drinking large quantities of alcohol. She had been loud and argumentative in the dining room on a number of occasions, and on the last night, she had created a major scene and was asked to leave the dining room. At that point her male companion was reported to have told one of the officers that she was completely out of control and that he couldn't handle her any longer....so the decision was made to put them off the ship.

 

Sad situation, really but no doubt it needed to be done.

[Vic The Parrot]

On one of my Royal Viking Star Bermuda trips, there was a group of teens.

 

They really didn't cause any trouble, but they started acting a "little odd" by the time we got to the island.

 

One night in the niteclub (we were still docked in Hamilton) one of them fell over in thier chair, backwards. A few pax and crew noticed it, and were kind of concerned. Seems that individual moved the chair the wrong way, and "plop" ... no big deal ... an accident.

 

But, as the evening wore on, all 4 of them did the same thing with each chair, in unison. OK ... a good cheap laugh. We kept hearing BAM from that corner of the room until a security officer walked in, and over to that group. Yes, they repeated that chair-slamming stunt a few times until the barkeep decided to call someone. :rolleyes:

 

The next morning, noticed all of them, parents included, being escorted down the gangway by the local police. Turned out the teens acquired some BDA gold, and the substance found in the cabin. All of them were never seen again on board ...

[allen.crawford]

We were told about an incident by friends of ours. About a half hour out of port, the couple were on their veranda when they saw something go flashing by. The checked and sure enough it was a man overboard. He had locked his family out of the stateroom and took a flying leap over the railing in an attempted suicide. The captain radioed the ships behind and eventually the passenger was retrieved (alive) from the ocean. He was brought aboard, placed in the brig and at the next port of call, he and his family were left behind.

[Vic The Parrot]

We were told about an incident by friends of ours. About a half hour out of port, the couple were on their veranda when they saw something go flashing by. The checked and sure enough it was a man overboard. He had locked his family out of the stateroom and took a flying leap over the railing in an attempted suicide. The captain radioed the ships behind and eventually the passenger was retrieved (alive) from the ocean. He was brought aboard, placed in the brig and at the next port of call, he and his family were left behind.

 

 

 

 

:eek:

 

 

That tops my story, fer shur!

[J. Cassian]

Apparently it isn't unheard of on "other" cruise lines.

 

 

LOL, yes! :)

[Vic The Parrot]

LOL, yes! :)

 

 

Ummm ....

 

 

It probably depends on that particular line ...

 

As in, how well they try to cover up the evidence. :D ;)

[jhannah]

Thankfully I've never been on a ship where anyone had to be put off (AFAIK.)

 

Tossing Metamucil shooters doesn't usually interfere with others' enjoyment of the cruise. ;)

[Vic The Parrot]

 

Tossing Metamucil shooters doesn't usually interfere with others' enjoyment of the cruise. ;)

 

 

 

Well, if I witness that in my future journeys, I'll let you know. ;) :D

[cruiser ron]

I was on a Celebrity ten day cruise through the Panama Canal. We were about a half hour out to sea when an employee (a cook I believe) walked out onto the 01 level and just jumped overboard. We were cruising at about 15 knots and the ship needed about a mile to turn around to save him, which they did. The funny thing was he was wearing a life jacket. When he was rescued he was arrested, handcuffed and dropped off in Panama, our next port. I heard that he pulled that stunt because he wanted to go home but the cruise line refused to grant him leave for what was described as a domestic dispute with his wife.

[J. Cassian]

I was on a Celebrity ten day cruise through the Panama Canal. We were about a half hour out to sea when an employee (a cook I believe) walked out onto the 01 level and just jumped overboard. We were cruising at about 15 knots and the ship needed about a mile to turn around to save him, which they did. The funny thing was he was wearing a life jacket. When he was rescued he was arrested, handcuffed and dropped off in Panama, our next port. I heard that he pulled that stunt because he wanted to go home but the cruise line refused to grant him leave for what was described as a domestic dispute with his wife.

 

Yes, I think that incident was in the newspapers too -- I think.

[ldog]

Wasn't there a report from last year's World Cruise about someone being put off for stealing?

[innlady1]

Interesting thread over in the Royal Caribbean: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=729959

 

I was wondering if anyone has any stories they'd care to share about being put off the ship early?

 

That's an interesting thread, bruce.

 

We were on the Caribbean Princess in February '06. In St. Maarten, a young woman was taken off the ship in an ambulance (not sure if she was being "put off the ship").

She was with her two sisters on the cruise, and had recently been discharged from a hospital because of alcohol abuse. She'd done OK until taking the cruise...and then went back to drinking again. I don't know the specifics of how and why she left the ship, only know it was alcohol related.

[innlady1]

Wasn't there a report from last year's World Cruise about someone being put off for stealing?

 

Yes, there was. I recall it was an elderly woman who had stolen lots of HAL silverware and had it hoarded in her stateroom.

[jhannah]

And she almost had her place settings complete! ;)

[ILoveScotland]

I haven't seen anyone put off a ship.

 

BUT we had some table mates last fall I would have been happy to see leave us! :D :D :eek: :eek:

[innlady1]

And she almost had her place settings complete! ;)

 

:D :D :D

[san diego sue]

We were on the Celebrity Summit two years ago (Hawaii cruise)at Easter Break.

Lots of kids on board but well behaved except for one family. There was a woman with teenage boys who were out of control. They threw lit matches off their balcony onto ours and our neighbors, terrified young teenage girls on board, yelled profanity everywhere they went, scratched up the metal on the glass elevators (that was only what we actually saw probably much worse things going on). The woman they were with had very Large attributes and people just stared at her. She had a very deep voice and the debate on board was , was she male or female. In Maui they were put off. The Captain actually piloted the tender they were on. I spoke to her and she said she was glad they were getting off the ----- Ship. She said she had to pay 1500.00 (for five of them), Jones Act penalty.Afterwards the debate raged on, what was she? Some said they were from a well known Mafia family but who knows or really cared.

[Copper10-8]

Yep, with their parents for bringing weed (Marijuana) on board:rolleyes: and leaving it out in plain view inside their cabin for their room steward to see it and report it

[Salt air hair]

A couple of years ago we were on the Dawn and saw a family being tossed off the ship in St Martin. Seems the underage daughter (who had been seen partying up at several of the bars with male passengers) hooked up with one and brought him back to the family cabin. She thought family members were going to be on shore longer than she planned on and had the afternoon to herself. Big brother came back early, found her with this older (20 something) fellow and proceeded to beat the daylights out of him. The guy filed charges with the Ship's captain and the Captain put the family off. It was getting dark when the Dawn finally left the pier with this family sitting on their luggage. Didn't look like a lot was open at that time either.

They were screaming at the ship (of course people were hanging out their balconys watching the whole thing unfold on the pier) how they were going to own NCL, wait til we get out attorney, etc...and the passengers were waving back at them..."See you next cruise" "hope you can sleep in your luggage"..My guess is that this family made themselves known, and not in the best way, around the ship.

[jhannah]

Afterwards the debate raged on, what was she?

Off the ship! That's what mattered most. I hope she got a bill for the damage her demon children inflicted on the ship.

[wander]

Three times I have seen this.

 

1. A number of years ago we had a woman at our dinner table put off the ship. It was a sad situation, but a necessary move on the cruise line's part. The first night at dinner she told us that she had gone off her meds so that she could drink on the cruise. Things were fine for several nights and then the combination of no meds and booze set in and her behavior became increasingly inappropriate each day until they put her off the ship with plans for her to fly home. She was actually pleased with the outcome for reasons that are a whole other story.

 

2. Then there was another cruise where a female passenger was removed mid cruise. She exhibited very inappropriate behaviors on the ship. The appeared to be indicative of a significant personal problem that probably needed professional attention. Another unfortunate situation.

 

3. Our third such experience on a cruse ship was an incident on HAL that made many newspapers. A man was removed near Dutch Harbor by the FBI because of an outstanding arrest warrent. After cruising near Dutch Harbor we were leaving American waters for some time, so this eliminated the need for extridition from a foreign country.

[Colakid]

On one of our cruises a number of years ago on the SS Rotterdam V in May 1989 we had three deaths while we were on board. On older fellow passed away while we were ashore in Grenada and held up the tendering process for a few hours. Two others passed away during the cruise. We were the youth on board at our tender ages of 37 and 35. Many felt and had heard the ship was going to be retired soon and wanted one last cruise even if it meant it was their last. For three soles it was and I talked to one family and they were ok with it happening on board. Cruising was their life. Many people on board had travelled many cruises on the Rotterdam especially world tours and just had to have that one last cruise aboard the old lady of the sea because she was from the grand era of travel. This is a little different than the original question but still a unique story along the same lines.