How 42 Hours Locked on a Carnival Cruise Changed Me

A story of chaos, censorship, and cigarette rationing

Ariana Bindman
The Bold Italic
Published in
7 min readDec 10, 2020

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Illustration of a cabin window on a cruise ship, looking out at the ocean. The window has bars over it.
Illustration: Randi Pace

This article was written from the perspective of the passenger Jill Frensky after interviewing them about their experience.

I’m not the type of person who would ever voluntarily go on a cruise. For ethical, environmental, and a slew of other reasons, I find the…

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Writer, photographer, perennial student. Previously in the Atlantic, Refinery29, and BART stations throughout the Bay Area. http://arianasoleil.com/