Culture Carnival’s New Rules Got Black Folks All in Their Feelings, But Others Say the Cruise Line is Justified - Cruise line bans drugs and Bluetooth speakers, stops playing hip-hop or rap, and no longer offers unlimited drinks packages. Blacks most affected.

Are Carnival's new rules restrictive, or racist? Some folks say it's the latter, and they're cancelling their reservations expeditiously.​

By Angela Wilson
Published July 2, 2025


An aerial view of the Port of Long Beach at dusk Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) / TikTok screenshot

Brawls, assaults, drunken fights, boots on the grounds and fans in hands just might have Carnival Cruise Line saying, "Enough is enough!" And some Black passengers are returning the favor, cancelling their existing reservations or cancelling the cruise line all together because they deem their new rules are racist. But some argue, "Are the new policies racist, or just restrictive?"

The discourse began after Carnival — who has the most allegations of serious crimes committed at sea than any other cruise line sailing from North America, per the FBI — implemented new rules. According to reports, as of June 1, Carnival passengers received a new letter to reinforce their guidelines and code of conduct.

Stricter Enforcement on Drugs​

“Marijuana, including cannabis and its derivatives, and other illegal substances, are unlawful and strictly prohibited on board,” the letter emphasized. "Smoking of any kind in undesignated areas such as staterooms and balconies is strictly prohibited." Even if marijuana is legal for recreational or medicinal use in your home state, it remains illegal under U.S. federal law. Since cruise ships sailing from U.S. ports operate under federal maritime law, all forms of cannabis are prohibited and Carnival has a zero tolerance policy.

If caught, passengers are immediately removed from the ship at the next port, with no refund, permanent ban, the turning over to law enforcement and possible fines.

Curfews​

Guests 17 years of age and under must be out of public areas by 1:00 AM unless they are being accompanied by an adult from their traveling party, aged 21 years of age or older. They are allowed to be in public areas after 1:00 AM only if they are involved in a supervised Club O2 (ages 15-17) or Circle "C" (ages 12-14) teen activity, as these youth programs often host late-night events that allow teens to be out later under staff supervision.

"Boots on the Ground," BUT Leave the Fans at Home​

Passengers can still enjoy those battery-powered fans onboard, but as for those non-battery-operated fans, leave those at home. Carnival cites "safety reasons" for the specific ban for hand-held fans, made popular by "Boots on the Ground: Where Them Fans At?" line dance by 803Fresh, where dancers loudly "clack" fans on certain parts of the song. The cruise line says the "clacking" could cause accidental injuries.

No More Hip-Hop?​

Although Carnival Cruise Line has not officially announced a ban on hip-hop or rap music in their clubs, significant online chatter from some Black passengers say they noticed a reduction or absence of the genre in the clubs.

Some online discussions suggest that Carnival might be moving towards a more "pre-approved" song selection for DJs — who should reportedly decline passenger's requests. The perception comes in the context of Carnival's efforts to address "rowdy crowds" and disruptive behavior on board.

Limited, Unlimited Drink Packages​

The cruise line always had a 15-drink limit per 24-hour period for the "Cheers!" alcoholic beverage package, but now, there's a perception that alleged enforcement has become stricter. Some Black cruisers feel this targets groups who tend to purchase these packages and enjoy lively celebrations.

No More Bluetooth Speakers​

Carnival has reinforced rules against guests playing their own music loudly in public areas, including by the pools and hallways. While ostensibly for everyone's comfort, many Black passengers feel this rule is selectively enforced against them. They argue that other groups might play different genres of music without facing the same level of scrutiny.

Of course folks took to TikTok to express their concerns about the rules.

"Carnival does not have to worry about me," one TikToker said, who said she cancelled her reservation for a friend's birthday. "We got the message loud and clear, we are not your demographic anymore. [...] Carnival decided they wanted to rebrand."

While some were saying goodbye to the cruise line, others welcomed the change. "Y'all have to learn how to act... I'm not gone lie.. y'all really made the value go down. I'm not mad at it." Another added: "I've never seen a carnival cruise video on social media that makes me want to go. It's like the Walmart of cruise lines," while a third wrote: "It's not racism but certain stuff becomes a liability after a while."

"It's not a crackdown on a color its a crackdown on people's behavior," one person reasoned. Other comments included: "Carnival got tired of being the Section 8 of the Sea," "God forbid the company want to protect their brand," and "What's racist about asking ppl to act right?"

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[tehpope]

Also, BLACKS HAVE DISCOVERED LINE DANCING!

They have known about it for a while, just hasn’t been done as much recently

The Cha Cha Slide. Created by a black man. Though part 1 is just the cha cha slide recited over Jaydee's Plastic Dreams.

 

[indomitable snowman]

None of this would be necessary if we just deported all blacks to Africa.

You could use cruise ships to do it.

 

[Tasty Tatty]

Niggers go on cruises? Aren't they scared of any water that's not the local public swimming pool?

You'd think they'd have some sort of trauma from their past. Something like generational trauma or whatever they call it.

 

[oh no its pipkun]

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Also, after watching those videos, I never want to hear "White people can't dance" ever again.

black faggot in the front with the red shirt lol

 

[ZipDisk]

You'd think they'd have some sort of trauma

But they did eat breakfast this morning!

 

[High Level Rad Waste]

Trying my hardest to convince my family not to use Carnival for their upcoming cruise. They still think it's the "family friendly" cruise with a lot of options for kids. I know that it'll be full of blacks that can't act right in public and this just proved my point. Is the only alternative for us here is Norwegian or Royal?

Norwegian is the way to go. I stopped using carnival back in 2010 and have never been happier. It's the cruise for gambling addicts and the still uses physical malls demographic.

 

[Mr.Bucket]

If the disgusting fucking hicklib garbage they play in public and on the radio is "country" then Hank Williams Jr. and David Allen Coe are urbanites.

Check out Sturgill Simpson and Jason Isbell. They don't get played on the radio but goddamn they can write. Isbell's politics are ass but as long as you stay away from his twitter you're golden.


Isbell just released a solo acoustic album:

 

[Ghostse]

Even the Blacks acknowledge this...

Viking Cruises

"So just know if you engage in Typical Negro Behavior, they are going to find your ass quick. On a viking cruise you gonna have to act white."

 

[Constellationzero]

We'd need some sort of modernized slave ship design for that. Like stacks and stacks of cells, level upon level. And to keep them compliant for the eastward journey, you'd have to maybe put some sort of Louisiana crab boil in the center of all the tiny cells. Maybe some class of ship can be pressed into that sort of service.

The Freewinds.

 

[Vibralldo]

Crazy that every time they're judged by the content of their character, black people are considered awful

 

[Scarlett Johansson]

About time they enforced the rule. The savages need to be taken down a peg.

 

[AuraofGoon]

 

[The Hungry African]

None of this would be necessary if we just deported all blacks to Africa.

Fuck off, no refunds. We sold you their ancestors for a reason. We don't want them back.

 

[Preacher ✝]

I do not understand the appeal of these modern massive cruise ships, especially after the Covid-19 hoax revealed just how disgusting they are hygiene wise.

Why would I want to pay a lot of money to be stuck in a floating hotel with a bunch of strangers? The nice thing about a normal hotel is I can leave whenever I want.

If I were invest in a luxury sea voyage I would prefer it to be on a tall sailing ship. Companies like Star Clippers, Sea Cloud, or Windstar offer as much, and my gut tells me there's not many niggers interested in them.

 

[BeffJezos]

Imagine being a lower-class, hard-working normal guy and paying for your first family cruise.

You scrimped and saved for months to afford the tickets, everybody excitedly arrives at the port, then you see a sea of niggers gathered around the boat to board. Each group is blaring ratchet tunes and gyrating, their Walmart shirts blowing in the wind.

The entire first day is a deluge of Bluetooth speakers blasting mumble rap and associated chimp shrieks and "aaaaahhhh-haaaaahhs," as new beats begin playing. Exhausted, you drag yourself, your wife, and kids to the dining room. Families with 8 unaccompanied children litter the massive hall.

You arrive at your seats, only to find a group of niggers has taken your table. They give a hostile attitude, as you're forced to find new seats or engage in combat with a 350-pound, gub'ment gibs-fed sheboon in front of your children, who still respect you.

As you and your wife split up, finding two groups of 2 seats within eyesight of each other, your turn your attention to the food line. It's endless. You're helpless as nigger after nigger piles fried chicken, thigh upon thigh, one animal after another. The line is moving so slowly, because the poor cooks can't cook chicken fast enough. There are literally 40 other dishes, but the only things being eaten are fried chicken, corn, carbs and watermelon.

You slowly realize that you'll be acting like a pond duck, snagging food on behalf of your wife and children for the next 7 days. Within 2 meals, you're resigned to ordering room service, almost exclusively to avoid the masses of misbehaved feral primates.

As a kid, I always wondered why I'd see Carnival cruise commercials on TV and they'd always hype up their boat so much while Royal Caribbean always showed destinations and families. After hearing about others' experiences, I understand why now. Same for marketing vehicles, clothes, or literally anything else between these distinct demographics.

 

[Apustajan apustaja]

15-drink limit per 24-hour perio

This should be more than enough for most normal people. That is more than a whole bottle of hard liqueur. If you are normal wheight and used to alcohol you could probably drink more, I certainly could, but I would be too ashamed to. But some people have no shame.

 

[Übertroon]

(((They're))) also pushing black country singers like Kane Brown and making black singers like Beyonce perform country songs (they also tried the reverse when they made Taylor Swift do a hip-hop album). They also force country songs to feature rap in the middle of the song which always sounds terrible and pulls you out of the song.

After they destroyed pop by turning it into rap, young Whites (especially women) migrated to country. It's unacceptable to them for White people to have a genre for themselves.

They'll never be able to appropriate classical music, they even play classical music in certain establishments to keep black people away

 

[TrainWreckWatcher]

Niggers on a cruise? That's funny. I always thought it was for boomers.
Why would they go on water? They all sink like rocks

 

[jertzog]

This should be more than enough for most normal people. That is more than a whole bottle of hard liqueur. If you are normal wheight and used to alcohol you could probably drink more, I certainly could, but I would be too ashamed to. But some people have no shame.

They're obviously cheating the system by one person signing up and getting drinks for themselves and two others.

 

[TowinKarz]

They'll never be able to appropriate classical music, they even play classical music in certain establishments to keep black people away

If they believe they wuz Kangz? They can easily believe they wuz Bay-toovin' an sheeit.....