I’m a cruise ship worker – here is the BIGGEST mistake passengers can make when coming onboard
- Lucy Sotherton, 28, from Birmingham, has been working on cruise ships for nine years
- The crew member reveals a bad habit of annoying guests that can frustrate the staff
A cruise ship worker has revealed the biggest mistake passengers make when boarding.
Lucy Sotherton, 28, from Birmingham, has been working on cruise ships for nine years.
She recently talked about what life at sea is really like: the good and the bad, and how you could get on the crew’s nerves without even realizing it.
The crew member highlighted some of the most frustrating issues that a small number of guests brought on board: having bad manners and being rude.
Lucy Sotherton (L), 28, from Birmingham, has been working on cruise ships for nine years, since she was 19
Lucy told Daily star: ‘I think the biggest mistake people can make when they’re on a cruise is not being polite to every crew member.
“You don’t know what you need and which crew member can solve your problems and there have been times when a passenger has been incredibly rude to a crew member, which they needed later on during their cruise.”
If you’re nice to the staff, it might even get you some free luxuries.
The 28-year-old said the best way to get free stuff and upgrades is to “make real connections with crew members.”
She added, “And this applies to your cabin. Monitor your waiter and basically every crew member.
“If you’re a nice person and have a connection with a crew member, they’re more likely to go out of their way for you.
‘That’s why I laugh when passengers are rude to crew members, because they’re only doing themselves a disservice.
“No crew member will go to any lengths for a passenger who is disrespectful and rude.”
The crew member highlighted some of the most frustrating issues that a small number of guests brought on board: having bad manners and being rude
Lucy warned: ‘No crew member will go to any lengths for a passenger who is disrespectful and rude’
The cruise ship employee claims that the worst type of passengers are those who are “determined to be miserable” no matter what you offer them, and that “happy passengers are the best.”
So if you’re heading to the seaside this year, make sure you put a smile on your face and keep your feet under control if you want to make a good impression.
It comes after a guest revealed she was almost sent to ‘cruise prison’ for fighting with a fellow passenger – sparking fierce fascination with what really happens to those who misbehave while at sea.
Theresa Rowley, from Dallas, Texas, recently went viral after admitting she almost got into a fight with another woman during a seven-day Carnival Cruise she took with her mother.
But when she said events could have left her “locked in the belly of the ship,” people wondered if cruise ships really have a place to hold unruly travelers, what it’s like and what you should do. to be sent there.