• Cosmo@lemmy.world
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    23 days ago

    “In addition, Royal Caribbean does not accept “land-based” health insurance plans.” Never seen this sentence before.

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      22 days ago

      Oh, they want to play the “open waters” card?

      Either international laws apply or the guy was within his rights to just steal everything in his room.

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    22 days ago

    WTF they can’t forceably detain you for payment any more than the door greeter at walmart. Tell them to get fucked and send a bill.

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    23 days ago

    Considering that a US hospital will charge you a few grand for even looking in their direction these days, $2,500.22 for something serious, like seizures, sounds like a steal :(

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      23 days ago

      True, but:

      Once on land, in Florida, Wasney was taken by ambulance to the emergency room at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, where he incurred thousands of dollars more in medical expenses.

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        23 days ago

        Well, obviously, he should have refused evacuation.

        The specifics in this situation matter, but it sounds like the cruise ship provided a reasonable bill.

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    22 days ago

    The Stockholm syndrome of Americans talking about how they didn’t bilk him for as much as they could and would have on land every time this story comes up is really fucking sad 😮‍💨

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    23 days ago

    I own a cruise line with rates less than 99% what Royal Caribbean charges for life threatening injuries in international waters.

    Just pay me the money and you’ll be super safe fucking around in places where nobody really wants you and\or you burn mountains of tar to get there in disgustingly unsanitary ‘luxury’ . We promise you’ll be safe and entertained- just give me the fucking money.

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      22 days ago

      I’ve seen first hand the amount of fuel that giant warships consume. It is a fuck-ton.

      Those cruise ships are bigger and burn even more fuel.

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      22 days ago

      Royal Caribbean does not accept “land-based” health insurance plans.