“Chair hogging” is a common, and very annoying, practice, on cruise ships and at major resort hotels around the world.
Who hasn’t gone to the pool following a leisurely breakfast to find that fellow guests have thrown a towel on the pool loungers early in the morning to reserve them…. and sometime they don’t come to claim them until later in the day!
Carnival Cruise Line has recently updated its FAQs to reflect its policy for guests that hog chairs.
The cruise line states: “Team members monitor sun lounger usage and if they observe a seat that contains a towel or personal belongings but appears to be unoccupied, a notification is placed on the chair indicating the current time.”
The notification is usually a piece of tape of a small sticker which is used as a visual sign that the guest is absent.
The policy ends: “If the chair remains unoccupied for 40 minutes, the contents are removed and held for the guest’s safekeeping.”
