Cruise Etiquette - Major Faux Pas???

[cruizinwithkids]

On my recent cruise we were not required to bring life jackets to the drill.

 

I really liked that change on my recent cruise.:D

[Izzblizz]

This is so true! It also makes it very difficult to maneuver a wheelchair in the hallway. When you are done with your tray, just call room service to pick it up.:)

 

Again, another difference between cruising and being in a hotel.

 

ahh, well that is good to know, I probably would have thought you put it out in the hall after your midnight snack.

[98Charlie]

On my recent cruise we were not required to bring life jackets to the drill. Another thing that bothers me is when people put their room service trays in the hall. The halls are narrow and the trays could be a safety hazard as people could trip on them. Also it is just plain unsightly to look at left over food on the floor.

 

But the question was "What cruise lines still require life jackets?". :D

 

Charlie

[KirkNC]

All cruise lines have life jackets but many no longer require you to bring them or put them on like they used to. Personally, I think you should have to put one on, I would hate to have people figure that out in an actually emergency. I heard they stopped wearing them because so many people were tripping on the cords.

 

Kirk

[98Charlie]

All cruise lines have life jackets but many no longer require you to bring them or put them on like they used to. Personally, I think you should have to put one on, I would hate to have people figure that out in an actually emergency. I heard they stopped wearing them because so many people were tripping on the cords.

 

Kirk

 

100% agree with you there. Unfortunately with the mad rush to get somewhere after the muster drill there probably are a number who get tangled up in the lines.

 

Charlie

[CowPrincess]

If you are travelling as part of a group of people, don't have "meetings" in the hallways outside other people's cabin doors. Same for parties in your cabin -- do what you can to contain it to within your cabin.

 

If your child needs disciplining, please do it quietly -- less embarassing for both the child and the onlookers.

[Aquahound]

Umm ... All of them?

 

SOLAS (International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea) requires them.

 

 

17 years in USCG. Believe me, I know the rules.

 

I was referring to having to wear them at the drill.

 

Sorry if the question wasn't clear.

[98Charlie]

17 years in USCG. Believe me, I know the rules.

 

I was referring to having to wear them at the drill.

 

Sorry if the question wasn't clear.

Paul

 

I assumed that you really knew the answer. The question just struck me as funny at the time.

 

Charlie

[MedicKen]

17 years in USCG. Believe me, I know the rules.

 

I was referring to having to wear them at the drill.

 

Sorry if the question wasn't clear.

Aquahound,

 

Please correct me if I am wrong but, a ship is like a city and only needs to refuel and reprovision to carry out it's mission and a boat needs other support for its mission. Submarines were originally unable to support themselves so they were and are still considered boats.

[kitty9]

Hahahaha! Now, I have heard the *expression*, so good I licked my plate clean, but have never seen anyone literally DO it!!! Too funny!

 

Had this happen twice with tablemates. One guy loved the sauces and didn't want to use bread to mop it up, so he licked his plate. Another man loved his ice cream and licked the bowl clean every evening.

[Izzblizz]

Had this happen twice with tablemates. One guy loved the sauces and didn't want to use bread to mop it up, so he licked his plate. Another man loved his ice cream and licked the bowl clean every evening.

 

wow! takes all kinds to make the world go round, I guess :rolleyes:

[wildcat221]

I think i am for the most part a courteous person but then again i also work as a Jail Sgt. so i need to also have a little rougher side. I love to have fun and most people i come across are pretty decent and the ones that aren't are easily laughed off (on the inside of course) But, seriously there were some good tips as my DW and i are taking our first cruise in February. Thanks for a good question and also the responses. :)

[justtime]

don't hog lounges by the pool by leaving a towel or personal item on it and then disappearing for hours;

don't save seats in the theatre for shows; don't sit at a table for 8 or 10 and never say a word to your tablemates.

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When it is crowded by the pool and we saw a group, had scattered a sngle towel on every other chair, and then gone to eat, we piled all their towels on 1, and then invited a few couples, that had been circling to find lounges beside each other, to sit down andenjoy each other's company.

 

One fellow, bought me a Rum & Coke, saying, "I am glad you had the guts to do that"

 

A HAL staff, started laughing, and gave us the thumbs up.

 

When they filtered in looking for "their" chairs they were dumb founded and asked a staff person ehat happened? He pointed to a sign mentioning "DON"T DO THAT"

Edited October 31, 2010 by justtime
error corrected

[maryt1967]

good for you! i usually try to stay away from the windjammer for this reason! people act as if its their last supper- plus, i'm not so impressed with the food here,would rather go to the dining room & be waited on. its vacation, after all!

[Aquahound]

Aquahound,

 

Please correct me if I am wrong but, a ship is like a city and only needs to refuel and reprovision to carry out it's mission and a boat needs other support for its mission. Submarines were originally unable to support themselves so they were and are still considered boats.

 

There are numerous definitions and countless references, but the most basic way I understand it is all ships are boats, but not all boats are ships. A boat is any vessel capable of moving across or through the water. Ships then carry different meanings.

[AZNative2000]

A Navy man I know says ... "A BOAT is what you get onto when your SHIP is sinking.";) LOL

[lisiamc]

Another thing that bothers me is when people put their room service trays in the hall. The halls are narrow and the trays could be a safety hazard as people could trip on them. Also it is just plain unsightly to look at left over food on the floor.

 

Yes!! On a cruise a few years ago, the people next door to us ordered room service often, and then left the trays in front of our door instead of their own! :mad:

 

Lisa

[vacation luvver]

If you're going to an alternate restaurant or dining in your cabin one evening, let your tablemates know so they don't wait too long for you to show up.

But if you make your reservation for the surcharge restaurant in the morning and eat breakfast and lunch at the buffet and don't run into your tablemates, how are you supposed to let them know that you won't be in the MDR for dinner?

[DebJ14]

Oh! always wait for the elevator to empty...stand to the side, before trying to enter. I don't think that the majority of people that do this are rude, just excited to get to the next "thing". But please allow those to get out. Thanks, Jan

 

I agree with this one and also, please let those wheelchairs on the elevators first. They have no choice but to use an elevator. I have seen an awful lot of able-bodied people charge ahead of the wheelchairs. If you have ever been the person pushing the wheelchair you know what I mean. One young man almost knocked my Mom out of her wheelchair trying to vault over her to get the elevator. He hit her amputation pretty hard and left her in tears. Never even stopped to say he was sorry as the elevator doors closed. Mom died in February so it is no longer an issue for us, but we are extra courteous with those in wheelchairs after having to push her around on several cruises.

[whatsnext]

Please add to the list of no-nos: If you wear a back pack on shore excursions, please remember there are people behind and beside you, often children (who are shorter). When you turn around with that big bulging piece of luggage on your back, you bump into people. If you MUST wear a backpack and carry half your possessions, please be considerate. Just because you can't see it on your back doesn't mean it isn't there.

[98Charlie]

But if you make your reservation for the surcharge restaurant in the morning and eat breakfast and lunch at the buffet and don't run into your tablemates, how are you supposed to let them know that you won't be in the MDR for dinner?

 

You can always call the MDR and let the Maitre d' know. He will make sure the message gets handed down to your wait team. The waiters are interested in getting the meal going also:)

 

Charlie

[Cruisin' Chick]

Remember that your first meal on board is not your last! There is no need to push, shove, fill 6 plates for one person...they have more food on board and aren't going to run out...

 

On our first cruise we headed to the Windjammer (Royal Caribbean) for lunch and literally got pushed by this lady behind us at the salad bar, I'm not blowing this story out of proportion...my friend almost fell this lady shoved into her so hard (we weren't holding up the line or anything, there were just 3000 people trying to eat). When I turned around to ask why she felt the need to shove into us (which caused us to bump into the people in front of us), this one person somehow had 6 PLATES full of food and acted like she had never eaten before. I tried to give her the benefit of doubt that she maybe had kids/elderly that she was also getting food for, until she sat down at a table right near us and proceeded to eat the entire 6 plates herself. She was extremely rude to the staff, it was horrible. I heard her say to a staff member, "I hope you do a better job the rest of the week then you all did in here today, the lines were horrible and the staff was useless"...that was the final straw for me, I'm not a person to keep my mouth shut, so I turned around and asked her if she planned on acting like a spoiled child the entire trip, because if so she may want to look into not being around people...she got up in a huff and stormed off. The staff memeber grinned. I saw her a couple of other times that trip and she seemed to still be acting like the spoiled child...but at least I felt better that I said something when she was being rude to the people who work so hard! I should mention this woman wasn't a child by any stretch...she was easily 50+ years old...who acts like that!

 

Good for you. The crew members aren't going to speak up, lest some awful passenger tells on them. But we all can address the issue with a fellow passenger and tell them how rude and inconsiderate they are being to other passengers and to the crew members. If fact, if I see a crew member being mistreated by some passenger, I think I would take them the crew member's info and fill out a "you've made a difference card" at the front desk. And hope I run into the nasty passenger so I can tell him or her that.

 

All cruise lines have life jackets but many no longer require you to bring them or put them on like they used to. Personally, I think you should have to put one on, I would hate to have people figure that out in an actually emergency. I heard they stopped wearing them because so many people were tripping on the cords.

 

Kirk

 

Princess asks passengers to carry their life jackets to the muster station, being careful not to have loose straps. You only don them when told to during the drill. Then you're told to take them off and carry them back to your cabin.

[soozles]

Don't sit down at the blackjack table in the casino if you don't know what you are doing and not willing to listen to the people at the table who wouldn't mind helping you play and actually know how to play. It's not pretty when you screw up 3 hands on a row because you pulled a card on your 15 when the dealer was showing a 6.

 

Otherwise, just be nice and polite and you'll be fine.

[johneeo]

Don't sit down at the blackjack table in the casino if you don't know what you are doing and not willing to listen to the people at the table who wouldn't mind helping you play and actually know how to play. It's not pretty when you screw up 3 hands on a row because you pulled a card on your 15 when the dealer was showing a 6.

 

 

And the card he pulls is a 5 and the next card is a 10?

 

Still, bottom line is 99 out of 100 people that play BJ (or any game) on a cruise ship are going to lose money.

[frangran]

I agree with this one and also, please let those wheelchairs on the elevators first. They have no choice but to use an elevator. I have seen an awful lot of able-bodied people charge ahead of the wheelchairs. If you have ever been the person pushing the wheelchair you know what I mean. One young man almost knocked my Mom out of her wheelchair trying to vault over her to get the elevator. He hit her amputation pretty hard and left her in tears. Never even stopped to say he was sorry as the elevator doors closed. Mom died in February so it is no longer an issue for us, but we are extra courteous with those in wheelchairs after having to push her around on several cruises.

 

Sorry about your loss. I lost my Mom last Feb & will always miss her.