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You may have a habit like myself when booking anything, you just scroll past the Terms & Conditions and just agree to them automatically. Majority of people dont realise the amount you are agreeing too, I mean who has time to look through all of the legal paperwork? We have a holiday to plan!

In a brief summary the contract just declares what circumstances allow the cruise line to change what you have paid for, as well as what is expected of you as a passenger.

Being confined to your cabin

Most cruise lines are able to search bags, luggage or any of the passengers properties, as well as confine passengers to a room for quarantine. The only time this would be used is if there has been an issue caused by the guest and it has been raised to the crews attention or if a passenger has become sick.

As the ship is intimate, then the spread of diseases/illnesses is quite high and can wipe out a lot of the crew and passengers. Passengers will be confined to a cabin and sometimes moved to a bigger cabin, however on some ships there are ‘Brigs’ also known as, jails.

Illegal substances

On ever cruise lines website there is a massive list of all the items that are prohibited which you can view further below; If you have common sense then you will be fine, however it wouldn’t surprise me what the security team sees.

• Cross bows etc
• Any Firearms
• No drones or remote control items
• Spears
• Bicycles
• kayaks or canoes
• Metal detectors
• Restraining devices
• fire works or flares
• illegal substances
• tazers
• Fresh flowers
• Walkies-talkies

Itinerary changes

Itineraries can change any moment leading up to your cruise and during, so you automatically agree to this when you book your cruise. This can be frustrating but sometimes unavoidable for the cruise line and the list of reasons why is rather long.

I have been on a number of cruises where the itinerary has changed for different reasons, which was a unplanned surprise and I made the most of the change, to which I found a couple destinations I never thought id love. There is an option to claim for a missed port but if you happy with the alternative, then why claim?

Some examples are;

• Bad weather
• Wars and political reasons
• Schedule issue

To know more in depth reasons why, then click on the link to take you to ‘Why cruise itineraries change’. https://mycruise.blog/?p=1641

Photos, Videos and Audio

Once you have booked your cruise, you are automatically giving your permission for your photos, videos and audio to be taken. Of course whilst on board and the photographers ask “do you want your photo taken?”, you can say no. But you cant complain if you are in the back ground etc of anyone photos, audio and media.

There might be an advert being filmed onboard so, if you are in the back ground there’s nothing you can do. I haven’t been on a cruise yet which has been filming or a photo shoot, but I would love to experience one onboard.

No animals onboard

I dont think I need to talk too much about this one as its mainly common sense. The only god available to go onboard would be any service dogs but, you must make the cruise line aware as well as be mindful with the dogs behaviour. Dogs travelling on The Cunard can be brought onboard however, the must stay int he appropriate kennels.

There is a report of someone bringing their cat on board and when disembarking they left it behind. I wouldn’t want to make that call.

Personal belongings

This one is also of common sense. On board every P&O ship there are safes in the cabins, so if you don’t want to leave it in there or carry it around with you then you shouldn’t take it. The safes are not massive too so a large laptop might not fit in the safe. They are not responsible for any lost, stolen or damaged items. Some of these items could include;

• Jewellery
• Medicine
• Documents (passport, bank cards, excursion tickets)
• Money
• Electrical items (laptops, phones, cameras)
• Any other valuable items

Independent contractors

When on board you just automatically assume all staff work for that cruise line, however this is wrong. Most staff members onboard are all work for a independent contractor so the cruise line doesn’t take responsibility for their actions. Which can include; shop staff, hairdressers, doctors, performers etc.

Crew access

When onboard it is quite obvious to what is crew areas and what is open for guests, as they are clearly marked. These can include but are different on cruise lines;

• Kitchens
• The Bridge
• Crew Cabins
• Behind Stages

I have a number of friends who I know working on cruise ships, and when I am onboard at the same time as them they can take me into the crew only areas. Cruise lines are strict on this and if you are found to be in staff areas with no authority, then you can be disembarked the next port date and made to find you own way home at your own expense.

Always be careful with what you choose to do and if you are not sure then always ask. Its best to ask and be told then guess and have your holiday cut short.