Pier Runner Shows No Shame Reboarding Cruise Ship in Mexico

While there are many key etiquette rules that cruise guests can (and often do) break, one of the biggest sins in cruising is pier running.

If you haven’t heard of pier runners before, these are the cruise guests who return to their ship at the very last minute or even after the “all aboard” time at the end of a port call.

Punctual cruise guests often get a kick out of heckling pier runners for their tardiness, who are often already in a panic in their rush back to the ship.

But if one recent Carnival guest felt any remorse for her tardiness while returning late to her cruise ship in Ensenada, Mexico, she certainly didn’t show it.

Passengers onboard captured a video of an unidentified woman who arrived late to the ship slowly walking to the gangway and rudely flipping off the guests watching from the decks and their private balconies.

“This lady was the last to board in Ensenada and spent even more time flipping everyone off,” the recent guest posted on Reddit.

They went on to say that two other guests had also arrived at the last minute shortly before the final woman, but shouted their apologies and were forgiven with applause.

“This last one was just trashy. At least we were entertained,” the guest continued.

Another guest who witnessed the stunt made an appearance in the comments section and confirmed that the woman arrived approximately 20 minutes late and she wasn’t alone.

“I was here booing them…It was a group of 4, the first two ran so we started cheering them and these two (her man isn’t in this video) were flipping us off and getting booed. Think it was about 20 minutes past the time we were supposed to depart,” the fellow passenger shared.

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It’s not confirmed which Carnival ship this spectacle unfolded on, but judging by the Redditor’s description of the itinerary, it was most likely Carnival Firenze.

The Venice-class ship disembarked a 5-day sailing to the Mexican Riviera in Long Beach, California, on November 18, 2025.

This now-completed sailing included a call to Ensenada on November 17.

Pier Running is Rude & Risky

All I can say is that this pier runner was acting awfully entitled after inconveniencing the thousands of other guests and crew members onboard and putting her own cruise vacation at risk.

Others on Reddit were even harsher than me, and suggested that the woman shouldn’t have even been welcomed back onboard after her rude gesture.

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“I wonder if she is drunk? If I was security I would be kicking her off the ship for doing that and making the ship wait on her. I swear people are entitled when it comes to cruises,” one commenter wrote.

“The way I would have raced her to put the ramp up,” another joked.

Carnival does have a Code of Conduct policy that guests are required to follow, which can result in a $500 fine or other penalties if broken, but it’s unclear if any punishments were levied in response to the offensive gesture.

And in reality, this woman is simply lucky to have not missed her cruise ship.

With rare exceptions, cruise ships will not wait for latecomers because it is inconsiderate to the thousands of other timely guests onboard and they often have to adhere to strict schedules to keep the itinerary on track.

Additionally, staying late in port can also result in additional fees for the cruise line.

If latecomers do miss their ship, they are typically not compensated for any lost cruising time and are responsible for handling their own travel arrangements to reunite with the ship or make their way home.