CRUISE PRIVACY CONCERNS, Cruiser MISSING in Cozumel, A New CRUISE STOCK is Coming
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- Опубліковано 14 чер 2024
- A cruise couple is upset and angry after a crew member entered their cabin while the do no disturb sign was on the cabin door. A cruise passenger is missing in Cozumel, Mexico. Jewel of the Seas and MS Westerdam are celebrating 20 years in service and Viking plans to sell stock.
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- Cruise Passenger Missing In Cozumel
- Jewel of the Seas Celebrates 20 Years in Service
- MS Westerdam Celebrates 20 Years in Service
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- Viking Files with SEC for IPO
- Carnival Cruisers Upset Over Do Not Disturb Rule
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Not my thing but, I will subscribe and peek. I have a friend, so into Legos! Lol. I recommended to him.
I heard he paid with watch, so I thought he meant like Apple pay? You can do that. How naive I am... This is so scary. I hope he makes it home safe. I can't imagine how the family feels. Prime for ship, after first dry dock. 😂
CCL was doing a security check. If we don't want to be disturbed, we tell our attendant hey! If I don't remove DND by 200 PM we are fine. I also let them know we are aware they have a lot of cabins to clean so if that DND is there until noon, you don't have to even change towels. You can't just say nothing and leave it on the door for 3 days. Who's to say there isn't a dead spouse inside??? 😬😵😮 you never know nowadays
Thank you for saying 'Lego' and not 'Legoes'.
While on a cruise a couple of years ago, my hubby and I were not feeling well so we didn't leave our cabin for a little over 24 hours. During that time our room attendant knocked on the door to check on us to make sure all was well. We answered the knock, and we were not offended that they were inquiring on our well-being. It really isn't that difficult.
I'm assuming that the cruise can tell if a person's cruise card has been swiped as well? If they have not left the room, have not used their card, have not been heard from -- yeah, the cruise line has to check-in. Imagine the scandal if someone died in there and wasn't discovered!
Exactly!
Agreed!!! Surely these people had left the room to go eat or get beverages! That would register on the cruise card.
One of our first cruises that’s exactly what happened!
They were definitely in the right for checking on the passengers! People do die on ships, so they are doing their job. Why didn't the people answer when the crew members knocked?
Always these Karens complaining about something. And then you dig just a little deeper and lo and behold, some extra context that reframes the situation entirely!
I have to agree with Carnival on this one. If the passengers didn't want them to enter, they should have answered the door (or at least responded through the door) when the steward and then the supervisor knocked. And it's good to know about that policy. Maybe Carnival should consider adding some verbiage to the door hanger that says that if you leave it out for 24+ hours the steward is obligated to check on you.
Agreed. At least let us know that at a certain point, you’re coming in.
I stayed in what's considered a decent hotel chain in San Diego near the Mexican border and they purposely do not give you a do not disturb thing for the door. even locked the deadbolt but they were still able to open the room with their key card. I would sit there and yell through the door no thanks no thanks I didn't want housekeeping and they would just keep sitting there saying room check room check we need to check the room and I'm like no thanks and they still opened the door. Totally disrespectful. I was ticked. I will never stay there again
I went to grad school with the daughter of the man missing in Cozumel. It's heartbreaking to see her updates on FB of them desperately searching for him with no luck. So many people are looking for him and we are praying for the best. 😥😥
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Prayers for all. 🙏
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Sending prayers up for missing man and family 😢❤
What's his name? What's the fb page? What does he look like? How long has he been missing?? I am constantly amazed at the ineffective communication in our society. It stops things getting accomplished. Like people who return a phone call without answering the questions already asked, but hang up thinking 'I did my part' or 'all I could do' while leaving questions on the table:/. I mean no offense, but really...if it is so heartbreaking, why not help her? If you post here with people in the mindset of missing persons, and apparent interest..why would you not include details that could help your 'friend'? Possibly help this current family as well...may find there is a connection between the two. I mean, c.s.
If they knock on your door and you don’t answer, they have to check if you are ok.
Checking on guests is a good thing. Had they answered when the cabin steward knocked, the matter could have been avoided.
Assuming you can get up quickly, and perhaps grab a robe? Of course, if you are sleeping you may not hear them!
@@redhatbear1135true, however, the welfare checks are done during the day. They just had to yell out for them to wait and problem solved.
@@darleencherry4374 so far we’ve never had a room steward hear us, or at least what we’ve said. Normally, it’s come in! Sometimes wait a minute. Since I nap midday I’m not likely to hear them either. And yes, they’ve entered when we didn’t hear them and quickly apologized. Often it’s to bring ice they couldn’t get earlier or to bring a perk.
On one of the first trips we did a Guy got on in Athens locked his door the next night they think and then his door was always lock. No one was answering the phone either. After the 3rd day, Alexandria, they used a key to get in. We found out about it when we weren’t leaving on time from the port. They were having trouble getting the consulate and a body after dark in a Muslim country has addition issues! Yes, it was a weekend, Saturday I think! All of his contact information was wrong, which was distressing the ship personnel and making everything more complicated.
This was years ago, long before hotels did wellness checks.
I agree with the checking policy. I worked within the security industry and we did check the rooms after a few days with the “do not disturb” sign posted. And I can truly say there were some instances that were very disturbing. So good job for checking. You’re not going to make everybody happy.
The cruise company is totally right to check. It wasn’t on a cruise, but I live alone and during the pandemic I got very ill and if friends had not insisted that the police force their way in I would have died. So take down your door sign occasionally.
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I agree with you completely. If you leave that sign up the whole time, and the attendant never sees you come out again, then something is weird.
I also think there should be some sort of standard that the attendant must get in to clean room at least once during trip. I can only imagine how disgusting they or their room must be. Yeah, take your sign down.
All they had to do is answer the door and say, hey, we are busy.
Not that easy. The point was the ship wanted room access every other day. In a hotel I will often put out the Do Not Disturb sign because I am not there and don't want a maid to have unlimited time with my personal possessions. I'm sure it's the same thing for many onboard. While I would hope all are honest, odds aren't that great.
YOU CAN'T STOP if you are actively, at that very moment, in the middle of "THE ACTIVITY" that two people do when . . . .you get the idea.I know you can, but . . . . .
I don’t want anyone checking on me, but I’m not in my room much neither. I side with the passenger.
If the room steward knocked first , all you had to do is answer . OK 😂
Not always that easy if you are sleeping, pleasuring or taking a shower. Room steward or other crew member knocks and then opens the door after only a few seconds. If the “Do Not Disturb” on for an extended period and nocody has heard from the guest and no activity on the medallion, that might be well be cause for concern but, in plain English, Do Not Disturb means DO NOT DISTURB.
I have no issues with the cabin steward checking on me if they haven't seen me in a while. In fact, I would appreciate it.
The phone is more likely to wake me up.
The prime time for a cruise ship is when it still looks good (every aspect of the ship) and the time before the ship is considered to old to worry about and the company starts letting things onboard get shabby looking.
Carnival, like many hotels, has the right to check on their customers and their rooms. There have been times when the hubby wants to stay in the room to read or take a nap and I will tell the room steward that and he can do our room in the evening because the hubby wanted to stay in the room.
My family and I had to make the hard decision to no longer allow my mom to travel once the dementia advanced. It was hard, but we did what we felt was best for her. Hope the situation turns out to be a good one for the family.
That couple that wrote in about the cabin steward and supervisor just walking in on them left out the key detail about the DND sign being out for 24+ hours. CCL staff was following policy. All the guests had to do was answer the door and let them know they were fine.
We had security check in on us once before we knew about the DND sign rule. Not only did they leave us a voicemail, they called to say they were on the way and still knocked on the door. And this was years ago. I'm quite sure they gave that couple the same courtesy. Maybe they ignored the messages/calls?
I agree! Nothing better than sitting on my balcony enjoying the ocean! Love the sound of the water! ❤
I inform my stateroom attendant when I will be staying in . I appreciate the concern and welcome it. 🙏🏾
I agree with Carnival you don’t not answer the door when someone is knocking. Their family would be screaming if no one checked on them & they needed help or were unalive. People are simply ridiculous.
I doubt they would be screaming if they were "unalive" (what a ridiculous expression).
I was in the path of totality. It surprised how light it actually was with the totality. It was VERY cool looking at the sun completely covered. The pictures we got are incredible!
Hotel policies are to check after 3 days if sign is on the door. They are making sure people are ok. The cruisers should have just answered like normal people.
Very heartbreaking story from Cozumel. I pray he's found OK and for the family. I couldn't imagine. Job well done on this story. Very respectfully presented.
I get the frustration. I learned early on in cruising that they have to do a wellness check. Not like land travel where they wont even knock to deliver your room service if you have that sign on your door. I cruise solo and keep my room pretty tidy, dont really want anyone in my room so I tell my steward on day 1 that the sign will be on my door all cruise but I make sure they see me at least once a day.
Same here. I tell them not to bother in sea days. On sea days, if I have a balcony, I like to sleep in, pop out quickly a few times, but I am mostly sitting on my balcony reading books and drinking wine. 😂
When I cruise solo, I will make a point to greet my stateroom host when I see them so that they know that I am OK.
I think it’s good they checked up on those people. The cruise line has a lot of responsibility for the passengers and had their safety in mind.
I think that checking on passengers is a good thing if no contact for over 24 hours, however, what about a phone call? I also think that the passengers should keep in touch with the room attendant. Thank you for another great video Tony, from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺
Cruise lines tell you, that if you have the do not disturn sign on, over 24 hours, they will check. So, Tony, you made a good point, to keep the room steward in the loop, so they don't snoop!
I completely understand why the ship personnel needed to verify the disposition of the passenger. You never know if there's a medical emergency, a domestic or criminal situation, etc.
This happened to me on a Princess cruise I was on solo. The cabin steward saw me coming and going and then let himself in after seeing me enter the room. And no, he didn't knock and gave no reason why he was there. I immediately kicked him out and requested a change in cabin with a female cabin steward. They complied, so they knew something was up. It was scary and ruined my cruise.
My youngest son was a HUGE Lego fan. He passed away in 2020 and I have the last three Lego models he assembled on display
We were on the same Icon cruise with the man who is missing. I’m praying everyday for his safe return this family. It’s absolutely heartbreaking.
I agree you must give your cabin attendant the knowledge that you are present and accounted for. Our privacy sign is out most of the time even when we leave the cabin so nobody comes in while we are gone unless we want them to. We always make our cabin attendant aware that we are ok.
I think it's a good thing that cruise lines may check on you. Ya gotta come up for air sometime, so check in with your strward 😊
I hope that gentleman is found safe. My prayers are with the family 🙏
Tony and Jenny , congratulations on the 250K !!! Love your videos, may this year bring you many blessings and good health!!
Congratulations on 250K Tony!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
The room steward walked in on us the morning of disembarkation, too! So weird. I was disrobed, just my under wear on and just looked at him in shock and disbelief. He knocked once and immediately entered the cabin! What the heck? And, to add, we weren’t late or tardy. It was 8am. We had the “do not disturb” flag on the doorknob.
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I would have lodged a complaint if the sign was out. I know they want to get the rooms in order as quickly as possible but going in at 8am with a Do Not Disturb sign out and not waiting for a response? I certainly would not have tipped him.
Bring a door blocking wedge with you. Or create one
Thank you for keeping us up to date, appreciate your letting us know what is happening in the world of cruising.
Hope you are keeping well, looking forward to hearing more of the news and your views.
I appreciate your dedication to bringing us up to date news!! Have fun and stay safe ❤️
the sea…… ah yes, that’s why we only sail on ships that have decks near the water so we can see and hear it go by!!!
I sailed the Oceania Riviera in October 2023 from Civitavecchia and I also had the room steward opening the toilet door while I was inside, without any knock on the door. I gave a feedback to Oceania about it but Oceania did not comment / respond on it at all !!
I have really enjoyed the cruise updates that you give daily are when you have any news to give thank you thank you
Good to see you back cruising again, Tony. Congrats.
Cunard QM2 is also celebrating 20 years in service, as well as being the only liner in service.
So great to see you back at sea! 😊😎We went three years without cruising during COVID and boy it was hard. That first cruise back, I practically kissed the deck when I boarded! 🥳
I had to go to the infirmary with a UTI (yeah it happens) we had been out all day on an excursion taking tequila shots, and hit me as we came back on board. I left hubby to rest and went to see the doc. Hubby took a nap as I insisted he do. husband was in a deep sleep, and because I was still feeling sick and a little disoriented, I could not remember our room number. I must have looked a little desperate because before I knew It, our steward called me by my first name and walked right up to me, I said where I had been and needed to get back into the room, he was so kind and helpful. He ushered me to the right cabin and hubby was in a deep sleep lol. Steward opened the door and let me in first, and poor hubby was so unaware of what was going on as he woke up. We all laughed and rest of the cruise we both felt so grateful.
Safe travels Tony. Have fun!
We live in Dallas and got to see the total solar eclipse yesterday! What an amazing experience! ❤
Caribbean Princess just celebrated their 20th birthday!
We had an issue on our Alaskan cruise where steward knocked and just opened the door without waiting for us to respond. By the third time I had to ask him to wait for us to answer. Not that big of a deal, but it was annoying.
I kind of think after a refurbishment may be best. At that point the cruise line had figured out what doesn't work as far as layout, restaurants and such and makes improvements with the refurb.
So Happy to sea you on the water again!!!!....
We usually leave the privacy card up simply because we don't need our beds made multiple times a day just because we happened to lay down on the bed and the cabin stewards work hard enough.
Having said that we see them basically every day as we have to leave our cabin for breakfast, lunch, dinner, shows, ports, activities. I don't see how this is a problem.
Great video ❤❤❤❤
Good to see you back at sea!
Carnival has Duty Of Care. This includes making sure noone's out cold in their cabins.
I find it crazy that they managed to go 24 hrs without seeing the room stewart even if they did not get any services from them. We never have the room stewart come to our room during a cruise and still manage to talk to them several times a day in the hallway.
What is up with these passengers that get on the ship first day and place the do not disturb sign on their door for the entirety of the cruise!! 🚢….We have seen this so many times!
The cruise line did the right thing by going in. If something had happened to the inhabitants they would not have complained. Could have been avoided if the cruiser would have communicated with the steward, common courtesy. Duh!
Have a great cruise tony,
On my first solo cruise a steward informed me she came in my room to clean it not realizing I was there sleeping until after she cleaned the bathroom (I work nights so I sleep in the daytime; I'm a very hard sleeper; I didn't have the Do Not Disturb sign; and I cocoon myself under the covers when I sleep). I told her it's okay, it happens, and told her my sleep schedule (I wake up around 1pm). So going forward she worked around my schedule. She was very new to the job, but I couldn't have a more professional person cater to my room and make my first cruising experience a comfortable one. I thanked her, wished her all the best, noted her service on the survey and gave her a very large cash tip.
Thanks for your video very informative and enjoy your Lego set!❤
On a cruise a couple of years ago(post covid) I had my do not disturb on, on the disembarkation day- I was in the shower around 7:00AM. This is early for me- I am NOT a morning person at all. I had the room attendant come INTO my room and bang on the bathroom door and rattle the handle and told me I had to get out of the room. I jumped out and wrapped a towel around myself to "answer" the bathroom door only to find the attendant going about my room removing trash can and the main cabin door chocked open, balcony blinds wide open. WTF! I said to him "sir, seriously can you please get out". He muttered something and left. Went down to the front desk with by bag in tow but the line was way too long- I had a transfer bus to catch at 8 and couldn't wait. I mentioned it in the after cruise survey, but never heard anything back. I'm not one to waste my time writing an email just to get some excuses. I understand they have a ton of rooms to clean and get ready, but common. I also understand their "checking" on cruisers that haven't left their rooms for over 24 hours.
Tony the Lego trick is great. I use to bring snap it models for the grandkids when we cruised. We'd spend an hour before dinner putting them together. This gave my wife some free time and shower time.
LOVE the Spirit Class!!!!! I could immediately tell and wasn't even paying attention to the day/date.
Agreed! Nothing better!
I agree with the cruise line checking in on passengers if they leave the do not disturb sign on for days and do not answer their door. I am sure there were multiple attempts by staff to do a quick check in as most people either eventually need to leave the room for food or water or order room service. There are more stories of staff finding sick, injured or deceased people in rooms than there are complaints about privacy.
Jewel of the seas one of my favorite ships. We had a wonderful time. Both times the cruise directors were great and so were the passengers.
Congrats on 250K!!!😎😃
Still amazes me how much cruise news there is on a daily basis. Thank you for bringing the cruise news to us
My husband and I were both in the cabin bathroom. Husband showering and me on the toilet. We were even talking abd all of axsudden, tge cabin steward flung open the bathroom door. It was a shock but I think more for the cabin steward. Lesson learned. Always make sure the do not disturb light is on outside the cabin. We thought it was on but well, it wasn't.
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My first cruise was on the Home Lines Oceanic in 1975 out of New York, I was 15 at the time. Built in 1963, she stayed in service until 2012! Her capacity was only 1600 passengers. The Oceanic was definitely not like the ships of today, as far as activities go, but she was beautiful and solidified my love of cruising. Now i'm 64 and heading out once again on my favorite type of vacation. I don't care where i go, i just like to be on the ocean.
Let’s hope there’s a positive outcome for the missing passenger!!! My prayers to the family🙏🏻🙏🏻
Hey Tony. Always a joy listening to your videos. I have a question for you. How does someone go about getting cruise stocks?
I think the best age of a cruise ship is about 5 years. It is still new enough to be exciting, but old enough to stop them charging a massive amount extra to sail on a new ship.
Thanks for the advice on checking in with steward if being the cabin for long period of time with sign on door. Makes sense. Either way some people would complain but good idea to make sure all is ok. Enjoy the Lego.
First time ever, we got walked in on. He didn't knock, just opened up the door.
Glad to see you back on the sea...doing something you love (even if it's legos...lol!)!!! Hope your health issues continue to progress in a positive way! Wishing you continued success and all the best!
Thanks for another great video Tony! I think since the sign was on the door more than 24 hrs continuously, the chruisline was right to check on the couple.
RCI Quantum of the Seas will be celebrating its 20th anniversary of christening later this year. It certainly did NOT feel like it was past prime when we cruised to Alaska just last year.
It already had one refresh, but the room and amenities around the ship do not look/feel worn out aged. The decor is still modern, matching the amenities on just about any ship out there.
Greetings from Nieuw Amsterdam making our inaugural call to Cabo Rojo in the DR on our way to the canal and eventually San Diego! We were excited to dock as the itinerary had it listed as a tender port because the pier wasn't finished. We're the second ship to dock here and they're giving us fireworks sendoff tonight. Hope you have a great cruise and good luck with Baltimore.
Answering the door and communication with your steward is the key. We always interact with our steward. Saying hello and or we will be back later on …
Looking good.. Tony
Yes they should check on u especially after 24 hours! Hey Tony your rooms so tidy:)
On long solo cruises, I like to sleep late and sometimes will stay in the cabin all day reading or painting. I always tell the steward to not be concerned, but when they do check on me, I totally understand. Sometimes they call instead of knock and that's fine too.
It is interesting to see that of the three publicly traded cruise companies, only Royal Caribbean has reached pre-Covid levels. None of them have paid a dividend in years. Viking reported a loss for last year. The full details of the public offering will also be of interest as to who gets what.
Oh! Poor Brad. Gosh I’m the same age. I can’t even imagine. His family must be beside themselves. Will pray that he be found.
Tony, loving your new longer hair style!
You are in my dream space!! Yes the blue sea!!
Love and Light to this missing man & his family. I hope someone is helping him. 💜
Maybe Carnival should have looked a little deeper first. I bet the guests ate at some point in this 24 hours period. So even “IF” they really never left the room; they would have ordered room service. Because no one goes on a cruise and doesn’t eat! 🍗🥩🥐🍕🍰🍦
See you on the Pride, which is about 20 years young now. Did I mention the Spirit class ships are still high on my list of favorites. Old is a state of mind!
Doesn’t that water look awesome. Nothing better than fresh sea air! Keep up he great work. 😀
Add one thing to checking on the passengers, call them. Have the. Open the door to check on them.
I agree that they need to check on people if there is concerns. However I don't know if they did it or not call the cabin 1st, then take the next steps. I have to do it in the apartment rentals as well; not 24 hours but if there is not any movement, mail piling up etc, and we use the police.
That's reasonable that staff are checking on passangers. If someone is in need of medical attention or God forbid passed away they need to get you out and start making arrangements and notifications.
Tough call on the uninvited walk in. Had their cruise cards been used recently? Did they try a phone call first? There are many things that could come into play both good and bad in why the do not disturb sign was there. After hearing about the room steward with the cameras and hiding under the bed it may happen more often. Plus I am a solo cruiser and I do not need daily service in my room and prefer them not to come in the room, they are busy enough without doing unneeded room servicing.
Good for cruise line to check. All the passengers had to to as answer,
I know in Las Vegas ever since 10/1/17, all the hotels do a safety check, after the do not disturb sign has been on the for 2 days.
Can't wait to meet you on the comicon cruise!
Ya that cruise should be awesome!!
When I was on Wonder I didn’t see my steward for three days. He was worried. It’s ok if he wants to check in to make sure something wasn’t wrong.
There's no mention of the crew calling the room's phone first to get an answer. That should have been their FIRST attempt then, go onto their policy of personally checking for wellbeing if there isn't a response.