{"id":16505,"date":"2026-07-25T06:28:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T01:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16505"},"modified":"2026-07-25T06:28:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T01:28:03","slug":"carnival-cruise-line-reacts-to-passenger-using-fork-to-scratch-foot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16505","title":{"rendered":"Carnival Cruise Line Reacts to Passenger Using Fork to Scratch Foot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Carnival Cruise Line is putting its foot down when it comes to cutlery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Three days after <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@luckycharmedcourt\/video\/7664382136127950094\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">a viral video<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> of a cruise passenger using one of the ship\u2019s metal forks to scratch visible chunks of skin off the bottom of her foot circulated on TikTok, the vacation company dug its heels into a message to customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cWe can confirm that forks are intended for food, not foot care,\u201d Carnival shared in a July 22 statement to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbGy0IcByG8\/?hl=en\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">. \u201cOnce we became aware of the situation, our team quickly addressed it with the guest and removed the utensil from service.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Though the cruise line recognized the gravity of the situation, the company was also light on its feet in its response.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cWhile the video may be generating laughs and gasps online, cleanliness and hygiene are no joke to us,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cOur crew works hard every day to maintain high standards across our <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration:line-through\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">feet<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> fleet and to ensure all guests enjoy a safe, clean, and comfortable vacation.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carnival Cruise Line is putting its foot down when it comes to cutlery. 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