cruiseguy1016 Posted January 24 #101 Share Posted January 24 They eliminated skeet shooting off the backs of ships years ago. Maybe now they will eliminate duck hunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyFan33579 Posted January 24 #102 Share Posted January 24 51 minutes ago, doghog said: That would be your WAG. I don't duck hunt. If I saw one (not looking) I'd leave it. I don't concern myself with the workload of RC ship employees. I like your attitude about RCI staff workload. Unfortunately there are a lot of people on this site who complain about waiters being too slow, bartenders being too slow, cabin stewards only servicing their cabin once a day, etc., which is all directly related to RCI staff workload. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoShoes2 Posted January 24 #103 Share Posted January 24 (edited) 56 minutes ago, crazyank said: We can only hope Eliminating hunting could lead to over population! 😆 Edited January 24 by NoShoes2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doghog Posted January 24 #104 Share Posted January 24 29 minutes ago, PhillyFan33579 said: I like your attitude about RCI staff workload. Unfortunately there are a lot of people on this site who complain about waiters being too slow, bartenders being too slow, cabin stewards only servicing their cabin once a day, etc., which is all directly related to RCI staff workload. Those performing those jobs aren't duck hunters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare HappyTexan44 Posted January 25 #105 Share Posted January 25 17 hours ago, PhillyFan33579 said: I like your attitude about RCI staff workload. Unfortunately there are a lot of people on this site who complain about waiters being too slow, bartenders being too slow, cabin stewards only servicing their cabin once a day, etc., which is all directly related to RCI staff workload. Or staff levels. My friend going with us, said that on her last cruise a few months ago that they were short-handed 12 "chefs." They were still using the excuse of We Can't Hire Enough People. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyFan33579 Posted January 25 #106 Share Posted January 25 3 hours ago, HappyTexan44 said: Or staff levels. My friend going with us, said that on her last cruise a few months ago that they were short-handed 12 "chefs." They were still using the excuse of We Can't Hire Enough People. That may be more reality than excuse. At some of the recent lunches with officers I have attended they have discussed how challenging it has been hiring staff since the restart. I don’t think RCI is deliberately short staffing their ships, there is just a lot of competition from other cruise lines. Plus you can’t hire just anyone to be a chef. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare HappyTexan44 Posted January 25 #107 Share Posted January 25 20 minutes ago, PhillyFan33579 said: That may be more reality than excuse. At some of the recent lunches with officers I have attended they have discussed how challenging it has been hiring staff since the restart. I don’t think RCI is deliberately short staffing their ships, there is just a lot of competition from other cruise lines. Plus you can’t hire just anyone to be a chef. If you do the training yourself, you can hire just anyone. That was actually why I put chefs in quotes. I don't have a problem with Royal providing the training for their 'chefs'. You don't need that many real chefs but you do need a ton of people that can follow instructions. They also hire internationally. So, either they aren't trying that hard to add staff, or they aren't paying enough (and therefore aren't trying that hard). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doghog Posted January 25 #108 Share Posted January 25 1 hour ago, PhillyFan33579 said: Plus you can’t hire just anyone to be a chef. Just ask Gordon Ramsay. 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyFan33579 Posted January 25 #109 Share Posted January 25 Just now, doghog said: Just ask Gordon Ramsay. 😂 That was funny! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doghog Posted January 25 #110 Share Posted January 25 3 minutes ago, PhillyFan33579 said: That was funny! Thanks. Just following your lead. 😉 This duck thing has gotten waaaay to serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ReneeFLL Posted January 25 #111 Share Posted January 25 23 hours ago, PhillyFan33579 said: I like your attitude about RCI staff workload. Unfortunately there are a lot of people on this site who complain about waiters being too slow, bartenders being too slow, cabin stewards only servicing their cabin once a day, etc., which is all directly related to RCI staff workload. No, it's related to Royal trying to save money by reducing staff. 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbum Posted January 30 #112 Share Posted January 30 On 3/12/2023 at 3:13 PM, Wilson said: Correction: 2. Toss duck in trash How about instead of throwing it in the trash...you just leave it for one of the many other cruisers who might appreciate the fun behind it! 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum2Mercury Posted January 30 #113 Share Posted January 30 On 1/25/2024 at 9:47 AM, HappyTexan44 said: I don't have a problem with Royal providing the training for their 'chefs'. Agree. Everyone doesn't need to be a "chef" to work in a kitchen. One real chef can supervise half a dozen lackies, who can just chop vegetables or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare HappyTexan44 Posted March 1 #114 Share Posted March 1 I thought I'd report the duck situation from our recent cruise. I overheard several adults commenting with disappointment that there were fewer ducks on that cruise. One lady on the elevator was showing off the neat duck that she'd found to her friend. She brings one home from every cruise. We hid a duck and it was found before the rooms opened. On the last full day I was with my friend and her daughter in the library. I noticed that a duck was really high on top of the highest books. I moved it lower where a kid could find it, and it turns out that my friend's daughter had hid it. Not five minutes later a mom and preschool boy came along and the boy was so happy. The mom smiled at it us, since I'm sure she knew we'd hid it since we were paying such close attention. Then the boy 'hid' one of his ducks in the same place. My friend's daughter snagged that one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted March 1 #115 Share Posted March 1 Ahh the Duck Hunt is interesting. I did not know much about it until we found several hiding on our Symphony cruise a few weeks ago. A nice kid in the elevator explained it to me. A source of fun for a number of cruisers. It used to be find a dollar in a book in the library. But most have been eliminated! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser 5452 Posted March 1 #116 Share Posted March 1 Royal Caribbean must not have any problem with the duck hiding that takes place on their ships. I was on the Radiance the second week of February. They were selling the little ducks in their gift shop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron3 Posted March 1 #117 Share Posted March 1 On 3/12/2023 at 7:28 PM, DaKahuna said: We had a young girl, dressed for formal night, on our last cruise that went wild when someone pointed out a duck hidden in the elevator we were on. She was super excited. Her mom commented that the girl had spent a lot of her cruise finding ducks all over the ship! Our daughter and son (they were 4 and 1) loved it last time. Wanted to keep them all. But we made them hide some and still came home with 12! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted March 1 #118 Share Posted March 1 8 hours ago, Cruiser 5452 said: Royal Caribbean must not have any problem with the duck hiding that takes place on their ships. I was on the Radiance the second week of February. They were selling the little ducks in their gift shop. On the same note, they also sell towel clips to chair hogs in the gift shops. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted March 2 #119 Share Posted March 2 On 3/1/2024 at 8:39 AM, TeeRick said: Ahh the Duck Hunt is interesting. I did not know much about it until we found several hiding on our Symphony cruise a few weeks ago. A nice kid in the elevator explained it to me. A source of fun for a number of cruisers. It used to be find a dollar in a book in the library. But most have been eliminated! I found a lot on the Symphony too (unusually more than I have ever seen them), the week before you got on. Just left them where they were. Lots of kids were hunting ducks and delighted to find them. Some duck people must be doing a B2B on our sailing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soremekun Posted March 2 #120 Share Posted March 2 On my most recent cruise, I noticed hidden ducks on a few occasions. I pointed them out to kids and they were very happy. I appreciated the joy they had in that moment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geckoaz Posted March 2 #121 Share Posted March 2 My icon of the seas duck shirt. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverbeenhere Posted March 2 #122 Share Posted March 2 54 minutes ago, soremekun said: On my most recent cruise, I noticed hidden ducks on a few occasions. I pointed them out to kids and they were very happy. I appreciated the joy they had in that moment. I point out one or two, after that they’re hooked and willing to pay big cash for one. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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