'My parents ignored my warnings - so I left on a cruise without them when they were late'
A man has asked if they were in the wrong for leaving their parents behind after they were late for a cruise ship departure.
A Reddit user sparked a heated debate after questioning whether they were wrong to leave their tardy parents behind as a cruise ship set sail without them.
The individual took to the popular AmITheA**hole subreddit, seeking opinions on the dilemma that unfolded after their parents, who had gifted them the cruise for their 18th birthday and high school graduation, failed to adhere to the strict departure schedule.
Their post detailed the incident: "I graduated from high school back in December. As a gift my parents got me a cruise. It was also for my 18th birthday. It was also a family vacation. We usually stay at all inclusive resorts but I have always wanted to go on a cruise. I told my parents it was different and that if we went on excursions we had to follow the schedule no matter what."
Despite warnings, the parents continued shopping and bargaining with locals, ignoring the cruise schedule, which led to a fallout. "Well it was a week-long cruise and they would not head back to the ship when I said it was time to go," the user recounted.
"They were busy shopping and bargaining with the locals. I finally said that I was heading back to the ship. My mom waved me off."
The parents missed the boat by a significant margin, leaving them stranded. "The missed the departure. By a lot. Like 45 minutes. They got ahold of me through WhatsApp. They wanted to know why I didn't get the boat to wait for them. I wanted to scream that they were not going to inconvenience 3,998 people because two could not understand what a schedule was.
"They ended up having to fly to the next port from there and it was expensive. They are pissed at me for leaving them behind. I don't know what I was supposed to do. They literally told me that they knew what they were doing. I wish I had never asked for this. They are making me miserable because I left without them."
Comments were overwhelmingly siding with the offsprings - dubbing the parents as "entitled". One commentator hit out: "NTA they seriously think the ship will delay for 45 minutes, yea no. The docks and ship have a schedule to keep. They are adults and need to be responsible for getting back on time. Which is something you have figured out in less than 6 months of being an adult. At least you don't have to go on any more vacations with them after this."
Another was irate, stating: "This is ALL on your parents.. They didn't respect the ship schedule."
A third chimed in: "What precisely do they think you could have done? Kidnapped the captain? Staged your own drowning? You didn't abandon them, they abandoned you, don't let them weasel word this around to being your fault in any way, shape or form! ".
