Top 15 Favorite Towel Animals

The towel animal is a beloved cruise tradition. There’s nothing more exciting when you are at sea than coming back to your freshly-cleaned cabin and being greeted by a new towel animal ‘friend’ left by your cabin steward. 

Over the years, we’ve received well over four thousand member-submitted photos of towel animals! These creations range from small cute animals left on the bed all the way to full-blown multi-creature creations created by crew members that take over entire onboard spaces. 

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Following are our top 15 favorite towel animal photos shared by Cruiseline.com and Shipmate members. 

1. Sea Ya Later Gator! 

Alligator found on Carnival Glory by member AlabamaDisAdv 

2. Sorry, This Room is Occupied…

Towel Buddy from Radiance of the Seas by member Dogluvr6 

3. Happy Birthday to You! 

Birthday Cake towel display from Liberty of the Seas by member Cruisequeen64​

4. Towel Animal + Cruise Duck - What Could be Better? 

Frog from Carnival Ecstasy by member skhnnh15

5. Nothing to See Here, Just Two Bears Enjoying the View

Bears from Carnival Victory by member LydenWolfe

6. Texas Rose 

Dog with Texas Roses on Liberty of the Seas from member Wildbill

7. Grabbing Some Sun at the Pool

Towel Zoo from Carnival Vista from member missrespiratory 

8. Very Merry Towel Display

Santa with a snowman and reindeer on the Lido Deck by member Linnymac

9. Giddy Up! 

Horse and Cowboy from Carnival Glory from member AlabamaDisAdv

10. Dino-mite Room Addition 

T-rex spotted by member THastings84 

11. The Gang is All Here! 

Towel animal collection from member pullimm

12. Just Hanging Out 

Towel animal money on the Carnival Dream from member tmsmith926 

13. Toad-ally Awesome 

Great towel animal frog friend on the Carnival Dream found by member whitpril 

14. Enjoying a Little Light Reading

A towel animal dog on Harmony of the Seas by member USNCV66 

15. Anyone for a Dip in the Pool? 

A variety of towel animals spotted on a Carnival ship by member cruzelady777 

Do you have a towel animal picture from your cruise to share? Write a cruise review and include a photo of your towel friend, or submit your photo here. 

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