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Post subject: Woman turned away from Carnival cruise being 'too pregnant'
 Posted: Jun 25, 2008 - 01:28 EST
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How pregnant is too pregnant to cruise? There's a new cutoff at Carnival Cruise Lines, and it already has tripped up at least one pregnant cruiser.
WFTV of Orlando today reports that Huey Tsao of Washington, D.C., was left stranded at the dock this week in Port Canaveral, Fla., after Carnival turned her away for being too pregnant.
Tsao is 26 weeks pregnant, and she tells WFTV that when she booked her ticket Carnival's brochures said the cutoff was 27 weeks. But unbeknownst to her the line quietly changed its threshold earlier this year to 24 weeks.
Carnival spokesman Vance Gulliksen tells USA TODAY the line changed its policy in January, and the new cutoff has been posted online. The policy cites the risk of premature labor.
A check of cruise line websites finds that other lines such as Princess and Royal Caribbean also have been quietly switching to a 24-week cutoff. None of the lines have announced the changes in press releases, and the changes have not been widely reported. Still, Gulliksen says Carnival, at least, gave plenty of notice to its customers.
"We didn't issue a press release per se but advised travel agents and guests of the new policy through our various communication channels -- e-mail blasts, updated fleet brochure, ticket contract, Fun Pass registration site and website," Gulliksen says.
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