Cruise Line Offers ‘R-Rated Warning’ to Some Texas Passengers

If you have booked passage on one of the many cruise ships and cruise lines that serve guests from the Port of Galveston in the coming weeks. Here's to hoping you'll have smooth sailing. The months of August, September, and early October can be wonderful for cruises to the islands of the Caribbean and other ports of call in and around the Gulf of Mexico.

They can also be the worst months to go on a cruise because of the increased threat of tropical storm systems that are at their most prolific during the late summer days of August and September and the early days of Autumn in October. The good news is that your cruise ship can sail around storms and unless one of your ports is in the path of the storm you might not even know there was a hurricane.

While hurricanes and tropical weather can certainly be a concern for any Gulf of Mexico transit they are by far not the biggest issue passengers face on a cruise ship. If I had to suggest what I thought the biggest problem on board a cruise ship was I would have to say it's "the passengers".

No, not all of them but you know there are some people who climb on board a cruise ship just looking to find a reason to complain. I recently read a social media post by John Heald, John is the Brand Ambassador for Carnival Cruise Lines and he addressed an issue that seems to be ongoing about comedy shows on cruise ships.

In the video, Heald posted from the Punchliner Comedy Club on board the Carnival Mardi Gras he addressed the issue of "R-rated material" in a comedy show. Heald says that he gets complaints about a comedy show almost every week. The complaint is that some guests don't feel the material is suitable for kids.

Heald's response, is one that a lot of us can agree with. He reminded those who complain that the shows are advertised as "18 and older" or "for mature audiences". If you see those words on a comedy show or any show, don't bring your kids. That should be simple enough but evidently it's not.

I do like Heald's solution to the "not suitable issue". If you're unsure if you're as to whether you will like the comedian's act, then sit near the exit. If the show gets too unsavory for your tastes, you can simply get up and leave. And stop looking for reasons to be offended. You're supposed to be on vacation, aren't you?