Tried that on Sept 14, 2001. Would have taken me from a few blocks from where I was stuck to a few blocks from my home. Unfortunately, I would have been getting on in the middle of the voyage and getting off in the same country and I guess there was some law saying that was not allowed.
I asked about that and was told that there is some law that prohibits using cruise ships as transport from point A-point B because it conflicted with airline travel. Cruise ships only *cruise*, they cannot *transport*.