Carnival Cruise Line announced that they changed their policy clothing prohibiting “offensive” clothing, in protection and respect of the passengers aboard, following the response from other travel sectors about passengers displaying messages that others find offensive or threatening.
Accordingly, the Cruise Line advises in its FAQ section that
All guests are expected to ensure their clothing and accessories are respectful to fellow guests. Specifically, items worn during the cruise should not contain any message that may be considered offensive or contain nudity, profanity, sexual innuendo/suggestions. In addition, clothing/accessories should not promote negative ethnic or racial, commentary, or hatred or violence in any form.
In addition to that, the company’s spokesman Vance Gulliksen cited to CNN that the decision was taken after information was revealed from other travel sectors of customers wearing clothing with “very threatening messages.”
Yet, the company already has some specifications concerning clothing that is accepted, with Mr Gulliksen adding that “we already have some basic clothing guidelines in place and our guests respect them and understand we are a family-focused business“.
It is further stated that the new ban will be enforced “case-by-vase”. When a crewmember notices a guest wearing offensive clothing that goes against the policy, the staff will then have to ask the guest to change.
Yet, the spokesman informed that there was no specific incident leading to the new change, but the company deciding of the policy after being informed of an incident in an airline that declined the entrance of a passenger wearing a threatening t-shirt message to board an aircraft.
In the meantime, Carnival Cruise Line is the first cruise operator to be certified “sensory inclusive” by KultureCity, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to accessibility and inclusion for individuals with sensory needs and invisible disabilities, while also is a firm supporter of women in shipping supporting Catalyst’s Now Is the Moment – Be a Catalyst campaign, which has raised $21 million toward its $25 million goal.
