On this cruise ship, the only thing more eye-popping than the ocean view is where passengers stash their room keys.
A viral Reddit post from a passenger aboard Independence of the Seas in r/Cruise has the internet clutching its pearls — and no, it’s not about someone’s uncle hogging the chocolate fountain.
The culprit? Women fishing their SeaPass cards out of their bras, turning a simple card swipe into a full-on nautical contortion act.
The Reddit thread, cheekily titled “Ladies — Get a lanyard,” didn’t hold back: “I’m currently on Independence of the Seas and twice I’ve seen ladies reaching into their blouses to locate their SeaPass, which was stashed in their bras.”
The poster continued with some pointed advice: “This is frankly disgusting for the crew members and for everyone who has them touch their drink glasses afterward. Please just buy a lanyard.”
Others pushed back, trying to keep it chill: “It’s not classy, but you need to calm down. It’s just skin, just like the skin on your hands.”
“Sweat. I have held my phone there. It gets sweaty even though I am not sweating otherwise.”
And then there were the pragmatists pointing out the bigger picture: “People do not wash their hands with soap and water after leaving the restrooms.”
“People do not wash their hands so often that cruise ships have to almost beg them to before visiting the buffet. Boob sweat is the very least of your worries, my guy.”
Practical solutions were also suggested, with a side of fashion critique. Read one suggestion, “‘Dear clothing designers, why don’t you make pockets in clothing for women so they don’t need to use their bra?’ There. Fixed it for you.”
Another added, “Bras need pockets. I said what I said.”
Tech-friendly cruisers had their own take on the dilemma: “From the perspective of customer-centricity, it would be better for cruise lines to offer NFC wrist bands (in addition to cards). Give customers a choice. I’d personally find a lanyard incredibly annoying.”
One user agreed, I’m not a fan of lanyards (I hate when they bounce/sway, which also may just be because I’m a woman, but it’s still annoying). Our themed cruise last year even provided them for every passenger, but I opted not to use it. I’d much rather deal with a wristband.”
And for the ultra-digital crowd, convenience is key: “Let me put it in my Apple Wallet.”
As previously reported by The Post, the high seas have always been a hotspot for social media kerfuffles over cruise-ship manners.
Last year, one TikTokker named Jessica (aka @Jesstravel7) slammed the practice of reserving a pool deck chair on a cruise after spotting row upon row of deck chairs hogged with towels.
She called out what she believed to be one of cruise etiquette’s biggest ongoing offenses.
“This is what you call entitlement on a cruise ship; saving all these pool chairs,” she said.
Onboard Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas, she pleaded with fellow cruisers: don’t stash towels on pool chairs if you’re not actually swimming.
This ignited a debate on what an “entitled cruiser” really means and who it refers to.
At the end of the day, whether it’s bra-stashed SeaPasses or towel-hoarding deck chairs, it seems the real rough waters on a cruise aren’t the waves — they’re your fellow passengers’ bad manners.
