In the #BadEconomy, #ChampagneProblems edition.

#FloatingPetriDishes

Princess Cruises quietly hikes daily service charge — drawing backlash from passengers: ‘Unchecked greed’ Princess Cruises is under fire for quietly jacking up a service charge under passengers’ noses.

In #ChampagneProblems, #FloatingPetriDishes edition.

> Princess Cruises quietly hikes daily service charge — drawing backlash from passengers: ‘Unchecked greed’ nypost.com/2026/03/11/l...

Reasons to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes: your boat might go into or near a war zone, and suddenly you're stuck. 🛳️💥

Royal Caribbean cruise passenger diagnosed with malaria, medically evacuated by Mexican Navy The cruise’s highlighted destinations — Roatan, Honduras, Puerto Costa Maya, Mexico, and Cozumel, Mexico — all have balmy climates where mosquitoes thrive.

Reasons to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes

> Royal Caribbean cruise passenger diagnosed with malaria, medically evacuated by Mexican Navy nypost.com/2026/02/03/u...

Reasons to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes: they'll keep you drinking, and if you die, they'll stuff you in the freezer. Can't have your dead drunken corpse disrupting the cruise for others. (e)

'Who the f— are you': 67-year-old man allegedly knocked unconscious by 'VIP' cruise passenger Florida attorney Phillip Andrew Ortiz allegedly pushed a 67-year-old man during an altercation on board the Norwegian Encore cruise ship in Miami.

Reasons to avoid #FloatingPetriDishes: "VIP" #assholes. And btw, judge must also be "VIP" since he let asshole off the hook pretty much.

> 'Who the f— are you': 67-year-old man allegedly knocked unconscious by 'VIP' cruise passenger lawandcrime.com/crime/who-th...

#AndJusticeForSome #crime

Passengers sue Carnival Cruise Line alleging they woke up with more than 30 bites from bed bugs The pair claim that they “felt something itchy on their legs and arms which resembled insect bite marks,” according to the complaint.

In reasons to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes: bedbugs.

> Passengers sue Carnival Cruise Line alleging they woke up with more than 30 bites from bed bugs nypost.com/2025/11/07/u...

Usually a reason to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes but this man says fuck it, I am not letting no stinking virus stop me even though he states: "'I’m 87 years old, I’ve never been this sick in my life, Pettit told NBC 6." He'll die with his fucking life vest and puke bucket on. 🚢 🤮 (e)

Over 70 Royal Caribbean cruise vacationers, crew sick from norovirus outbreak The norovirus outbreak was first reported on Sunday, quickly spreading to almost 4% of passengers.

In reasons to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes 🚢

> Over 70 Royal Caribbean cruise vacationers, crew sick from norovirus outbreak nypost.com/2025/09/30/u...

Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas races back to Miami after brawl by kids’ pool The Wonder of the Seas cruised back to Miami Monday after a simple dispute by the children’s pool descended into an all-out brawl.

Reasons to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes: "If you don't behave down there, I'm turning this boat around. . . "

> Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas races back to Miami after brawl by kids’ pool nypost.com/2025/09/16/u...

Disturbing video captures moment wild Carnival Cruise ship brawl breaks out ‘over chicken tenders’ The violence among about two dozen brawlers erupted aboard the Sunshine on the last day of its voyage.

But wait, there is more.

And more news of chicken tenders brawling. . . 🍗 🥊

> Disturbing video captures moment wild Carnival Cruise ship brawl breaks out ‘over chicken tenders’ nypost.com/2025/08/20/u...

#FloatingPetriDishes #crime

Luxury cruise vacation becomes disaster as mystery illness strikes numerous passengers The cruise concluded on July 11.

"When you really want to play, but your butt begins to spray, diarrhea, diarrhea..." 🎶 💩

Reasons to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes

> Luxury cruise vacation becomes disaster as mystery illness strikes numerous passengers nypost.com/2025/07/18/u...

#FloatingPetriDishes

Dozens put on ‘Do Not Sail list’ after massive brawl breaks out on Carnival Cruise ship The violence erupted as scores of passengers were disembarking from the Carnival Jubilee when it docked in Galveston on Saturday following a week-long Caribbean jaunt.

In reasons to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes. Keeping it classy in Texas.

> Dozens put on ‘Do Not Sail list’ after massive brawl breaks out on Carnival Cruise ship nypost.com/2025/04/29/u...

#crime #cruise #TexasFriendly

Or better yet, as much as you can avoid the #FlyingCattleCars. Also avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes (a.k.a. cruise ships).

Reasons to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes 🛳️ . BTW, this is worst in polluting.

> Disney Cruise, Norwegian Cruise Line top concerning ‘worst’ list www.kentucky.com/news/busines...

#travel #pollution #environment

Or, you can just avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes

> Royal Caribbean quietly updates its banned items list www.kentucky.com/news/busines...

#SaveYouAClick: Avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes. 🚢

> How to avoid Covid, colds, Norovirus, and more on a cruise www.kentucky.com/news/busines...

Getting sick on a cruise ship could cost you as much as the vacation Most cruise ships don't accept health insurance in the event of a medical emergency

Reasons to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes: Get sick, you're fucked. If medical issue does not kill you, the medical bill will. And as article states, most cruises do not take health insurance.

>Getting sick on a cruise ship could cost you as much as the vacation qz.com/cruise-ship-...

#BadEconomy

Cruise passenger on stretcher rushing to ER was stopped by Royal Caribbean staff — pay up, buddy! Cruise passenger on stretcher was rushing to ER. But Royal Caribbean said nope — not until you pay your bill

In reasons to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes: Oh, you had a medical emergency? fuck you, pay me. .Oh, you are dying of seizures? Fuck you, pay me.

>Cruise passenger on stretcher rushing to ER was stopped by Royal Caribbean staff — pay up, buddy! boingboing.net/2024/05/21/c...

Oh yea, it WAS terrifying. Reasons to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes.

>Cruise ship chartered for ‘Six Terrifying Nights’ event struck pier, leaving passengers stranded nypost.com/2024/02/08/n...

Reasons to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes:

"It comes out of your bum
like a bullet from a gun
diarrhea, diarrhea..." 🎶

>More than 130 on cruise from Fla. mysteriously fall ill with vomiting, diarrhea nypost.com/2024/02/01/n...

Reasons to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes: You could fucking die. (If drugs do not kill you, the flu, or flu like disease on board, will).

>Yet another passenger dies on world’s biggest gay cruise www.advocate.com/news/atlanti...

Reasons to avoid the #FloatingPetriDishes: Blue Puke!

>Florida cruise passengers sickened by unknown illness: ‘My throw up was bright blue’ nypost.com/2024/01/25/n...