The eight stranded passengers are now struggling to catch up with the ship.
Eight cruise ship passengers, including a pregnant woman and an elderly man with a heart condition, were stranded on an African island after a Norwegian Cruise Line ship departed without them. new york post report. The couple from South Carolina said they were stranded on the Central African island of Sao Tome with four other American passengers and two Australian passengers after the ship’s captain refused to reboard the ship.
The eight stranded passengers have now been struggling for days to catch up with the ship.
One of the stranded passengers said, “I’ve never experienced anything like this before.”
It’s worth noting that the return of passengers on March 27 was delayed, according to a statement from Norwegian Cruise Line.
“Eight guests who came to the island on their own or were on a private tour missed the last bid back to the ship and therefore missed the full boarding time of 3pm local time,” the statement said. said.
“While this is a very unfortunate situation, guests are responsible for ensuring that they return to the ship at the published time, which is widely communicated through the ship’s intercom and in daily communications, and that guests leave the ship at the It will be posted shortly.”
Stranded South Carolina couple Jill and Jay Campbell said there were problems with their tour on the island and guides were unable to get them back to the ship on time on Friday. However, when they arrived at the port, the ship was still anchored and the island’s coast guard helped them return to the ship by boat. However, the captain allegedly refused to let them re-enter the port, leaving them stranded on the ship without their belongings, money or vital medicines.
the couple said CNN affiliate station WPDE The passengers said they had traveled 15 hours and traveled through six countries before returning to the ship in Gambia on Sunday.
The Campbells also said several members of their group are elderly, another is paralyzed and one is pregnant. They said one member of the group had been unwell for five days without taking heart medication.
The passengers are currently heading to a port in Senegal where the cruise ship is scheduled to dock on Tuesday.
“We looked at some type of van transport, with eight people driving from here, including a quadriplegic woman. You have to cross a ferry to get into Senegal,” Jay Campbell said. . W.P.D.E.
“We found out from the gentleman that the ferry wasn’t working, but he said, ‘It’s okay if the ferry isn’t working, we’re going to arrange for another small boat to pick up the cars on the other side. ‘And once you get to the other side of Senegal, it’s another four-hour drive,’ he added.
