Main cruise line cracks down on passenger chair-hogging as debate rages on-line: ‘Behaving worse than a toddler’

Chair hogging has lengthy been an issue on main cruise traces — and now a number of in style firms are cracking down on so-called pool pirates.

For a long time, cruise passengers have practiced a time-honored custom of grabbing something they will discover — towels, flip-flops, even dolls — to order lounge chairs by the pool for hours when the people are nowhere to be discovered, in line with a number of cruise blogs.

Now, social-media reviews point out Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is getting critical concerning the situation.

“Norwegian Cruise Line is earning praise from passengers for actually enforcing its chair-hogging policy,” in line with the unrealcruises Instagram account.

“Crew members aboard Norwegian Escape have been actively marking unoccupied chairs and removing towels and personal items from loungers left unattended,” the publish continued.

“Passengers reported that crew members began marking reserved chairs with stickers at approximately 10 a.m.”

The publish went on, “If the chairs were not occupied an hour later, crew members removed items, so other guests could use the space. The enforcement has received overwhelmingly positive reactions from cruisers.”

Fox News Digital reached out to Norwegian Cruise Line for remark.

The cruise line’s official coverage about reserving chairs might be discovered on its firm web site.

“Pool, deck and [theater] chairs may not be reserved,” the website states.

The coverage continues, “Topless sunbathing is not permitted. Boom boxes or loud radios are not permitted.”

It provides, “Roller blades, roller skates, skateboards, scooters, surfboards, bicycles and similar items may not be utilized on-board, except for mobility aids related to special needs, as approved by the ship’s management.”

Cruise passengers sounded off on Facebook, Reddit and Instagram concerning the deck drama.

“We faced this on the [Norwegian] Bliss, but my husband was my hero,” one NCL passenger wrote on Facebook just lately.

“I avoided the confrontation. He went and put the stuff on the ground behind the chairs, and we came and sat down. He would tell them they know the rules, and too bad for behaving worse than a child.”

Another traveler responded by saying, “You shouldn’t touch people’s belongings. … Have the attendant do it.”

Another cruise passenger famous, “Some ships have a better deck supervisor who will deal with these entitled folks.”

One traveler on Instagram mentioned, “Peace at last.”

Another traveler in r/Cruise on Reddit mentioned, “I’m not a chair hog, but I know why people do it. Because they’re entitled, and they think the rules don’t apply to them.”

Many passengers applauded timestamp methods that present a transparent strategy to monitor chair utilization. Others made the excellence between how households are reserving the chairs.

“If you’re using the pool or whatever attraction where you are saving your chair, absolutely fine,” a traveler in r/Cruise mentioned.

“If you are eating lunch at the buffet or in some other area of the ship while your towel and hat [have] been sitting on a chair for the past hour — not fine.”