On this cruise ship, the one thing more eye-popping than the ocean view is where passengers stash their room keys.
A viral Reddit post from a passenger aboard Independence of the Seas in r/Cruise has the web clutching its pearls — and no, it’s not about someone’s uncle hogging the chocolate fountain.
The offender? Women fishing their SeaPass cards out of their bras, turning a straightforward card swipe right into a full-on nautical contortion act.
The Reddit thread, cheekily titled “Ladies — Get a lanyard,” didn’t hold back: “I’m currently on Independence of the Seas and twice I’ve seen ladies reaching into their blouses to locate their SeaPass, which was stashed of their bras.”
The poster continued with some pointed advice: “That is frankly disgusting for the crew members and for everybody who has them touch their drink glasses afterward. Please just buy a lanyard.”
Others pushed back, attempting to keep it chill: “It’s not classy, but it’s essential calm down. It’s just skin, identical to the skin in your hands.”
“Sweat. I even have held my phone there. It gets sweaty despite the fact that I’m not sweating otherwise.”
After which there have been the pragmatists stating the larger picture: “People don’t wash their hands with soap and water after leaving the restrooms.”
“People don’t wash their hands so often that cruise ships must almost beg them to before visiting the buffet. Boob sweat is the very least of your worries, my guy.”
Practical solutions were also suggested, with a side of fashion critique. Read one suggestion, “‘Dear clothing designers, why don’t you make pockets in clothing for girls in order that they don’t need to make use of their bra?’ There. Fixed it for you.”
One other added, “Bras need pockets. I said what I said.”
Tech-friendly cruisers had their very own tackle the dilemma: “From the angle of customer-centricity, it could be higher for cruise lines to supply NFC wrist bands (along with cards). Give customers a alternative. I’d personally discover a lanyard incredibly annoying.”
One user agreed, I’m not a fan of lanyards (I hate once they bounce/sway, which also may be because I’m a lady, however it’s still annoying). Our themed cruise last 12 months even provided them for each passenger, but I opted not to make use of it. I’d much moderately cope with a wristband.”
And for the ultra-digital crowd, convenience is essential: “Let me put it in my Apple Wallet.”
As previously reported by The Post, the high seas have at all times been a hotspot for social media kerfuffles over cruise-ship manners.
Last 12 months, one TikTokker named Jessica (aka @Jesstravel7) slammed the practice of reserving a pool deck chair on a cruise after spotting row upon row of deck chairs hogged with towels.
She called out what she believed to be one among cruise etiquette’s biggest ongoing offenses.
“That is what you call entitlement on a cruise ship; saving all these pool chairs,” she said.
Onboard Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas, she pleaded with fellow cruisers: don’t stash towels on pool chairs when you’re not actually swimming.
This ignited a debate on what an “entitled cruiser” really means and who it refers to.
At the top of the day, whether it’s bra-stashed SeaPasses or towel-hoarding deck chairs, it seems the actual rough waters on a cruise aren’t the waves — they’re your fellow passengers’ bad manners.
On this cruise ship, the one thing more eye-popping than the ocean view is where passengers stash their room keys.
A viral Reddit post from a passenger aboard Independence of the Seas in r/Cruise has the web clutching its pearls — and no, it’s not about someone’s uncle hogging the chocolate fountain.
The offender? Women fishing their SeaPass cards out of their bras, turning a straightforward card swipe right into a full-on nautical contortion act.
The Reddit thread, cheekily titled “Ladies — Get a lanyard,” didn’t hold back: “I’m currently on Independence of the Seas and twice I’ve seen ladies reaching into their blouses to locate their SeaPass, which was stashed of their bras.”
The poster continued with some pointed advice: “That is frankly disgusting for the crew members and for everybody who has them touch their drink glasses afterward. Please just buy a lanyard.”
Others pushed back, attempting to keep it chill: “It’s not classy, but it’s essential calm down. It’s just skin, identical to the skin in your hands.”
“Sweat. I even have held my phone there. It gets sweaty despite the fact that I’m not sweating otherwise.”
After which there have been the pragmatists stating the larger picture: “People don’t wash their hands with soap and water after leaving the restrooms.”
“People don’t wash their hands so often that cruise ships must almost beg them to before visiting the buffet. Boob sweat is the very least of your worries, my guy.”
Practical solutions were also suggested, with a side of fashion critique. Read one suggestion, “‘Dear clothing designers, why don’t you make pockets in clothing for girls in order that they don’t need to make use of their bra?’ There. Fixed it for you.”
One other added, “Bras need pockets. I said what I said.”
Tech-friendly cruisers had their very own tackle the dilemma: “From the angle of customer-centricity, it could be higher for cruise lines to supply NFC wrist bands (along with cards). Give customers a alternative. I’d personally discover a lanyard incredibly annoying.”
One user agreed, I’m not a fan of lanyards (I hate once they bounce/sway, which also may be because I’m a lady, however it’s still annoying). Our themed cruise last 12 months even provided them for each passenger, but I opted not to make use of it. I’d much moderately cope with a wristband.”
And for the ultra-digital crowd, convenience is essential: “Let me put it in my Apple Wallet.”
As previously reported by The Post, the high seas have at all times been a hotspot for social media kerfuffles over cruise-ship manners.
Last 12 months, one TikTokker named Jessica (aka @Jesstravel7) slammed the practice of reserving a pool deck chair on a cruise after spotting row upon row of deck chairs hogged with towels.
She called out what she believed to be one among cruise etiquette’s biggest ongoing offenses.
“That is what you call entitlement on a cruise ship; saving all these pool chairs,” she said.
Onboard Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas, she pleaded with fellow cruisers: don’t stash towels on pool chairs when you’re not actually swimming.
This ignited a debate on what an “entitled cruiser” really means and who it refers to.
At the top of the day, whether it’s bra-stashed SeaPasses or towel-hoarding deck chairs, it seems the actual rough waters on a cruise aren’t the waves — they’re your fellow passengers’ bad manners.
