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One thing some people definitely have to consider is whether they’ll be functionally sightless when they’re inevitably forced to take said smart glasses off their faces.

As I’ve covered previously, some major cruise liners have already banned smart glasses in certain areas of the ship due to privacy concerns—namely, the potential for people wearing said smart glasses to record other people discreetly. On the surface, there’s nothing wrong with that ban. In fact, it makes a lot of sense; there are plenty of places where smart glasses should unequivocally not be allowed, like courtrooms or while taking tests, and pretty much in any area where there’s something potentially private happening.

The only problem is, well… prescriptions. Smart glasses, in order to appeal to people who actually wear glasses for sight reasons, also come with prescription lenses, and given the high cost of those prescription smart glasses, people are now wearing them as their only pair, both smart and otherwise. Big mistake, apparently.

Here’s an account from one passenger attempting to wear Ray-Ban smart glasses with prescription lenses on a Royal Caribbean cruise in mid-February, who was either caught off guard by restrictions or willingly ignored them. In the end, they were allowed to wear the glasses on the ship, but only with tape over the cameras. Needless to say, they were not happy about the experience.

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