Another example of a banned item that often surprises people is scissors. You can bring small personal grooming scissors but crafting or full-size scissors are forbidden. You also can’t bring your own internet equipment, such as a satellite receiver. And if your kids have shoes with built-in wheels (like mine do), they’ll have to park them at home.

It turns out that something Carnival Cruise Line Brand Ambassador John Heald would like to put in the rubbish bin is one of the items that the cruise line says is most often stolen from its ships.