On Thu, 20 Mar 2014 22:57:13 -0400, Brian
wrote:

On Mon, 03 Mar 2014 23:01:22 -0600, wrote:


the fact that you are at sea I really dont see how a cell phone will
help you. lets say something bad were to happen and you got a phone
call saying someone had died. What are you going to do jump ship and
swwim back? or would you have to wait til you got to a port then get a
flight back more than likely several flights, including any travel
time to the airport and then having to wait for the flight and then
any layovers and then a taxi ride to your destination you could in
fact just finish your cruise and be home quicker or about the same
time. so what will a cell phone do besides ruin a good vacation? not
alot

Apparently you have never been involved in a situation where your
input was essential.
Or had anyone you cared about.
Yes, if we had found out that one of our mothers were dying, we would
have interrupted the trip and flown back.


well lets look at that. Lets say that you are on a 7 day cruise and
you have three days left on your cruise and your next port is cozumel.
also lets say that you are not a regular cruiser and you dont have a
passport. ok so you get a call that your mother has died or is about
to pass. as soon as you get to port you go to the airport and book a
flight to mexico city in order to get a flight back to your home city.
so after waiting several hours to get to mexico city your cruise ship
has already left. So after waiting for several hours to find a flight
that goes to your city or near your city but since it is noit a major
city you will have lets say two other stops so your flight will take
an additional day to get all the way from mexico to your home city. ok
you finally arrive at your home city at about the same time the boat
reaches its home port.
However because you did nopt have a passport you are heald up at the
airport until you are able to contact someone to get you a temporary
passport That is if you are even allowed to get on the plane which in
most cases you will not until you contact the us embassy in mexico
city which is where you will have to stay until you can get a
temporary passport which will take days. meanwhile the ship you were
on has docked and every passanger is now home. and yout mother has
died and had the funeral all the while you are in mexico city for
another week waiting for a passport