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minus-squareccunning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·2 days agoOnly been on one cruise years ago but pretty sure the fine print you agree to says, if your not back on the ship when it’s time to leave port you’re on your own finding your way onward.
minus-squarenull_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·2 days agoYeah, but fine print isn’t always binding. You can leave someone in Port if they were dawdling back from the bar. You can’t leave an 80 year old woman alone on an uninhabited island in the heat with no water.
minus-squareCherry@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 days agoIt’s prob should have a level of care from the cruise company when it’s to a remote or uninhabited island VRs a tourist city.
minus-squareGoku@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agoThe logistics of handling that many people makes it near impossible to manage. But I get what you’re saying.
Only been on one cruise years ago but pretty sure the fine print you agree to says, if your not back on the ship when it’s time to leave port you’re on your own finding your way onward.
Yeah, but fine print isn’t always binding.
You can leave someone in Port if they were dawdling back from the bar.
You can’t leave an 80 year old woman alone on an uninhabited island in the heat with no water.
It’s prob should have a level of care from the cruise company when it’s to a remote or uninhabited island VRs a tourist city.
True.
The logistics of handling that many people makes it near impossible to manage. But I get what you’re saying.