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  • Carnival Rethinks Rumored Policy Change Regarding Free Room Service

    Carnival Rethinks Rumored Policy Change Regarding Free Room Service

    It has been about a week since the rumors began to circle that Carnival was eliminating its free room service. The claim was that in January the cruise line would no longer be offering free room service for all meals. The new offering was going to be more of an a la carte menu, but the continental breakfast would remain free.

    The proposed menu was to include items such as salads, pizza, wings, sandwiches, and cheesecake. The cost would range from $2 to $5 per item in most cases. These changes were marked up as an effort by the cruise line to reduce food waste, but it was not well received by the general public, who saw it as a potentially large expense added to the cost of their vacations.
    Now, just four days after this big announcement, the cruise line has backed down from its previous announcement stating that it will be keeping the free room service “for the time being.” Management further added that they were planning to make changes to the plan but have determined that this action needs to proceed more slowly allowing for more time to communicate with guests and travel agency partners.

    As it turns out, many guests who appear to be loyal travelers on the Carnival line were very upset by the loss of free room service. Many travel websites who had released versions of the Carnival press release were documenting thousands of comments of a very negative tone. And it didn’t take long for these consumers to be heard and to elicit the second press release of the week regarding the Carnival free room service policy.

    As it stands now, free room service is still a feature on the Carnival line, but that could be changing in the future. Many are expecting room service to be offered for a flat per day fee much as it is on other lines such as Royal Caribbean and Norwegian. Both of those lines offer room service for a daily service fee of $7.95.

    But whatever the executives at Carnival decide to do, it is certain that they will begin the announcement process long before the changes are scheduled to occur. They have been inundated with comments by annoyed passengers and future guests who felt that this fast change to a major service was unfair and unwarranted.

  • Boob Cruise

    If you’re looking for a type of cruise called a “boob cruise,” chances are you won’t find it – especially not on any of the world’s top-rated and most well-respected cruise lines. What you will find, however, are a number of cruise lines that allow topless sunbathing and theme cruises that may highlight nudity. This doesn’t mean that you are free to gawk. Topless sunbathing on cruise ships is done in a tasteful and respectful manner and anyone violating any rules associated with topless sunbathing will be ejected from the ship at the nearest port of call.

    In today’s cruise industry, which attracts millions on top of millions of passengers each year, anything goes when it comes to theme cruises. The Port of Los Angeles alone welcomes more than 2.2 million passengers each year, meaning that there are so many different types of people taking a cruise, cruise lines must be flexible in order to satisfy different tastes and budgets.

    Cruise lines offer literally hundreds of theme cruises each year and in most cases, groups can even customize their own theme. Just a few of the different types of theme cruises include: Jazz cruises, fitness cruises, culinary cruises, singles cruises, wine tasting cruises, art cruises, family cruises, yoga cruises, dancing cruises, adventure cruises, and gay cruises – to name a few.

    If you are looking for more than just a topless cruise line, many of the world’s smaller cruise lines are open to full blown nude cruises or at least partially nude cruises. If you’re looking for a trusted name in the nude cruise industry, try Bare Necessities (www.bare-necessities.com). Bare Necessities offers nude cruises to nudists and the curious alike and the vast majority of cruisers (a whopping 98%) are married. Also known for offering nude cruises and gay cruises is Windjammer Barefoot Cruises , a trusted name in the cruise industry overall. Windjammer Barefoot Cruises has a fleet of four tall ships that sail to exotic locales such as Aruba, Colon Panama, Tortola, Antigua, Herradura, and Grenada, to name a few.

    Before we discuss the larger cruise lines and their topless sunbathing rules, here is a bit of information about nude cruises.

    Nude Cruise Etiquette: If you are a first-timer on a nude cruise there are just a few simple rules to remember. It’s best not to take pictures or video due to privacy issues and concerns. In addition, the same respectful behavior that is exhibited as a fully clothed passenger is expected as a nude passenger. And of course gawking and staring is highly inappropriate. Nude cruise directors and staff will not tolerate such behavior. In fact, if a passenger exhibits any kind of inappropriate behavior, they may be removed from the vessel and banned from ever booking again.

    What to Pack: Ship officials on nude cruises will keep the temperature on board nice and toasty for passengers, so all passengers need to bring is: lots of sunscreen, t-shirts, flip flops, shorts or whatever they may feel comfortable dining or lounging in if the urge to “dress” strikes.

    Now, if you’re looking for larger cruise lines that allow topless sunbathing, look no further than Carnival Cruise Lines, which features “European Style Sunbathing Decks.” Other cruise lines that may allow topless sunbathing (in designated areas only) include: Celebrity Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Norwegian Cruise Lines, and Regal Cruise Line.

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