Carnival Cracking Down on Cruisers Saving Deck Chairs

Have you ever been frustrated with cruisers who save deck chairs in prime locations for hours at a time without using them?

Carnival is more than frustrated with guest complaints about the issue. The world's largest cruise line this week began testing a new policy.

Here's the heart of the complaints - Many early riser cruisers place personal items on entire rows of deck chairs near the pools and other deck-top attractions even though they don't plan to use the chairs for hours. As a result, later rising passengers often are unable to find an open seat.

Cruise staff on the line's new Carnival Breeze have begun policing seat saving by placing stickers with the current time on any deck chairs that are being saved with towels, books, shoes and other passenger items.

After 40 minutes, if the chair still is reserved but unoccupied, the staff will remove the items, take them to the towel station by the main pool, and the staff will leave a note explaining what they have done.

Get ready for the other cruise lines to adopt this policy