Awhile back my wife and I boarded a Buquebus back to Buenos Aires. I took a window seat and she sat next to me. We cleared trash off the tray tables and relaxed for our trip. Then a young woman came down the aisle and told us we had to move because I was sitting in her seat. She said she had left her soda can and sandwich left-overs on the tray to indicate that the seat was occupied. The cabin was about half empty so I didn't see any reason for us to move, told her to take another seat. She carried on insisting that I move and growing more and more indignant every time she explained the soda can rule of seat possession. Other people in the cabin were watching but no one gave any indication that I was violating any Buquebus protocol. Fnally, red faced and hyperventilating she turned a left. A minute later she returned the Buquebus version of a lady flight attendant (I don't know what the correct term for her would be, boat attendant? ferry lady? seat enforcer? cruise director?). The accuser looked on smugly as the ferry lady told us that we were in the woman's seat and we had to move. I politely told the cruise director what I had told the seat lady, 'there were plenty of other seats available for her, no need for us to move'. The cruise director fumbled for a reply and came up with, 'Then how do you intend to resolve this problem?' to which I replied, 'I don't have a problem, you have one.' The conversation deteriorated as she asked me, 'What is my problem?'. To which I pointed at the claimant and said, 'Her, she's your problem'.
At that point they looked at each other unsure about their next move. I let out a deep, relaxed exhale and slid down in my seat putting my feet up on the window sill and settling for the rest of the cruise in MY seat.
The flight attendant took the victim forward to first class. En route to first class she turned and gave me a finger and a victorious smile.
My question is, was I wrong? Do we mark our seats with soda cans? Could I have been banned from Buquebus?
By the way this is only the second most bizarre thing that has happened to me while travelling to BsAs.
At that point they looked at each other unsure about their next move. I let out a deep, relaxed exhale and slid down in my seat putting my feet up on the window sill and settling for the rest of the cruise in MY seat.
The flight attendant took the victim forward to first class. En route to first class she turned and gave me a finger and a victorious smile.
My question is, was I wrong? Do we mark our seats with soda cans? Could I have been banned from Buquebus?
By the way this is only the second most bizarre thing that has happened to me while travelling to BsAs.