MY FRIEND WAS ROBBED ON HER CRUISE AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE
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The creator shares a cautionary tale regarding a solo female traveler who was scammed during a port excursion while on a Norwegian Cruise Line trip. The victim attempted to visit a luxury hotel independently rather than through the cruise line, opting for a yellow taxi. The driver used several tactics to isolate the passenger, including asking personal questions to confirm she was traveling alone and claiming he could only accept credit cards. While driving through a traffic circle to find cell service, the driver processed a transaction on a mobile device. Although the passenger believed she was authorizing a charge of 400 pesos, she was actually charged 1500 Canadian dollars. The driver successfully evaded hotel security cameras to prevent his license plate from being recorded. The creator concludes by offering safety advice for solo travelers, such as avoiding mentioning credit cards, not traveling alone in taxis, and using cruise line excursions to ensure safety in unfamiliar destinations.
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she got scammed on her current cruise and I thought I'd better let's share this information out there so you don't get caught neither because really it could have gone much worse
never say you're traveling alone there's a big tip right there another big tip in this is never ever say you have a credit card
if at all possible never travel alone in taxis it's one thing if you're a six foot two big guy jumping at a taxi completely different if you're a five foot one female traveling by yourself
this could have been much much worse there are still things going on in this world that are much worse than being out fifteen hundred dollars
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