sebas030 Posted September 16, 2014 #1 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Hello everyone, I am organizing my first M&G in just over a month, and I am wondering what did you do on your M&G ? There are the classics : Slotpull Cabin crawl Gift exchange What else ? Thank you all in advance for your help ! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getupgo Posted September 16, 2014 #2 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Sail away party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDIANA JOE Posted September 16, 2014 #3 Share Posted September 16, 2014 During our M&G, I announced any anniversaries, birthdays, graduations, 1st cruises, 1st time on Ncl, etc that roll callers may have mentioned in their posts. We had several long term anniversaries and 2 birthdays (turning the big 5-0). Took about 5 minutes to do and everyone seemed to enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikini Posted September 16, 2014 #4 Share Posted September 16, 2014 During our M&G, I announced any anniversaries, birthdays, graduations, 1st cruises, 1st time on Ncl, etc that roll callers may have mentioned in their posts. We had several long term anniversaries and 2 birthdays (turning the big 5-0). Took about 5 minutes to do and everyone seemed to enjoy it. That's a great idea and has never been done at the M&G's I've attended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bars7816 Posted September 16, 2014 #5 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Especially enjoy the cabin crawl. Always fun to see the different cabin categories. A group slot pull is fun, too. Who knows -- you may win your cruise fare back! One can always dream.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDIANA JOE Posted September 16, 2014 #6 Share Posted September 16, 2014 That's a great idea and has never been done at the M&G's I've attended. That's what I thought too and it seemed to make things go better. Several of the rollcallers said that was the best M&G they had ever attended. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatball_nyc Posted September 16, 2014 #7 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Good ideas everyone. I also agree with INDIANA JOE's idea. Nice. Sail Away party together is also very good. Have a great M&G sebas. Safe Sailing! ~Robin Every Day at Sea is a Great Day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebas030 Posted September 16, 2014 Author #8 Share Posted September 16, 2014 During our M&G, I announced any anniversaries, birthdays, graduations, 1st cruises, 1st time on Ncl, etc that roll callers may have mentioned in their posts. We had several long term anniversaries and 2 birthdays (turning the big 5-0). Took about 5 minutes to do and everyone seemed to enjoy it. Great idea !! There are a few "occasions" worth mentioning...since a few of the folks I am sailing with are active on this board...I will say that I MIGHT do it ;) Thanks again, Sent from my iPhone using Cruise Critic Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebas030 Posted September 16, 2014 Author #9 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Good ideas everyone. I also agree with INDIANA JOE's idea. Nice. Sail Away party together is also very good. Have a great M&G sebas. Safe Sailing! ~Robin Every Day at Sea is a Great Day Thank you Robin, :) Sent from my iPhone using Cruise Critic Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Sol Posted September 16, 2014 #10 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I have never organized one so it certainly isn't from experience lol but something that might work would be to go around the room and have people do a very brief introduction as to who they are. Maybe just cruise critic screen names and real names. I have only attended two meet and greet functions on cruises and left them both wondering still who most people were! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted September 17, 2014 #11 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I have never organized one so it certainly isn't from experience lol but something that might work would be to go around the room and have people do a very brief introduction as to who they are. Maybe just cruise critic screen names and real names. I have only attended two meet and greet functions on cruises and left them both wondering still who most people were! Good Idea! We went to a M&G that did that and it worked out quite well. LuLu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare All-ready2cruise Posted September 17, 2014 #12 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I have never organized one so it certainly isn't from experience lol but something that might work would be to go around the room and have people do a very brief introduction as to who they are. Maybe just cruise critic screen names and real names. I have only attended two meet and greet functions on cruises and left them both wondering still who most people were! Fun idea :D We enjoyed the raffle on our Roll Call. Some pax brought something to raffle off and others didn't. No matter, it was fun to watch..., we brought Maple Syrup, just a small bottle in the shape of a Maple Leaf, and it was the 1st thing chosen by a little guy who's Dad had the first ticket. The little guy was thrilled, and so were Mom and Dad. (so were we, made someone very happy) It's all fun, great way to make friends. Enjoy your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDIANA JOE Posted September 17, 2014 #13 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I have never organized one so it certainly isn't from experience lol but something that might work would be to go around the room and have people do a very brief introduction as to who they are. Maybe just cruise critic screen names and real names. I have only attended two meet and greet functions on cruises and left them both wondering still who most people were! Red-Sol, I had thought about doing this at our M&G too after announcing the special occasions, etc., but we had a good Q & A with the Dawn staff and then a gift exchange. By then everyone had other plans on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDIANA JOE Posted September 17, 2014 #14 Share Posted September 17, 2014 sebas030....... have a great cruise......I am waiting until later next year to cruise again but it will be a b2b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocky55 Posted September 17, 2014 #15 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Fun idea :D We enjoyed the raffle on our Roll Call. Some pax brought something to raffle off and others didn't. No matter, it was fun to watch..., we brought Maple Syrup, just a small bottle in the shape of a Maple Leaf, and it was the 1st thing chosen by a little guy who's Dad had the first ticket. The little guy was thrilled, and so were Mom and Dad. (so were we, made someone very happy) It's all fun, great way to make friends. Enjoy your cruise. Hi. That seems like so much fun! How did you do it? Did you bring tickets, and the first winner got to pick what they wanted? Sent using the Cruise Critic forums app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaleighsgram Posted September 17, 2014 #16 Share Posted September 17, 2014 My husband and I just got off the Breakaway on Sunday. One lady worked very hard for our group. Linda actually arranged it with NCL for us to have lunch together as soon as we got on the ship. They gave us "Taste" all to ourselves. What a way to start a cruise! I believe I heard Linda saying that only four people who signed up for the luncheon didn't show. Enjoy your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milolii Posted September 18, 2014 #17 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Another activity we used on our NCL Spirit Med cruise was a trivia game about the ports and the ship. Folks actually put 5€ in the pot. If they wanted to play and not be in the pot, that was OK. The pot was split 70/30 for 1st and 2nd place winner. Sample questions: what was the original name of the Spirit, what port on our cruise was once known as Constantinople? How many bridges cross the grand canal in Venice? You get the idea. Lots of fun. Final question where are we right now? People trying to figure that one out(a sea day) answer: Henry's Pub. LOL. We also brought small gifts from our home area for gift exchange. Sent using the Cruise Critic forums app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted September 18, 2014 #18 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Sometimes when invited, the Captain and/or other officers & staff members do attend and will speak briefly. This is NOT the proper time to voice any complaints about the ship. It's a social gathering. :) LuLu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quillwercruisers Posted September 18, 2014 #19 Share Posted September 18, 2014 This will be our 4th NCL cruise, and we have never been to a meet & greet. With that being said, I have just recently become addicted to Cruise Critic, so I never knew about them in the past. :) I love all of the ideas that have been posted, and I hope that one gets organized for our cruise in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valleyvillage Posted September 18, 2014 #20 Share Posted September 18, 2014 We did a group dinner on a sea night for everyone celebrating a birthday or other occasion. Cagney's gave us a private area. For the cabin crawl we each put in five bucks and then there was a poker draw in each cabin. At the end of the crawl we were in the DOS on the Star and everyone formed their poker hands. Winner take all! During the crawl, members were quite generous with snacks and hospitality. We arranged the slot pull with the casino manager and she comped us each a drink. Great Roll Call! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDIANA JOE Posted September 18, 2014 #21 Share Posted September 18, 2014 This will be our 4th NCL cruise, and we have never been to a meet & greet. With that being said, I have just recently become addicted to Cruise Critic, so I never knew about them in the past. :) I love all of the ideas that have been posted, and I hope that one gets organized for our cruise in January. Go up to the top left 1/3 of this page and click on find your Norwegian rollcall then put in your ship name and month/year and up will come your rollcall for your cruise. There are 21 members on it so far. We have enjoyed the last 2 M&G we attended once we found out about them. We will be on the Getaway later in 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quillwercruisers Posted September 18, 2014 #22 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Go up to the top left 1/3 of this page and click on find your Norwegian rollcall then put in your ship name and month/year and up will come your rollcall for your cruise. There are 21 members on it so far. We have enjoyed the last 2 M&G we attended once we found out about them. We will be on the Getaway later in 2015. I have already signed up on the roll call board, but a M&G hasn't been set up yet. I am so excited about this cruise. I can't wait. I feel like a kid at Christmas!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebas030 Posted September 18, 2014 Author #23 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Very good ideas so far !! :) Keep 'em coming ! Sent from my iPhone using Cruise Critic Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teseo Posted September 18, 2014 #24 Share Posted September 18, 2014 You can always as the people in your Roll Call what they would like to do. I am hosting my next cruise M&G in nov and I did that and i got some ideas like bowling and Ice bar (we will be on the Breakaway), lunch last day at sea, gift exchange, cabin crawl, slot pull. I keep the lists updated as people sign up so everybody keeps informed. you can check the link and you will see, look for posting #301 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=44148346&posted=1#post44148346 I am not necessarily participating in all of them, but i will help keeping posted and at the M&G helping people to sign up and keep in touch with the print out of the lists. Even if you are not the host, you can openly ask the roll call you are on, what they think and what they would like to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teseo Posted September 18, 2014 #25 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I forgot to mention, I also created and email just for this cruise so people can exchange info without having to post their own emails because the junk mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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