'Unnecessary' cruise ship habit leaves holidaymakers divided online

A has left social media users divided after sharing an annoying habit while on a . The user took to Reddit and slammed those who make key buffet etiquette mistakes.

The user wrote: "Why do people pile up their plates at the buffet and end up leaving it untouched?" The annoyed passenger then complains that people wasting food at the buffet is 'one of the reasons' that cruise prices have 'been going up so much'. He continued: "'I've seen it many times. People fill their plates to maximum capacity and eat just a few bites and leave the rest. What is the reason that they feel they must be inconsiderate a****s and waste so much food?"

Several people quickly flocked to the comment section as they expressed their agreement over the matter.

One of the users wrote: "Agreed. I too am amazed by how much food people waste on cruise ships. It's as if they just want to see how much food they can pile on a plate for a selfie, or create a fruit basket as a centerpiece on their group's table and not eat any of it. This isn't art class and your IG pic of a piled plate does not impress anyone.

"Half the passengers have terrible cleanliness and don't know how to act in public. Buffet? No, it's a Battlefield.

"Sometimes I think ships should ditch the buffet and go to served meals only. That way, you'll have less food waste and better control over virus transmission. And, maybe less food waste means they can improve the quality of the food."

Another user commented: "Some people feel the words "All you Can Eat" gives them carte Blanche to do anything they want with the food. From filling their plates and wasting food in the buffet to taking ungodly amounts of food out the buffet and doing who knows what with it in their cabins.

"When more and more videos of dumb stuff done with buffet food gets posted online, it will change the way cruise lines serve the food. Everyone will get treated like children. 2Isn't that one of the reasons why Carnival changed how lobster night was rolled out. Too much waste."

However, there was a section of people who were not upset about the wastage of food. One of the users commented: "This is not one of the reasons prices have "gone up so much." I think you are being a tad bit dramatic. People have been wasting food for centuries. This is not abnormal. And, if it looks good, but tastes like shit, then, it becomes wasteful. On my last cruise, I visited the buffet one time. After that, I blew £229 on specialty dining for the rest of my cruise and ate everything that I could because it was much better tasting. That said, if you didn't want to pay for it, you are stuck sampling everything that is there."