Cruise ships have lots of shared facilities, and passengers don't always do well with sharing. Most famously, people like to hoard chairs on the pool deck, with some people getting up early to place items on a chair that they may (or may not) return to later in the day.

Carnival Venezia’s embarkation process on December 6, 2024, has been delayed by one hour, with guests asked to arrive later.

Carnival generally offered a better deal on its all-you-can-drink beverage package compared to its chief rival, Royal Caribbean. That's because while Royal Caribbean uses dynamic pricing, which means that the cost can vary by cruise and it can change multiple times per day,

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: