GUEST080219 Posted February 20, 2019 #1 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Once again. Evac by helicopter and now delayed 8 to 10 hours for our overnight in Darwin. Interesting how often captain and CD repeated that it was by order of the Australian coast guard that we had to meet the helicopter near Cairns, where we departed yesterday evening. Wonder how much profit they lose with added fuel and loss of shore excursion and maybe some goodies for people complaining every time those medical emergencies happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casofilia Posted February 21, 2019 #2 Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) Bet the complainers would still complain if it was needed for their emergency. Hope all went well for the "injured/ill". I'm not surprised they went back to Cairns, there is "nothing" north of there all the way past the Cape except Port Douglas and that is so close they might as well meet at Cairns. Edited February 21, 2019 by casofilia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted February 21, 2019 #3 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Thoughts and prayers for the ill passenger. No compensation for anyone who would complain about a medivac. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimimatz Posted February 22, 2019 #4 Share Posted February 22, 2019 There will still be a full day and an evening in Darwin so it could be worse. And the health of a human being is more important than an excursion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUEST080219 Posted February 23, 2019 Author #5 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Instead we had a little fire yesterday in one of the tenders on the promenade deck. So at least some entertainment. I can be annoyed about any disruption of travel plans and still be happy that guests can be evacuated when necessary. Some flexibility helps 😛 Still believe might be a good idea for cruises with sea days to require a doctors letter similar to Antarctica or similar expedition cruises. Even when unrelated to this case. Just a question of probability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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