Eight passengers were left stranded on the African island of São Tomé and Príncipe after their cruise ship departed without them due to their late return from a private tour. The tourists, six from the U.S. and two from Australia, were aboard the Norwegian Dawn and were supposed to rejoin the ship in time for departure. Despite efforts by the tour operator and the local Coast Guard, they were not allowed to board.
A dream cruise vacation has turned into a nightmare for eight passengers left stranded on the African island of São Tomé and Príncipe after their ship left without them because they were late to return from a private tour . The tourists — six from the U.S. and two from Australia — were aboard the Norwegian Dawn , a Norwegian cruise line ship, which departed from Cape Town , South Africa , on March 20, for a 21-day voyage up the coast of Africa set to end in Barcelona , Spain , on April 10.
But on March 27, the group of eight tourists were late to return to the ship for the all aboard time of 3 p.m. from a private excursion on the island. Jay and Jill Campbell of South Carolina were part of the group that was left behind. They said their tour’s operator notified the cruise captain that they were going to be late to rejoin the ship and the local Coast Guard tried to get them on the vessel, but they weren’t allowed to boar
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