Shocking Legal Items Banned From Cruise Ships: ‘Boarding Denied Without Refund’

Don’t rock the boat – you should avoid bringing these items on your next cruise, warns an expert.

Gary Bembridge, an avid travel and cruise extraordinaire, revealed the common items that are banned from popular cruise lines.

The first, he explained, are surge protectors, extension cords or “anything that allows for multiple outlets.”

“All cruise lines ban any extension cords with a surge protection feature,” he said, via The Mirror, adding that the cables are a fire hazard.

Bluetooth speakers are also not allowed on certain cruises, such as Carnival ships.

“They have said that if any passengers try to bring them on board at embarkation or port, they will be confiscated, and if cruisers buy a Bluetooth speaker in the on-board shops, they will be held until the end of the cruise.”, Bembridge explained.

“I’m sure it’s really done because it’s annoying and intrusive to have people playing loud music in the pools, around the decks, on their balconies and in their cabanas,” he noted, added that he was “devastated” to learn of the restriction because he hears white noise in his sleep.

Wi-Fi hotspots, routers and satellite dishes are also prohibited from boarding the boat – which one guest learned the hard way on a Carnival cruise.

YouTuber Richard Shillington tried to hijack a mini Starlink dish at sea and it was confiscated, Bembridge said.

CBD oil is also banned from cruise lines, despite its widespread medicinal use, according to Bembridge, who recalled the time a Carnival cruise guest was “denied boarding without a refund” after CBD gum was discovered in their luggage . Not to mention, she was banned for good.

According to Carnival Cruise Line’s list of restricted items, drugs, ammunition, explosives, fireworks, flammable substances, hard liquor and sharp objects such as knives, scissors and razor blades are among the prohibited items.

One of the more unusual items banned from the boat are paper pineapples, which are used to indicate that couples occupying their suite are open to swingers.

“I’ve never quite understood the pushy nature of advertising using it on regular cruises, when there are entire charters of ships dedicated to swingers run by groups like Bliss Cruises that seem like a safer bet,” Bembridge said.