Cruise ships are often full of people from all different lifestyles, cultures, and values. While some cruisers have certain behaviors because it is a part of their culture, there are some other cruisers that intentionally step onboard to annoy and irritate others. Don't become the annoying cruise passenger and try to have some respect for the others onboard. As a way to share experiences I have seen, heard of, or imagined I have created this list of 100 ways you can annoy fellow cruise passengers. I do not recommend doing these things and a few of these things can get you thrown off the ship or in trouble. I am not responsible for your behavior or any actions you take after reading this list.
1. Slamming Your Stateroom Door (Includes Intentional Slamming. Keep In Mind This Can Happen Accidentally.)
2. Continuously Flushing The Toilet At Night To Try To Wake Others Up
3. Shouting On Your Balcony or On The Public Decks For All To Hear
4. Playing Loud Music on Your Balcony
5. Pushing All of the Floor Buttons In The Elevator To Make The Elevator Stop At Every Floor
6. Entering The Elevator Before All Have Exited
7. Cutting In Line (Whether Buffet or Any Line)
8. Arguing With Busy Crew Members For Petty Reasons When A Line Is Forming Behind You
9. Laying In The Middle of The Stateroom Hallway So Others Cannot Pass You By
10. Singing or Talking Loudly As You Walk Down The Stateroom Hallway
11. Throwing Plates In The Buffet Like A Frisbee (Seen Two Kids Do This)
12. Slowly Studying The Food In the Buffet Line Before Taking Some
13. Walking The Wrong Way On A One Way Stairwell
14. Asking "Dumb" Questions At The Muster Station Drill To Make The Drill A Little Longer
15. Coming Late To The Muster Station Drill (This holds up the drill for everyone else)
16. Not Flushing The Toilet In Public Bathrooms
17. Saving Deck Chairs
18. Coughing or Sneezing On Others In The Elevator
19. Passing Gas In The Elevator or Making Noises To Simulate This Bodily Function In The Elevator
20. Touching The Food In the Buffet (BIG NO! Could get you in trouble! )
21. Knocking someone over in the buffet that is carrying a tray of food.
22. Intentionally Wasting Food In the Buffet
23. Turning Doorknobs To Others' Rooms To Scare or Irritate Them
24. Stealing From Stateroom Stewards' Carts
25. Being Loud In Your Stateroom or Turning The TV To A Loud Volume
26. Not Following Dress Code For Dining Areas
27. Taking Someone Else's Dinner Silverware When You Know It Is Not Yours
28. Monopolizing Your Servers' Time When They Have Other Tables That Need Attention Too
29. Staring At People Sitting At Other Tables
30. Running On The Outside Decks Near The Pool (Not A Good Idea, You Could Slip)
31. Splashing Water From The Pools Onto Others
32. Discharging Bodily Waste Into The Water Recreational Facilities On The Ship
33. Eating or Drinking In the Pool
34. Randomly Taking Pictures Of Other Cruisers Without Their Permission
35. Swimming Into Someone Else In the Pool
36. Cutting In Line For The Waterslide
37. Going Down The Waterslide Before You Are Told To Do So By A Crew Member (Creates Safety Concern)
38. Using a mini golf club as a baseball and trying to play baseball with your golf ball
39. Throwing Mini Golf Equipment At Others Or Off The Ship
40. Slobbering On Gym Equipment
41. Hogging A Piece of Gym Equipment Because Cruise Ships Often Have Limited Equipment
42. Turning On Music in the Gym For All To Hear
43. Saving Seats Before Production Shows or Events Begin In The Main Show Lounge
44. Talking During Events or Shows
45. Standing Up To Block Someone Else's View During The Show
46. Playing Hide and Seek With Gift Shop Items
47. Taking Merchandise From Other Guests While They Are In the Gift Shop
48. Putting In More Raffle Tickets For Things Than You Should
49. In a game of Bingo, shouting our Bingo intentionally when you know you should not
50. Clogging Up The Line To Get Back on The Ship To Dig For Your Shipboard Card
51. Recycling Another Person's Photo At the Photo Gallery
52. Throwing Soft Serve Ice Cream Cones At Others
53. Buying Some Random Person's Photo From The Photo Gallery
54. Walking The Wrong Way on the Jogging Track
55. Smoking In Non-Designated Areas
56. Cursing In Front of Young Children
57. Stopping The Middle of A Busy Walkway To Tie Your Shoe
58. Putting On Sunscreen With Others Directly Around You (Some People Could Be Allergic)
59. Ordering Food From A Counter And Then Walking Away
60. Loudly Discussing Your Political Views Hoping Someone On The Ship Will Agree or Disagree With You
61. Singing At Karaoke In A Poor Manner To Irritate Others
62. Taking Someone Else's Empty Wheelchair That Was Parked For Some Reason (I have seen this one happen. The people involved got in trouble and the ship's crew threatened to call security.)
63. Prank Calling Room Service To Make The List Longer To Make Others Wait Longer
64. Giving Guest Services A Hard Time To Make The Line Longer
65. Yelling At The Casino Machines When You Lose
66. Fighting
67. Sitting At An Internet Cafe Workstation Without Logging In To Hog It
68. Putting Dirty Plates On Another Person's Table That Is Actively Using The Table
69. Pretending To Be Interested In A Sales Pitch Onboard To Make The Line Behind You Grow Longer
70. Not Holding Doors Open To Cruisers Behind You
71. Giving Others Wrong Information About Various Cruise Activities Intentionally
72. Sitting At A Seat In The Bar (Without Ordering Anything) To Keeping Others From Getting A Seat
73. Throwing Food Into The Pool
74. Leaving Your Trash In the Middle of A Walkway
75. Knocking On Other Cruisers' Stateroom Doors
76. Trying To Look Onto Someone Else's Balcony
77. Taking An Entire Stack of Daily Onboard Newsletters
78. Filling Your Plate With An Entire Serving's Worth Of Food
79. Smacking or Chewing Loudly On Purpose When Eating
80. Pressing The Close Doors Button In the Elevator To Prevent Others From Entering
81. Calling An Elevator To Come And Walking Away
82. Bumping Into Others
83. Asking Others To Watch Your Stuff For Extended Periods of Time (Never Trust Anyone To Do This)
84. Stomping On The Ship's Stairwells
85. Calling Other Cruisers Staterooms Randomly
86. Taking More Silverware Than You Need
87. Leaving Your Stateroom Door Open To Get Others To Look Inside Your Room
88. Leaving The Light on Your Balcony On At Night (In Some Cases This Will Interfere With Navigation)
89. Taking Food From A Closed Buffet Line
90. Being Disrespectful To Others In Any General Manner
91. Forgetting Basic Manners
92. Taking Your Time Going Down The Waterslide
93. Allowing Your Children Into Adults Only Areas To Irritate The Adults In the Facility
94. Purposely Showing P.D.A. In Public Areas For Attention
95. Pushing Others Aside When Trying To Get A Look From Deck Rails
96. Pouring Weird Sauces on Foods To Make Others Around You Feel Grossed Out
97. Lying To Other Guests or Crew Members
98. Standing In the Middle Of Doorways To Prevent Others From Passing By
99. Giving False Directions To Lost Cruisers
100. Coming Back Late To The Ship Intentionally (You Risk Being Left!)
I hope you enjoyed this list of 100 things you can do to annoy your fellow cruise passengers. I do not recommend you try these things. A few of these things could get you in trouble with your cruise line or kicked off the vessel.
1. Slamming Your Stateroom Door (Includes Intentional Slamming. Keep In Mind This Can Happen Accidentally.)
2. Continuously Flushing The Toilet At Night To Try To Wake Others Up
3. Shouting On Your Balcony or On The Public Decks For All To Hear
4. Playing Loud Music on Your Balcony
5. Pushing All of the Floor Buttons In The Elevator To Make The Elevator Stop At Every Floor
6. Entering The Elevator Before All Have Exited
7. Cutting In Line (Whether Buffet or Any Line)
8. Arguing With Busy Crew Members For Petty Reasons When A Line Is Forming Behind You
9. Laying In The Middle of The Stateroom Hallway So Others Cannot Pass You By
10. Singing or Talking Loudly As You Walk Down The Stateroom Hallway
11. Throwing Plates In The Buffet Like A Frisbee (Seen Two Kids Do This)
12. Slowly Studying The Food In the Buffet Line Before Taking Some
13. Walking The Wrong Way On A One Way Stairwell
14. Asking "Dumb" Questions At The Muster Station Drill To Make The Drill A Little Longer
15. Coming Late To The Muster Station Drill (This holds up the drill for everyone else)
16. Not Flushing The Toilet In Public Bathrooms
17. Saving Deck Chairs
18. Coughing or Sneezing On Others In The Elevator
19. Passing Gas In The Elevator or Making Noises To Simulate This Bodily Function In The Elevator
20. Touching The Food In the Buffet (BIG NO! Could get you in trouble! )
21. Knocking someone over in the buffet that is carrying a tray of food.
22. Intentionally Wasting Food In the Buffet
23. Turning Doorknobs To Others' Rooms To Scare or Irritate Them
24. Stealing From Stateroom Stewards' Carts
25. Being Loud In Your Stateroom or Turning The TV To A Loud Volume
26. Not Following Dress Code For Dining Areas
27. Taking Someone Else's Dinner Silverware When You Know It Is Not Yours
28. Monopolizing Your Servers' Time When They Have Other Tables That Need Attention Too
29. Staring At People Sitting At Other Tables
30. Running On The Outside Decks Near The Pool (Not A Good Idea, You Could Slip)
31. Splashing Water From The Pools Onto Others
32. Discharging Bodily Waste Into The Water Recreational Facilities On The Ship
33. Eating or Drinking In the Pool
34. Randomly Taking Pictures Of Other Cruisers Without Their Permission
35. Swimming Into Someone Else In the Pool
36. Cutting In Line For The Waterslide
37. Going Down The Waterslide Before You Are Told To Do So By A Crew Member (Creates Safety Concern)
38. Using a mini golf club as a baseball and trying to play baseball with your golf ball
39. Throwing Mini Golf Equipment At Others Or Off The Ship
40. Slobbering On Gym Equipment
41. Hogging A Piece of Gym Equipment Because Cruise Ships Often Have Limited Equipment
42. Turning On Music in the Gym For All To Hear
43. Saving Seats Before Production Shows or Events Begin In The Main Show Lounge
44. Talking During Events or Shows
45. Standing Up To Block Someone Else's View During The Show
46. Playing Hide and Seek With Gift Shop Items
47. Taking Merchandise From Other Guests While They Are In the Gift Shop
48. Putting In More Raffle Tickets For Things Than You Should
49. In a game of Bingo, shouting our Bingo intentionally when you know you should not
50. Clogging Up The Line To Get Back on The Ship To Dig For Your Shipboard Card
51. Recycling Another Person's Photo At the Photo Gallery
52. Throwing Soft Serve Ice Cream Cones At Others
53. Buying Some Random Person's Photo From The Photo Gallery
54. Walking The Wrong Way on the Jogging Track
55. Smoking In Non-Designated Areas
56. Cursing In Front of Young Children
57. Stopping The Middle of A Busy Walkway To Tie Your Shoe
58. Putting On Sunscreen With Others Directly Around You (Some People Could Be Allergic)
59. Ordering Food From A Counter And Then Walking Away
60. Loudly Discussing Your Political Views Hoping Someone On The Ship Will Agree or Disagree With You
61. Singing At Karaoke In A Poor Manner To Irritate Others
62. Taking Someone Else's Empty Wheelchair That Was Parked For Some Reason (I have seen this one happen. The people involved got in trouble and the ship's crew threatened to call security.)
63. Prank Calling Room Service To Make The List Longer To Make Others Wait Longer
64. Giving Guest Services A Hard Time To Make The Line Longer
65. Yelling At The Casino Machines When You Lose
66. Fighting
67. Sitting At An Internet Cafe Workstation Without Logging In To Hog It
68. Putting Dirty Plates On Another Person's Table That Is Actively Using The Table
69. Pretending To Be Interested In A Sales Pitch Onboard To Make The Line Behind You Grow Longer
70. Not Holding Doors Open To Cruisers Behind You
71. Giving Others Wrong Information About Various Cruise Activities Intentionally
72. Sitting At A Seat In The Bar (Without Ordering Anything) To Keeping Others From Getting A Seat
73. Throwing Food Into The Pool
74. Leaving Your Trash In the Middle of A Walkway
75. Knocking On Other Cruisers' Stateroom Doors
76. Trying To Look Onto Someone Else's Balcony
77. Taking An Entire Stack of Daily Onboard Newsletters
78. Filling Your Plate With An Entire Serving's Worth Of Food
79. Smacking or Chewing Loudly On Purpose When Eating
80. Pressing The Close Doors Button In the Elevator To Prevent Others From Entering
81. Calling An Elevator To Come And Walking Away
82. Bumping Into Others
83. Asking Others To Watch Your Stuff For Extended Periods of Time (Never Trust Anyone To Do This)
84. Stomping On The Ship's Stairwells
85. Calling Other Cruisers Staterooms Randomly
86. Taking More Silverware Than You Need
87. Leaving Your Stateroom Door Open To Get Others To Look Inside Your Room
88. Leaving The Light on Your Balcony On At Night (In Some Cases This Will Interfere With Navigation)
89. Taking Food From A Closed Buffet Line
90. Being Disrespectful To Others In Any General Manner
91. Forgetting Basic Manners
92. Taking Your Time Going Down The Waterslide
93. Allowing Your Children Into Adults Only Areas To Irritate The Adults In the Facility
94. Purposely Showing P.D.A. In Public Areas For Attention
95. Pushing Others Aside When Trying To Get A Look From Deck Rails
96. Pouring Weird Sauces on Foods To Make Others Around You Feel Grossed Out
97. Lying To Other Guests or Crew Members
98. Standing In the Middle Of Doorways To Prevent Others From Passing By
99. Giving False Directions To Lost Cruisers
100. Coming Back Late To The Ship Intentionally (You Risk Being Left!)
I hope you enjoyed this list of 100 things you can do to annoy your fellow cruise passengers. I do not recommend you try these things. A few of these things could get you in trouble with your cruise line or kicked off the vessel.