alexspepa Posted August 15, 2017 #51 Share Posted August 15, 2017 having to select smoking or non-smoking tables in the Dining Room...believe it or not we always chose smoking even though neither of us did as we thought the smoking tables were always more fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie J. Posted August 15, 2017 #52 Share Posted August 15, 2017 On our 1st cruise, on the Dolphin, every night there was one free bottle of red and white wine on each table in the dining room! This was 1985! Think they may have stopped it because I couldn't see crew pouring not emptying bottles of wine down the drain! We had ash trays in our cabin and on our dining room table- you could smoke where ever you wanted to. Captain usually won skeet shooting off back deck. Captain ate, 2nd seating, in dining room every night with passengers. (we were invited to dinner 3 times with different captains.) We had keys for our cabin. You could not wear jeans or shorts in the dining room. The only buffets were breakfast and lunch. Horse racing was fun on the deck. Wow, things you forget when you no longer have them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco Posted August 15, 2017 #53 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I remember when there was only one "extravaganza" lunch buffet during the entire cruise. All lunch and dinners were served in the dining room, by sitting. Open sitting was breakfast (always) and lunch only on days whilst in port. No other buffet meals. A mixed drink was 85 cents and an after dinner liqueur like an amaretto, was 35 cents (I still have a couple of bar guides in the attic in the "cruise memorabilia" box.) All pre "Carnivalization" of the cruise industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchhalm Posted August 15, 2017 #54 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I remember when passengers were not fat.I remember when passengers had good manners. I remember when passengers were not concerned with "eating their money's worth". I remember when there was no such thing as "formal jeans". I remember when passengers spoke more languages than English and "English louder". I remember when passengers demanded more and better, rather than cheaper. I remember when cruise line executives were interested in making cruising better rather than more profitable. Post of the month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchhalm Posted August 15, 2017 #55 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I remember going on cruises with my girlfriend. Then with my fiance. Now with my wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulabelle Posted August 15, 2017 #56 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I remember dressing formal every night and 7 course dinners. Also, having the captain and his hostess greet you as you entered the dining room. It was fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted August 15, 2017 #57 Share Posted August 15, 2017 So many great past memories posted by many of us! Happily, we are all still cruising and have many more memories to make from the "way things are now"! :D (y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmazedByCruising Posted August 15, 2017 #58 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I remember when passengers demanded more and better, rather than cheaper. I remember when cruise line executives were interested in making cruising better rather than more profitable. There are passengers demanding just more and better and couldn't care less about their bills. They are catered for by the luxury lines. The cruiselines were nice enough to make cruising a viable option for tens of millions of other, new, passengers, for whom money is not virtually unlimited. I don't think cruise lines would even exist if profits weren't their main motive from the very beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sun_lovin!1 Posted August 15, 2017 #59 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I remember cruising on the Norwegian Majesty where there were several different dining choices and no additional charge for any of them. And I still get dressed up every night for dinner no matter what line I'm sailing! Sent from my LG-E980 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted August 16, 2017 #60 Share Posted August 16, 2017 I remember when cruise lines mailed our boarding documents and luggage a tags. We did the 'doc dance' when they arrived I I remember Dutch Night on HAL and the wonderful dover sole they served. Partof how special it was when steward would take the whole long bone ou t in one piece for us. Wonderful to watch how skilled they y were at de boning the fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted August 16, 2017 #61 Share Posted August 16, 2017 I remember when cruise lines mailed our boarding documents and luggage a tags. We did the 'doc dance' when they arrived I I remember Dutch Night on HAL and the wonderful dover sole they served. Partof how special it was when steward would take the whole long bone ou t in one piece for us. Wonderful to watch how skilled they y were at de boning the fish. Yes - the way they deboned fish showed real expertise -- which was widely demonstrated in so many ways with the table-side preparation and service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted August 16, 2017 #62 Share Posted August 16, 2017 I remember when we could buy the duty free alcohol and take it back to our cabin for in-cabin consumption. Now HAL charges BIG prices to buy alcohol for in-cabin consumption. First cruises -- got to throw streamers from the ship -- I just threw out a couple of "rolls" that I had saved. I remember when there were more staff -- in the dining room they had time to talk and get to know you. Cabin stewards -- had less cabins to take care of. Theme nights -- gone. And the list could go on and on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie J. Posted August 16, 2017 #63 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Just remembered more than what I already posted. On a 7 day cruise most men wore a tux on 2 formal nights. If not a tux then a suit. Then on 2 informal nights they had to wear a jacket but did not have to wear a tie. If men didn't have a jacket then they weren't allowed in the dining room. (And, there was no buffet!)Then casual nights they didn't have to wear a jacket or tie. They could wear Dockers and a polo shirt. My husband has colored jackets for informal nights but never wears them any more. We both miss the way it used to be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evandbob Posted August 16, 2017 #64 Share Posted August 16, 2017 I remember using a priority line on the gangway to the ship after an excursion or beach day in port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hancock Posted August 16, 2017 #65 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Royal has brought back the ability to buy liquor and consume it in your stateroom: https://secure.royalcaribbean.com/royalgifts/onboard-delivery/packages/other-packages/ Looks like these are only available on the Oasis and Allure. All other ships exculded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted August 16, 2017 #66 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Looks like these are only available on the Oasis and Allure. All other ships exculded. I remember when MDR dinner menus had lovely photos, drawings, prints on the cover and at the end of each cruise , stewards gave guests a full set of dinner menus from the whole cruise for them to take home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLady Posted August 16, 2017 #67 Share Posted August 16, 2017 I remember chocolates on the pillow at turn down and towel animals every night. Erika On NCL we still get chocolates on the pillow at turn down and towel animals every night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchhalm Posted August 17, 2017 #68 Share Posted August 17, 2017 I remember when MDR dinner menus had lovely photos, drawings, prints on the cover and at the end of each cruise , stewards gave guests a full set of dinner menus from the whole cruise for them to take home. We have received a collection of menus with lovely notes from our waiters on every Cunard cruise, including the one we just finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted August 17, 2017 #69 Share Posted August 17, 2017 One thing I remind myself is that while some things have changed there are things we find on cruises of today that did not exist on our first cruises. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hflors Posted August 17, 2017 #70 Share Posted August 17, 2017 I remember when our cabin steward sat on his stool at the end of the hall waiting for passengers to leave their cabins. He then went in and tidied up. I also remember on our first cruise that our server at dinner had an assistant who got drinks and stood between his two tables. Filled glasses, assisted in any way and as people finished their dinners he was there to remove the dirty dishes immediately. Lastly I remember formal nights when men looked like gentlemen in their tuxes and women looked like ladies in their long gowns. Such a wonderful atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted August 17, 2017 #71 Share Posted August 17, 2017 One thing I remind myself is that while some things have changed there are things we find on cruises of today that did not exist on our first cruises. Keith I absolutely think that while there certainly have been changes, not all are negative. There are many things about cruisin g which exist today that I really like and we did not have when we first started cruising. The question in the thread, as I understood it is: What do you Remember? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marti2282 Posted August 19, 2017 #72 Share Posted August 19, 2017 I remember over and under beds (bunk beds) and a board in the hall where we hung our cabin keys when we left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iancal Posted August 20, 2017 #73 Share Posted August 20, 2017 When duty free really meant duty free instead of high prices and a huge duty free sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggertastic Posted August 21, 2017 #74 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I remember sitting on a seat on the promenade deck whilst the lady next to me kept topping her glass from a bottle of Smirnoff. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tip Posted August 21, 2017 #75 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I remember the New York Times Fax at Sea and real libraries. I miss both of them!:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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