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Cruise Jail, People Falling Overboard, and the Shitting Incident
from Floating Buffet (with Ralph Sutton) · #70
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4 minRalph and Tim discuss the ship's brig for misbehaving passengers, people left behind in Mexico, a husband suspected of pushing his wife overboard for insurance money, and a man who defecated all over the hallway near Tim's cabin on the last night.
- 12:40Shiprock cruise returns every year with fewer people than it started—people get left behind after getting too drunk or trying to smuggle drugs back from Mexico.
- 13:05There's an actual brig on the boat where passengers who cause trouble get locked up for the entire cruise.
- 13:29Working in the ship jail is the fallback job for crew members the management doesn't trust with other responsibilities.
- 14:04Tim doesn't understand why people pay to go on cruises just to be near celebrities like Edie Falco when they could do the same activities on land.
- 14:56Five days is the ideal cruise length; anything longer and by the final day you're miserable and ready to leave.
- 15:26Cruise passengers spend the entire time eating, gambling, and watching shows—all things they could do without being on a boat.
- 15:44Tim worries about the medical facilities on cruises, suspecting the doctors aren't American and may not be legitimate.
- 16:13Despite his concerns, Tim admits Shiprock is one of his favorite things to do every year.
- 16:29Last Shiprock, Tim woke up at four in the morning to the smell of shit in the hallway from a passenger who had an accident in his cabin.
- 16:43Crew members had no idea what to do about the passenger shitting all over the hall and his cabin on the final night.
ShiprockThe SopranosEdie Falco