{"id":25170,"date":"2015-08-12T01:00:15","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/?p=25170"},"modified":"2015-08-12T01:00:15","modified_gmt":"2015-08-12T08:00:15","slug":"wednesday-12th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/?p=25170","title":{"rendered":"Cops, Airline Aid Missing Passenger"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Victoria<\/a><\/p>\n

Sometimes, it’s just nice to be able to tell a nice story. Like the one that appeared this week in The Province<\/i><\/a>, one of Vancouver’s<\/a> two daily newspapers, about a passenger who went missing from Jewel of the Seas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 65-year-old woman disembarked in Victoria<\/a>, on Vancouver Island, in mid-morning earlier this month. When the ship was ready to leave for Seattle<\/a> late that afternoon, the final leg of a week-long Alaska<\/a> cruise, there was no sign of her. Eventually, after waiting a reasonable time as ship captains are wont to do, Jewel of the Seas had to leave.<\/p>\n

Police in Victoria contacted the woman’s family in Buffalo<\/a> and discovered she had been having symptoms of dementia. Disoriented, she showed up in a downtown hotel and police took her to a nearby hospital to be assessed.<\/p>\n

All’s well that ends well, right?<\/p>\n

The story gets better. <\/p>\n

One of the cops, Constable Andre Almeida, arranged for her to fly to Seattle in time for her scheduled flight home to New York. He paid for the flight on his own credit card with the idea that he’d be able to cover it with his “points.” And when he was asked about doing that, the constable issued this statement:<\/p>\n

““There was no other way to ensure she would make it back home. She needed help. It could be my mom stranded somewhere and I would hope someone would help.”<\/span><\/p>\n

There’s more.<\/span><\/p>\n

After a night in hospital, the woman was taken to the airport by the police for her Alaska Airlines<\/a> flight. The airline reimbursed Constable <\/span>Almeida, and saw to it that she made her connecting flight to her family.<\/p>\n

These days, two segments of society that seem to take a regular beating are police and airlines, so it’s also nice that they’re being recognized for doing something…nice.<\/p>\n

Today at portsandbows.co<\/span><\/a>m: No more <\/strong><\/em><\/span>Dancing With The Stars: At Sea<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Carnival Magic<\/a>
\n\t7 nights
\n\tSeptember 27, 2015
\n\tGalveston<\/a> (return): Cozumel<\/a>, Grand Cayman<\/a>, Montego Bay<\/a>
\n\tInside: $429
\n\tCost per day: $61<\/strong>
\n\twww.carnival.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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