In the #BadEconomy, #ChampagneProblems edition.
> US cruises sail into higher costs as oil prices rally; Carnival could be hardest hit
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-cruises-sail-into-higher-costs-oil-prices-rally-carnival-could-be-hardest-hit-2026-03-16/
In #ChampagneProblems, #FloatingPetriDishes edition.
> Princess Cruises quietly hikes daily service charge — drawing backlash from passengers: ‘Unchecked greed’ https://nypost.com/2026/03/11/lifestyle/princess-cruises-quietly-hikes-daily-service-charge-drawing-backlash-from-passengers/
Reasons to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes: your boat might go into or near a war zone, and suddenly you're stuck. 🛳️💥
Reasons to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes
> Royal Caribbean cruise passenger diagnosed with malaria, medically evacuated by Mexican Navy https://nypost.com/2026/02/03/us-news/royal-caribbean-cruise-passenger-diagnosed-with-malaria-medically-evacuated-by-mexican-navy/
Reasons to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes: they'll keep you drinking, and if you die, they'll stuff you in the freezer. Can't have your dead drunken corpse disrupting the cruise for others.
> Body of Royal Caribbean cruise passenger was stuffed in fridge after being served 33 drinks, lawyer says https://nypost.com/2025/12/10/us-news/body-of-royal-caribbean-cruise-passenger-michael-virgil-was-stuffed-in-fridge-after-being-served-33-drinks-lawyer-says/
In reasons to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes: "VIP" #assholes. And btw, the judge here must also be "VIP" since he let the asshole off the hook pretty much.
> 'Who the f— are you': 67-year-old man allegedly knocked unconscious by 'VIP' cruise passenger https://lawandcrime.com/crime/who-the-f-are-you-67-year-old-man-allegedly-knocked-unconscious-by-vip-cruise-passenger/
In reasons to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes: bedbugs.
> Passengers sue Carnival Cruise Line alleging they woke up with more than 30 bites from bed bugs https://nypost.com/2025/11/07/us-news/2-passengers-sue-carnival-cruise-line-alleging-they-woke-up-with-more-than-30-bites-from-bed-bugs/
Usually a reason to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes but this man says fuck it, I am not letting no stinking virus stop me even though he states: "'I’m 87 years old, I’ve never been this sick in my life, Pettit told NBC 6." He'll die with his fucking life vest and puke bucket on. 🚢 🤮
> 87-year-old Royal Caribbean passenger planning 26th cruise even after falling ‘violently’ ill with nasty norovirus outbreak https://nypost.com/2025/10/02/lifestyle/87-year-old-royal-caribbean-passenger-bob-pettit-planning-26th-cruise-even-after-falling-violently-ill-with-nasty-norovirus-outbreak/
In reasons to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes 🚢
> Over 70 Royal Caribbean cruise vacationers, crew sick from norovirus outbreak https://nypost.com/2025/09/30/us-news/more-than-70-sickened-with-norovirus-on-royal-caribbean-cruise/
Reasons to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes: "If you don't behave down there, I'm turning this boat around. . . "
> Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas races back to Miami after brawl by kids’ pool https://nypost.com/2025/09/16/us-news/royal-caribbeans-wonder-of-the-seas-races-back-to-miami-after-brawl-by-kids-pool/
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