Well, here is a sad example of the good passengers being hurt by the bad
ones [you can't please everyone]!

Yes, having to be responsible for my towel is a pain ... but you can't
believe that having passengers responsible for towels is being done as a
cost savings for the cruise line [they will still give you fresh ones,
etc. as a replacement]!

However, this procedure does help somewhat to resolve the
ridiculous/unfair habit by some passengers of getting up at the crack of
dawn to save deck chairs.

I get up very early at sea to enjoy the outdoors in a peaceful setting
... but find that there already are lots of towels out on deck chairs. I
see people reserving one set in the sun and one set in the shade ... I
later on in the day see that some or none of those saved deck chairs
were ever used.

So, now, with issued towels, deck chair saving will be minimalized for
the good of ALL!

Don't complain to the cruise lines ... they are trying to respond to
concerns voiced by MANY OF YOU!

Do you have a better idea that will not cost the cruise lines $ by
requiring more help or having their help involved in arguments with the
unpleasant deck chair savers when their free towels are pulled by the
help?

Remember, there have been many threads here about the deck chair saving
problem!