Celebrity Cruises won't let passenger leave ship

[Casino Player]

This likely was because of the Jones Act; the U.S. has a law that does not allow people to leave a cruise ship when it departs from a U.S. port until it has travelled to a foreign country. In emerencies some arrangement often can be made (there often would be a fine involved that sometimes can be waived for emergencies), but you have to clear that with the ship. It is not the ship assessing the fine, but the government.

 

 

This is not true at all. I have taken cruises when we leave from either Bayonne, NJ or NYC which is part of the USA and our next port-of-call has been Portland, ME or Charleston, SC. or Boston, MA. The last time I looked at a map these places are still part of the USA. And guess what? I still got to walk around the other US port and travel freely in that city we went to. Was the cruise line in violation of the Jones Act? I don't think so. So much for the Jones Act.

[emptynest1]

DocJohnB,

I can't believe you forgot to mention Summit 04 in your list of cruises. I know we talked on that cruise.

Sorry to get off topic everyone.

Talk amoungst yourselves again...

[Karynanne]

This is not true at all. I have taken cruises when we leave from either Bayonne, NJ or NYC which is part of the USA and our next port-of-call has been Portland, ME or Charleston, SC. or Boston, MA. The last time I looked at a map these places are still part of the USA. And guess what? I still got to walk around the other US port and travel freely in that city we went to. Was the cruise line in violation of the Jones Act? I don't think so. So much for the Jones Act.

 

I believe the OP was referring to "permantely" leaving the ship, prior to stopping at a foreign (non US) port.

[librarycin]

The article writer is a moron. And a malcontent. And a, shall I say, bender of truths.

 

It's been a couple of days since I read the article, but I remember getting the impression that he was actually enjoying himself until he tried to leave. :confused:

 

Yes, he shouldn't have just assumed that he could walk off (I don't know why someone would assume such a thing anyway...why wouldn't they check something like that ahead of time? :confused:). I thought the article was pretty amusing, actually.

[DocJohnB]

This is not true at all. I have taken cruises when we leave from either Bayonne, NJ or NYC which is part of the USA and our next port-of-call has been Portland, ME or Charleston, SC. or Boston, MA. The last time I looked at a map these places are still part of the USA. And guess what? I still got to walk around the other US port and travel freely in that city we went to. Was the cruise line in violation of the Jones Act? I don't think so. So much for the Jones Act.

 

Ummmmm,

 

Casino Player, I think Gonzo was saying (or at least meant to say) that one can not leave the ship bag and baggage, without running into problems. Of course one can get off the ship in Portland, but one must get back on board in Portland.

[DocJohnB]

DocJohnB,

I can't believe you forgot to mention Summit 04 in your list of cruises. I know we talked on that cruise.

Sorry to get off topic everyone.

Talk amoungst yourselves again...

 

EN1,

 

I do believe you are right. I am just having trouble recalling it. Was it a 10 day cruise that included Barbados. My gray matter is just not kicking in on this one.

 

BUT, I do know that I missed at least one (possibly two) on my list.

[Casino Player]

Ummmmm,

 

Casino Player, I think Gonzo was saying (or at least meant to say) that one can not leave the ship bag and baggage, without running into problems. Of course one can get off the ship in Portland, but one must get back on board in Portland.

 

I don't know what he meant to say. I know what he did say. He did say he had to get back to Los Angles. Sounded like some kind of an emergency and he had to cancel the rest of the trip. Then they wouldn't allow him to leave the ship. There should always be some kind of an allowance for emergencies. By the way, once someone gets off the ship how do you know they will get back on? The answer is you don't.

[Ma Bell]

Yes people can obviously get off the ship anywhere. The point is they need to at least notify someone that they are leaving if they are not returning. When people book a cruise they are supposedly staying for the duration of the trip so they would be considered missing if they didn't return and did not notify anyone that they were leaving. There's a reason you have to put your card in the machine every time you disembark and board again.

[emptynest1]

EN1,

 

I do believe you are right. I am just having trouble recalling it. Was it a 10 day cruise that included Barbados. My gray matter is just not kicking in on this one.

 

BUT, I do know that I missed at least one (possibly two) on my list.

 

Summit Nov 2004, 10 days, Barbados, St Lucia, St Martin, etc. It was my Gala birthday bash.

I remember how handsome you looked in your tuxedo.:) I had been in the Navy also, as well as my husband and the couple we were traveling with.

[DocJohnB]

Summit Nov 2004, 10 days, Barbados, St Lucia, St Martin, etc. It was my Gala birthday bash.

I remember how handsome you looked in your tuxedo.:) I had been in the Navy also, as well as my husband and the couple we were traveling with.

 

EN1

 

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