Vanessa Fox
This letter details the events that lead up to our missing out on what was supposed to be a wonderful 7-day Western Caribbean Cruise vacation. A day that began with excitement and anticipation quickly turned into a nightmare that left us furious, frustrated, and disenfranchised due to various delays with flight # AA 1340. This cruise was planned on the Holland America-Nieuw Statendam ship several months in advance. On the day of our departure from Reagan National Airport (DCA), me and my travel companion, Ms. Deborah Burroughs never reached the pier because of the continuing “delays”. The ship was leaving from Fort Lauderdale, so we flew into Miami and arranged for a transfer to the pier in Ft. Lauderdale. The ship was scheduled to sail at 5 PM on Sunday, March 24, 2019.
Originally, we…