Carnival recently outlined new passport instructions for Panama cruise passengers. “To comply with guidelines for going ashore, all guests (including infants) must carry a passport book that is valid for at least six months after the cruise ends," the cruise line communicated.

Frequent cruisers on the cruise line had very similar answers that new-to-cruise people should pay attention to.

That's something one passengers complained about to Carnival Cruise Line Brand Ambassador John Heald on his Facebook page. "Good morning, I would like to know why we have to selec

Cruise ships have a lot of rules and some are only loosely enforced. In the case of some rules, while it may be frustrating to see other passengers break the cruise line's official policies, it does not actually impact you.

Before most major cruise lines added Elon Musk's Starlink internet, cruise ship internet hovered between pretty bad and useless. On a good day, you might be able to send an email and pull up web pages.