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CRUISE NEWS: Flip-Flops in Cruise Dining Rooms, Royal Caribbean Limits Access, NCL Itinerary Change

By News Beacon

January 16, 2026

Royal Caribbean is limiting Oasis of the Seas’ Crown Lounge access during happy hour due to an unusually high number of elite-status guests onboard. Norwegian Gem has frustrated cruisers with a last‑minute schedule change at Great Stirrup Cay, moving the call earlier and shortening the visit just days before sailing. And over at Carnival Cruise Line, a simple question about “dressy” flip‑flops in the Main Dining Room sparked a fiery debate among more than 1,800 cruisers, even though the dress code only bans bare feet.

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