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PASSENGER FREAKS OUT ON CREW FOR MISSED CRUISE PORT

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Don's Family Vacations
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👁️ 40K views📅 1 years ago⏱️ 10:36

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Editorial Summary

The creator discusses the appropriate way to handle issues while on a cruise ship, specifically addressing a recent incident involving a passenger on the Carnival Paradise. Following the impact of Hurricane Milton, the ship was unable to visit the Cayman Islands, leading a passenger to reportedly berate guest services staff and other crew members with profanities. The passenger was allegedly demanding onboard credits due to the missed port. The creator argues that such behavior is unacceptable, noting that customer service representatives do not make the decisions regarding weather-related itinerary changes. Drawing from personal experience on the Sun Princess, the creator suggests that approaching staff with a calm attitude and a smile is the most effective way to resolve problems. The video concludes with the assertion that passengers who repeatedly harass crew members, both in person and on social media, should be banned from the cruise line regardless of their sailing history.

Written by TripBacon from this video's transcript.

How This Review Compares

This review's score for Carnival Paradise
Burnt to a Crisp
All-time creator consensus for Carnival Paradise
A Nibble

This review is more critical than the all-time creator consensus.

What This Creator Said
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Creator's Key Takeaways

I'm always confused when passengers complain about a little thing. It really confuses me when they complain to a cruise ship staff about something out of their control and then stand there ab yell and scream and shout profanities at them thinking this will make them want to help me.

I had a few issues on my sun Princess Cruise here and um I went down and I explained my situation and they said okay sir we'll look into it and see if we can handle it for you and they handled it for me it was as simple as that.

I permanently think that you should be banned from Carnival Cruise Line and I hope John heel is listening.

Creator's Tips & Advice

Approach customer service with a good attitude, a smile, and calmness to resolve issues.
Do not yell at crew members for any reason, as it is unacceptable and will not help your situation.

Questions This Creator Answers

QHow should passengers handle issues like missed cruise ports?
QIs it acceptable to berate crew members for problems out of their control?

Topics Covered

Service Crew4½ Sad BaconPort Destination4 Sad Bacon

Port Highlights

Cayman Islands4 Sad Bacon
Top: Shore excursions on the Cayman Islands
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