most modern cruise ships have thousands of cameras in all public/employee areas as well as the monitoring the outside of the ship. They generally are not in the cabins or bathrooms(although your balcony is generally on a camera) Sometimes they hide them sometimes they are visible. This includes all elevators.

No, cruise ships in 2026 do not have cameras inside passenger cabins or staterooms. This would be a significant violation of privacy and legal standards in the industry. However, you will find extensive camera surveillance in nearly all public areas, including hallways, elevators, casinos, and open decks, primarily for security and liability purposes. Some modern ships may have cameras on bridge wings that look down the side of the vessel for navigation or "man overboard" detection, which might incidentally capture parts of balconies, but they are not directed at the rooms. If you see a device on your ceiling that looks like a camera lens, it is almost certainly a smoke detector or a motion sensor for the "smart" climate control and lighting systems common on newer ships like Icon of the Seas.