THESE PEOPLE SHOULD BE ARRESTED

THESE PEOPLE SHOULD BE ARRESTED.
So I'm wondring if someone can explain to me how seven people can cause interuptions to thousands of people. Cost a cruise line thousands of dollars. Cause people to miss flights. Yet nothing happens to them and they come back the very next day and do it all over again to another cruise ship.

[@c.rizzo7]

Why doesn't the cruise companies hold the ports accountable. Get the lawyers involved and back charge the ports for the additional fees. Loss of profits will encourage compliance.

[@garys4067]

Why don't the cruise companies hold the ports accountable?

[@TheDastardlyDick]

Because the Port Authorities cannot be held responsible for the actions of people who are not their staff?

[@user-wo5ph9yv6r]

If these protesters spent this time working, maybe they could afford a cruise! Love you Don❤

[@j.g7506]

😂😂😂😂

[@TheDastardlyDick]

Maybe it's their day off? Maybe they've taken holiday time? Maybe they don't want to go on a cruuse?

[@thenormynerd6738]

Give the Netherlands what they want. Stop sailing there. See how long they like the lost tourist dollars.

[@aarpranch9082]

I agree, cross them off of any itinerary. They don't want cruiser, so cruisers won't enrich their economy. EAsy peasy.

[@Cenlalowell]

Hate to break it to you but the Netherlands were just fine before cruise port dollars

[@notinterested6343]

​@@Cenlalowell I disagree. If they are used to X amount of money every year then suddenly it goes way down there is a big difference. Plus it makes bad pres for Amsterdam.

[@aarpranch9082]

@@Cenlalowell That's cool. I don't support any economy that doesn't value me or my business. But I'm sure some small businesses and all the employees that relied on cruise dollars will miss the income, and now are displaced... but they can work for someone else. They're dispensable and movable. They won't mind the discomfort of looking for new jobs.

[@Wellch]

Use the smaller cruise ships

[@cindyk3281]

I agree , these people should be arrested.

[@TheDastardlyDick]

What for, exactly? Which Law have they broken!

[@user-vc1fq9bu3h]

I agree 100%. These people are out of control

[@lindameyer6397]

People are out of control for sure. After hearing Tony's story of the abuse of power lady, i am just shaking my head!

[@johnburnett1974]

That cruise company needs to sue that government.

[@TheDastardlyDick]

What for exactly?

[@dawnkunkel2564]

Operate locks like usual…. If they get smushed, they get smushed… play stupid games, win stupid prizes… less stupid ppl in the world.

[@TheDastardlyDick]

And whoever did that would face Criminal Charges like Murder/Homicide. Do you like Prison Food or something?

[@wjpreble]

The entire world has gone insane!!!! Let's hope that this doesn't move outside of Europe but unfortunately the trend is most likely heading to the United States. Like I said the entire world has lost its ever loving mind!!!

[@aynrandfan7454]

Nah 2nd Amendment won’t let those lunatics dare try to block my car or endanger my family

[@wjpreble]

Hate to tell you this but it's already happening in the US now. Not specifically involving cruise ships but it's just a matter of time. It's an election year, I am not going to rule anything out we live in an absolutely insane environment right now. I don't see that changing any time soon. Just hope my Alaskan cruise I booked for next year goes off without a hitch

[@annemariedonovan3437]

Vote and keep these Nuts’s out of office.

[@TheDastardlyDick]

You may find it already has - both Key West and Juneau are looking to limit cruise ships in their ports.

[@brianyaeger8209]

Also also, by forcing my the cruise to bus people, who wouldn’t have had to bus in the first place is actually ADDING to co2 emissions

[@smokeyjoe1953]

Very well presented Don. I would like to have these protestors come to our ranch and attempt these distractions ….. they would be met with very rigorous counter protests.

[@janetburt1753]

I do believe that the cruise ships should stop going to the Netherlands and let's see how much revenue the country will loose.

[@mamabar6811]

Yeah they made 115 million Euros off cruise passengers last year. That’s significant.

[@TheDastardlyDick]

The Portss of Amsterdam, Ijmuiden and Rotterdam make far more money from Cargo ships than they ever will from Cruise Ships.

[@NeedtoSpeak]

Don…North Americans are always so supportive of the Netherlands progressive views….legalized drugs, prostitution, free child care, free universities. But all of that comes with this as well….a very liberal judicial system. There will never be arrests for this type of activity.

[@Girasole5849]

Oh my. I have been blessed to be able to go on a couple of cruises and I’m far from rich. I’ve worked hard, scrimped and saved to be able to do so. These people need to be held accountable by the port and furthermore, the cruise lines should be reimbursed their fees from the government that allowed the protesters. Cruise lines should go one step further and skip that port, so the port looses the revenue.

[@DorisSahyoun]

I absolutely agree with you

[@TheDastardlyDick]

Do you know how many Cargo ships use Amsterdam Port? It's in the hundreds or thousands per day - they wouldn't notice the "loss"_of a couple of cruise ships.

[@kensmith-6022]

Don let this group go down to some Caribbean countries and try that.There get there head stromed old school.Some countries depends on cruise ships for income.

[@romariodossantos4692]

Specially the ones that are colonized by the Netherlands, like my island

[@Gre8american]

In the US these idiots block highways going to airports and cause people to miss their flights all the time and they rarely get arrested.

[@robertb7864]

So, they increased the impact on the environment because now there were more buses on the roads, more exhausts. The environment has been impacted worse. These people need to be held accountable

[@TheDastardlyDick]

Many busses in the Netherlands are already in alternative fuels like LNG, Hydrogen etc.

[@regenia8738]

What a shame! I agree with you that people have a right to protest. However, from my perspective, this kind of behavior actually undermines their cause; as it should.

[@mustangkarrie]

No consequences feeds the behavior

[@jeanettesnyder5320]

They need to be held accountable.

[@TheDastardlyDick]

Who does, and what for? No Criminal Offences have occurred!

[@TheJm129]

Don using sarcasm? Don is fired up.

[@nursenessie11]

I love when Don gets fired up.

[@emcovebe478]

They have caused a lot of disruption in my country. Blocking high ways, damaging art pieces, etc. And they did not unchain themselves, the police did. Don't judge the whole of the Netherlands because of a few shall we say less welcoming individuals. I don't understand why there seem to be no consequenties (correct spelling??) for those people either....

[@aussiejohn5835]

There doesn't seem to be any "consequences" maybe because the Netherlands is planning to ban all cruise ships in the future, or is it only Amsterdam 🤔

[@emcovebe478]

@@aussiejohn5835 yes, I read something about that, but it seems only to be Amsterdam. Rotterdam will be taking those cruise ships.

[@aussiejohn5835]

@@emcovebe478 Thanks for your reply and the confirmation that it's only Amsterdam.

[@mamabar6811]

Then the people who depend on cruise tourist dollars need to start forming their own counter protest against these people. The cruise industry brought 115 million Euros in revenue to the Netherlands last year. That’s a big chunk of money.

[@TheDastardlyDick]

Amsterdam is "over touristed" the Government there is taking other measures to limit numbers. I believe one is not renewing the licences for Air BnBs.

[@mamabar6811]

I want to see the businesses that depend on cruise tourism revenue start staging their own counter protests. These people need to rise up!

[@Reed-2big]

Blocking a thoroughfare, without a permit, in most countries is against the law. Why would it matter if it was a road or a waterway?

[@susanjoy3513]

Some people want to ruin things for others!

[@jn3084]

Thinking how much money the cities lose from tourism when these ships have to miss a port over 7 people.

[@TheDastardlyDick]

Compared to what the Ports of Amsterdam, Ijmuiden and Rotterdam make from Cargo ships, Cruise ship income is virtually nothing for them. You are not important.

[@beckymungo1333]

If that country loose the money from the cruise passengers, the country may wake up.

[@mjdehayes]

I thought port fees covered guaranteed access to the port. The cruise line should at least sue the city for the amount of all cruise fees paid plus legal fees. The city can then go after the protesters to try and get the lost money back.

[@TheDastardlyDick]

They don't include any guarantees. No same person would sign a contract with that in it!

[@joyadefoor2095]

Totally agree with you. So short sighted!

[@peggyford3801]

They should be able to sue the company hiring the protesters

[@TheDastardlyDick]

There isn't a Company "hiring orotesters" that comment is just plain stupid!

[@dawnturner8735]

I am so with you on this, this is a ridiculous way to make a point. It’s great there was no repercussions for their actions. They should be charged and made to pay the costs incurred.

[@Steven-er2bt]

These people are ridiculous! I agree with you Don, maybe if these people bettered themselves they wouldn't be so jealous. Why don't we ask how much carbon a jetliner passenger creates vs a cruise passenger ....oh, then factor in the volume of passengers... We are not going to stop flying or cruising and we will never apologize for the lifestyle that we EARNED! ..and we have no intention of buying an EV anytime soon! Put them in jail.

[@TheDastardlyDick]

Do you know what the Dutch Minimum wage is? I suggest you look it up before spouting rubbish like "bettering themselves".

[@jameshoffman2163]

Eventually the economic impact will cause the Netherlands to stop the insanity

[@lindac1479]

We have protester group in uk who brought our major motorway system to a standstill for hours by gluing themselves to the tarmac, they were arrested and sent to jail for a maximum of 5 years. However, it is a very contentious subject in uk by human rights bodies saying this is wrong and they should be classed as hero’s

[@NickTeagle]

Don, this is happening across Europe. The same group causes chaos in the UK as well and the police do virtually nothing. The should be treated as terrorists and you wouldn’t need many to be sentenced harshly. Twenty five years in jail for one or two will discourage a lot of them.

[@TheDastardlyDick]

Some of them have been given jail sentences of up to 5 years for organizing protests here in the UK, so we'll just have to wait and see. I can assure you or Police do not do nothing, but, like the rest of Europe, the right to peaceful protest is in our Laws too.

[@visaman]

The protest also followed the news in June that the city government of Amsterdam plans to limit and then move cruise ships away from the city center dock. By 2026 the plan calls for limiting cruise ship calls followed by a requirement for the ships to use shore power while on dock. The city is exploring entirely banning cruise ships and moving their dock to the west by 2035.

[@StephanieVanLoon-si7iz]

We cruised out of Amsterdam on 05/16/24 down the Rhine River on Viking Hervor. We went through locks as we neared Switzerland. It was similar to the Panama Canal but so much smaller.

[@kristenkroes9649]

Cruise ships are definitely not the factor causing all the pollution.

[@stevewarrick4402]

But let's be clear. Cruise ships are not 100% pollution free. As a person with 60 cruises under my belt, I've never seen a ship not emit black or gray smoke. On a rear facing balcony, I had to get the room steward to clean my balcony every other day of the black soot on a 15 day trans-Atlantic crossing.

[@sherrydiener8688]

Hi Don, People are just getting out of hand.

[@samokeefe8050]

That’s this new generation all about them !

[@stevebartley628]

If there are no consequences then things will continue. Those that glue themselves to roads, etc. should remain there without food and water. The cruiseline and all passengers should sue the group out of existance

[@stevebartley628]

A reason to boycott the Netherlands

[@TheDastardlyDick]

Oh please do - then the rest of us can go There and enjoy it without cruise passengers whinging about everything!

[@QuintajaPolk-z7u]

Your cruise tips really help me so much

[@WebTravel08]

Is it possible for a civil lawsuit to the individuals and group responsible.

[@moon.lights.ramblings]

6:48 we actually do stand for that we did it all through 2020. It’s a shame a crying out shame people should be prosecuted.

[@ModernMyths]

Trust me, I'm not super rich. I'm disabled and barely get enough to survive. Yet I still go on cruises. and I do it be donating plasma. It's the only time I actually do something for myself. I don't go out to restaurants, I don't go to the movies. I save every penny, which I've actually walked parking lots finding, and donate plasma (which is a good cause as well) in order to go on my trips. So does that make me rich?

[@FelixTorres-wl5vt]

It depends on local laws. Some local laws are very different.

[@peterneal7160]

They should at least be held accountable for any disruption!!

[@welovegoldens]

How much income, tourist money 💰 do cruise ships 🚢 bring into the Netherlands? Maybe if it’s enough to hurt if cruises stopped going there, the government would wake up and do something.

[@LoreeVanderWerf-si8sn]

These environmentalists are driving me batty.

[@randijaffe-7665]

You’ve been so busy, getting home and putting up these great videos! So, in other countries, we should stop going through and there goes their economy!! Not going to the Netherlands!!

[@randa200771]

It's the Dutch Formula 1 Grand Prix up next. Now if you want to see RICH that's the place to go. I wonder if they will be there chaining themselves to the gates of the circuit?

[@mikesevilla9627]

I agree!

[@joeseatac331]

Norway has over 800,000 cows belching 88,000 tons of methane gas. Disposable diapers take 500 years to decompose. That’s an average of 6000 diapers per child before the age of three. Cruise lines are moving to LNG, can Norway clean some cloth diapers?

[@cynthiareifsnider5794]

Maybe the port is another one trying to stop cruise ships from coming in. Maybe the cruiselines should go somewhere else. The port is loosing in the long run. Really sad.

[@TheDastardlyDick]

Acfually, they're losing very little compared to the money they make from Cargo ships. Cruise ships are not the sole reason for ports to exist.

[@joelsense9031]

Why do these protesters think disruptive behavior will bring people to their side? It just makes people mad, it does absolutely nothing for their cause.

[@TWSmith42]

Protests against tourism and cruising in particular will continue to grow. Cruising is an easy target.

[@Ivehadenuff]

The cruise ships should hire law enforcement officers at key areas.

[@TheDastardlyDick]

Unlike the US, you can't "hire" Police Officers for private use.

[@alanshinosky2336]

All cruise lines just cancel all stops in the Netherlands and let us see how that works out. Of course cruise lines have zero gonads to make calls like this.

[@kays749]

Different country, different rules.

[@MS-qi1sk]

They need to find out thoes people are and make them pay that bill .stop the cruise ships from going there. The shops around the ports depend on thoes dollars. Bet thoes arrests will start happening

[@scotscotty8075]

Thanks Don, nothing positive about cruising these days, I guess.

[@littleeva]

Maybe those people should do something like....I don't know, get jobs. Isn't the Netherlands the place of "The Man With 1000 Kids?"

[@blush1967]

Don, it’s not worth getting so upset over it and risk your own health. Take care of yourself. We need you!

[@judymay2536]

Stop going there and no more tourist spending money in their port. These protestors should be charged

[@TheDastardlyDick]

What are you suggesting they are charged with? Which Dutch Law have they broken?

[@engc4953]

Sadly, we have parliamentarians here in Canada who should be brought before the court for corruption.

[@diaryofagrievernamedjohnwe1433]

There are laws that enable freedom of speech, and it is up to the provinces and governments of sovereignty to enable people to voice their opinion nonviolently. Was there physical harm to ships, crew, passengers, bystanders? No, but message was presented. Even in the states, Terris, protesting disrupts, but, to a point, allowed by US Constitution to Express one's opinions, no matter how diametrically opposite they are. The countries experiencing the same thing understands.

[@lindahuggins4518]

100% agree

[@emilydami7887]

The world is becoming very unfriendly

[@sherrimcclow188]

I agree with you Don,

[@LoreeVanderWerf-si8sn]

I agree 100% Don.

[@larrylack5990]

Actually between the military & commercial shipping those are real polluters.

[@cathyhurst1946]

I agree these people should be charged.

[@brendank66]

Send the bill to the protesters

[@kenG2862]

How much pollution cane from all those buses?

[@TheDastardlyDick]

Very little as most public transport runs on alternative fuels in the Netherlands.

[@joewines3883]

This is becoming more and more common. I can't see why they are protesting the ship and ports. They should go to the government and talk to them and protest there. And why didn't the authorities step in and stop this.

[@marilynsue4273]

If they didn't do any unlawful acts, no liability.

[@brianscrivener4670]

The whole world is going crazy.

[@lindakowalski8687]

The super rich have their own yachts, LOL you won’t find them on any cruise ships.

[@janicewestcott9844]

They should be arrested.

[@TheDastardlyDick]

What for exactly? Which Dutch Law have they broken?

[@kenmacleod2682]

Hi Don I’ve never seen you that mad before but well said and well done cheers Don

[@brianfoster4434]

These people are being paid to do this.

[@TheDastardlyDick]

Who by? Name the Company who hires them. Some people have causes or beliefs however weird the rest of us may find them. It's not all about money.

[@angelathomas6770]

I agree that it wasn't physical harm but financial harm.

[@susantopper6809]

It is crazy. Same for the ones who try to destroy artwork

[@traveladventureswiththecla3505]

Environmental??? What a out the plastic banner and the toxic ink to print it. Now busses had Tobe used causing even a worse footprint. I could go on.

[@ivogard]

I have no interest on visiting the Netherlands you all stay there Ill stay over here warm and cozy!!

[@jameswade7550]

the thing is these people are breaking the Law at least I think so, so why is not the Government doing anything about it. Thanks Don some very good points.

[@timgraves716]

And how much pollution was added in order to bus people to their destination?

[@jessicadevos3886]

in the netherlands en belgian its perfectly legal to protest and chain youre self to someting as lng as you do not hurt anybody

[@barryhaley7430]

Just more lack of law enforcement.

[@TheDastardlyDick]

Lack of enforcing which Dutch Law?

[@douglasbray3563]

Good Morning Don

[@ivogard]

Im not Traveling to Europe no thank you! Im happy with my Caribbean Islands 🏝

[@ceofiles1688]

💯

[@jeffreylevin9616]

I agree. Heard about that yesterday. I think the Government there is smoking some hasheesh.

[@Cenlalowell]

You can't just arrest people because there making your cruise port uncomfortable by protesting. Crise company need to hold off from going to that port

[@Jenn4kindness]

I understand global warming is important. However, this is not the way to fix it. We need new ideas and innovations. Protesting is fine. This goes beyond protesting!

[@davidsanders5063]

Of course 10 or more buses do not pollute at all!!!

[@marthagrant143]

Sad for the passengers but also for the local people who lost revenue because of the protest.

[@belxsar1504]

I think these protestors need to get out more and do a bit more of real research to find out where their misplaced passions can be more productively utilized.

[@marycawley4491]

It is ridiculous