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9 Reasons You May Be STOPPED FROM CRUISING When It Returns !
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Jan 28, 2025
Cruise lines ban a surprisingly large number of people from cruising. There are at least 9 ways you can be banned from cruising. And you will be surprised at how you too may be unwittingly, and easily, added to that cruise ban list. A cruise ban list that has also just longer due post-pandemic cruising rules. BUY MY CRUISE-THEMED T-SHIRTs ————————————————- Check out my T-Shirt range: http://bit.ly/TFTStore SUPPORT TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS ————————————————————— Become a Channel Member and get perks: https://www.tipsfortravellers.com/Join Become a Patron on Patreon and get perks: https://www.patreon.com/tipsfortravellers Make a donation: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=V9STJGYSEMGLJ Buy my book “Cruise Traveler’s Handbook: USA Amazon https://amzn.to/2YVFmG4 and https://amzn.to/3tzIxBn UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3oXbzYc and https://amzn.to/3qawqIQ FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA ——————————————— TikTok: @garybembridge Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/garybembridge
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cruise lines ban a surprisingly large
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number of people from cruising
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and you'll be surprised at how you two
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may be unwittingly
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and very easily added to that cruise ban
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list
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a cruise panelist that has got longer
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due to post pandemic
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cruising rules i'm gary bembridge and
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i'm going to share with you the nine
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ways
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you can be banned from cruising let's
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start
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with three new bands that will apply
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basically because of all the post
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pandemic cruising
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rules not having a code vaccination will
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like it or not
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mean you're likely to be banned from
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some if not eventually all
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almost cruising although it's still
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evolving
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you're likely to be banned from cruising
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without a vaccine in the following
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situations
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first of all you want to work as crew
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ownership or even work as a guest
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speaker
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entertainer or even tour guide more
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lines
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on making this a condition of employment
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with the royal caribbean group
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norwegian cruise groups one hellenic
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victory
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an american steamboat already saying
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that this is going to be the case and
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other lions are actively discussing it
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secondly if you want to cruise on lines
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that have made a requirement
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for passengers so far that includes at
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the time of recording
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crystal cruises saga cruisers american
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steamboat
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and victory cruisers who have an older
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passenger profile no doubt
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more cruise lines will follow thirdly if
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your cruise calls on
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any country that requires a vaccination
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as a condition
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of entry this in my view is
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inevitable and this is going to become
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much more widespread in cruising we're
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already seeing
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many cruise countries in the european
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area like greece
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spain and cyprus they're all pushing for
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all of the eu to adopt the rule they've
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already put in place
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to allow people in without quarantining
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and putting
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no limits on exploring if you've had a
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vaccine link to that irrespective of
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what happens on
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vaccines covert testing is a key part of
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the return to cruise protocols
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and looks like it will be that for a
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while
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you will be banned if you test positive
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before boarding of course
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but also importantly you will also be
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banned from cruising
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if you've been in close contact with
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anyone testing positive
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for 14 days before the cruise and that's
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according to the various updated
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cruise contracts that i've read and seen
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so far
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another new ban has come into place
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through the return to cruise protocols
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where lines are building into their
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cruise terms conditions and contracts
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the right that they can ban anyone who
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breaks any of the new guidelines
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and rules that are being put in place
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now you agree to these rules when you
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book your cruise
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you automatically agree to the cruise
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contract so for example
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in the royal caribbean cruise contract
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it now says the following i'm going to
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quote this
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any non-compliance by passenger or
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members of passengers travelling party
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with
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carrier's cover 19 policies and
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procedures shall be
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grounds for refusal to board refusal to
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reboard
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after going ashore quarantining on board
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the vessel
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disembarkation reporting to governmental
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or health authorities
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or other steps deemed necessary so
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pretty strong ruling so if you don't
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wear a mask for example you're not
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honest in the health screenings
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you wander off the cruise line only
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excursions
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you refuse to go and do the onboard
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temperature checks or
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testing maintaining social distancing
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sticking to the capacity limits and
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venues
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staying quarantined in your cabin have
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asked to do so and all those kind of
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things
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you will be banned and without
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compensation
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so now let's look at the six other
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reasons beyond those new rules
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where you could find yourself subject to
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a cruise ban
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now you can be banned for simply being
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the wrong
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age first of all there are a number of
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adult-only cruise lines
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which ban travelers that are basically
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too young
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which is unusual but true so for example
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saga cruisers
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requires their passengers to be over 50
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years of age
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virgin voyages requires guests to be
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over 18
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and pinot cruises has some ships for
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example in their fleet that are only
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open to over 18's
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and so on secondly lions actually banned
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people under 18 or 21 out of the u.s and
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canada
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traveling without an adult now there are
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some
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exceptions to this so for example if
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you're a couple and you're aged 16 to 18
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or 16 to 21
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in the case of the united states and are
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married and can prove it when booking
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you're allowed to travel or in fact if
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you're under 18 or 21 and in the
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military you're also able to travel
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without an adult
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it's also worth noting that most lions
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ban under 18s or under 21s again
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in the us from sharing a cabin with
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someone also under those ages
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and the way you get around that is the
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adults you're traveling with have to
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either be in a joining cabin
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next door or right across the hall lions
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also ban
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people under 18s again under 21 from the
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us who are not
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traveling with their parents or legal
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guardian without any sort of written
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permission
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under 18s also have been banned from
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taking part
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in test cruises in the u.s which are
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required by the cdc as part of their
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framework for the return of cruising but
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again that's kind of a bit of an
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exception
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now thirdly although it varies a little
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bit by line many
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banned babies age six months or less
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for shorter cruises and the ban actually
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increases to 12 months or longer
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for exotic cruises like transatlantic
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crossings but certainly any cruise that
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has
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three or more consecutive sea days bans
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kids
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12 months or younger in a really obvious
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one and not surprisingly if you create
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trouble act in a dangerous way break the
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law
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or threaten or abuse a crew you will
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also be banned by the line
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and for life so for example there have
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been passengers
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who've been trying to create crazy
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social media viral shots by doing
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stupid things like climbing over
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railings climbing between cabins
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they've been banned for life by all
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caribbean
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an australian group they got into a
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massive brawl on carnival
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they were disembarked and they had been
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banned for
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life passengers have even been banned
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after they've been caught smuggling
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drugs
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on the ships and for other kind of
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animal acts
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so basically being bad being
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causing trouble you will be banned one
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thing i haven't been able to find out
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though is if the lines share that
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information
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and if you're then banned by everyone or
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just that line
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pregnant women are also on the ban list
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anyone who enters a 24 week
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of their pregnancy during the cruise is
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also banned and this is because
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the medical team they have no expertise
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in pregnancy and childbirth
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however the ban does not always apply
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for river cruising
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so if you are getting later in your
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pregnancy or will be late in your
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pregnancy and you want to cruise that
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could be an option and this of course
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is because river cruise ships are always
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close to medical care
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and hospitals the lines also hold the
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rights in their contracts to deny
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boarding
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and ban you if you try and bring a
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pretty wide range
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of items on board so that includes
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recreational drugs
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guns stun devices knives explosive
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devices
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swords or any item that could be used as
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a weapon fireworks
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drones hoverboards balloons and it goes
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on and on
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but in practice other than for illegal
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items like recreational drugs
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the lies are more likely to confiscate
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them and hold them until the end of the
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cruise but beware bad packing choices
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particularly recreational drugs
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could and is likely to have you banned
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the cruise lines have
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pretty few bans or exclusions for
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medical conditions
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and they are able to accommodate most
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with notice although
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they do say in their contracts and i'm
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going to quote this
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you must ensure that you are medically
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and physically fit for travel
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and that such traveling will not
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endanger yourself or anyone else
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so you do need to check before boarding
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as they may require you to do things
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like
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higher equipment for your cabin if you
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need any only let you travel with
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or bring a carer to assist you and some
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also restrict or limit support dogs
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other than guide dogs for visually
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impaired guests so it's a bit of a
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mindful that you need
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to check around the cruise contracts say
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things and again i want to quote this
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guests affected by a disability or
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medical condition
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must be self-sufficient or travel with
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someone who can provide
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all the necessary assistance so if you
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can't do that you will be banned
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and checking is really really key so for
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example
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at the end of last year cunard placed a
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ban on guests who needed
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additional oxygen and they said we are
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not able to accept guests who require
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supplementary oxygen
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medical ventilation support or dialysis
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there is then a catch-all option the
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lions have for banning people
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which is if the captain decides to ban
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you for any reason because they think
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you are going to be a risk to yourself
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the ship the crew or passengers so watch
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out for that one too it's a catch-all
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for having you banned if you fall
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foul of anything if you found this
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