1. Secret Codes. The crew members on a cruise have a secret code they use to communicate without distressing the passengers, some examples of these codes are: 30,30- which is a request for cleanup (this is normally a P.V.I. or Public Vomiting Incident.) Alpha- is a Medical Emergency, Adam- means a child is missing. Bravo- is a fire, Echo- means the ship is starting to drift, Kilo- is a request for all staff to report to their emergency posts, Operation Rising Star-means someone has died. and Oscar means someone has gone overboard. 2. Trickery Cruise lines want you to spend as much money as possible on their cruise and they have a variety of sneaky techniques to accomplish this, some of them include: -Bundling- They offer bundles like an "all-inclusive drinks package" that you pay months in advance. This way when you are on the cruise you feel that you have, what industry executives call "A Fresh Wallet" making you more likely to spend money on other things than you would be if you were also paying for your drinks whilst onboard. -Room Key Credit Cards. Using your room key as a credit card makes things a lot easier for guests but also, studies have shown that people are far more likely to spend when using a credit card than when using cash. 3. Subliminal Messaging. Cruise Ships also use subliminal messages to manipulate their passengers for various reasons: Special promotions are organized in different areas of the ship, the idea being to move guests around the ship to avoid or decrease congestion in other areas. If the casino's revenue is low, they'll host an event or raffle on the far side of the slot machines, increasing foot traffic through the area and therefore potential revenue. Spas and restaurants have special offers on port days to encourage you to stay on the ship and spend your money onboard, and you are informed of all of these special offers by a Daily Newscast from your Activity Manager as she sips on an iced coffee from Starbucks. "which can be found on Deck 4 in the Centrum!" 4. Cleanliness. Cruise ships are incredibly clean, the kitchens are spotless and common areas are regularly disinfected. However, this isn't so much as to maintain a clean image as it is to control the spread of illness. With thousands of people packed into a confined area, cruise ships are a breeding ground for bacteria and disease and so cruise lines have to follow strict sanitary protocols. The normal protocol is OPP1 or Outbreak Prevention Plan 1, this consists of audio and visual reminders to passengers to wash their hands at the hand sanitizer stations located at all high traffic junctions. OPP2 is put in place when there is a "6 in 6", 6 passengers taken ill within 6 hours. This protocol includes enforcing mandatory hand sanitization before entering any of the common areas and the quarantining of all inflicted passengers or crew members. OPP3 is when things get serious, self-service is prohibited, all crew members must help to serve food in the buffets, and all restaurant and guestroom linen is put in red biohazard bags and laundered in a separate special facility onboard. 5. The Small Print. Buried within the small print of the contract you sign before setting sail are a number of clauses and conditions that the cruise companies aren't willing to advertise too loudly: -We give them permission to track us via our key card and with the cctv cameras that have face recognition software and are located almost everywhere on the ship, apart from your cabin and in the bathroom. -We also give them permission to search us, our belongings, and our cabin, they can also confine us to our cabins or even the ship's prison, if the Captain deems it necessary. -The captain can also disembark us at any port, without facilitating our passage home or compensation should he think we are a danger to security or guilty of a crime. -The cruise line can also change your itinerary and even choose to drop ports whenever they see fit and they don't have to offer compensation unless they themselves define the change a 'significant' one. Which Secret Surprised You The Most? Comment Below Before You Go! Get more Tips here! http://www.destinationtips.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvaDElZb07k

Get more Tips here! www.destinationtips.com There are many "Travel Hacks" out there to help improve your time abroad, but beware! Many of them are pure nonsense! We take them apart now in 7 Travel Hacks that DON'T Work! This is a popular one on the internets; Don’t lose your earrings, keep them in a button! Because that's so much easier to find when rummaging around in your bag! It definitely calls for some kind of bag to keep your jewelry together... But not this...; Store your rings in a medicine case while traveling: The plastic case takes up way more space than say a plastic bag Who needs to organize their jewelry into separate days Surely if you're taking more jewelry than you can wear on a plane, just buy a bigger suitcase? Save an empty plastic water bottle and then demand the Flight Attendant refill it. I have seen this “hack” many times, and it will not work in your favor. You will only annoy the Flight Attendants, and we all know that’s not a smart move. Place your belongings in an overhead bin towards the front of the aircraft. Supposedly this “hack” saves time in deplaning, but it is selfish and inconsiderate to other passengers. A binder clip will protect the head of shaving razors. So you have to find or buy a binder clip that fits your razor... When razors COME with their own plastic cover!!?? Whats it all about!? Wrap your shoes in a showercap If you use a shower cap it's because presumably your hair is quite clean and doesn't need a wash. Well it does now if you're dirty shoes have been wrapped in it. It's not like the thin plastic shower cap takes up any space in your bag! Shower Gel Hack You have to spend a whole evening emptying out shower gels and conditioners into tiny straws that you've pre-sealed one end with somekind of special iron? Label them all and then seal the other end - making sure they are water tight! And then when you get into the shower at your hotel... Scissors?? For anyone wanting a more sensible way of carrying less liquids here are some TSA approved non-spillable 100ml bottles for sale on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/MoYo-Natural-Labs-approved-container/dp/B00SQ62ZSU/?th=1 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJGm-_EbtyU