UK Blog Post: What’s the silliest complaint you’ve ever heard on board?

[LauraS]

According to psychologists, today is supposed to be the most depressing day of the year – grey skies, lingering Christmas debts, still getting dark at 4.30 p.m., and so on. But if you thought you had problems, then check out these anecdotes of suffering on the high seas, all recounted, with tongue firmly in cheek, [...]

 

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[Elizanessie]

I have heard people complain about the midnight buffet being so late at night :eek: :D

 

What I would love to hear though is some of the silly questions RCCL agents get asked on the phone :eek::D

 

I bet they have a few good stories they could tell :D

[Thorpeys]

When we were on a weekender on Indy last year we heard someone say "the boats really rocking, can you feel it? I feel sick". We were still docked in Southampton!

[Goldryder]

Overheard aboard Costa Allegra last year...

 

"Not sure I like this...too many foreigners on the ship...especially Italians"

 

Costa being an Italian cruise line, what else could one expect...? :o

[iantowns]

I heard an American woman, who was eating pizza for lunch, complain that there was too much 'foreign food'. :)

[6MonthsHere6MonthsThere]

On the Independence Transatlantic last year heard a lady complaining to an Officer that the ship was TOO LONG and they should of been more thoughtful and had LIFTS installed that went from the front of the ship to the back:D:)

[fue-fue]

on our transatlantic a couple complained there were too many days at sea. We knew the number when we booked! No more were added as a surprise!

[BMT]

On the Indie recently "I don't like the class of person in the cabins around us".

[jadzhea]

On the Indie recently "I don't like the class of person in the cabins around us".

 

 

 

Classic... Love all these complaints, going on 1st cruise in April so I'll listen out for some good ones...

 

Midnight buffet too late?? :D:D:D

[beardedladies]

On Indy this January we chuckled at one lady complaining at the reception desk about how she would get off the ship in an emergency as most of the lifeboats were being used in the lifeboat drill.... as we were in dock the gangway on deck 1 was the obvious answer!

[sidari]

A friend from Canada overheard an American woman asking why the train station wasnt built closer to Edinburgh Castle! during their round Britain trip on the Crown Princess.

 

Last year while we were on Oasis with them they heard a passenger on their tour ask why the Mayan ruins were not built closer to the port!

 

A couple dressed for Dinner on Oasis last year were in the Pizza parlour while the husband was getting Pizza! the wife said hurry up we are at Dinner in 15 minutes .... :eek:

[BMT]

Elderly gentleman "And don't bother complaining about anything at Guest Relations. They just pass it from department to department and nothing will get done".

 

Me "What was your complaint?".

 

Elderly gent "Nothing, but that's what would happen!".

 

Me "well, I had a complaint and they resolved it immediately and sent me my choice of bottle of wine at dinner". And friends had a complaint which was also immediately dealt with and they received a plate of choccie strawbs".

 

Elderly gent.............silence, but we could all see his mind revolving around trying to find something to complain about!!!:D:D

 

Same table:

 

Lady "Rubbish cruise line because I like two after eight at dinner". This was somewhat of a conversation stopper!!!

[Rosebery]

Nothing to do with cruising but a rather daft complaint we once received. We run children's day nurseries and one father demanded that we wake his son after a very short nap during the day (he really needed much longer) because when the child was asleep he was wasting the money his dad had paid in fees.

 

Rosebery

[avenger]

2005 Sea princess. Man complained the port hole in his cabin needed cleaning as the rough seas had mad them dirty. We still had one more sea day to go before our first port of call. Did he expect the crew to be lowered over the side while still sailing,I shudder to think. :eek:

[umtali]

Entering the Kiel Canal an American women was heard to ask "do we stop anywhere for shopping, I can't stand being at sea for this long", we had departed London the previous day.

 

Another trip to the Antartic was made special by a couple asking why there were so many sea days, you would think a quick look at the itinerary prior to booking would have given some indication.