re: Norwegian Cruise Ship departs port leaving 8 passengers stranded in Africa

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But on March 27, the group of eight tourists were late to return to the ship for the all aboard time of 3 p.m. from a private excursion, which was not organized by the cruise line, on the island.

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There's your problem right there. If you ever sign up for an excursion not organized by the cruise line, while less expensive, you are essentially agreeing to the chance your ship could leave you behind if something happens and you're late getting back. This is true for every cruise line service and it's been this way for as long as I can remember.

That's why I always pay a little extra to do the excursion organized by the crews line, so I don't get left behind. They have to wait for you if it's their excursion service, even if it means holding everybody else up. No sympathy for those people.