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- Business Insider spoke with 39 current and former cruise ship employees, many of whom said nearly all passengers are pleasant.
- But that’s not always the case. Some passengers have irritating tendencies, like practicing bad hygiene or failing to listen to safety drills.
- Seven current or former cruise ship workers described to us the most annoying things passengers do.
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For some cruise ship workers, interacting with passengers can be a blessing and a curse.
Business Insider spoke with 39 current and former cruise ship employees, many of whom said most passengers are actually quite pleasant. But some passengers have irritating tendencies, they told us, like practicing bad hygiene or failing to listen to safety drills.
Seven current or former cruise ship workers described the most annoying things passengers do. (Five requested anonymity due to a fear of reprisal from their current or former employer.)
Here’s what they said.
Spending too much time at ports
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"What’s the most annoying thing passengers do? Not paying attention to the time they had to be back to the ship when in port," said Chad Stone, a former production manager for Seabourn Cruise Line.
"This was a massive deal because we would end up paying more in port fees if we stayed too long, or we would end up having to wait for larger ships to leave, putting us in a large queue of departing ships. The captain would have to make up for it en route, making for a bit rougher of a ride to the next port."
Read more: Cruise-ship workers reveal what it’s really like to live at sea
Bad hygiene
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"When they don’t wash their hands after going to the toilet, or grabbing food directly from the buffet with their hands," a Royal Caribbean Cruises employee said.
Read more: Cruise-ship workers reveal the most disappointing things about their job
Not listening to safety drills
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A former chef for Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean said failing to listen during safety drills was the most annoying thing passengers did.
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Source: Business Insider – mmatousek@businessinsider.com (Mark Matousek)