In restaurants and the main dining room, respect your reservation time.
Getting an elevator ride on a cruise ship “can be very stressful, especially after shows or dinner,” he said. “And you can see some people just not being respectful of others.”
Bucolo has a term for these people — “elevator rushers.”
“They make a beeline or weave in and out of people to get right in front of the elevator — even though there are people in front of them who might have limited mobility or accessibility issues,” he said. “They just pretend like they don’t see those people. We never recommend that.”
Bucolo said the elevator should be first come, first served, “so don’t plow your way though.”
Once inside the elevator, Ducolo said to make as much room as possible for other guests.
“You don’t need to cram every single person in,” he said. “But if there’s a little bit extra room and you can move to get another couple in, try to do that too.”
Ducolo added that you can help thin the crowds by using the stairs or walking to another elevator bank if you can.
“If it’s only a couple of decks up or down, consider using the stairs,” he said. “If everyone is getting out of dinner and there’s an elevator bank right near the restaurant, there’s usually another one on the other end of the ship.”