After a long trip, deck activities and fine dining, cruise passengers can return to the cabin and enjoy hot tea or coffee piping before resting. You may not have a luxurious cruise staff. In an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, a former cabin crew member revealed a simple “daily” item that staff are banned from having.
When asked about the electronics in the cabin room, the former cruise musician, who wanted to remain anonymous, admitted that the staff were not kettle in the room, but passengers were. He said:
“We didn't allow kettles and we couldn't make a cup of tea in our room, it's not legal.
Some cruise lines prohibit passengers and staff from bringing their own electronic devices, such as kettles and irons, due to safety and fire hazards. However, UK travelers can board several cruise ships that offer hot drink facilities to their cabins.
Voyages such as the Royal Caribbean offer kettles in cabins when sailing from the UK, while Malera Cruises offers kettles in all passenger cabins. However, Norwegian cruise lines do not offer kettles. Instead, the company offers coffee machines.
The anonymous cruise worker continued. “I don't know why you can't have a kettle as a staff member, why passengers can do it. I'm not sure. It may be safe.
“We need to take all the charging cables, chargers, etc. and run them and check them out, and understand them in case there's a fire.”
“Someone had kept the phone charged on the paper for a long time, and it set fire to it, so I understood why I had to check it out.”
For the singer, who entertained passengers non-stop for a few hours, he pointed out that having a hot drink in his room was a welcome luxury, but he understands that business is coming first.
He said: “There's really no rules for cabin passengers. Cabin passengers are free and free to do whatever they want to do. They're always right.
“It's still a business, so how they manage their business is to keep passengers happy.”
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