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5 SURPRISING Reasons You'll Get DENIED Boarding Your Cruise Ship

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Optimal Cruising
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👁️ 21K views📅 7 months ago⏱️ 1:23
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Creator's Key Takeaways

If you show signs of excessive coughing or a fever, they might ask for proof that you're actually healthy enough to travel, and that could get you denied boarding.

If you look out of control, they're going to deny you boarding.

You will be denied boarding even if the ship is still

Creator's Tips & Advice

✓Go and see your doctor and get a letter certifying that you're safe to travel if you're getting sick before your cruise.
✓Mind your behavior because if you look out of control, they're going to deny you boarding.
✓Get a letter from your doctor documenting that you are under 24 weeks and that you are safe to travel on a cruise ship if you are pregnant.
✓Keep in mind that children under 6 months old are not permitted on most major cruise lines.
✓Don't book a cruise where you can't bring your baby with if you have a baby under 6 months.
✓Arrive at the cruise terminal with enough time, as boarding closes at least one or two hours before the ship's scheduled departure.

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Getting sick before the cruise — Go and see your doctor and get a letter certifying that you're safe to travel.
Behavior when drinking before boarding — Mind your behavior because if you look out of control, they're going to deny you boarding.
Pregnancy documentation — Get a letter from your doctor documenting that you are under 24 weeks and that you are safe to travel on a cruise ship.
Bringing a baby on the cruise — Keep in mind that children under 6 months are not permitted on most major cruise lines; don't book a cruise where you can't bring your baby with.

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhy are cruise lines denying boarding more than ever?
QWhat are the top reasons passengers are getting denied boarding in 2025?

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