Cruise passenger horrifies diners by scratching bare foot with restaurant fork

An unidentified Carnival Cruise passenger hasgone viralafter she was caught on video apparently using a restaurant fork to scratch the bottom of her foot.

Instagram user lucky_charmedcourt posted a series of six videos earlier this week chronicling a woman with an apparent skin condition scratching her foot. 

The Instagram poster also documented her own efforts to bring the fork-scratching scandal to the attention of guest services and the captain. 

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Inpart one— set to an instrumental soundtrack — viewers see the cruise passenger scratching dry and scaly patches of her foot before using the same hand to eat pizza.

In part two, captioned “foot fungus lady uses fork on cruise,” the woman uses the tines of her fork to scratch her foot more aggressively. 

Part three shows footage of the unidentified passenger picking at her foot, which appears to have dry skin, on one of the boat’s decks.

An Instagram user posted a series of videos chronicling a woman using a fork to scratch her bare foot with a fork in a Carnival Cruise Line dining room (not pictured).(Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The cruise blog CruiseHive identified the ship as Carnival Sunrise, which was previously known as Carnival Triumph.

Carnival Cruise Linehas not confirmed the vessel.

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On July 22,Carnival Cruise Lineposted a statement on social media regarding the incident.

The cruise blog CruiseHive has identified the ship as Carnival Sunrise (pictured here), which was previously known as Carnival Triumph.(Carnival Cruise Line)

“We can confirm that forks are intended for food, not foot care,” the statement read.“Once we became aware of the situation, our team quickly addressed it with the guest and removed the utensil from service.

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“While the video may be generating laughs and gasps online, cleanliness and hygiene are no joke to us.Our crew works hard every day to maintain high standards across our feet fleet and to ensure all guests enjoy a safe, clean, and comfortable vacation”

“We can confirm that forks are intended for food, not foot care,” Carnival Cruise Line posted on social media in response to the viral videos. (iStock)

With the video clips racking up more than 150,000 comments on Instagram to date, the footage has renewed a debate aboutcruise ship hygiene.

Several cruise fans flocked to Reddit to discuss the fork fiasco.

“While the video may be generating laughs and gasps online, cleanliness and hygiene are no joke to us.”

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“In the buffet dining area no less, people never stop surprising me,” one Reddit user said.

“I mean, it’s just nasty no matter where she is at.I just don’t understand people,” another said.

“Our crew works hard every day to maintain high standards … and to ensure all guests enjoy a safe, clean and comfortable vacation,” Carnival Cruise Line said.(iStock)

Others have left comments on Instagram.“You will never spot me on a cruise for a multitude of reasons, and here’s another one,” an Instagram follower said.

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“This [is] why Ieat with plastic utensils,” another joked.

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Yet another said, “No one should be shaming Carnival.This was a passenger.”

“This [is] why I eat with plastic utensils,” an Instagram user wrote when she saw the now-infamous fork video.(iStock)

The incident comes at a time whencruise ship sanitization protocolsare under heightened scrutiny. 

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Despite increased concern, however, travelers don’t appear to be avoiding cruising.

The Cruise Lines International Association recently estimated that more than 38 million people worldwide will take ocean cruises this year, an increase from a record-breaking 37.2 million passengers last year, according to The Associated Press.

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