Right?! She shouldn't even have to post a video about this. It seems that everyone thinks that THEY'RE the most important person in the world. And, at 7 a.m. you can't even blame alcohol....well I hope not anyway 😂
Some people are friendly, and working class. I'd see about moving cabins, find a better crowd, get away from the riff raff, they know not what they do.😅😅😅😅😅
A couple years ago, sailing out of Naples, I had just gotten back to my cabin after a hot day exploring Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast. As soon as I opened my balcony door, the distinct smell of cigarettes entered the cabin. I'm not shy. I walked out and leaned over the balcony wall to see my neighbor puffing like a chimney. I said to him, "Hey. You aren't allowed to smoke on your balcony. It's a fire hazard." His response was, "What? Are you a fireman?" My reply was, "Yes, as a matter of fact, I am." (I'm not a firefighter, BTW) 😉 He muttered something and put it out before walking back inside his cabin. I never saw him again for the rest of the cruise. I would have had no problem reporting him if he had done it again.
Never been in a cruise myself so as a genuine question from this demographic (cruise-goers) are there specific cruises where you CAN smoke on your balcony? - Fondly, A Cigarette Smoker.
I thought you just wanted to relax! But, now you're seeking conflict and tension for the duration. If it's intolerable, call and let them handle it. Otherwise, chill out, you had a busy day, go down for a quiet coffee or drink, get out of those closed corners.😊😊😊😊😊
Self absorption all around. Too little space, someone is doing something, give them the space, enjoy your peace elsewhere for a bit, at least until you're over the offense, then if it continues, call the staff, and relax.........😊😊😊😊😊
Oh İlana, I’m so sorry you had to experience that situation on your balcony! People are just so rude sometimes, and the worst thing is, they DON’T CARE. Our culture is becoming less and less thoughtful, and more self-absorbed. I hope the remainder of your cruise was pleasant! Blessings ❤️
Here’s another tip that we do every year- have the room steward remove the partition between balconies if you are traveling with family and friends. Then you can have a normal conversation without yelling or interrupting others around you.
I had a problem with my balcony neighbor! He smoked every day! On the first day, I called the gest service and he was warned! On the second day, he was fined! And on the third day the fine was double! After that I think he stopped smoking for good!! hahahaha
So glad there were consequences. On our one and only Carnival cruise, all the people in cabin next to us smoked every day, all hours of the day. I went to service desk to report them and it never stopped. Not sure if anything was said to them. This was in 2015, so hopefully it had become better.
Not really, I recently went on carnival horizon, and unfortunately, my neighbor was smoking also. That's so annoying, it completely ruined my whole experience.
I was on celebration last year and the people below us had a balcony that stood out farther than hours. On their table was a glass full of cigarette butts. We took some photos and went to guest services. Again the same thing the next day. Finally guest services did something and they even came to output cabin to make sure that everything was good.
After not getting to enjoy my balcony on a cruise recently due to someone nearby smoking, I will from now on be reporting these disrespectful passengers. I pay way too much money to have any part of my vacation ruined by someone who doesn't want to abide by the rules.
As you said, you pay too much to have it spoiled, so don't. They are not paying you to be decking, or rule monitor. Call the staff, let them deal with it, if it bothers you too much, although cruises used to allow smoking long ago. Either way, call or not, put it out of your mind. Perhaps they can move your cabin for you. They do bend over backwards to keep cruisers happy. Be happy😊😊😊😊
My hubby and I were on an Alaska cruise over the summer. The ship offered bumper cars a basketball court, arcades, table top games 3 pools 2 that were covered and more. A large group of young people took to running the halls everyday running up and down the open stairwell and pushing all the buttons on the elevators. This was all day everyday. The last night of our cruise by husband was putting our luggage out into the hallway and almost knocked out one of the kids running by our cabin door. I love how we parent today “hands off” out of sight out of mind. It’s our last cruise for a while.
I agree with all the points, but many people only care about themselves. We just got back from our first cruise and these videos really helped me prepare. We had someone smoking MJ about 3 balconies down. We told the person cleaning our room, and it was less, but they were still doing it. It was so stinky, ruined our balcony enjoyment many times. You have to pay extra for that balcony. So that was super annoying.
I think often people don't realize how sound carries, and, if they are told, they'll stop. Because Melissa probably doesn't want the rest of the ship to know she's taking a poop!
I'm sorry you had to have that disturbance during your peaceful coffee on the balcony. Sometimes I wonder if people do that on purpose to cause ruckus/drama. Yes, we've had this happen on all but one cruise we've taken (whether it be next door, down the way or that stinky smell that the sniffer dogs are there to detect with some cruiselines). This is precisely why our next cruise will be on a small, luxury cruiseline. We just want peace and relaxation!! I hope you don't have to deal with those people again!
Last year, on the Wonder of the Seas, I sat on my balcony while we were in port (can't remember which port). There was another ship across from us. Warm breeze, ocean air is a perfect place for a late afternoon nap ... except my neighbours were screaming and yelling at passengers on the OTHER ship. It was soooooo loud and annoying. They finally stopped an hour later when we sailed away.
A person's cabin ceases to be their own space when it interferes with another's. And you're right...a person's balcony is by it's very nature a public space. People need to be be respectful.
Here’s one to add to your list. Don’t lock your fellow passenger out on the balcony in January, as my brother did to me. As I was outside on the balcony, he told me he was heading up for breakfast. Then absent mindedly locked the sliding glass door. I did not realize that until about 10 minutes later. So I tried to call and text him and the two others in my party. No response. About 30 minutes later, I was rescued!
There are also these odd things in the cabins called "telephones" that you can call between cabins with as well. I've never noticed anyone else's balcony light. Not so much etiquette, but be aware of what direction the ship will be traveling or where the sun will be most prominent. We didn't think about this on our P Canal cruise. It was from San Diego to Ft Lauderdale and since we were traveling SSE for 2/3 of the cruise, after 10a, it was for the most part, unusable. Fortunately it was mostly cloudy going through the canal - not that we spent much time on our balcony then as they opened up access to the bow sections on decks 3, 5, 6 and 7. We were on 8, so we went down to 7 for the lock transfers and such.
I had a situation on a balcony once where three or four young men were wondering if they could hit the ocean of they went #1. This was on the Carnival Breeze and the design of this ship had an open deck below the balcony cabins plus I was down wind. I don’t know if they tried or not because I just decided to go back inside. I’m an always a laidback kind of guy and usually it takes a LOT to really bother me but this did because I couldn’t even enjoy my balcony. This was 6 years ago & it was my last Carnival cruise. I didn’t confront them but it did turn me off from sailing Carnival.
I was in my oceanfront balcony one time and someone on the balcony next to me, was on her phone on speaker at 11 pm and I was trying to sleep. I went out to the balcony and I asked her if she could speak lower and put her phone to her ear at least. She was also smoking something, and I threatened her to call desk services as well. She was not pleased and said to whoever she was talking to, I have a Karen trying to shut me up and report me, I’m going to have to hung up and talk to you later.
It's unfortunate we run into passengers who have no consideration for others. The thing that aggravating me the most on a few of my recent sailings is the constant slamming (at all hours, day and night) of the balcony doors by passengers. I had to address it to the cabin steward on one cruise, it got so bad. He spoke to the offender and it pretty much stopped. The cabin steward told me never to approach another passenger with an issue, let the steward or customer service desk know. I hope you had an enjoyable cruise on the Celebration. I loved that ship and the crew.
You telling me your balcony story that reminded me of a very similar situation that happened on the Oregon coast when we rented yurts. Two people in two different yard started to have a conversation yelling. Nothing as exciting as yours. lol. And then a few minutes later, people are yelling shut up. It was 7 AM on a Sunday. Lolol. Some people.
Maybe it's because I like traveling alone but I think a pair of good headphones would be better than a Bluetooth speaker. I like just being in my own bubble and sitting on my balcony with my headphones and personal entertainment would be much better.
That thing with the numbers on it on the little table next to the bed, it's a phone. You can use it to call the other cabin and talk to them without ANNOYING the other passengers. It's even free! Amazing technology!
I’m the opposite… I would have reported them, because at the end of the day we all spent money to have an enjoyable time while sailing! If there is an altercation, I will document, report to the cruise line and also my bank or credit card once I return home for a complete REFUND! Cruise lines sometime may not do anything, but your bank or credit card sure will with the proper documentation. We are sailing next month in a balcony. I hope there are NO problems, because are celebrating two events.
The first night on the ship the light was on in the balcony beside us. It was annoying to us because we do leave the curtains open. But you are right. They didn’t realize it was one and for the rest of the cruise it was off.
The issues you had are not exclusive to Carnival or even to cruises in general. It is amazing how loud some people are in hotels hallways at night. We've had folks smoke "that substance" in hotel rooms next to us more than once.
A number of years ago, we were staying at a very nice hotel in New Orleans. There were some guys in the room next to us who were very loud in the wee hours of the morning (probably drunk, frankly). The third time we had to call security, they got kicked out of the hotel.
We did have a person playing very loud music a few balconies down from us. After about 1 hrs of this, we did call security to investigate. It stopped for the rest of that dat but started again the next day. So frustrating! Also, totally agree on the lights on the balcony & leaving your cabin lights on & your drapes open. It really does make it difficult for your neighbor to appreciate the darkness of the balcony experience. Great video!
Since the Carnival ban on Bluetooth speakers, there has been some chatter on the FB cruise groups I am on about how upset they are about the ban and the best way to smuggle one on board. As for your tip not to get into arguments with other passengers and let cruise line security handle it, you are 100% correct. I still remember earlier this year about passengers onboard a Carnival vessel bragging on social media about getting a GUN on the ship and having it in their room safe! (But they had open food items confiscated at the terminal). In 2025 Carnival is upping their security regarding excessive drinkers and minors being in adult areas of the ship. 😊
I am on a transatlantic cruise right now! People are so incredibly rude...they butt in line, run by you to get up in front, are complete "know it alls" will not follow your normal get off the bus in sequence etiquette. Then, they drink themselves into oblivion all night (with hard liquor). I see multiple "friends of Bill W." meetings multiple times a day. Are drink packages now an excuse to politely binge drink for 14 days straight?
@@aprilluber I looked at drink packages to see if it were worth it, and calculated I would need to drink 5+ drinks a day! including port days, or make up for it on the next sea day, so 6 drinks was more than I normally would drink so I opted for bottomless bubbles, now, I'm not sure if it were a mistake or not, but when I bought an alcoholic drink with soft drink in it, like a vodka and raspberry, they would subtract the $5 cost of the soft drink (soda in US)
Hello fellow Montrealer. Enjoying your channel...TY........Speaking of balcony etiquette....On the 2024 Royal Caribbean Presidents cruise, (Oasis OTS ) there were a handful of passengers throwing food to the seagulls. At first I thought we were under attack from the birds! People just think of themselves.
We’ve experienced someone blasting their Bluetooth speaker on the balcony next door to our cabin and singing along with the Motown song.And that person sounded very bad.😂
Was on an NCL Alaska cruise a couple years ago and while on my balcony in Ketchikan enjoying the scenery and serenity, someone started playing loud music. Could not tell where it was coming from but completely ruined the moment. Glad to hear Carnival is banning these items.
I agree with your comments.. just because it's my right doesn't mean I should do it. My responsibility toward fellow passengers are just as important as my perceived rights
Royal Caribbean Wonder of the Seas this last September was horrible. We would never get a balcony again. Next door neighbors partied late at night and talked so loud we could hear everything they were saying. Calling guest services was useless. They came down and warned the partiers. They quieted down for a while and then started up again. Each time we complained to guest services we heard the neighbors swearing at us and calling us losers from the balcony. This happened 3 out of 7 night cruise. We didn't even enjoy the balcony. My family is done cruising for awhile. It was a horrible experience and Honestly I don't think I would cruise with RC ever again. We filled out the after cruise survey truthfully. RC never contacted us about our issues.
We are on the Beyond right now. Most people are calm and respectful. However we are next door to yhe younger passengers , maybe 30 ish who slam both the cabin door and interior doors on a regular basis.. well last night their rudeness esculated to a crying screaming fight around 10pm. I whitenesses the woman out of my eye hole slam the door so hard are cabin shook. I immediately called security. The promptly arrived and pulled both occupants out in the hallway giving them a lecture I’m sure. Then they left and we never heard another word or a door slam. Security called me and said everything is ok, they were not fighting but having peoblesms at home. I told security that was a total lie and if I hear one more incident I will be calling you back. So far so good. But people who fight like that shouldn’t travel together. I was concerned for the woman’s safety for sure.
Thank you for your videos. I’ve just started watching and they are always informative and you always choose topics that are relatable. I was lucky enough to go on a Pride of America Hawaiian island cruise a year ago. First balcony cruise for me and it was amazing. We were fortunate enough to have no issues but I can image how annoying it could be if the neighbours didn’t respect others. I do tend to book inside cabins or ones with a window for this very reason.
We were on a carnival cruise 2 years ago and we were sniffed by dogs prior to boarding. When we were able to go to our rooms the hallway reeked of the smell of the substance you are talking about. People were commenting to the cabin steward and he acknowledged it. It went all all week. On the last morning the police knocked on his door and arrested them. I guess the wanted him to spend all his money before they arrested and banned them.
I love your channel. I'm so glad you made this video so I can watch it. I didn't have nothing to watch at work. I met you with my wife. on freedom of the seas
we got balcony for our first cruise but our neighbours kids didn't know how to close a balcony door quietly, so for our next cruise we're going interior because 10 mornings of slamming balcony doors was enough to reconsider a balcony room
Excellent tips! I’m amazed that people are still smoking on their balconies, and not just cigarettes. Also, don’t put your head around your balcony to look into your neighbor! That was rude! And try not to let the door slam, especially early in the morning and late at night.
We had a family doing this in the hallway our entire last cruise. It's like they thought the ship was their home and the cabins just their bedrooms. Just awful.
Woke up when the parents in the next cabin yelled at their teenagers who stayed out until 2am. Heard every detail, names, the kids’ protests and what their punishments were going to be.
Thank you for raising this issue. However, many cruisers deliberately won't follow the posted rules, how do you figure they are going to follow unspoken rules? I don't see it.
I’ve gone off balcony rooms. I was confined to my room with covid. Old couple next door had no sense of self awareness. They’d have loud phone conversations on their balcony on speaker phone. The old guy would sit on the balcony, door open, listening to the tv at full volume. From now on, I’m choosing outside cabins. Far more serenity.
I've always been hesitant to book a balcony cabin for these very reasons. I know it would ruin my trip to smell any type of smoking if I was enjoying quiet time on the balcony and I've just been too afraid to chance it. We book oceanview rooms instead so we can have some light but not all ships have that type of stateroom, unfortunately, so we've had to book an inside cabin instead. Not my favorite but we were still on vacation...😊
I booked a small balcony next door to a large suite that had about a 20’ long balcony. I mistakenly assumed the cruisers in that suite would be wealthy & quiet. They were a lot of people who always sat next to the partition & were very noisy early to late. So you can’t win!!
I just was on jewel of sea in Cozumel-at 6:30 the MSC ship blaring music at 6:30am until 3pm. Earplugs didn’t stop the thumping. Took video and posted on Facebook under rose Ward .
I have been on forums where people say that they paid their money and can and will do whatever. Loud music, cigarette smoking, marijuana smoking, loud sex on the balcony. They paid their money and people should mind their business. I was at a concert at a non-smoking venue a few weeks ago where people lit up a joint and passed it back and forth several times blowing smoke in my face until I tapped the guy and asked him to stop. The amount of money I paid for this vacation is sizable for me. I’ll have guest service number on the ready to snitch with a quickness. Sadly, society has lost a great deal of respect for others👍🏽
And the person wonders why they are arrested for drugs... is it not obvious they will be travelling internationally, and drug possession is illegal. So foolish!
Shortly after all smoking was banned on cruise ship balconies, our neighbour constantly smoked cigars on the balcony. I did go to guest services, but it didn't stop. I ended up going about 3 or 4 times,but ended up just not using our balcony- the last time I complained, they offered to move us, but we only had a couple of days left, so we just didn't go outside.
Since cigar smoking has become fashionable again, those smokers forget just how awful they smell. Cigarettes make me cough but cigars literally make me sick to my stomach.
As an asthmatic I’ve had issues with air quality in interior room on an older ship (paint fumes from elevators being painted on our floor) so I won’t book anything but a balcony room. However the last few cruises I smelled “smoke” every time I was on my balcony. Defies the purpose so it’s very frustrating.
1:33 Rude guest: Melissa, Melissa, are you up? Me: Yeah! And thanks to you the whole ship as well!! Just kidding, but if I were there I'd probably report that to guest relations.
if it were me, I'd say "Pick up the phone!" It's what we did between our 3 rooms that were side by side and had balcony partitions removed so we had 1 balcony between 3 rooms
Oh yes! The balcony lights! They’re so bright. Please turn them off when you’re not out there. The other thing - don’t go out on your balcony naked!! The glass is like a mirror and adjacent balcony’s can see everything! You do not have to try! People really don’t want to see your junk.
You are so right we like are balcony we enjoy to back to relax we finished the evening we had four boys that were yelling and screaming running down the hall they kept doing but at 1 am called the desk was great never heard anymore very quite.
On a recent cruise, the couple in the next cabin had a fight on their balcony. It was very late, and I'm sure alcohol was involved. Fortunately, it only lasted a few minutes. The best sleep I've ever had on a cruise was in an interior cabin!
OMG!! You missed a really big one! Someone may have already mentioned this… Letting your cabin door slam shut behind you when entering or exiting the cabin balcony!!!! We were just on the Carnival Horizon B2B Nov 22-Dec 7 and this happened every day, morning and night, and in the wee hours of the morning. Ear plugs are a must!! So glad we packed some. We also experienced every other single point that you made, the ‘special’, extra-curricular activity also was a great problem for that first sailing.
We were on Celebrity in June, around Japan and there was a group of teens who were all over the ship, disrupting all the games in various lounges in the afternoons, and they found someone of age to buy them liquor. On one of our last nights, they had a huge party on their sunset deck. We were on the 7 th deck on the starboard side, and they were on the port side on the 6th deck and they woke us up about 2AM with very loud music and lots of screaming. We didn’t call, but someone must have because the party was broken up. I looked down early the next morning and that deck was littered with food and liquor bottles.
I've stayed only in inside rooms so I haven’t experienced such incidents. But I'm not surprised. Balconies are built to give the illusion of privacy even though they are not private at all. I wonder if better design would be to make the partitions between balconies smaller -- leave more space at both the bottom and top. Build the partition so that when seated one's view of the next balcony is blocked but leave enough ooen space so that one feels the space as public.
UGH.... yelling between cabins....yeah, that would annoy me as well and courtesy, well, it seems, that no longer exists. My last cruise I had cigarette smokers, somehwere around me- others were complaining about this as well, I know this because security came to our door and others as well to try to pinpoint where this was coming from. Not only does this disturb others from the smell but it also a major fire hazard. This should always be reported.
They were using the party line to communicate. Could have used the phone but probably was not raised better. I would have alerted security to gently let them know they were disturbing others at 7am.
I agree. When I first started cruising, I thought that a balcony would be wonderful. Thankfully I started watching this channel and a couple of others which show the realities of cruising. Of course the other big advantage of booking inside cabins is that they're the cheapest ones on the ship. My cabin is basically for sleeping - if I want the ocean breeze, I'll just go out on deck.
We have had many issues like these. Smoking is common one, loud conversations and people leaving their balcony lights on. We love having a balcony but when you don’t get to enjoy it’s not worth the extra cost.
I would say that fellow cruisers ignoring the no smoking rules is the worst for us. We love spending time on our balcony and having smoke - of whatever kind - drifting onto our balcony from the adjacent cabins and decks above, below, and either side, ruins it for us. Unfortunately, we don't feel that the cruise lines do enough, if anything, to enforce those rules.
I totally witnessed that since we had a corner Ocean Suite with a view of half the ships balconies. People would just yell to each other or have super loud video chats on their balcony. Also we had people smoking in the balcony behind us. Guest services did nothing. But they did stop smoking after we reminded them it wasn’t allowed.
While cruising a few months ago there was a man a few decks below me was completely nude laying on a chair .i should have reported it but didn’t and it was more than once. I was on a princess cruise was not sure how to handle it
Best balcony story happened to a friend of ours just last week. Her neighbors were in theirs 80s and man decided it was a good idea to go nude on his balcony. lol My friend is scared for life. We had a great laugh and memories, lol
Smokers on balconies have been thrown off of ships - without any compensation. It usually happens to the first time cruisers who think they can get away with it. Perhaps they can - if they are lucky - at the first time. The second time? Less likely... Third time? You can make winning bets, that they will not finish their cruise on the ship.
On our Alaska cruise a few years ago, the people next to us were smoking pot. They were seen by side crew member, reported and the whole family were kicked off the ship.
Leaving that annoying light on all night on your balcony. I have been guilty of this but only because I didn't know there was a way to turn it off. I too was annoyed by my own light - just didn't know till around the last day of the cruise when, OMG there's a switch to turn that darn light off....... Oh well, live and learn.
My wife and I took our first ever cruise on November 14, 2024 on the Carnival Breeze to celebrate our 37th wedding anniversary. This was needless to say, the worst trip ever. Teenage kids were allowed to roam the ship all hours of the night, people were allowed to smoke any and everything in places other than designated areas. All everyone talked about is how much we would love cruising, and that we would be hooked forever, how wrong they were.
I was with a friend on a Hawaiian cruise and the last night of the cruise, the man next door got a call from a friend who was telling him that the cruisers "girlfriends" husband found out they were together. He was panicking about what the man would do when he got back to his home. He was screaming obscenities and was so afraid because his "girlfriend" was on the cruise with him and had lied to her husband. You can't make this crap up. It was so loud that I called security and they came and knocked on their door.
Besides having the TV too loud late at night, they used a speaker on the vanity desk to play music, which vibrated onto my vanity desk, they played those speakers on the balcony several times during the cruise. They also had a party one night. Called Security, but they didn't do anything. When I asked at Guest Services, if they were staying on for the next cruise segment, they said no, that I should have called them first.
A couple of years ago I had a couple next door who screamed at each other and threw things every day. The woman spent many hours of the day talking loudly on the phone on her balcony. I did not want to make waves. However the Steward and other guests did report them. It got a bit better after that.
Unfortunately I feel like etiquette in general is something that a majority of people no longer have
No they do not. The every man for himself mentality is ridiculous.
Common sense is no longer common.
So true! 😢
Right?! She shouldn't even have to post a video about this. It seems that everyone thinks that THEY'RE the most important person in the world. And, at 7 a.m. you can't even blame alcohol....well I hope not anyway 😂
Some people are friendly, and working class. I'd see about moving cabins, find a better crowd, get away from the riff raff, they know not what they do.😅😅😅😅😅
Remember manners? Remember courtesy? Remember dignity? I miss all those.
Courtesy includes not forcing your "ettiquete" on people just there for a good time (imagine that!!)
A couple years ago, sailing out of Naples, I had just gotten back to my cabin after a hot day exploring Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast. As soon as I opened my balcony door, the distinct smell of cigarettes entered the cabin. I'm not shy. I walked out and leaned over the balcony wall to see my neighbor puffing like a chimney.
I said to him, "Hey. You aren't allowed to smoke on your balcony. It's a fire hazard."
His response was, "What? Are you a fireman?"
My reply was, "Yes, as a matter of fact, I am."
(I'm not a firefighter, BTW) 😉
He muttered something and put it out before walking back inside his cabin. I never saw him again for the rest of the cruise. I would have had no problem reporting him if he had done it again.
I did that to a guy, too, and he had the same response to me. I said no, I'm a federal officer, and he put it out and walked away.
@@toddmac2020 lol the right thing to do
Never been in a cruise myself so as a genuine question from this demographic (cruise-goers) are there specific cruises where you CAN smoke on your balcony? - Fondly, A Cigarette Smoker.
I thought you just wanted to relax! But, now you're seeking conflict and tension for the duration. If it's intolerable, call and let them handle it. Otherwise, chill out, you had a busy day, go down for a quiet coffee or drink, get out of those closed corners.😊😊😊😊😊
Sadly, people are too self absorbed and do not think about how their behavior effects others
(Not just on cruise balcony)
Self absorption all around. Too little space, someone is doing something, give them the space, enjoy your peace elsewhere for a bit, at least until you're over the offense, then if it continues, call the staff, and relax.........😊😊😊😊😊
Oh İlana, I’m so sorry you had to experience that situation on your balcony! People are just so rude sometimes, and the worst thing is, they DON’T CARE. Our culture is becoming less and less thoughtful, and more self-absorbed. I hope the remainder of your cruise was pleasant! Blessings ❤️
@@patticulver thanks for your comment. Thankfully most people were very nice and courteous
People have forgotten that the ship telephone in their cabin can be used to call another cabin!
@@pinklucky61 true
Here’s another tip that we do every year- have the room steward remove the partition between balconies if you are traveling with family and friends. Then you can have a normal conversation without yelling or interrupting others around you.
I had a problem with my balcony neighbor!
He smoked every day!
On the first day, I called the gest service and he was warned!
On the second day, he was fined!
And on the third day the fine was double!
After that I think he stopped smoking for good!! hahahaha
Wow, really?? 😮 That's great! Which line was this? Thanks. 😊
So glad there were consequences. On our one and only Carnival cruise, all the people in cabin next to us smoked every day, all hours of the day. I went to service desk to report them and it never stopped. Not sure if anything was said to them. This was in 2015, so hopefully it had become better.
@@henriquerochelle wow
Not really, I recently went on carnival horizon, and unfortunately, my neighbor was smoking also. That's so annoying, it completely ruined my whole experience.
Should have been removed from the ship, smoking on a balcony is a fire hazard. No second chances.
In my opinion, the people that do those things don't really care if they're annoying other passengers.
Some people are so lacking in basic good manners that they shouldn't be allowed out.
I was on celebration last year and the people below us had a balcony that stood out farther than hours. On their table was a glass full of cigarette butts. We took some photos and went to guest services. Again the same thing the next day. Finally guest services did something and they even came to output cabin to make sure that everything was good.
@@cherylrucinski1386 wow
After not getting to enjoy my balcony on a cruise recently due to someone nearby smoking, I will from now on be reporting these disrespectful passengers. I pay way too much money to have any part of my vacation ruined by someone who doesn't want to abide by the rules.
As you said, you pay too much to have it spoiled, so don't.
They are not paying you to be decking, or rule monitor. Call the staff, let them deal with it, if it bothers you too much, although cruises used to allow smoking long ago. Either way, call or not, put it out of your mind. Perhaps they can move your cabin for you. They do bend over backwards to keep cruisers happy. Be happy😊😊😊😊
Any societal etiquette at all is a thing of the past. And it isn't just one generation or group that acts like this, it's people of all ages.
Fortunately, Carnival just banned all bluetooth and portable speakers. Hallelujah.
lol yes
I heard that Roual Carribbean also banned portable speakers. Yay!!
Good!
Just came here to say that.
Super happy, because when we sailed in Sept on Carnival, a few were walking around the ship with them.
My hubby and I were on an Alaska cruise over the summer. The ship offered bumper cars a basketball court, arcades, table top games 3 pools 2 that were covered and more. A large group of young people took to running the halls everyday running up and down the open stairwell and pushing all the buttons on the elevators. This was all day everyday. The last night of our cruise by husband was putting our luggage out into the hallway and almost knocked out one of the kids running by our cabin door. I love how we parent today “hands off” out of sight out of mind. It’s our last cruise for a while.
May I ask which cruise line? Taking my 1st ever cruise next year and going to Alaska.
Sorry that happened to you and that would be annoying
That’s why we schedule our cruises when school is in session. Parents no longer parent.
@@teresasullivan3884 Royal
I agree with all the points, but many people only care about themselves. We just got back from our first cruise and these videos really helped me prepare. We had someone smoking MJ about 3 balconies down. We told the person cleaning our room, and it was less, but they were still doing it. It was so stinky, ruined our balcony enjoyment many times. You have to pay extra for that balcony. So that was super annoying.
That’s why cruising is just not fun anymore.
@@FrielFamilyFootball sad. I prob won't do it again unless grown up kids wants us to go. Just not my thing.
You are very tolerant. I probably would have responded, at least to let them know that we can all hear them.
I think often people don't realize how sound carries, and, if they are told, they'll stop. Because Melissa probably doesn't want the rest of the ship to know she's taking a poop!
@@TheOnlyLilithcat Maybe that's the time to turn on your Blue tooth speaker with some classical music playing!!
Maybe just, "Hey, do you know I can hear everything you say?" Just a friendly reminder.
I'm sorry you had to have that disturbance during your peaceful coffee on the balcony. Sometimes I wonder if people do that on purpose to cause ruckus/drama. Yes, we've had this happen on all but one cruise we've taken (whether it be next door, down the way or that stinky smell that the sniffer dogs are there to detect with some cruiselines). This is precisely why our next cruise will be on a small, luxury cruiseline. We just want peace and relaxation!! I hope you don't have to deal with those people again!
@@annenorthman8154 I think you’re right, a smaller ship will have a different atmosphere. Sounds amazing
Last year, on the Wonder of the Seas, I sat on my balcony while we were in port (can't remember which port). There was another ship across from us. Warm breeze, ocean air is a perfect place for a late afternoon nap ... except my neighbours were screaming and yelling at passengers on the OTHER ship. It was soooooo loud and annoying. They finally stopped an hour later when we sailed away.
A person's cabin ceases to be their own space when it interferes with another's. And you're right...a person's balcony is by it's very nature a public space. People need to be be respectful.
I just knew you were going to say that you walked outside and all you heard was a round of applause and saw a standing ovation.
Me too😂
Here’s one to add to your list. Don’t lock your fellow passenger out on the balcony in January, as my brother did to me. As I was outside on the balcony, he told me he was heading up for breakfast. Then absent mindedly locked the sliding glass door. I did not realize that until about 10 minutes later. So I tried to call and text him and the two others in my party. No response. About 30 minutes later, I was rescued!
😂😂 poor dude has had “lock the doors” drilled into his head so much, he almost turned you into a popsicle.
There are also these odd things in the cabins called "telephones" that you can call between cabins with as well.
I've never noticed anyone else's balcony light.
Not so much etiquette, but be aware of what direction the ship will be traveling or where the sun will be most prominent. We didn't think about this on our P Canal cruise. It was from San Diego to Ft Lauderdale and since we were traveling SSE for 2/3 of the cruise, after 10a, it was for the most part, unusable. Fortunately it was mostly cloudy going through the canal - not that we spent much time on our balcony then as they opened up access to the bow sections on decks 3, 5, 6 and 7. We were on 8, so we went down to 7 for the lock transfers and such.
I had a situation on a balcony once where three or four young men were wondering if they could hit the ocean of they went #1. This was on the Carnival Breeze and the design of this ship had an open deck below the balcony cabins plus I was down wind. I don’t know if they tried or not because I just decided to go back inside. I’m an always a laidback kind of guy and usually it takes a LOT to really bother me but this did because I couldn’t even enjoy my balcony. This was 6 years ago & it was my last Carnival cruise. I didn’t confront them but it did turn me off from sailing Carnival.
I was in my oceanfront balcony one time and someone on the balcony next to me, was on her phone on speaker at 11 pm and I was trying to sleep. I went out to the balcony and I asked her if she could speak lower and put her phone to her ear at least. She was also smoking something, and I threatened her to call desk services as well. She was not pleased and said to whoever she was talking to, I have a Karen trying to shut me up and report me, I’m going to have to hung up and talk to you later.
Ilana, I believe that passengers know what is appropriate and what isn't. Some just don't care. Shameful
It's unfortunate we run into passengers who have no consideration for others.
The thing that aggravating me the most on a few of my recent sailings is the constant slamming (at all hours, day and night) of the balcony doors by passengers. I had to address it to the cabin steward on one cruise, it got so bad. He spoke to the offender and it pretty much stopped. The cabin steward told me never to approach another passenger with an issue, let the steward or customer service desk know.
I hope you had an enjoyable cruise on the Celebration. I loved that ship and the crew.
You telling me your balcony story that reminded me of a very similar situation that happened on the Oregon coast when we rented yurts. Two people in two different yard started to have a conversation yelling. Nothing as exciting as yours. lol. And then a few minutes later, people are yelling shut up. It was 7 AM on a Sunday. Lolol. Some people.
That's what I say, thank you for sharing! I'm very happy to know that. People get the picture pretty quickly
Much of this sort of conduct happens in apartment complexes too.
Maybe it's because I like traveling alone but I think a pair of good headphones would be better than a Bluetooth speaker. I like just being in my own bubble and sitting on my balcony with my headphones and personal entertainment would be much better.
That thing with the numbers on it on the little table next to the bed, it's a phone. You can use it to call the other cabin and talk to them without ANNOYING the other passengers. It's even free! Amazing technology!
I’m the opposite…
I would have reported them, because at the end of the day we all spent money to have an enjoyable time while sailing!
If there is an altercation, I will document, report to the cruise line and also my bank or credit card once I return home for a complete REFUND!
Cruise lines sometime may not do anything, but your bank or credit card sure will with the proper documentation.
We are sailing next month in a balcony. I hope there are NO problems, because are celebrating two events.
The first night on the ship the light was on in the balcony beside us. It was annoying to us because we do leave the curtains open. But you are right. They didn’t realize it was one and for the rest of the cruise it was off.
The issues you had are not exclusive to Carnival or even to cruises in general. It is amazing how loud some people are in hotels hallways at night. We've had folks smoke "that substance" in hotel rooms next to us more than once.
A number of years ago, we were staying at a very nice hotel in New Orleans. There were some guys in the room next to us who were very loud in the wee hours of the morning (probably drunk, frankly). The third time we had to call security, they got kicked out of the hotel.
We did have a person playing very loud music a few balconies down from us. After about 1 hrs of this, we did call security to investigate. It stopped for the rest of that dat but started again the next day. So frustrating! Also, totally agree on the lights on the balcony & leaving your cabin lights on & your drapes open. It really does make it difficult for your neighbor to appreciate the darkness of the balcony experience.
Great video!
Since the Carnival ban on Bluetooth speakers, there has been some chatter on the FB cruise groups I am on about how upset they are about the ban and the best way to smuggle one on board.
As for your tip not to get into arguments with other passengers and let cruise line security handle it, you are 100% correct. I still remember earlier this year about passengers onboard a Carnival vessel bragging on social media about getting a GUN on the ship and having it in their room safe! (But they had open food items confiscated at the terminal). In 2025 Carnival is upping their security regarding excessive drinkers and minors being in adult areas of the ship. 😊
Better for all that cruise ships are safe :)
I am on a transatlantic cruise right now! People are so incredibly rude...they butt in line, run by you to get up in front, are complete "know it alls" will not follow your normal get off the bus in sequence etiquette. Then, they drink themselves into oblivion all night (with hard liquor). I see multiple "friends of Bill W." meetings multiple times a day. Are drink packages now an excuse to politely binge drink for 14 days straight?
@@aprilluber I looked at drink packages to see if it were worth it, and calculated I would need to drink 5+ drinks a day! including port days, or make up for it on the next sea day, so 6 drinks was more than I normally would drink so I opted for bottomless bubbles, now, I'm not sure if it were a mistake or not, but when I bought an alcoholic drink with soft drink in it, like a vodka and raspberry, they would subtract the $5 cost of the soft drink (soda in US)
Hello fellow Montrealer. Enjoying your channel...TY........Speaking of balcony etiquette....On the 2024 Royal Caribbean Presidents cruise, (Oasis OTS ) there were a handful of passengers throwing food to the seagulls. At first I thought we were under attack from the birds! People just think of themselves.
@@petere.r1519 lol, feeding the birds? I thought I’d heard it all 🤣. So glad you’re watching from Montreal :)
I never had any problems yet on next door balcony on a cruise yet thank goodness ❤️💚🎁🎁💚❤️❤️💚🎁🎄🎄🎁💚❤️❤️🛳️🛳️❤️💚💚🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️❤️💚🎁🎄🎄🎄🎄
Amen girl! I get pickier and pickier about my cruise line.
We’ve experienced someone blasting their Bluetooth speaker on the balcony next door to our cabin and singing along with the Motown song.And that person sounded very bad.😂
Was on an NCL Alaska cruise a couple years ago and while on my balcony in Ketchikan enjoying the scenery and serenity, someone started playing loud music. Could not tell where it was coming from but completely ruined the moment. Glad to hear Carnival is banning these items.
I agree with your comments.. just because it's my right doesn't mean I should do it. My responsibility toward fellow passengers are just as important as my perceived rights
Royal Caribbean Wonder of the Seas this last September was horrible. We would never get a balcony again. Next door neighbors partied late at night and talked so loud we could hear everything they were saying. Calling guest services was useless. They came down and warned the partiers. They quieted down for a while and then started up again. Each time we complained to guest services we heard the neighbors swearing at us and calling us losers from the balcony. This happened 3 out of 7 night cruise. We didn't even enjoy the balcony. My family is done cruising for awhile. It was a horrible experience and Honestly I don't think I would cruise with RC ever again. We filled out the after cruise survey truthfully. RC never contacted us about our issues.
We are on the Beyond right now. Most people are calm and respectful. However we are next door to yhe younger passengers , maybe 30 ish who slam both the cabin door and interior doors on a regular basis.. well last night their rudeness esculated to a crying screaming fight around 10pm. I whitenesses the woman out of my eye hole slam the door so hard are cabin shook. I immediately called security. The promptly arrived and pulled both occupants out in the hallway giving them a lecture I’m sure. Then they left and we never heard another word or a door slam. Security called me and said everything is ok, they were not fighting but having peoblesms at home. I told security that was a total lie and if I hear one more incident I will be calling you back. So far so good. But people who fight like that shouldn’t travel together. I was concerned for the woman’s safety for sure.
Thank you for your videos. I’ve just started watching and they are always informative and you always choose topics that are relatable. I was lucky enough to go on a Pride of America Hawaiian island cruise a year ago. First balcony cruise for me and it was amazing. We were fortunate enough to have no issues but I can image how annoying it could be if the neighbours didn’t respect others. I do tend to book inside cabins or ones with a window for this very reason.
We were on a carnival cruise 2 years ago and we were sniffed by dogs prior to boarding. When we were able to go to our rooms the hallway reeked of the smell of the substance you are talking about.
People were commenting to the cabin steward and he acknowledged it. It went all all week. On the last morning the police knocked on his door and arrested them. I guess the wanted him to spend all his money before they arrested and banned them.
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Marijuana. No need to be afraid of words.
I’m not afraid of words, did it out of respect for her channel.
I love your channel. I'm so glad you made this video so I can watch it. I didn't have nothing to watch at work. I met you with my wife. on freedom of the seas
we got balcony for our first cruise but our neighbours kids didn't know how to close a balcony door quietly, so for our next cruise we're going interior because 10 mornings of slamming balcony doors was enough to reconsider a balcony room
Most important of all : smoking anything on a ship is a grave safety concern because of fire.
People are smoking more and more on cruise ships. I was on Oasis of the Seas for 23 days, and smoking was horrible the last 6 days.
Excellent tips! I’m amazed that people are still smoking on their balconies, and not just cigarettes. Also, don’t put your head around your balcony to look into your neighbor! That was rude! And try not to let the door slam, especially early in the morning and late at night.
This is true! Good additions
There's been a balcony smoker on almost every cruise. Reported it every time but nothing happened.
We had a family doing this in the hallway our entire last cruise. It's like they thought the ship was their home and the cabins just their bedrooms. Just awful.
Woke up when the parents in the next cabin yelled at their teenagers who stayed out until 2am. Heard every detail, names, the kids’ protests and what their punishments were going to be.
Thank you for raising this issue. However, many cruisers deliberately won't follow the posted rules, how do you figure they are going to follow unspoken rules? I don't see it.
I’ve gone off balcony rooms. I was confined to my room with covid. Old couple next door had no sense of self awareness. They’d have loud phone conversations on their balcony on speaker phone. The old guy would sit on the balcony, door open, listening to the tv at full volume. From now on, I’m choosing outside cabins. Far more serenity.
I've always been hesitant to book a balcony cabin for these very reasons. I know it would ruin my trip to smell any type of smoking if I was enjoying quiet time on the balcony and I've just been too afraid to chance it. We book oceanview rooms instead so we can have some light but not all ships have that type of stateroom, unfortunately, so we've had to book an inside cabin instead. Not my favorite but we were still on vacation...😊
I booked a small balcony next door to a large suite that had about a 20’ long balcony. I mistakenly assumed the cruisers in that suite would be wealthy & quiet. They were a lot of people who always sat next to the partition & were very noisy early to late. So you can’t win!!
I feel like etiquette and consideration are things of the past. Nowadays many people just seem to think they are more important than everyone else
I just was on jewel of sea in Cozumel-at 6:30 the MSC ship blaring music at 6:30am until 3pm. Earplugs didn’t stop the thumping. Took video and posted on Facebook under rose Ward .
hope you enjoyed your havana cabana.... by the way no blutooth speakers are allowed on carnival anymore
I have been on forums where people say that they paid their money and can and will do whatever. Loud music, cigarette smoking, marijuana smoking, loud sex on the balcony. They paid their money and people should mind their business.
I was at a concert at a non-smoking venue a few weeks ago where people lit up a joint and passed it back and forth several times blowing smoke in my face until I tapped the guy and asked him to stop.
The amount of money I paid for this vacation is sizable for me. I’ll have guest service number on the ready to snitch with a quickness. Sadly, society has lost a great deal of respect for others👍🏽
And the person wonders why they are arrested for drugs... is it not obvious they will be travelling internationally, and drug possession is illegal. So foolish!
LOL, I never have these problems in an interior cabin. And I pay a whole lot less for my cabin.
Shortly after all smoking was banned on cruise ship balconies, our neighbour constantly smoked cigars on the balcony. I did go to guest services, but it didn't stop. I ended up going about 3 or 4 times,but ended up just not using our balcony- the last time I complained, they offered to move us, but we only had a couple of days left, so we just didn't go outside.
Since cigar smoking has become fashionable again, those smokers forget just how awful they smell. Cigarettes make me cough but cigars literally make me sick to my stomach.
The problem is Adults acting like children
As an asthmatic I’ve had issues with air quality in interior room on an older ship (paint fumes from elevators being painted on our floor) so I won’t book anything but a balcony room. However the last few cruises I smelled “smoke” every time I was on my balcony. Defies the purpose so it’s very frustrating.
1:33 Rude guest: Melissa, Melissa, are you up? Me: Yeah! And thanks to you the whole ship as well!!
Just kidding, but if I were there I'd probably report that to guest relations.
if it were me, I'd say "Pick up the phone!" It's what we did between our 3 rooms that were side by side and had balcony partitions removed so we had 1 balcony between 3 rooms
Oh yes! The balcony lights! They’re so bright. Please turn them off when you’re not out there. The other thing - don’t go out on your balcony naked!! The glass is like a mirror and adjacent balcony’s can see everything! You do not have to try! People really don’t want to see your junk.
Unless you are a female with a great body. Then please do go out on the balcony naked because people do want to see your junk.
The couple next door to us kept peering around to the balcony to see if we were there and if we were started talking to us. Or happened every day.
Once the Telephone, the Internet, and texting get invented, “Melissa’s” friends will have a more quiet and effective way to communicate.
LOL😂
You are so right we like are balcony we enjoy to back to relax we finished the evening we had four boys that were yelling and screaming running down the hall they kept doing but at 1 am called the desk was great never heard anymore very quite.
On a recent cruise, the couple in the next cabin had a fight on their balcony. It was very late, and I'm sure alcohol was involved. Fortunately, it only lasted a few minutes. The best sleep I've ever had on a cruise was in an interior cabin!
OMG!! You missed a really big one! Someone may have already mentioned this… Letting your cabin door slam shut behind you when entering or exiting the cabin balcony!!!! We were just on the Carnival Horizon B2B Nov 22-Dec 7 and this happened every day, morning and night, and in the wee hours of the morning. Ear plugs are a must!! So glad we packed some.
We also experienced every other single point that you made, the ‘special’, extra-curricular activity also was a great problem for that first sailing.
Good advice is definitely needed and appreciated. Thanks
We were on Celebrity in June, around Japan and there was a group of teens who were all over the ship, disrupting all the games in various lounges in the afternoons, and they found someone of age to buy them liquor. On one of our last nights, they had a huge party on their sunset deck. We were on the 7 th deck on the starboard side, and they were on the port side on the 6th deck and they woke us up about 2AM with very loud music and lots of screaming. We didn’t call, but someone must have because the party was broken up. I looked down early the next morning and that deck was littered with food and liquor bottles.
Enjoy your Havana cabin... and especially enjoy the awesome Latin bands in the Havana Bar at 11pm!
I've stayed only in inside rooms so I haven’t experienced such incidents. But I'm not surprised. Balconies are built to give the illusion of privacy even though they are not private at all. I wonder if better design would be to make the partitions between balconies smaller -- leave more space at both the bottom and top. Build the partition so that when seated one's view of the next balcony is blocked but leave enough ooen space so that one feels the space as public.
UGH.... yelling between cabins....yeah, that would annoy me as well and courtesy, well, it seems, that no longer exists. My last cruise I had cigarette smokers, somehwere around me- others were complaining about this as well, I know this because security came to our door and others as well to try to pinpoint where this was coming from. Not only does this disturb others from the smell but it also a major fire hazard. This should always be reported.
They were using the party line to communicate. Could have used the phone but probably was not raised better. I would have alerted security to gently let them know they were disturbing others at 7am.
We have always taken interior cabins. No balcony, no problem.
I agree. When I first started cruising, I thought that a balcony would be wonderful. Thankfully I started watching this channel and a couple of others which show the realities of cruising. Of course the other big advantage of booking inside cabins is that they're the cheapest ones on the ship. My cabin is basically for sleeping - if I want the ocean breeze, I'll just go out on deck.
We have had many issues like these. Smoking is common one, loud conversations and people leaving their balcony lights on. We love having a balcony but when you don’t get to enjoy it’s not worth the extra cost.
I would say that fellow cruisers ignoring the no smoking rules is the worst for us. We love spending time on our balcony and having smoke - of whatever kind - drifting onto our balcony from the adjacent cabins and decks above, below, and either side, ruins it for us. Unfortunately, we don't feel that the cruise lines do enough, if anything, to enforce those rules.
A great example of blind self entitlement. Too much of this is happening these days, especially on cruise ships.
I totally witnessed that since we had a corner Ocean Suite with a view of half the ships balconies. People would just yell to each other or have super loud video chats on their balcony. Also we had people smoking in the balcony behind us. Guest services did nothing. But they did stop smoking after we reminded them it wasn’t allowed.
Wow. I get this. Thanks for the reminders. ❤
While cruising a few months ago there was a man a few decks below me was completely nude laying on a chair .i should have reported it but didn’t and it was more than once. I was on a princess cruise was not sure how to handle it
Best balcony story happened to a friend of ours just last week. Her neighbors were in theirs 80s and man decided it was a good idea to go nude on his balcony. lol My friend is scared for life. We had a great laugh and memories, lol
Haha some things should not be seen 😂
Just too many rude people cruising now. Such a disappointment, we have decided to focus on seeing more of America's interior.
Us too
Not just cruising
I believe 99% of people who watches your videos know about the balcony etiquette.
Well, they may know it, but the question is whether (or not) they follow it.
Hey we saw your ship this week…my son and I are on the Apex.
Yeah, we experienced all of those things. It's a bummer.
Smokers on balconies have been thrown off of ships - without any compensation. It usually happens to the first time cruisers who think they can get away with it. Perhaps they can - if they are lucky - at the first time. The second time? Less likely... Third time? You can make winning bets, that they will not finish their cruise on the ship.
On our Alaska cruise a few years ago, the people next to us were smoking pot. They were seen by side crew member, reported and the whole family were kicked off the ship.
Leaving that annoying light on all night on your balcony. I have been guilty of this but only because I didn't know there was a way to turn it off. I too was annoyed by my own light - just didn't know till around the last day of the cruise when, OMG there's a switch to turn that darn light off....... Oh well, live and learn.
I was envisioning you hollering "Hey Melissa! How'd that poo come out for you?. (Not really) . Good thing your manners are intact.
My wife and I took our first ever cruise on November 14, 2024 on the Carnival Breeze to celebrate our 37th wedding anniversary. This was needless to say, the worst trip ever. Teenage kids were allowed to roam the ship all hours of the night, people were allowed to smoke any and everything in places other than designated areas. All everyone talked about is how much we would love cruising, and that we would be hooked forever, how wrong they were.
I was with a friend on a Hawaiian cruise and the last night of the cruise, the man next door got a call from a friend who was telling him that the cruisers "girlfriends" husband found out they were together. He was panicking about what the man would do when he got back to his home. He was screaming obscenities and was so afraid because his "girlfriend" was on the cruise with him and had lied to her husband. You can't make this crap up. It was so loud that I called security and they came and knocked on their door.
Besides having the TV too loud late at night, they used a speaker on the vanity desk to play music, which vibrated onto my vanity desk, they played those speakers on the balcony several times during the cruise. They also had a party one night.
Called Security, but they didn't do anything. When I asked at Guest Services, if they were staying on for the next cruise segment, they said no, that I should have called them first.
A couple of years ago I had a couple next door who screamed at each other and threw things every day. The woman spent many hours of the day talking loudly on the phone on her balcony. I did not want to make waves. However the Steward and other guests did report them. It got a bit better after that.