“””Very true. But I still think it ridiculous to leave while they’re on the pier, as opposed to being nowhere in sight, which is a different story.”””
The NCL ship was not at the pier. This was a tender port.
“””In a statement provided to news.com.au, the US based Norwegian Cruise Lines said while the ship was in São Tomé and Príncipe, an African island nation, eight guests who were on the island on a private tour “not organised through us” missed the last tender back to the vessel, “therefore not meeting the all aboard time of 3pm local time.”””””