jetliner said "I'm not sure about in Italy, but it's not at all unusual for the cruise line to claim your bag and take it to the port for you. You then get your bag delivered to your stateroom. So, they very well may not have even known the bag was missing until they set sail."
however, i believe that many times, depending on cruiseline and port, the passanger has to claim their luggage and than take it over to the designated desk for their cruise, so that there is no mistake in whose bag is whose, i remember that is how it worked when i went on several of my royal caribbean cruises, but it may be different in different ports/airports and cruiselines i am not sure
so according to what i just wrote, it would mean it is the airlines fault for the OP not having his suitcases and clothes. That must have been really embarrasing and uncomfortable, knowing that you couldnt eat in the restaurant/dinning hall and having non/little clothes that you did have.
It shouldnt matter if you barely made the cruise or not, the airline should be responsible for your suitcase and they should give you monotary damages, especially since a cruise is supposed to be relaxing and worry free. You definately have a good reason to have an extension for not filling out a baggage claim within 24hours, kinda hard to do much about it in the middle of the sea, and besides if people say you could have gone to the computer on the ship when you got on your cruise than they are crazy, the first thing i did (aswell as many others) was go to my room, get everyting settled such as making sure everything is clean and works, than walk around the ship to see what it has to offer, and than grab a bite to eat before a quick swim
i wish you the best on getting compensation that is suitable for the experience you went through, that can ruin a vacation
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