CRUISEFAN0001 Posted August 6, 2017 #176 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Hi all, We were on the Allure last week (I will post a more detailed review later) but I wanted to bring up an experience we had at guest services. We were in line (for something really minor, mind you) and there were only two VERY overworked people at the desk. The lady in front of us got up to the front and started SCREAMING at the poor lady, calling her names, swearing, demanding compensation for having to wait, and following it all up with, "I'm a DIAMOND member, and I pay YOUR paycheck." Thankfully some people, including ourselves, told the lady off and to leave the poor attendant (who looked like she was about to cry) alone. Just...don't treat customer service people like crap. I don't care how high of a level you are, but please don't treat customer service workers like they're subhuman. Many years ago...a very wise person I know taught me a simple truth: "Money doesn't buy brains". Rest assured...there are thousands of cases (firsthand and other) that have proven this to be true of the years...and plenty of posts at this site as evidence as well. Courtesy is testimony to a civilized society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted August 6, 2017 #177 Share Posted August 6, 2017 The OP posted this four months ago. It's quite possible the offending D member has already had a heart attack and does not cruise any longer with her attitude. Chill...enjoy...relax...eat chocolate ...repeat...it's healthier that way. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUISEFAN0001 Posted August 6, 2017 #178 Share Posted August 6, 2017 The OP posted this four months ago. It's quite possible the offending D member has already had a heart attack and does not cruise any longer with her attitude. Chill...enjoy...relax...eat chocolate ...repeat...it's healthier that way. ;) OUCH. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted August 6, 2017 #179 Share Posted August 6, 2017 The OP posted this four months ago. It's quite possible the offending D member has already had a heart attack and does not cruise any longer with her attitude. Chill...enjoy...relax...eat chocolate ...repeat...it's healthier that way. ;) She is obviously a heart attack candidate for being that stressed out on a cruise which should be a relaxing holiday. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted August 6, 2017 #180 Share Posted August 6, 2017 OUCH. :eek: High stress and anxiety....ouch indeed....suffered (luckily a mild one) already from a high stress career, which is now thankfully history. Not worth your health getting stressed out over something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted August 6, 2017 #181 Share Posted August 6, 2017 She is obviously a heart attack candidate for being that stressed out on a cruise which should be a relaxing holiday. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app Agree...relax, enjoy, chill...eat chocolate. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted August 6, 2017 #182 Share Posted August 6, 2017 High stress and anxiety....ouch indeed....suffered (luckily a mild one) already from a high stress career, whichis now thankfully history. Not worth your health getting stressed out over something. Sorry to hear that,i got High Blood Pressure through work related stress. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted August 6, 2017 #183 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Sorry to hear that,i got High Blood Pressure through work related stress. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app Yup... So, now I am such a lucky girl to take those pills for life. :o Damage was already done. Hope you are able to control your BP also. Not a good plan for a body to deal with. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted August 6, 2017 #184 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Agree...relax, enjoy, chill...eat chocolate. :D In my case eating to much chocolate. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted August 6, 2017 #185 Share Posted August 6, 2017 In my case eating to much chocolate. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app Oh that's right...I did see a mention that you were a chocolate pusher! ;) You and Bucky would be very good friends! :cool: Me, I did the wine sales for 12 years...no problems there...it was the following career in the food distribution business I was in for five years that caused the damage. Unfortunately the wine distributor I worked for closed the business...that was the sweet career that I still miss...but retirement is the career I am enjoying the most! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LMaxwell Posted August 6, 2017 #186 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Some of you people have really nasty, dark streaks to you. Wishing people you never met had heart attacks? Wow. Shameful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted August 6, 2017 #187 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Oh that's right...I did see a mention that you were a chocolate pusher! ;) You and Bucky would be very good friends! :cool: Me, I did the wine sales for 12 years...no problems there...it was the following career in the food distribution business I was in for five years that caused the damage. Unfortunately the wine distributor I worked for closed the business...that was the sweet career that I still miss...but retirement is the career I am enjoying the most! :D Taking tablets for blood pressure. Sold chocolate,sugar and toffee confectionery for 30 years,records for 3 years,bank for 3 years and a few others too. All our neighbours enjoy their freebies from me and Bucky would be very welcome too if we lived near to you. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted August 6, 2017 #188 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Some of you people have really nasty, dark streaks to you. Wishing people you never met had heart attacks? Wow. Shameful. Never said I wished for that...shame on you. Just know from personal experience what leading a stressful life can do to you. It's not worth it, especially when you are on a cruise ship for the purpose of relaxing and enjoy your vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted August 6, 2017 #189 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Taking tablets for blood pressure.Sold chocolate,sugar and toffee confectionery for 30 years,records for 3 years,bank for 3 years and a few others too. All our neighbours enjoy their freebies from me and Bucky would be very welcome too if we lived near to you. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app We found this fantastic fresh chocolate shop up here in Maine near Lubec. Wow...the place smells great too. Over a hundred different varieties of chocolates on display in the large shop. Me...I have to stick to the sugar free stuff, which they had indeed. Local dried Maine blueberries covered in SF dark chocolate. Heavenly! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LMaxwell Posted August 6, 2017 #190 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Never said I wished for that...shame on you. Just know from personal experience what leading a stressful life can do to you. It's not worth it, especially when you are on a cruise ship for the purpose of relaxing and enjoy your vacation. Please save the attempt at narcissism and turning it on me, nice attempt to gaslight but I'm not going to buy it. Perhaps the person with the bad behavior had a rough day, thought about their actions, and later apologized in person or sent a note of apology and then modified their behavior in the future. Humans do make mistakes, but some learn from them. I prefer that line of thinking than to hoping or pontificating if someone dropped dead...wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted August 6, 2017 #191 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Please save the attempt at narcissism and turning it on me, nice attempt to gaslight but I'm not going to buy it. Perhaps the person with the bad behavior had a rough day, thought about their actions, and later apologized in person or sent a note of apology and then modified their behavior in the future. Humans do make mistakes, but some learn from them. I prefer that line of thinking than to hoping or pontificating if someone dropped dead...wow. Yeah...Wow...:rolleyes: In no way did I ever say I wished for that person to have a heart attack or drop dead. Just that stress can cause a heart attack. Fact of life. Sorry If I made you upset. Having a bad day yourself? Relax, chill, eat some chocolate. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LMaxwell Posted August 6, 2017 #192 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Yeah...Wow...:rolleyes: Sorry, didn't mean to disrupt the thread revival about chocolate and wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted August 6, 2017 #193 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Please save the attempt at narcissism and turning it on me, nice attempt to gaslight but I'm not going to buy it. Perhaps the person with the bad behavior had a rough day, thought about their actions, and later apologized in person or sent a note of apology and then modified their behavior in the future. Humans do make mistakes, but some learn from them. I prefer that line of thinking than to hoping or pontificating if someone dropped dead...wow. Nobody wished that,the point was people who get highly strung on a cruise obviously have stress at home too and they are heading for health problems if they don't control their anger. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted August 6, 2017 #194 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Sorry, didn't mean to disrupt the thread revival about chocolate and wine. You are welcome to some of my samples if you are ever near Sunderland England. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booze brothers Posted August 6, 2017 #195 Share Posted August 6, 2017 ok people, time to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted August 6, 2017 #196 Share Posted August 6, 2017 ok people, time to move on. Same offer. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipmate13 Posted August 6, 2017 #197 Share Posted August 6, 2017 The only person who care you are a diamond member is yourself, just remember that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodtime Cruizin Posted August 6, 2017 #198 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Hi all, We were on the Allure last week (I will post a more detailed review later) but I wanted to bring up an experience we had at guest services. We were in line (for something really minor, mind you) and there were only two VERY overworked people at the desk. The lady in front of us got up to the front and started SCREAMING at the poor lady, calling her names, swearing, demanding compensation for having to wait, and following it all up with, "I'm a DIAMOND member, and I pay YOUR paycheck." Thankfully some people, including ourselves, told the lady off and to leave the poor attendant (who looked like she was about to cry) alone. Just...don't treat customer service people like crap. I don't care how high of a level you are, but please don't treat customer service workers like they're subhuman. We had a similar experience at the GS desk once. A guy at the counter was loudly & aggressively yelling at the GS Manager. She held her ground & told him that she could not adjust his bill for a refund. He went off on her again and finally walked away. She then waved us to approach the counter. You could tell that she was very shaken, upset, and in general, needed a break. I told her I was sorry that she had to go through that and if she needed to take a break for a water or to re-group to feel free to do so. She said no that she was OK. I guess kindness goes a lot further than meanness as she gave me a refund on something that was far more than we requested and even expected. Either that or when at GS, it's good to follow jerks. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted August 6, 2017 #199 Share Posted August 6, 2017 We had a similar experience at the GS desk once. A guy at the counter was loudly & aggressively yelling at the GS Manager. She held her ground & told him that she could not adjust his bill for a refund. He went off on her again and finally walked away. She then waved us to approach the counter. You could tell that she was very shaken, upset, and in general, needed a break. I told her I was sorry that she had to go through that and if she needed to take a break for a water or to re-group to feel free to do so. She said no that she was OK. I guess kindness goes a lot further than meanness as she gave me a refund on something that was far more than we requested and even expected. Either that or when at GS, it's good to follow jerks. :p You are right on both counts. GS are only doing a job and no one has the right to abuse them and most times anywhere you are more likely to achieve your objective by being pleasant. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac303 Posted August 6, 2017 #200 Share Posted August 6, 2017 The Crown & Anchor Society, is a rewards program!! it will never change your status in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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