My only complaint, after 50+ cruises, is that ALL cruise lines make rules they don’t enforce. Whether it’s no diapers in the pool, no kids in Solarium (nor in casino/gym/adult shows/spa), wash hands before entering buffet, don’t wear shorts to dinner, no “saving” chairs, cannot cruise six months pregnant, cannot cruise until six months old, wear a mask, be vaccinated, WHATEVER, there are always blind eyes turned, conflict seemingly avoided, exceptions made, loopholes left open. Most of the time all it takes is a guest willing to lie (“I’m not pregnant!” “Fluffy’s my service animal; she’ll stay with my husband while I go ashore!” “My baby’s six months old and already toilet-trained!”) and an employee too busy or too intimidated or totally untrained and unempowered in how to deal with it. (I’ve heard all of these whoppers on board.) Crew members responsible for enforcement seem more fearful of angering rule-breakers with correction than of angering the rest of us who see what others get away with — who see what others shamelessly BRAG about getting away with. Failure to enforce some of these rules results in a health or safety hazard. Failure to enforce others compromises the atmosphere of a given venue and creates resentment among the rule followers who are made out to be chumps. If you aren’t going to enforce even the most fundamental parts of a dress code, for example, why have one? If you are leaving it up to adult guests in the Solarium to report the 10yos in the Solarium pool or hot tub, why promote the Solarium as being for those 18 and up, leading me to believe that it actually WILL be for those 18 and up? I actually would like to see a few NEW rules — 21+ in Solarium, no one under 21 on barstools, ONE elegant bar on board for strictly 21+, for example. But I’d be satisfied with genuine enforcement of the rules ALREADY IN PLACE.
