Two years ago, I set sail from New Orleans to the Yucatan on the Sensation, a cruise ship owned by Carnival Cruise Lines. I wanted to take my folding bike aboard in a suitcase so I could bicycle in the ports of call. Unfortunately, Carnival's policy at the time did not allow any bikes to be brought aboard, threatening passengers that disregarded the policy with confiscation.

Recently, I've been thinking about taking another cruise. I've discovered that Princess & Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) currently allow passengers to bring aboard folding bikes (NCL requires passengers to sign a waiver while Princess has no special requirements).

Do you have any recent experience regarding bringing a bike aboard a large cruise ship? If so, share it with me so other readers can learn from your observations.

Larry