Where did Cruise Ship Etiquette Go?

Where did Cruise Ship Etiquette Go? We break it down. Bad cruise ship passengers are a special breed of floating chaos. You’ve got the chair hog, up at 5 a.m. to reserve 12 loungers with towels and zero shame. Then there’s Captain Buffet Raider, who’s triple-fisting crab legs like it’s his last meal on Earth and leaving behind a trail of marinara sauce and broken dreams. Let’s not forget the drunk aunt with karaoke ambitions, belting “Total Eclipse of the Heart” like she’s headlining Coachella—every night.

Some treat cruise ships like a lawless floating Vegas: cut the line, scream at crew, let their kids run wild like feral cats. And the moment there's a mild inconvenience—say, no chocolate fountain—they act like they’re storming the US Capital. It’s not a vacation. It’s a sociology experiment in flip-flops.