all cruise lines extensively search everything and you are required to be away from your bags for extended periods of time during boarding. most cruise lines also explicitly ban things like all cybersecurity equipment (flippers were particularly looked for, they seemingly consider this anything not obviously personal use electronic) power strips etc.
Royal caribbean got my friend pulled into security and questioned for hours for a RPI, and they permitted it but held it locked away separately until you deboard at the end of trip (theres ''you cannot board at all with this item, figure it out or throw it away'' and theres ''we hold it until end of voyage'')
you usually spend 4+ hours away until you see your bag again at boarding time - you might board in morning and don't get access to your room/bag until 1-4pm
The bans on "all cyber security equipment" just show how little they understand. A regular laptop with cheap dongles is just as capable as a Flipper, if not more. And you don't even need dongles if you're just messing with WiFi/Bluetooth. The NFC part can partially be done via phone apps.
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I honestly don't understand people accept this kind of treatment and even pay for it. I've also heard stories of room searches where everything is torn apart because they suspect you might have a bottle of alcohol somewhere.
It's like going to a prison and paying for it. A pretty gilded one sure but still.
If there were real safety concerns I could understand but usually it's just because they want you to buy their overpriced drinks and internet service. After already paying a fortune for the trip.
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