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If you can’t get ON the ship without an adult you shouldn’t be able to get OFF the ship without an adult. That seams like a no brainer to me.

Carnival did right by me when they stopped my 15 yr old granddaughter from disembarking until they had scanned my card as her adult companion. 👍

Never ever allow someone to braid your hair in these ports. Head lice is more common than you think.

The minimum age should be 18 to get off the ship unaccompanied.

My daughter is always checked if we go behind her last to check out. Royal is always asking where her parents are. Princess dropped the ball here.

The cruise line can not make these people have COMMON SENSE!!!

I was recently on the Royal cruise and in front of me was and a father and a minor son. We were disembarking. The father got his seapass scanned first and started walking toward the gangway. Next up was his minor son. when the security guy scanned his card. He told him to stop. He wouldn’t let him off the ship. He asked where his parents were. Of course His father was halfway down the gangway. His father had to come back, and get his son before security will let him off the ship.

Cruisers near a reality check . You get on a ship with THOUSANDS of people, every walk of life, assorted hygiene practices, levels of education levels,maturity levels and multiple levels of stupidity . Stop blaming the cruise line for the public’s extraordinary expectations of superiority . Get a life already .

Im so happy to hear the young man was found safe. Oh but what trouble he would be in if i was his mother!

Take your own snacks; sunscreen;dramamine; personal hygiene products; sodas; water; yeti cup; hat. I don't buy anything on the ship unless it's necessary.

Royal asked my 17 yr old grandaughter who the adult is which I was behind her. Glad they did that. I think the cruiseline is responsible. Possibly that is why they paid for the mother to get to Germany.

I saw a report that Aydin was an avid gamer and met up with another gamer he had made friends with online and was staying with that person...the concerning thing is, that person is 19 years old whereas Aydin is 14. SUPER creepy. What was that 19 year old thinking??

Good question about how a 14 year old can disembark alone!

Lice ...no shocker. ANYONE who gets braids on an island can get them and carry them back on the ship. As a Hairdresser I would say DON'T GET BRAIDS!

It would be very easy for the cruise line to add another warning for head lice in the lengthy passage contract nobody has ever read.

My mom and aunt are retired elementary school teachers. Lice spreads like wildfire, they had hundreds of kids, half empty classrooms at a time due to lice. Nasty. 🤢

Such blessed news that the 14 year old was found safe and unharmed.

Hi Tony, according to the Norwegian news, the missing boy had arranged a meeting with an online gaming friend who came to pick him up. And he was found after tracking his mobile signals.

I work at Princess in the Port of Fort Lauderdale and there is such a loss of situational awareness and abdication of personal responsibility among our passengers that we have been trained not to allow any group with minor children out of the terminal building until they are all together. I know the ship has a colored flag onboard their security system alerting them to a minor and they don’t let them on the gangway without their adult. Unfortunately many adults head down the gangway without their children and have to be called back, which backs up the line and annoys waiting passengers. I personally ask every young adult their age because sometimes it is hard to tell how old they are. I had heard in this case there was an issue with the grandmother’s mobility which led to this unfortunate situation but I wasn’t there so I don’t really know. But I do have my more than fair share of horror stories concerning parents/guardians and their cavalier attitude with their offspring while traveling. These ships and these ports are not “Mayberry” and as security conscious as these ships have to be, passengers still have the primary responsibility of care for themselves and the minors in their charge. Particularly with those who have disabilities, either minors or of age.

From what I have read, the boy and grandma walked through security together. Grandma stopped because she needed additional assistance getting off the ship. The 14-year-old kept going. He is autistic so I believe that was part of the issue.

Seems To Me That By Allowing An Unaccompanied Minor Off The Ship Princess Assumes Vicarious liability. Thankfully The Teenager Was Found Unharmed. Great Video Tony Thank You For Sharing

Bag of chips is 3 75, snack size, in Los Angeles Airport. On a ship there are so many free options

been warned about lice at hair braiding in port, since the 90s by Carnival.

Aydin's parents need to supervise their sons internet-computer activities and put restrictions on his electronic devices. For him to contact a male person in Germany and arrange a meeting with him in Warnemuende-Rostock , he needed to be actively involved visiting unsafe websites for minors.. How many other things has he been doing on the internet ? He was found with a 19 year old male in Brandenburg / Potsdam around 120 miles away from the cruise port. Thanks to the fast response from the German police and other German authorities, this nightmare came to a quick end. On German newspapers Aydin's photo made the front page and a lengthy description of the missing teenager disappearing from the Caribbean Princess. I have been travelling with my now 14 year old grandson many times on Princess, and if he walks 2 or 3 passengers ahead of me and the security ask for an adult, my grandson just pointed at any adult behind him and that was ok with Princess. At the time my grandson was allowed off the hip, Princess security does not know which adult is supposed to be with him. Any adult will do. That is Princess's problem, they need to link any minor passenger to the correct guardian or parent when disembarking the ship. .

I read somewhere that he was with his grandparents but one of them needed assistance getting off the ship so maybe they scanned him thinking he would wait for his grandparents but since he was mad he kept walking.

Maybe cruise lines should also warn you that while in port you may trip on a step or get pooped on by a bird or possibly eat some bad food…good lord, I miss common sense.

I went on a Carnival cruise back in 1994 and one of the announcements before we embarked in Jamaica was if you want your hair braided bring your own combs and brushes

As a child, I traveled on a cruise with my grandmother and aunt. Between the two of them, they were able to invent a product that ensured I stayed close to them the entire cruise. Today, this product is commonly known as Velcro . . . 😏

I think their badges should be a different color and a number assigned on the responsible adults card and their car where you can pair them together electronically

A friend of mine took her 4 kids to the movies, and they all ended up with head lice…

Amsterdam is not hurting its tourist economy because it is not shutting down all (or even most) tourism, just cruise tourism. Cruises dump a lot of people into town for a brief period of time - and they overrun the city while not contributing to the majority of the local businesses. Non-cruiser tourists spend much more money in the city because they usually stay multiple days there during which time they fill hotel rooms, eat 2-3 meals per day in restaurants, shop in stores that aren't just souvenir shops, and patronize museums, nightclubs, bars and other entertainment venues. Tourism-driven businesses such as canal boats and souvenir shops will still have more than enough tourists without cruise ships. Barcelona is about to do the same thing. And I get it.

Have you ever watched how the hair braiders work? I watched them in Mexico, and they used the same combs for every person with no cleaning between clients. They would also stop and blow their nose into their hands! I was so disgusted by how they worked. I used to be a manicurist and went to beauty school in California, USA, and they were totally unsanitary. At the time I had hair long enough to sit on and super thick, and they were practically begging me to pay to have my long thick curly blond hair braided. I was like "Hell NO!" Y'all ain't being sanitary with your brushes or anything else!" I can't believe the number of people that I have seen do that while down there.

Good for Amsterdam! They are over touristed now. You have to make reservations months in advance for museums. I got body lice on my last Celebrity cruise and didn’t let anyone touch my hair . It was a 12 day transatlantic. But I did get in the hot tub , which I didn’t realize transfers lice . Never again for hot tubs and I’m packing a bottle of ridx for my next cruise.

I have a friend that lives in Germany. I visited her and she took 2 and a half weeks off work so we could tour Europe by car. Germany, Luxembourg, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. 2-3 days in each country and 2-3 stops. Best vacation ever.

Royal has Pringle’s for like $8 a can. I always bring some snacks with me, especially if i have children with me.

We just got off a Celebrity cruise with our 16 year old. Every time we got off the ship his card would be flagged as a minor and the machine would make a sound signaling staff to check that he was accompanied by myself or my husband.

Just got some sweet cruise news from HAL. Their newest "ship" - the Chocodam - was built from 50 lbs of Lindt chocolate, commemorates World Chocolate Day, and is now proudly sailing in the Lindt store in NYC!!!

I stock up with Advil, Sunscreen, bandages, cough drops, etc. at home , never buy this stuff on the ship!! Costs a fortune!!

How about some personal responsibility? We really shouldn't have to be warned about every little thing that could happen in the world. Yes, hot coffee is hot! Yes, scissors are sharp! If people spent half the effort developing a modicum of common sense than they do playing victim they'd be far better off for it.

The original story was that the grandmother was being assisted by the crew while they were disembarking. I've never had my son allowed to leave without one of us being scanned with him. I DON'T think Princess allowed him off solo

Our grandson travels with us a lot, ultimately my responsibility! With that said, we always cruise NCL and they always ask who he is with when he gets off. They stop will stop him and wait for our cards to scan, if he is in front of us. So, they are making sure he is with family, not just any other adult! Glad thet young man is safe!

In 2019 we went on a family curse with carnival. The only kids were my 2 minors and my cousin minor child so 3 minors all together. My cousin got off the ship for an excursion and we went to go off with my cousins child and my 2 carnivals security stopped us and asked where his father was. We said he got off for a carnival excursion and we were family. They made us wait and looked into it and realized the minor was with his grandmother and we were all in different cabins. They even looked at the children’s camp to see who was able to pick him up and we were all on the list. They let us go off but we were held up for a time. I’m glad the child was found safe.

Ugh! I can’t stop itching!!!

We took a cruise, it stopped in Rotterdam, then moved to Amsterdam. What we found was that all the excursion when we were at Rotterdam was in Amsterdam. So when we got to Amsterdam it almost the same toured we took when we were in Rotterdam. So I really don’t think the move that Amsterdam is making will be that impactful to the local businesses.

I always heard, and it is common sense, that if you get your hair braided in a port, on the street or on the beach, they are not sanitizing the comb and brush. Little critters can spread. Scratch, scratch!

I think the policy is in place and pray most crew will enforce it. I cruised last year on RCL with my 3 granddaughters. One was 18 and the other two were 17 and 15. One day, was a bit ahead of them as we were leaving the ship at a port. I checked off, walked down the gangway and waited for the girls. A crew member came to get me to return to the security check out and verify that I was indeed responsible for the girls. They verified all photos and our cabin assignment before they let us go. I was actually happy they were putting safety first.

Even $8 is a lot for a bag of chips.

I recently took a transatlantic cruise that was originally going to disembark in Amsterdam, but instead ended at Ljmuiden, the port on the North Sea at the mouth of the canal leading to Amsterdam. Not a problem at all, especially as it was easy to get to either Amsterdam or the airport. I believe that the government in Amsterdam has a perfect right to restrict the number of visitors in order to improve the quality of life of their residents. Most Americans might have difficulty understanding this concept.

So happy it ended well for this 14 year old!! I’m sure the family is ecstatic! Finally some good results!!

Whats so cool is ludacris just did a concert in my town for the 4th so yes SHOUT OUT LUDACRIS

Glad to hear the good news!

really glad that the teen was found, i know what its like to have a missing child. my adult daughter took off for 3 years with her friend and we had no clue where she was. shes back home safe now, but it was some of the worst years of my life

Thanks for all the updates Tony! Glad you had a good holiday with your family!

On Disney Cruise line they ask the parents if a minor has permission to leave the ship without a parent. I had to give permission in writing for my almost 17 year old son but I said no. He only leaves the ship with me!

It’s not the same to accept 200 to 640 cruisers in a city compared to 6,000 plus staff. Some places are really overwhelmed!

Thank you for clarifying that the head lice is being spread from the brushes and combs used on different cruise passengers when braiding hair and not from the hair of the actual people doing the braiding. This is important because the last thing we want to portray is that the local people who are braiding the hair are the ones who have the lice to begin with and are spreading it to vacationers visiting the ports.

We were in Amsterdam in 2019. There were so many people I was shocked there was enough oxygen in the air for everyone to breath.

My kids came home from junior school with lice and a note saying they couldn't come back until the lice were gone. I pulled out the electric clippers, and sent them both, (boys thankfully), back to school the next day. They are also known as cooties by the way. As in: The granddaughter got cooties in Nassau.

My mom and I were in a carnival cruise ship years ago. She got her hair done in the salon and they said she had lice so I was forced to give her a treatment and there were no lice. Happy it was a false alarm but a little annoyed that I had to do a lice treatment on board.

2023, I cruised NCL with a 13yr old. She was asked who she was with, and I had to acknowledge she was with me each time we disembarked AND returned to the ship.

Good news about the 14 yr old. Hope this brings more attention to who gets off ships. Ok, so a little creeped out about the head lice pic and the thought of it. Ya, I would give it a little thought before doing the braid thing. Good for JH for making aware. lol, I thought I was the only one who said “snicky snacks”. lol. Glad you enjoyed your family. Happy to see you back. ❤

Thanks for the cruise news and your views

I just can't take all the people that expect other people or companies to warn them of stuff they should be learning in life! This is why we have so many disclosures in Calfornia. Jeez

Another good commentary Tony. Talking about jacked up prices, years ago you were able to walk up to the customer service counter and they would give you Dramamine for free. I've said it too many times but cruising has evolved in a negative way. Head Lice? Funny yet disturbing story. Many years ago I was in Nassua and did what tourist do, I went to a tent on the beach to have my hair braided. There was a line of seats with people braiding hair. The braiders were using spray bottles to moisten the customer's hair. The lady braiding my hair had a spray bottle that sounded different than the others. Then I realized that I was not feeling the mist of the water hitting me. I turned around to see her with her fingers in her mouth loading them up with saliva! I have never been tempted to braid my hair again!

I was always told, bring your own comb if you want your hair braided

When I was 13 living near Detroit MI I used to go to Tiger baseball games with another 13 year-old friend. No adult supervision. We would ride a public bus. If there is a minor teen unsupervised walking around I don’t think people take much notice unless the teens are misbehaving.

Children are not permitted off ships without an adult and crew know they are under age as their cruise cards are different. I cruised with my child from the age of about 12 until adult and on one sea day I had a migraine and couldn’t Leave bed and the crew looked after him really well. I was invited to a captain’s private cocktail party and the crew took him and introduced him to the captain and he had a great time ( he was about 16-17 years old and 6”7’ this trip but still a child and the crew could tell by his card) for the next 13 days he was greeted by name by so my crew member, it was like he was famous or something! Lol 😂 one of the nicest crews ever 🥰

My niece was with me and she couldn’t get off the boat or out of the teen classes without me or her mom. She was rooming with me so thanks to Carnival for that.

That story of the 14-year-old going off by himself gave me a thumping feeling in my heart. Thank goodness he was found unharmed and reunited with his family. Many years ago, my son, then 9, and I were separated at a shopping mall for about 45 minutes. It was the longest, most horrifying 45 minutes of my life. I thank the lord for the fantastic security personnel who searched with me to find him. I grabbed that child and hugged him hard when he was found. He is now 30, but that incident still brings tears to my eyes. I am surprised that minors are allowed to leave a ship unaccompanied by an adult guardian. It seems to me that this would be a logical cruise line policy!

Now I don’t have kids so maybe I’m just bugging, but in my mind that seems insane that a MINOR can check themselves off the ship.

Love your show. 1. It is good to know the young person has been found but, as you pointed out, how on earth did a minor get off the ship unaccompanied? 2. Is the issue with Amsterdam and other cruise ports restricting and even closing to cruise ships symptomatic of the change, supersizing, of these ships? To lay cards on the table, we prefer smaller ships and would not sail on one of what are essentially floating resorts. Cruising and general tourism are increasingly popular, consequently, many places believe they have too many tourists. Good for a few businesses but not for those living there appears to be the prevailing viewpoint.

When we were cruising to Greenland they had no chips to buy 😮 So many of us hit the grocery stores to buy chips at each port!

When I was on a cruise in the 90's, we were warned about hair braiding and lice in the pre-port presentation.

Just watched your video with the 5 pick up lines... They were hysterical!!

Hey Toni. 👋. Glad the young man was found and not hurt in any way. Scarey stuff.

I got my hair braided in a Jamaica port. The lady was going to use a dirty comb. I MADE her use a brand new comb from a new pack AND wash her hands. She was offended. "Lady, if you want my money, use a brand new comb. We're STILL in a pandemic." The other comb was greasy and dirty.

We were on Edge from Sydney to Vancouver April and May. Bags of chips were $13.50 USD. Biggest rip off in the store considering the buffet and Eden lunch counter had chips for free. To be fair almost all of the onboard shopping on Edge was in the rip off category. The most boring shops I have ever seen on board any ship. Saved me lots of money though.

I am so happy he was found safe thank god.

Cruising out of Amsterdam next week , staying a couple of days on both ends , as you stated its a Great place to visit.

Such a great video/ informative & funny with your humor!!

When last in Nassau we were warned to not eat conch. So we did get food warnings from Royal.

When we visited Amsterdam, we landed in Rotterdam and taxied into the city. We stayed there for 4 days. Would love to go back.

Sorry for the delayed reaction I had to watch that old comedy video that you and Jenny put out. It was funny.😂 but for this video I wanna thank you for sharing it with us and I’m glad they found that boy Aiden. I was so worried and they should change their procedure and not let young kids off the ship. Thank you again.🛳️💖⚓️🙏🏼👍🏼🎉

I'm glad he was found safe!

All my life I only ever heard my mother say snicky snacks! Thanks Tony, you brought back a happy memory

Princess left my 14 year old off the ship in Japan 3 days ago. My kid wasn’t trying to leave. Princess told my child to leave so she could go through Customs. WTH?

Also, sailors please remember that only sheets are changed on your cabin beds. They use the same "duvet covers" for other passengers. When you first get in your cabin, ask the person in charge of your room cleaning to bring you a fresh duvet cover and blanket. You give them the one thats already on the bed, so you can make sure it is a fresh one. I went on a 18 day Norwegian Transatlantic cruise, and i cleared the bed for my guy. He told me to leave the main cover( they reused). This is not at all sanitary!

Wow I’m so surprised a minor could get off the ship? The security is normally so stringent. I would think all minors would be identifiable on their cruise card and stopped. I’m so relieved he was found safe & sound

Hey Tony! I just wanted to say something (kind of off topic) but you totally inspired me to start a channel (it's not a ca-russsssing/travel channel). I have been following you for years on my other KZfaq account and you've mentioned the past about the algorithm, different channels, what's working, what's not working, etc. It never resonated with me because I didn't 'get it', now I GET it. I have such an appreciation for your patience, editing, and LIGHTING (lol) so ya, just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for being you and continuing to create content!

I'm glad this kid was found.

I took theBIG RED BOAT in 1991. Never there before,I went to the Nassau port talk. We WERE told there was epidemic head lice. Needless to say, my daughters and their waist long never got off the ship!

Do they have a way to sanitize brushes and combs in the cruiseport? Most likely NO! Why would you open yourself up to getting head lice while on a port day? Be cautious.

Tony you are right on about the kid leaving the ship. It will be a few years before my granddaughter can cruise, but I guarantee I will be screening those cruise lines very carefully before she steps foot on a ship.

So thankful that they found the young man in Germany. Some good news for sure!

I can tell you with Holland America with a minor when the minor scans to get off the ship there is a warning that comes up that the staff have to override. They always ask who the child is with. Now that being said, our daughter is was 11 the last cruise but I would hope that the warning would be there for anyone underage.

Thank God he's ok🙏🏾

Great job, "T"! As always!👌👏😎

Sitting here in Vancouver waiting on flight back home catching up on videos after my very first cruise and on Holland American wife and I had the have it all package and looking at my on board statement they charged me like $6 for a milkshake at the dine in burger on the lido deck so much for have it all pack any drinks up to $15 but the milkshakes 😮

Heading now to watch your pickup lines video! 🤩