A popular cruise personality has urged passengers in the future to avoid behavior that may seem polite but could potentially annoy crew members.
Ilana Schattauer, better known to her fans as Life Well Cruised, regularly posts videos on her YouTube channel offering tips to help passengers avoid problems and have the best time on their vacation at sea. I am a cruise ship expert.
In a popular video, Ilana recommends that passengers leave their plates and cups behind after eating, saying that careful cleanup can cause problems.
She advised: “Especially this is a buffet or self-service eating area. If you were at a mall or an inland buffet, you would normally clear your own plates. But this is a problem.” Not if you're on a cruise. there is no.
“It may seem rude, but there's a reason for that. Crews are actually very intentional when clearing and cleaning up waste, separating food waste from paper waste, but this There are actually quite a few steps.” ”
Cruise passengers may feel uncomfortable leaving their plates, glasses, and cutlery behind after eating at the buffet or many of the cruise ship's dining options, but this practice is usually encouraged.
This is because almost all cruise lines are careful about leftover food and other forms of waste, and many cruise lines break down food in biodigesters to reduce the emissions they produce. .
If passengers put items away themselves, it can be more difficult for staff to sort them and mean other items that should be recycled, such as paper, are mishandled.
Ilana emphasized that the only exception to this rule for passengers to follow is not to leave plates or cups ordered from room service on board.
“A lot of people, myself included, don't really like walking down the hallway and seeing room service trays, cups, and plates in the hallway. ,” she continued. It may not be very polite.
“However, many cruise ships actually have this procedure, and if you think about it, waiting for the flight attendants to retrieve your luggage from the cabin is a lot of work for the flight attendants. There will be work left.”
Ships are becoming larger and larger, but due to the number of cabins and attractions on board, space is often at a premium, and many modern ships have relatively narrow corridors.
Some passengers may feel guilty about leaving room service trays in the hallway, but it allows staff to process older orders more quickly and frees them up to tackle more work that needs to be done. You will be able to do it.
Some cruise lines also allow passengers to call room service to let them know their tray is ready and waiting for them to pick it up.
