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Many of us fantasize about taking a cruise somewhere tropical, but did you know that there are several items that are officially prohibited on board?
Lucy Southerton, who runs Cruising as Crew’s social media accounts, recently uploaded a video to YouTube. video describing some of the prohibited items.
Some more obvious things may come to mind, but Lucy dove right into some extravagant things that Royal Caribbean Cruises, one of the biggest suppliers, can’t bring or bring with caution.
Prohibited items ranged from floats to appliances, and he even used a horrifying anecdote involving a family’s ashes to illustrate why they are rarely allowed on board.
He described a total of five things that you might not think would be confiscated or subject to close scrutiny.
floating devices
Lucy Southerton uploaded a video to her YouTube channel Cruising as Crew where she described some strange things that could be confiscated while you’re on board a ship, if you don’t follow the rules.
Lucy said: ‘Floating devices, rubber rings etc. The reason you can’t bring mats or rubber rings is because there is limited space in the pool.
‘So if you have five people all on a mat lying in a pool, no one else could fit in the pool.
‘It makes sense that they are not allowed to use them or take them on board.
‘However, you can take your float on board and use it in port; but you cannot use it in the pools on board the ship.
‘And if you like to use a mat a lot, a rubber ring, a flamingo, I would bring it to you, just because you can save some money.
‘The other day I was at CocoCay [in the Bahamas] And they have mats you can use, but they’re $20 each! So if you have one at home you can bring it with you.
“Or if you just want to pay the $20 to save having to waste luggage space and the time it would take to fly it, then I would understand.”
Accessories
The cruise ship worker insisted that some of the things could be brought, but with caveats and specific permission.
While it’s more than okay to carry your hair straighteners or curling irons with you, you should be more careful with other appliances, which may risk a fine.
Lucy explained that this includes irons and steamers.
She said: ‘If you’ve been watching my videos for a while you’ll know that I tried to get on a steamship on board one of my trips with Virgin and I thought I was being sneaky. but it was confiscated.’
There are no coffee makers, no huge blenders or anything like that. There are no toasters. Someone tried to bring a toaster on board once!’
‘He The reason is that these represent a fire risk and a fire on a cruise ship is what we as cruise ship members fear the most.
“It would be pretty disastrous if we had a fire on board, and can you imagine if your toaster or iron started that fire? It would be pretty embarrassing.”
“Of course, anything hair related is absolutely fine.”
Drones
The YouTuber is known for her popular videos that talk about life on cruise ships and encourage others to take the plunge and work on one.
Another stranger: drones. Lucy insisted: ‘You can take a drone on board, but you can’t use it on board.
‘Of course, it will be thoroughly reviewed like everything else. You won’t be able to use it on any of the private destinations either, but you will be able to use it on a generic port of call.’
So if you’re docking in St Thomas, for example, you can use your drone once you’re outside.
walkie talkies/baby monitors
Lucy, who appears in the photo very dressed up, revealed some of the things that cruise passengers should never bring on board, or bring with caution.
Although she admitted she had no idea about the ban on walkie talkies, Lucy understood why baby monitors were banned on board.
‘I honestly don’t know why walkie talkies aren’t allowed, it must interfere with something.
‘It’s a bit strange if you leave your baby in the cabin and the parents go down to one of the bars.
“I also don’t think any of these would work effectively on a cruise ship.”
scattering ashes
Some travelers may want to scatter ashes if they visit a place loved by a recently deceased loved one, but the rules are strict, Lucy revealed.
She said: “It is allowed to scatter ashes at sea, but with restrictions.” I always remember that on a P&O ship a family came to scatter her father’s ashes and they stood at the back of the ship and stupidly threw the ashes out of the urn into the sea.
“The wind was blowing in the opposite direction, so the ashes flew onto the terrace and covered everyone because, as you can imagine, there were a lot of people sunbathing in bikinis with sun cream, so the ashes stuck to their bikinis! !”
He also explained that the urn must be thrown into the sea so it must be biodegradable to be suitable for doing so.
‘Upon boarding, you will need to present a death certificate and cremation certificate to guest services, and schedule a time to scatter the ashes and throw them into the ocean. So it’s allowed, but please don’t scatter the ashes like confetti!’