Carnival Cruise ship leaves with family's luggage, dialysis machine [View all]

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MIAMI - A South Florida woman says she and her family were escorted off a Carnival Cruise ship after the cruise line could not find her daughter's dialysis machine.

Lillian Hensley, her disabled daughter, her son and her daughter-in-law were supposed to set sail for a five-day Carnival Cruise to Jamaica last weekend. Christine, her daughter, requires nightly dialysis, and Hensley said she received clearance from Carnival to bring a portable dialysis machine onboard.

Shortly after checking in Saturday, Hensley said she got a call from the ship's staff saying they couldn't find their luggage or the machine.

When she told the person that her daughter could not live without dialysis, she said she was told to get off the ship.

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