Don’t rock the boat — you should avoid bringing these items on your next cruise, an expert warns.
Gary Bembridge, an avid travel and cruise extraordinaire, revealed the common items that are barred from popular liners.
The first, he explained, are surge protectors, extension cords or “anything allowing multiple plugs.”
“All cruise lines ban any extension cord with a surge protector feature,” he said, per The Mirror, adding that the cables are a fire hazard.
Bluetooth speakers are also not allowed on certain cruises, like Carnival ships.
“They have said that if any passenger tries to bring them on board at embarkation or at a port, they’ll be confiscated, and if cruisers buy a Bluetooth speaker in the on board shops, they will be held until the end of the cruise,” Bembridge explained.
“I am sure it has really been done as it is annoying and intrusive having people playing loud music at the pools, around the deck, on their balconies and in their cabins,” he noted, adding that he was “devastated” to learn of the restriction because he listens to white noise while sleeping.
Wi-Fi hotspots, routers and satellite dishes are also barred from boarding the boat — which one guest learned the hard way on a Carnival cruise.
YouTuber Richard Shillington tried to slink a Starlink mini dish out to sea and it was confiscated, Bembridge said.
CBD oil is also banned from cruise liners, despite its widespread medicinal use, according to Bembridge, who recalled the time one Carnival cruise guest was “denied boarding with no refund” after CBD gummies were discovered in their luggage. Not to mention, she was banned for life.
According to Carnival Cruise Line’s list of restricted items, drugs, ammunition, explosives, fireworks, flammable substances, hard liquor and sharp items like knives, scissors and open razors are among the banned belongings.
One of the most unusual items that is barred from the boat are paper pineapples, which are used to denote that the couples occupying their suite are open to swingers.
“I’ve never quite understood the hit-and-miss nature of advertising using that on regular cruises, when there are entire ship charters dedicated to swingers run by groups like such as Bliss Cruises which seems a surer thing,” Bembridge said.
