Oceania Riviera cruise August 5, 2017- belongings taken away from Lou he chairs by po

[LHT28]

On Riviera in July. Bed hogs strewed belongings from 08:00 and I never saw a staff member remove them! By 12 noon the beds were still uninhabited, except by the baseball caps, STL etc. Very low class behaviour.

Just curious

 

Did anyone bring to the attention of the deck staff?

They do have good memories but it is sometimes hard to remember what loungers had things on them

 

I watch for a lounger & if the things are still there without anyone returning after 45 mins

I do ask the deck staff to remove the things

[AZjohn]

If that's the case with the OP, maybe the reactions to his/her comment will give a head's up that not everyone agrees that chair hogging is okay.

Agree 100% Mura;)

[petcoke]

I would not be so sure about your comment. There is a way to look at their previous posts.

 

There are different cultures who believe that chair hogging is perfectly acceptable and actually common practice (not just on cruise ships but resorts/hotels also).

 

Trust me, I'm not saying that kind of self-centered behavior is acceptable at all. Just the opposite, it's drive me nuts when people only think about themselves and nobody else. But, I do know people from certain areas in Europe that really think this is completely normal to save their lounge chairs all day regardless when they use them or not.

 

Cheers, John

The OP is from la quinta ca . just out of interest where in Europe

[AZjohn]

The OP is from la quinta ca . just out of interest where in Europe

Understand OP's location under name said CA, but that doesn't mean they are American or how long they lived there.

 

Look, I'm not defending OP action or post in any way what so ever. Just noticed previous OP posts do not look like a troll (I really try not to feed the trolls;)).

 

While living in Europe I had this chair hog discussion with a couple in Switzerland and another from Germany. I always assume everyone knew this was not cool. But, like many things I learned while living there, the way we do things (or should do things) in the US does not mean it is done the same way somewhere else.

 

Cheers

[sandbag7]

O does not enforce this uniformly; the first two (at sea) days were especially brutal. Here's hoping they are more aggressive on our next cruise.

[Barrheadlass]

I guess this isn't working out the way the OP thought it would. Is there no one that will agree with them?

 

Not me!

[Paulchili]

O does not enforce this uniformly; the first two (at sea) days were especially brutal. Here's hoping they are more aggressive on our next cruise.

 

With the substantial number of beds (on several decks) it would be a full time job for a large number of staff to time every single unoccupied lounger (in addition to their other duties). Perhaps a little pro-active help might be a better approach - if you see an unoccupied lounger for over 30 minutes, point it out to an attendant.

[RedneckBob]

Actually what is horrible and inappropriate is you thinking you can hog a chair. Unless you are royalty, come down off your high-horse and back to reality.

 

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They call me Sir Redneck Bob in south Alabama, I paid for that lounge chair and it is mine. I prefer my lounger fluffed not shaken. On a lighter note, what the heck is the OP thinking?

[I_r_a]

> Low class ... people

 

You are correct.

 

Only low class people think that they can hog lounge chairs.

 

Ira

 

You are c

[ronrick1943]

Belongings moved from lounge chairs while having lunch. Absolutely horrible and inappropriate. Low class ship and people. Be careful! Overcrowded ship and very disappointed.

 

 

It's about time they started doing this, people think they own the lounge chairs.

[Travelcat2]

Could not agree more that Oceania should enforce the policy of removing belongings from lounge chairs to prevent hogging. There are no excuses for hogging lounge chairs (or any other type of chairs). It is simply rude!:mad: I don't want to call anyone low class (even though the TS did) but it is sad to find people that have been brought up with the mentality that this behavior is okay!

 

Note to the TS (Thread Starter): We sail on Oceania and two luxury cruise lines. All luxury cruise lines remove belongings from lounge chairs after a certain amount of time (usually 30 minutes). So, rather than being a "low class" ship, it is upper class!

[Sabbycat]

They call me Sir Redneck Bob in south Alabama, I paid for that lounge chair and it is mine. I prefer my lounger fluffed not shaken. On a lighter note, what the heck is the OP thinking?

Baahaaaaaa[emoji23]

 

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[sandbag7]

With the substantial number of beds (on several decks) it would be a full time job for a large number of staff to time every single unoccupied lounger (in addition to their other duties). Perhaps a little pro-active help might be a better approach - if you see an unoccupied lounger for over 30 minutes, point it out to an attendant.

 

Don't want to get off point on this but I disagree that passengers need to be observing and reporting; it is primarily the crews job to enforce ship regulations. As you know there is a main pool deck, lounges around and then 3 rows deep on the sides; that's where the main area of dispute is though it could be more spread out on a sunny sea day; one of the crew spending 10-15 minutes per hour or less could handle, but all the cruise lines walk a tightrope on this issue. They are afraid to disturb the people who believe the rules don't apply to them.

[palamoh]

This obviously is a Thorn in 99% of all Fellow passengers, Seems like all of us agree that to "HOG" a Chaise Lounge is very Rude and not appreciated. Hope the Folks at Oceania look at these threads from time to time. I for one constantly bring this subject up with their Survey at the end of my Cruise

[Paulchili]

...one of the crew spending 10-15 minutes per hour or less could handle, .

 

Not to nit-pick but how exactly could this work?

Spending 10-15 min per hour when the acceptable time away from lounge is 30 minutes? Also, not every lounge is abandoned at the same time. To be that accurate it would involve intensive monitoring and essentially keeping a log of times when each chair is abandoned and then again reclaimed or not reclaimed in 30 minutes (or tagging each chair with a time card when it is left empty - like marking tires of parked cars). That would take constant monitoring and more than 10-15 min/hour

It's a bit more complicated than one imagines but I'd agree that it should be the crew's responsibility but they may need a little help from time to time. The easiest way to alert attendants to non-compliance is if one's neighbor's lounge is left empty for over 30-40 minutes - just call the attendant and alert him. That takes very little effort and is most accurate.

Edited August 7, 2017 by Paulchili

[Travelcat2]

It is obvious to me that people that don't "get it", probably won't - no matter what we say.

 

If people using lounges either laid on them, went into the pool for a while or went to pick up a drink and returned to their lounge, there would not be a problem. If, however, the people are going back to their stateroom, going to have lunch or do something else, if they removed their articles, there would be room for you when you return. It is the hogging that prevents others from even having a place to sit!!!!!

[Bootman4U]

Can we please STOP avoiding THE issue with this whole "who should be doing the pool monitoring" routine and yes I DO disagree about "how would it work?"

 

We KNOW how it works: passive-aggressive people like ones who post such "information" anonymously will very quickly figure out that when they park their belongings on chairs and leave those belongings are not going to stay there. They already KNOW they aren't supposed to do it but they do because they THINK none of the other passengers would dare do anything about it.

 

Their behavior will quickly change and we won't need to try to figure out how long they need to be gone or who should be doing the monitoring or any of the rest of it IMHO.

[happy cruzer]

Well, I will not be the chair hog monitor again after a very nasty experience in the adult area on Celebrity. All chairs had 'stuff' on them. I found one with a magazine on it; asked surrounding folks had they seen anyone there and told not ever. So moved the magazine over. 20 minutes later a lady came started telling me how rude I was, etc. I said only one thing, you can't save the chair all day. That caused the fit to escalate for about 15 minutes. She then threw her magazine back down and walked off. She never even sat in lounger and was not dressed in pool/lounge clothing. I hated the entire experience and will not go there again. The staff will find me a seat or I will move on.

[Travelcat2]

Can we please STOP avoiding THE issue with this whole "who should be doing the pool monitoring" routine and yes I DO disagree about "how would it work?"

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Actually, what you posted is NOT the issue. The issue is what the TS (thread starter) posted: "Belongings moved from lounge chairs while having lunch. Absolutely horrible and inappropriate. Low class ship and people. Be careful! Overcrowded ship and very disappointed."

 

 

They did not ask how to monitor -- in fact, they apparently want NO monitoring. Our responses to the TS were, IMO, were as polite as possible given the harshness of the TS's post. We are giving reasons why monitoring is needed and hogging isn't the right thing to do.

 

 

How to monitor may be a great topic for another thread.

[LHT28]

We witnessed bad behavior on one the main stream lines

the loungers were empty I suspect the crew had moved the belongings prior to a couple sitting there

They were there for about 1 hr when this irate man showed up claiming the loungers ..the people told them there were no belonging on them when they arrived ..he flipped the lounger with the lady on it yelling & screaming ..security escorted him away

 

Have not seen this on O but I suppose the chair hogs could become hostile

[TERRIER1]

We witnessed bad behavior on one the main stream lines

the loungers were empty I suspect the crew had moved the belongings prior to a couple sitting there

They were there for about 1 hr when this irate man showed up claiming the loungers ..the people told them there were no belonging on them when they arrived ..he flipped the lounger with the lady on it yelling & screaming ..security escorted him away

 

Have not seen this on O but I suppose the chair hogs could become hostile

 

Wow. I wonder if that action warrants getting thrown off the ship.

[LHT28]

Wow. I wonder if that action warrants getting thrown off the ship.

I seem to recall they were warned if it happened again they would be put off

 

Thank goodness it was only a 7 day cruise

[Jay23]

:eek::eek:Arrrgh!

[Paulchili]

Wow. I wonder if that action warrants getting thrown off the ship.

 

I have seen a couple disembarked for a fight in the laundry room (another cruise line).

[burm]

I seem to recall they were warned if it happened again they would be put off

 

 

 

Thank goodness it was only a 7 day cruise

 

 

 

Flipping a chair with her on it constitutes a physical attack and he should've been confined to his cabin and tossed at the next port. That poor woman could've been seriously injured, broken bones or hit her head.

 

 

 

 

 

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