Towel animals are a beloved cruise tradition, and Carnival stateroom attendant Michael Cajucom shows USA TODAY how to create an elephant at home.

The cruise line is testing out a plan to try and preserve water by ending their offerings of towel animals during turn-down service on some ships After a long day on the lido deck, passengers will ...

"No More Towel Animals" Says Norwegian Cruise Line. After a long day on the lido deck, passengers will no longer head back to your state room and see a towel folded into the shape of an animal at ...

The towel animals are not extinct on Norwegian Cruise Line though. According to the statement, cruisers can request they be part of the experience, and then cabin stewards will be happy to oblige ...

Towel animals − towels designed in the shape of animals − are a signature staple of cruise ships. In a statement to USA TODAY Tuesday, Christine Da Silva, ...

Norwegian Cruise Line says it will no longer automatically create towel animals for all of its passengers on some of its ships, to be more environmentally conscious.(Dreamstime / Tribune News ...

At least some Norwegian Cruise Line passengers won't be greeted by the familiar folded towel animals every night in their cabins unless they specifically request them. The Miami-based cruise line ...