The One Type of Clothing Carnival Says You Shouldn’t Wear Ashore
If you're sailing on Carnival Horizon or other itineraries stopping in Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia, Grenada, Antigua, or Saint Kitts, check Carnival's What to Wear FAQ, the Carnival app, and the ship's Fun Times before going ashore. Leave camouflage clothing and camouflage-print items packed for these ports — the rule applies to children as well as adults. Confirm current local rules on government websites before you cruise, since regulations can change.
Carnival isn't creating this rule — Jamaica, Barbados, and several other Caribbean nations restrict camouflage clothing to avoid confusion with military and police, and Carnival is just the messenger trying to keep guests from getting turned around at the gangway. The case that prompted this reminder is almost comic: a 12-year-old in Montego Bay sent back to the Horizon by police to change clothes. My read is that the real risk here isn't malice, it's ignorance — souvenir shops in some of these ports still sell camouflage prints, which only muddies the message. Carnival says it posts the warning on its website, app, Fun Times, and gangway signage, plus verbal reminders from cruise directors, yet it still keeps happening. If I were packing for Montego Bay, Nassau, or Bridgetown, I'd skip camo entirely and double-check the destination government's website, since these laws sit outside Carnival's control and can shift without notice.