G meyers Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 Had anyone else encountered rude people in the New Jersey Port? I disembarked anthem of the seas at 0845 December 31 in Bayonne. I went to the contraband office to retrieve my extension cord. The man in the office was horrible. He yelled at me. He insulted me and used foul language. It was obvious he was having a bad day. But. I have sailed from NJ with RC several times. But I will never sail from this port again. It was a traumatic experience and I will not be able to forget it. He was a terrible person to everyone. PPPJJ-GCVAB, Neesa and Heymarco 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 The terminal is not owned or operated by any cruise line. Like an airport is not owned by an airline, you should contact Cape Liberty. Very few cruise line employees work there and very few ship crew are allowed off the ship. Cape Liberty is operated by Port Authority of NY/NJ. http://www.cruiseliberty.com/terminal_info.html#contact_info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuttMutt Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 Yep, this has everything to do with the people where the port is located and nothing to do with RCCL. I have no intention of spending a dime in certain area's and that includes funneling cash through their ports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 I mean it is New Jersey. karl_nj, Heymarco, Swar and 14 others 3 1 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorntor Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 4 hours ago, G meyers said: Had anyone else encountered rude people in the New Jersey Port? I disembarked anthem of the seas at 0845 December 31 in Bayonne. I went to the contraband office to retrieve my extension cord. The man in the office was horrible. He yelled at me. He insulted me and used foul language….. I have used an extension cord for my CPAP machine for years as there is usually not an outlet on the balcony door side of the bed ??? Did you happen to have an iron attached to one end of the contraband extension cord ??? Maybe the “Contraband Nazi” has instructions to be jerk to all serious offenders ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 42 minutes ago, Thorntor said: I have used an extension cord for my CPAP machine for years as there is usually not an outlet on the balcony door side of the bed ??? Did you happen to have an iron attached to one end of the contraband extension cord ??? Maybe the “Contraband Nazi” has instructions to be jerk to all serious offenders ??? The guy in the "wrong" was probably fed up having to give back all the items you are not allowed to take onboard! RC really should post on their website articles stipulating all the items that are forbidden! If they had then this could have been avoided as OP would not have taken item, it wouldnt have been confiscated thus meaning OP and horrible man would never have met... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl_nj Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 5 minutes ago, Ray said: RC really should post on their website articles stipulating all the items that are forbidden! If they had then this could have been avoided as OP would not have taken item, it wouldnt have been confiscated thus meaning OP and horrible man would never have met... Perhaps something like this, from their website? What Items Are Prohibited Onboard A Cruise Ship? | Royal Caribbean Cruises Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 5 minutes ago, karl_nj said: Perhaps something like this, from their website? What Items Are Prohibited Onboard A Cruise Ship? | Royal Caribbean Cruises He was kidding. Ray and Neesa 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 9 minutes ago, karl_nj said: Perhaps something like this, from their website? What Items Are Prohibited Onboard A Cruise Ship? | Royal Caribbean Cruises The no handcuffs rule just really puts a damper on things BeachGal, sammy79, teddy and 7 others 4 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl_nj Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 5 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: The no handcuffs rule just really puts a damper on things haha... yeah, it's quite the list. someone actually asked about HAM Radios at the Captains Q&A thing on Anthem the other day. i thought drones were on there, but i guess not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda R Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 I used to bring a heating pad for my back and extension cord. No longer allowed. They do make exceptions for CPAC and other things. And years ago a mini travel iron, also no longer allowed. They do allow curling irons and hair dryers. You just adjust and carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 1 hour ago, karl_nj said: i thought drones were on there, but i guess not They were at one time but now allowed - for use at a destination, not from the ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. RoyalMoyal Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 5 hours ago, karl_nj said: haha... yeah, it's quite the list. someone actually asked about HAM Radios at the Captains Q&A thing on Anthem the other day. i thought drones were on there, but i guess not "what is a HAM radio" may or may not have been the answer... officers are getting younger WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin and Boozin Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 Ham radio is amateur radio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 I heard a story of a couple who brought a large square rubber package to security as a carry-on. Turns out it was a ten person, ocean-rated, inflatable emergency rescue raft. They wanted it with them in case they had to quickly evacuate the ship and didn’t want to risk not getting to the life boats in time. It was denied because of the compressed air bottles inside. I sort of wished I was there and someone had pulled the cord…inflating the raft. Sounds like a TV sitcom episode. That’s when I realized…there are some people who just shouldn’t cruise. barbeyg, WAAAYTOOO, Ray and 6 others 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 Coming off a cruise in November I saw a rice cooker on the naughty table. Someone took a rice cooker with them on a cruise. Like there isn't enough food on the ship. Neesa, WAAAYTOOO, Ray and 8 others 1 7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 May have been someone who didnt want to purchase drinks package lol PPPJJ-GCVAB, Neesa, teddy and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl_nj Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 13 hours ago, Mrs. RoyalMoyal said: "what is a HAM radio" may or may not have been the answer... officers are getting younger Yes, that is true for both points... the new captain of Anthem is (very slightly) younger than me! Makes me feel a little old, actually! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXcruzer Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 3 hours ago, twangster said: Coming off a cruise in November I saw a rice cooker on the naughty table. Someone took a rice cooker with them on a cruise. Like there isn't enough food on the ship. Debarking Liberty Thanksgiving week, there was a blender on the naughty table to be reclaimed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, TXcruzer said: Debarking Liberty Thanksgiving week, there was a blender on the naughty table to be reclaimed. I wonder if the liquor they tried to smuggle in got caught. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverk Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 I've never sailed out of New Jersey, but I experienced NJ hospitality at the airport once. I had to go between terminal A and C. I found the bus, but I wasn't sure which bus went to terminal B and which one to C. (Turns out they all ran the same route to all terminals, but it wasn't clear.) So, I asked the driver, who sarcastically replied "its real simple!" Since that really didn't answer the question, I asked again. She grunted and pointed her thumb at the back of the bus. You just gotta hand it to NJ. Nobody else says hospitality quite the same way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Done Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 We have cruised from Port Liberty several times and the east coast "abrupt personality" was quite evident in a number of fellow passengers who were from local area. It isn't our style so we avoid cruises embarking from NJ/NY ports. WAYNO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 Worker or customer, a lot of people are straight up ********. One thing we noticed working retail: The pandemic has magnified peoples personalities. People who tended to be nice are even nicer. People who tended to be rude are even ruder. SpeedNoodles, Baked Alaska, TXcruzer and 2 others 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 hour ago, teddy said: Worker or customer, a lot of people are straight up ********. One thing we noticed working retail: The pandemic has magnified peoples personalities. People who tended to be nice are even nicer. People who tended to be rude are even ruder. I got shorter. But that could just be an age thing. Ray, steverk, WAAAYTOOO and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 39 minutes ago, SpeedNoodles said: I got shorter. But that could just be an age thing. The funniest part of this is that my wife said something very similar last night about 2020. SpeedNoodles and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ontariocruisers Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 On 12/31/2021 at 3:53 PM, smokeybandit said: The no handcuffs rule just really puts a damper on things I wonder if they permit handcuffs on the "Bliss Cruise" AshleyDillo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXcruzer Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 50 minutes ago, Ontariocruisers said: I wonder if they permit handcuffs on the "Bliss Cruise" They are an “in room” amenity Ontariocruisers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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