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Crazy Cruise Ship Refund Demands

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👁️ 44K views📅 6 years ago⏱️ 11:45

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The creator shares five extreme examples of passengers demanding full refunds for their cruises due to minor or personal inconveniences. The first instance involves a couple requesting their entire money back because they were served burnt toast during room service breakfast. The second example describes a passenger who disrupted a live musical production by demanding performers sing a specific song request, eventually causing a commotion that required security. Third, the creator recounts a passenger who demanded a refund after getting a severe sunburn while sleeping in a lounge chair, claiming the staff should have woken them up. The fourth scenario involves a person seeking an eleven thousand dollar refund because the ship docked eleven minutes later than the scheduled time. Finally, the creator discusses a passenger who became furious when they could not make an eight o'clock flight because they expected immediate disembarkation and special customs treatment upon docking at seven o'clock. The creator concludes that these demands are outrageous and highlights the lack of logic in these passenger expectations.

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the couple who demanded a full refund on their 10-day cruise because Wow room service sent them burnt toast

one person in particular on one of the cruise ships I won't say which one was really upset because they went up to where you if you look in the back of the theaters where all the electronic equipment is set up and the person is there and they're doing the lights and they're doing the music for all the singers and performers they went up there and talked to the person and demanded demanded bet that the singers sing a request a song that they requested

the cruise ship was scheduled to dock at 7:30 it actually docked at 7:41 that's right 11 minutes after the scheduled docking time 11 minutes a person stormed down to customer service demanding they received their $11,000 refund for their cruise because the cruise ship docked 11 minutes late at one of the ports

the cruise ship was scheduled to arrive back at the port of call Fort Lauderdale around 7 o'clock in the morning the cruise ship arrived at 7 o'clock in the morning and then began disembarkation they have to set up everything they have to tie off the ship they have to get customs ready for everyone to get off they have to get your luggage down and get it all home boarding this person started freaking out because they had a plane to catch at 8 a.m. in the morning

Creator's Tips & Advice

Don't book a flight that early in the morning after a cruise
Use a travel agent to help plan your cruise and flights

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhat are some crazy cruise ship refund demands?
QWhy do some people demand full refunds for minor issues?

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