A cruise traveller thought she was doing future guests a ‘kind favour’ by leaving her $8 kettle in the bottom drawer of her suite.
But little did she know the common household item is banned onboard cruises as it’s deemed a ‘fire hazard’.
Julie shared images on Facebook of the basic white kettle left unplugged in the set of drawers but was quickly slammed by outraged guests who labelled her a ‘danger’ and a ‘sick troll’.
‘Whoever is on this cruise leaving today. I have left my kettle for you, it was only $8 and I couldn’t be bothered bringing it home. It’s in the bottom drawer with some goodies for you,’ she captioned the post.
This sparked fury among other travellers who were shocked the item wasn’t picked up by security before boarding.
Items with an open flame or heating element are banned from cruises, excluding hairdryers and straighteners.
‘Kettles can start a fire on a ship. Please don’t come on a cruise that I’ll be on,’ one warned.
‘You are lucky it got through security and you are lucky your cabin crew didn’t see it. You are lucky it didn’t cause an issue when you use it. It is a fire hazard and fire is the worst thing to happen on a cruise!’ another added.
‘Very irresponsible to bring a banned item onboard and then leave it for others to continue to use. Suspect that this may be just a sick troll post,’ another wrote.
‘That will be confiscated when the room is cleaned. Someone at the port wasn’t doing their job if you got on with that.’
Others were shocked by the amount of hate Julie received and dubbed the act as an ‘innocent mistake’.
‘WOW! Give the poor lady a rest! She obviously didn’t know she was not allowed to take [a] kettle on board and thought she was doing something kind for the next guests in that room,’ one said.
‘If it wasn’t permitted the cabin staff would have confiscated before or during the cruise,’ another wrote
‘The cleaners will empty drawers and it goes to lost property. But I like your thoughtful intent behind this,’ a third added.
Other items including candles, incense, heating pads, electric blankets and clothing irons are also banned from cruises.
