Heald recently shared a message that he received from a cruiser (whose name he kept anonymous). They were disappointed that a post attempting to raise money for a loyal Carnival cruiser’s final expenses wasn’t allowed to be posted on his page. As the message said:

It's very rare that a fight on a cruise ship escalates to something that has consequences beyond that cruise. Usually, when a rare fight occurs, punches may be thrown, but cruise security and/or other passengers manage to break it up before any real damage gets done.

It's common for guests with food allergies who are taking an upcoming cruise to let the cruise line know so they can be accommodated. Other times, someone

In some cases, however, cruise ships arrive late in port, and the hours change. That can create even more pressure for the hard-working crew to turn the rooms over, clean the ship

Cruise ship industry players are up in arms after the lower house of Mexico's Congress voted this week to charge a $42 immigration levy for every passenger on cruise ships that dock in Mexico.

Royal Caribbean, Carnival, MSC, and Norwegian are all fighting the new tax which would make Mexican ports very expensive to visit.