Carnival Cruise line has clarified a company policy about hanging flags from balconies - after a customer submitted an inquiry on its Facebook page. Although the cruise line has a strict policy against smoking and vaping with limited exceptions , Carnival Cruise Line Brand Ambassador John Heald explained that the company cannot compromise passengers' safety as people regularly violate the smoking policy. The customer explained: "If you are not going to let me hang my University of Michigan flag from my balcony room then you should not allow those people who decorate their room.
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" In response, Heald explained that it comes down to safety concerns. "Well then, the answer is safety, that is the paramount reason and this is why this chap’s flag was removed," he wrote. "No materials can be left on the balcony because if some idiot is smoking on the balcony and drops that cigarette or flicks hot as over the balcony and onto the balcony below Will possibly start a fire.
" However, he added that there are other reasons for the rule. "Also, there is the aesthet.