PSA to cruise travelers, don’t miss the ship.
This should be obvious to everyone since no one wants to miss their vacation but missing the ship can have other consequences. This couple in r/legaladvice planned a NCL cruise from NYC>Port Canaveral>the Bahamas>NYC. In FL they had an excursion and missed the ship. They met the ship back in NYC where they got their luggage. NLC is now charging the couple $1,400 citing the Jones Act for missing the ship because foreign flagged vessels are not allowed to transport people between two US ports unless they make a stop “in a distance foreign port.” So, since the OP did