Carnival's new policy to prevent cruisers 'saving' deck chairs

We all know how annoying it is when cruise holiday guests "save" deck chairs in prime locations for hours at a time without using them?

Great news then that Carnival cruise director John Heald announced on their Facebook page that staffers on the line's new Carnival Breeze have begun policing seat saving by placing stickers with the current time on any deck chairs that are being saved with towels, books, shoes and other passenger items.

After 40 minutes, if the chair still is reserved but unoccupied, the staff will remove the items and take them to the towel station by the main pool, Heald says. The staff will leave a note explaining what they have done.

"It has been a subject discussed over and over again, and it has been so because it continues to be a concern," Heald notes. "We went with 40 minutes as we felt that this was a fair amount of time if guests get up to eat, drink, pee, swim or slide."

Heald, who is aboard the Carnival Breeze, says the new policy eventually will roll out fleetwide.

"Once we finish the test here this cruise and next, we will make adjustments and then add to the rest of the fleet," he says.

Do you agree with this policy?