U.S. travelers are not giving up hope that cruises will one day return to a bucket-list travel destination in the Caribbean. For a brief period not so long ago, cruise ships departing the U.S. were able to offer travelers a simple, legal way to visit an island that had long been closed off to U.S. tourists.

Two major cruise lines have addressed a controversial hidden fee that has annoyed customers. Both Carnival Cruise and Royal Caribbean charge passengers for unreturned towels. All towels used at the pool or during execursions must be returned using your cabin number and room key.

Carnival Cruise Line has issued a 'cabin flasher' warning to all its guests after a rather unfortunate incident on a recent holiday. The incident happened on a Carnival cruise ship that had been docked in port, with one particular passenger left absolutely distraught at what she had accidentally been showing the entire world.

The cruise line has an added fee that can get quite expensive and some passengers like it while others want it to go away.

New policies require closer supervision of young travelers, including stricter cabin arrangements and updated reservation requirements for guests under 21.

The cruise line has an added fee that can get quite expensive and some passengers like it while others want it to go away.

Most cruise lines put guests' cabin numbers right on their on-board account cards (which double as room keys). Margaritaville at Sea prints the entire cabin number on the card, while Royal Caribbean puts the room number but not the deck (floor),