Cruises: Former cruise worker terrified when he makes gruesome discovery on board ship

Alternatively, the body can remain on board and return home on the ship – enabling the partner of the deceased to continue with the trip.

Jay Herring has revealed that if passengers are nervous about anything going wrong on a cruise ship it should be fire.

It’s “the most dangerous and likely thing” to happen he said. 

However, cruisers do need to worry too much as he adds “major incidents are extremely rare.”

Herring said: “Ships employ dedicated firemen, who, in the event of an onboard fire, don full protective clothing complete with masks and air tanks.”

It’s due to the risk of fire that irons are not allowed on board cruise ships. Clothes irons are banned industry-wide, according to cruise site Cruise Critic.