Weirdest thing that happened to you....

[terjul]

Hi everyone,

 

On our last cruise, as we were disembarking into the terminal, my DH was 'detained' in secruity for over 2 hours. Apparently he has the same name as another person from England that was crusing on a different Carnival ship the week earlier and there was some type of issue with him, so they had to make sure that my DH wasn't the same person. It seems to me that they should have noticed this during the embarkation process instead. Eventually he was let go and they apologized to us and luckily we still made our flight home, but geez what a send off! :(

 

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced anything weird while cruising.

 

Cheers!

[bdstrom]

I bought a model ship from the gift shop, took it out of the box and wrapped it in a t-shirt to save room. I put it in my carry-on and the TSA at the airport made a huge deal out of it. :confused:

[valtandc]

Two ladies in front of me in the buffet line were sneaking bacon in their pocketbooks. They really didn't need any by the looks of them either.

[golfadj]

Two ladies in front of me in the buffet line were sneaking bacon in their pocketbooks. They really didn't need any by the looks of them either.

 

Sounds like something that Ray Romano would do but he put steak in his pants.

[AWCHIEF]

Not to me personally but happened to the person in front of me when going thru customs. He had put on his card that he bought a box of Cuban cigars in Mexico (stupid move). The officer ask to see them. He took one look at them handed them back and said "You got ripped off, have a nice day". I was laughing so hard by the time I got up to the officer that I had trouble answering his questions.

[terjul]

Not to me personally but happened to the person in front of me when going thru customs. He had put on his card that he bought a box of Cuban cigars in Mexico (stupid move). The officer ask to see them. He took one look at them handed them back and said "You got ripped off, have a nice day". I was laughing so hard by the time I got up to the officer that I had trouble answering his questions.

 

 

I would have had a laugh on that one too. On our same trip, we met a woman who purchased several bottles of liquor in Mexico and she went around telling everyone that she was so excited to bring them home and was so worried something might happen. When we saw her again at the airport, she was haggeling with the folks at the ticket counter and she got so flustered, she dropped her booze bag and every bottle broke. She started crying. I felt so bad for her.

[AWCHIEF]

I would have had a laugh on that one too. On our same trip, we met a woman who purchased several bottles of liquor in Mexico and she went around telling everyone that she was so excited to bring them home and was so worried something might happen. When we saw her again at the airport, she was haggeling with the folks at the ticket counter and she got so flustered, she dropped her booze bag and every bottle broke. She started crying. I felt so bad for her.

 

 

Now that is a serious case of alcohol abuse. Ouch!!!

[Calico Jack Sparrow]

We were sailing from Aruba to Dominica when we hit a huge storm.

Our Balcony was invaded by Dragon flies. Dozens of them. I cleared them away from us, but when I went to reenter the cabin a bird flew in. It was flying around in circles inside the cabin. It finally hit the ceiling, and fell to a stop on the bed. We then picked it up and released it outside.

I felt bad for the room steward. It was late. 9PM. He didn't want to be remaking our bed and cleaning the ceiling.

[SadieN]

3 things same cruise (Jan 2 2006, last time it rained hard on the Rose Parade)---

 

Lost DH's bc and was able to prove himself by his hospital records in his babybook. (Don't recommend this in any way, Mom was on standby JIC.) We now travel with passports.

 

As we were embarking DHs parents were debarking. FIL gets placed into customs limbo because his passport number was reported stolen in England.

 

At debark--Watching a family roll off with a pleather highback office chair that they picked up off the street in Avalon, CA. Couldn't beleive that they actually let them take it on the tender and then store it for them on the Paradise.

[kroozers]

Not sure if disembarkation is still handled this way, but while waiting to be called to get off the Valor we were given colored wristbands. Ours were white, so we were waiting to hear white called. My wife always tries to be helpful to others who haven't cruised before so when she was explaining to a group of first timers why they needed to wait and why we were in line to disembark since our color had been called it didn't come out right. She pleasantly explained to the group of African American women that we would be disembarking before them because we were white. Silence.

[Mikel1733]

Not sure if disembarkation is still handled this way, but while waiting to be called to get off the Valor we were given colored wristbands. Ours were white, so we were waiting to hear white called. My wife always tries to be helpful to others who haven't cruised before so when she was explaining to a group of first timers why they needed to wait and why we were in line to disembark since our color had been called it didn't come out right. She pleasantly explained to the group of African American women that we would be disembarking before them because we were white. Silence.

 

Sounds like something my wife would do :p

[Warm Breezes]

On our very first cruise I was sitting in the the theater with family and friends waiting for the show to start when a waiter walking behind my chair tripped and dumped a whole tray of Bahama Mama's (there were at least 5 of them) on my head and lap. I screamed in surprise and shock. DD who was 4 at the time started crying because her "beautiful dress" got splattered. DH, DS(7) and our friends who we were sailing with cracked up with laughter and the poor waiter stood there red faced and apologizing profusely:o. Needless to say, DD and I missed the show since we needed to go back to our room to change and shower the sticky mess off us. They did pay to have our dresses cleaned and DH and our friends all got free drinks...not that they deserved them:rolleyes:.

[jennim]

Last year my DH, & I and friends were on a New England/Canada Cruise when the weather got really rough getting back into NY. My DH & I got separated (which is normal lol) so I went back to our room to look for him. While walking through the hall to get to our room (which was in the very front of the ship) I noticed several people very sick. (One person left a "present" in the hallway".) I passed a room steward on my way and mention the present. I got to my room and I was really dark inside so I thought my husband was somewhere else on the ship then I heard moaning... Long story short... It was his present in the hall :o He hates this story :).

 

Extra tip to the room stewards that cruise :D

[dudaze11]

Not sure if disembarkation is still handled this way, but while waiting to be called to get off the Valor we were given colored wristbands. Ours were white, so we were waiting to hear white called. My wife always tries to be helpful to others who haven't cruised before so when she was explaining to a group of first timers why they needed to wait and why we were in line to disembark since our color had been called it didn't come out right. She pleasantly explained to the group of African American women that we would be disembarking before them because we were white. Silence.

 

If only you had someone who could do the cricket whistle nearby. That is pretty funny.

[theaterjunkie1976]

About two years ago, my friend, her husband and I were on the Sensation. We were taking the stairs to the Lido Deck and an eggplant mysteriously fell from the ceiling, rolled down a couple steps and landed at our feet. We all just stood there, staring at this eggplant, looking around, trying to figure out where it came from. We still have no clue, as it appeared to fall from the ceiling. There was no one around or on the stairs above us. No passengers, no servers, nothing. Just a falling eggplant.

[terjul]

Not sure if disembarkation is still handled this way, but while waiting to be called to get off the Valor we were given colored wristbands. Ours were white, so we were waiting to hear white called. My wife always tries to be helpful to others who haven't cruised before so when she was explaining to a group of first timers why they needed to wait and why we were in line to disembark since our color had been called it didn't come out right. She pleasantly explained to the group of African American women that we would be disembarking before them because we were white. Silence.

 

 

Oh no! Needed those crickets..........LOL

[mrs.tate]

Hi everyone,

 

On our last cruise, as we were disembarking into the terminal, my DH was 'detained' in secruity for over 2 hours. Apparently he has the same name as another person from England that was crusing on a different Carnival ship the week earlier and there was some type of issue with him, so they had to make sure that my DH wasn't the same person. It seems to me that they should have noticed this during the embarkation process instead. Eventually he was let go and they apologized to us and luckily we still made our flight home, but geez what a send off! :(

 

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced anything weird while cruising.

 

Cheers!

 

This very same thing happened to us. We were detained a couple of hours because of a criminal with the same name, birth month, birth year, and written physical description of my husband. He had lots of outstanding warrants. The burden of proof rested with us, proving we were NOT this other person, rather than them proving that we were. They even had armed escorts take him away while I waited. Unnerving to say the least.

[DEBnGAB]

Not to me personally but happened to the person in front of me when going thru customs. He had put on his card that he bought a box of Cuban cigars in Mexico (stupid move). The officer ask to see them. He took one look at them handed them back and said "You got ripped off, have a nice day". I was laughing so hard by the time I got up to the officer that I had trouble answering his questions.

 

 

That is hilarious!!!

[CWcruisers]

This very same thing happened to us. We were detained a couple of hours because of a criminal with the same name, birth month, birth year, and written physical description of my husband. He had lots of outstanding warrants. The burden of proof rested with us, proving we were NOT this other person, rather than them proving that we were. They even had armed escorts take him away while I waited. Unnerving to say the least.

 

 

That is just silly. I was detained by customs because I had made a purchase in the gift shop jewelry store, which was under my allowance. After much hassle, they told me their reasoning was that if you made one high purchase, you probably made others and have a nice day. Well, that is one heck of a way to leave your vacation. But the looser in that is Carnival because you can bet I will never make another purchase in a ship's jewelry store.

[Rockportgirl]

Not sure if disembarkation is still handled this way, but while waiting to be called to get off the Valor we were given colored wristbands. Ours were white, so we were waiting to hear white called. My wife always tries to be helpful to others who haven't cruised before so when she was explaining to a group of first timers why they needed to wait and why we were in line to disembark since our color had been called it didn't come out right. She pleasantly explained to the group of African American women that we would be disembarking before them because we were white. Silence.

 

This is hilarious. I can SO see my DH doing something like this...

 

About two years ago, my friend, her husband and I were on the Sensation. We were taking the stairs to the Lido Deck and an eggplant mysteriously fell from the ceiling, rolled down a couple steps and landed at our feet. We all just stood there, staring at this eggplant, looking around, trying to figure out where it came from. We still have no clue, as it appeared to fall from the ceiling. There was no one around or on the stairs above us. No passengers, no servers, nothing. Just a falling eggplant.

 

And this is just weird. :p

[tkportersat]

Keep em' coming, this thread is very entertaining :D

[Lefty Writer]

If only you had someone who could do the cricket whistle nearby. That is pretty funny.

 

 

:eek:

I was thinking the SAME thing!

[jetskier]

I have the same problem everytime my passport is scanned at Customs. There is a guy in New York wanted for Grand Larceny. Same name, weight, height. Two year difference in age and different race.

 

About half the time now, I get pulled to secondary for a complete NCIC check to be run.

 

Dave

[luvtrips]

While going through the airport security after our cruise, in Puerto Rico, my DH put his military backpack through the scanner. Inside, he had a small, unopened bottle of banana ketchup that he purchased at a port, I believe it was St. Kitts or St. Lucia. He was so happy to buy it, and wrapped it carefully to take home so it wouldn't break.

The scanner picked up on it, and the security people were all over it. It was a bit over the 3 ounce limit, but it was unopened and obviously a souvineir from a gift shop. They told him he couldn't take it, he begged and pleaded. They consulted more security people. They examined it, they re-scanned it. He pleaded some more. We ended up with half a dozen securtity people hovering over it.

THey finally relented and let him go , the proud owner of one small unopened bottle of banana ketchup!

[cruzgurlny]

Not sure if disembarkation is still handled this way, but while waiting to be called to get off the Valor we were given colored wristbands. Ours were white, so we were waiting to hear white called. My wife always tries to be helpful to others who haven't cruised before so when she was explaining to a group of first timers why they needed to wait and why we were in line to disembark since our color had been called it didn't come out right. She pleasantly explained to the group of African American women that we would be disembarking before them because we were white. Silence.

 

That was hilarious!!!! Nearly fell off my chair laughing...:D fyi before someone takes this the wrong way...I am african american.