LOS ANGELES — Kathy Griffin is ready to make waves in her first performances on Carnival Cruise Line ships.

“Honey, just because I’m on the high seas doesn’t mean I’m going to hold back on the Kardashians or the (presidential) election,” Griffin said of her gigs set for February on Carnival ships docked off of Cozumel, Mexico.

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2015, file photo, comedian Kathy Griffin arrives at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the 18th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor presented to Eddie Murphy, in Washington. Griffin will perform on two Carnival Cruise Line ships docked off of Cozumel, Mexico, in February 2016. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File) The Associated Press

Did the brassy, Emmy Award-winning comedian and Carnival discuss how edgy she’ll play it?

“I did say to the Carnival people, ‘I’m 55 years old and doing 80 cities on my current tour, ‘Like a Boss,’ within a year. If you think I’m going to change it for the high seas, you are sorely mistaken,”‘ Griffin said.

But her intent is to perform for an adult audience that knows what it’s getting on the Carnival Fantasy ship on Feb. 24 and the Carnival Breeze on Feb. 25.

“I will do a disclaimer on this cruise like you have never heard. I’m going to say I will swear,” she said, adding, “if I have to check IDs at the door, I will do it.”

The only time she’s ever been willing to tone down her comedy is for CNN’s New Year’s Eve broadcast, and that’s because she harbors “a crush on Anderson Cooper,” her co-host, Griffin said.

Tickets for Griffin’s Carnival shows are $50 for general admission, for passengers only. Her offshore appearances are part of a 2016 Carnival lineup that includes musical acts Journey, Trace Adkins, Gladys Knight and KC & The Sunshine Band.

Her comedy tour included New York City’s Carnegie Hall for her third appearance there.

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