Cruise secrets: Former cruise ship worker reveals shocking way companies CON passengers

This doesn’t apply to all cruise ships companies, however. Kinser recognised: “There are cruise lines that still value live music and have their musicians playing completely live in the production shows.”

Entertainment isn’t the only area where some cruise lines try to get around rules.

Jim Walker, a lawyer who specialises in cases involving cruise-line employees and passengers, told Business Insider that if food is improperly stored or equipment is dirty during an inspection, some cruise managers will order the crew to hide the items in their own cabins.

This is so the inspectors won’t realise rules are being broken and they won’t be penalised.

He also added the food taken away to the crews’ rooms can also be later served to passengers.

In 2013, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) carried out a surprise inspection on a Silversea Cruises ship – the Silver Shadow – in Alaska following a tip-off.