😛Florida man demands Royal Caribbean pay $400 to wash his car. He got banned instead

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Oh boy, do I have a doozy for you tonight. It’s a real head-scratcher.

A (now former) Royal Caribbean passenger asked me for help clearing up a “little misunderstanding” that landed him on the Do Not Sail list forever. After exchanging many emails with this former Diamond-level Crown and Anchor member, I'm still struggling to understand what he thinks the misunderstanding was.

Most people would assume that they would be permanently banned after filing a frivolous lawsuit against a cruise line. But this passenger isn’t most people. He says he was completely blindsided when RCCL blacklisted him for pursuing a lawsuit over his demand that the cruise line pay to wash and detail his car. Then, when that request was met with crickets, he filed formal documents to ask for arbitration. When Royal Caribbean refused to entertain his request, he filed a lawsuit — and then he got banned.

So what’s going on here? ⛴️I’ll tell you about it in our first featured article today.

Next up: It’s Medicare Open Enrollment, and Consumer Rescue's registered Medicare counselor, Abe Wischnia, has some important information for beneficiaries. Many plans are ending in 2027 — here’s what you need to know.

Then, over at Fodor’s Travel, I explain the top travel insurance mistakes that will doom any claim. That article is part of their premium content, but the first part is not behind a paywall. But if you want to read the whole story, it costs 99 cents. Sorry!

And, as always, I have a few articles you may have missed the first time around:

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