StillPooh

Probably because those passengers were late returning from a ship-sponsored excursion.

All they had to do in order to be in control was to book a ship sponsored excursion. Then they'd be guaranteed that the ship would wait for them as long as possible, and that NCL would take care of all the arrangements should the ship have to leave them.

Uh, no. The video showed him jumping overboard. His body has not been recovered.

Cameron Robbins jumped from a party boat, not a cruise ship. Reportedly it wasn't even under way at the time. He disappeared while in view, probably from a rip current pulling him under. Lots of rumors he was taken by a shark, but there wasn't any screaming or blood in the water.

Isn't that his job description?

I thought there were exceptions for married couples and military members?