Comparing Carnival, Celebrity, and NCL w/regard to CC Meet-n-Greet's

[Shellbelle28]

Something I did as the organizer for the Cruise Critic gathering on our last NCL cruise, which I think may have contributed to good attendance, was to prepare an invitation at home before the sailing for everyone whose name I had from the CC Roll Call. I made them up from some scrapbooking doo-dads and nice paper using the Cruise Critic logo and mentioned the time date and location. Once on board, I asked to have the invitations delivered to each person's room. I think I also had invitations for some of the ship's officers as well (by title, since I didn't know all of their names).

[newmexicoNita]

Something I did as the organizer for the Cruise Critic gathering on our last NCL cruise, which I think may have contributed to good attendance, was to prepare an invitation at home before the sailing for everyone whose name I had from the CC Roll Call. I made them up from some scrapbooking doo-dads and nice paper using the Cruise Critic logo and mentioned the time date and location. Once on board, I asked to have the invitations delivered to each person's room. I think I also had invitations for some of the ship's officers as well (by title, since I didn't know all of their names).

 

That is a great idea. One of the couples in charge of one of our M&G a few years ago did something very similare.

 

Nita

[sbt518]

I have only attended one M & G on NCL, on the Gem in March 2010.

I was new to this board then and did sign my husband and I up for the roll call and meet and greet but I wasn't so impressed.

It was in Le Bistro, the had coffee and pastries and officers of the ship came and spoke to us.

 

We sat at a table with a family and exchanged pleasantries with them but didn't really go beyond that. We did form a trivia team with someone form our roll call and that was fun (we won progressive trivia!)

 

I didn't get any crew members cards or any offer to contact them if I needed to.

No one asked my name or spoke to me or my husband again on the ship.

 

I wasn't disappointed, I didn't know what to expect. It was a nice way to learn more about the crew and what they did.

 

Maybe we were not outgoing enough and didn't talk to enough people/crew, we are not really "gung-ho" group activity people.

 

That said, we are signed up for our M & G on the Star and I'll try to be more out going. This one has a slot pull (we may do) and a gift exchange (we're not dong) so maybe it will be more lively.

 

So I don't know if the crew on the Gem wasn't as friendly as other crews you all have met or if we missed something.

[electro]

Something I did as the organizer for the Cruise Critic gathering on our last NCL cruise, which I think may have contributed to good attendance, was to prepare an invitation at home before the sailing for everyone whose name I had from the CC Roll Call. I made them up from some scrapbooking doo-dads and nice paper using the Cruise Critic logo and mentioned the time date and location. Once on board, I asked to have the invitations delivered to each person's room. I think I also had invitations for some of the ship's officers as well (by title, since I didn't know all of their names).

 

How did you manage to deliver these?

My meet and greet list does not have last names or cabin numbers.

 

Lois

[Shellbelle28]

How did you manage to deliver these?

My meet and greet list does not have last names or cabin numbers.

 

Lois

 

I am pretty sure we all exchanged email addresses and then shared one another's full names by email. With full names on the envelope, I just asked at Reception if they would deliver the envelopes to the passenger's staterooms and it was no problem.

 

Our group was fewer than 20 couples, so it wasn't super-difficult to collect information from one another. Later in the cruise we even had a get-together in the suite of one of the other CC members on the cruise, they had a bar setup and snacks. (We were in the suite next door, so it was kind of cool!)

[peg013]

How did you manage to deliver these?

My meet and greet list does not have last names or cabin numbers.

 

Lois

 

I usually have people email me their cabin number to add to my list but I do not publish their cabin numbers on the Roll Call pdf. It is helpful to have the cabin numbers if a last minute change occurs to the date, time or location of the Meet and Greet. You can at least call and leave a message on thier cabin telephone.

[STARFISH*4]

Once on board, I asked to have the invitations delivered to each person's room. I think I also had invitations for some of the ship's officers as well (by title, since I didn't know all of their names).

 

How long ago was this? because i had understood they dont do this, you would need to deliver them:confused:

i had planned to deliver flyers to those who want a reminder, but everything i have heard you need to do it yourself.

[Shellbelle28]

How long ago was this? because i had understood they dont do this, you would need to deliver them:confused:

i had planned to deliver flyers to those who want a reminder, but everything i have heard you need to do it yourself.

It would have been in 2004, so things could have changed significantly since then :)