“Despite a series of unfortunate events beyond our control, we will reimburse these eight passengers for their travel expenses from Banjul, Gambia to Dakar, Senegal.». With these words, a Norwegian Cruise Line spokesperson told the Daily Mail that the eight tourists who were stranded on a remote African island during a cruise had received permission to join the ship in Senegal. The company confirmed that when disembarking to visit a location, guests are responsible for returning on board the ship at the agreed upon time, which is widely communicated via the ship’s internal communication and posted in various locations on the ship.

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It was supposed to be a dream vacation, but then it turned into a living nightmare. The heroes of this story are 8 tourists, six Americans and two Australians, including two elderly people and a pregnant woman, who were stranded on the island of Sao Tome (in central Africa), after the Norwegian Cruise Line cruise ship they were traveling on crashed on the left without them on board. Married couple Jay and Jill Campbell recounted this (mis)adventure: ““We were touring the island, but we had a problem during the tour and they didn't bring us back in time. We are trying to get permission to board the ship at another African port, but it is really difficult. Let's hope everything works out for the better».

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Ultimately, permission was granted and passengers will be compensated for their travel expenses From Banjul (Gambia) to Dakar, Senegal where they will join the ship. Which is not a clear outcome at all given the position expressed by the company in a long statement: “On the afternoon of March 27, eight passengers who were on the island alone or on a private tour missed the last bid to return to the ship and therefore did not respect the scheduled departure time of 3 p.m. Even if this is a very unfortunate situation, guests bear responsibility for ensuring their return to the ship.” “At the stated time, which is widely communicated via the ship's intercom, in daily communications and published shortly before disembarkation. We are in contact with guests and will provide further information as it becomes available.”

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