Cruise ship worker reveals passengers should never make this huge mistake on holiday

“‘But we were waiting for the rain to stops we wouldn’t get wet,’ the wife said, brushing water off her clothes.

“’Doesn’t matter,’ the security officer said. ’The ship will leave even if it’s raining.’”

One time though, the passenger was not so lucky with timing. “On another occasion I was at the front of the Triumph as the ship sailed away from the pier in Saint John, Nova Scotia,” recalled Herring.

“Fifteen minutes after we sailed, when we were about a quarter mile away, I saw a man on the pier waving his hands and jumping up and down. The ship did not return for him. But I did wave back.”

Herring also explained in his book that complaining too much can work against passengers who are hoping to get upgraded. 

However, there are occasions when complaining can pay off – and Herring observed those who complained the most did manage to get the most compensation. Yet he added that this was rarely much of an achievement on the cruise ships he worked on.