chefajax Posted August 13, 2006 #1 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Hi to All..... Just curious as we normally don't sail on Carnival. We were told that chocolates on the pillows were just about stopped. We were on the Carnival Liberty for a 12 day cruise and we got chocolates just once. How long has this tradition has been halted? I would have preferred the chocolates then the towel animals. Thanks for the help. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KroozFoolz Posted August 13, 2006 #2 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Hi to All.....Just curious as we normally don't sail on Carnival. We were told that chocolates on the pillows were just about stopped. We were on the Carnival Liberty for a 12 day cruise and we got chocolates just once. How long has this tradition has been halted? I would have preferred the chocolates then the towel animals. Thanks for the help. Dennis No chocolates on the pillows!!!:eek: I can't imagine - they were there every night of our cruise on Celebration in April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseluver323 Posted August 13, 2006 #3 Share Posted August 13, 2006 We were on the Fantasy last month and we had chocolates on our pillows every night. (I still have some leftover.) This is the first that I had heard about stopping the tradition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyttleone1977 Posted August 13, 2006 #4 Share Posted August 13, 2006 I had some on my bed every night, right on top of my Capers and next to my towel animal!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidimom Posted August 13, 2006 #5 Share Posted August 13, 2006 We had chocolate every night on the Legend and all of our other cruises! Maybe your room steward either ran out or forgot. If you are on a cruise and they do forget, just ask your room steward and they will give you some. My kids wanted more one day and asked and received enough to get them through the cruise and more! It's always been a signature type of thing with CCL and I don't think they are that greety! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suncoastgirl Posted August 13, 2006 #6 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Wow! We had them every night on the Liberty in April. Also had them on all of our past cruises. We still have some left from the Liberty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ala-kat Posted August 13, 2006 #7 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Not trying to start anything and please be kind, but... I've read that at one point in time an airline cut back one black olive in salads in first class and saved $100,000 for the year. We had chocolates on the Holiday every night and never ate a one of them. Nice touch? No doubt. One I would miss? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joetrizeo Posted August 13, 2006 #8 Share Posted August 13, 2006 I've read that at one point in time an airline cut back one black olive in salads in first class and saved $100,000 for the year. common urban legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ala-kat Posted August 13, 2006 #9 Share Posted August 13, 2006 May very well be, but what is CCLs budget for 'pillow chocolates'? That would be an interesting number to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalfan Posted August 13, 2006 #10 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Conquest has chocolates every night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zydecocruiser Posted August 13, 2006 #11 Share Posted August 13, 2006 I confess... I stole the last googleplex boxes of those suckers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ala-kat Posted August 13, 2006 #12 Share Posted August 13, 2006 I confess... I stole the last googleplex boxes of those suckers... http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=7560TZ6mPNqJgFJG43G8LMi8W57d-xDYzzPzv4xQp5Fd3Ig=&size=l You are a demon :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quartz100 Posted August 13, 2006 #13 Share Posted August 13, 2006 common urban legend It isn't actually an urban legend. It was American Airlines and it was over 20 years ago... back when they actually served meals in all travel classes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra36 Posted August 13, 2006 #14 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Perhaps the OP's cabin steward was a chocoholic, LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcys Posted August 13, 2006 #15 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Are you sure someone you were traveling with wasn't stealing the chocolates? On our first cruise, it wasn't until almost the end when I discovered that we got choc's but my son was eating them before we ever saw them!!:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dickinson Posted August 13, 2006 #16 Share Posted August 13, 2006 I CONFESS! I am a chocaholic. How could any sane person have "leftovers!" My husband and I eat them as soon as we see them on the pillows. If they stop putting them on the pillows we will just have to go and buy our own and smuggle a bag on board the ship!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Posted August 13, 2006 #17 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Chef - Obviously, this was a fluke that you didn't get your nightly chocolates. The steward may have run out, but there's no excuse for that. As FNB said, maybe your steward was a chocoholic.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskin80 Posted August 13, 2006 #18 Share Posted August 13, 2006 I've read that at one point in time an airline cut back one black olive in salads in first class and saved $100,000 for the year. See how things get messed up, the article was $40,000.00 per year and it was American Airlines. We had the Chocolates on our Liberty 12 day last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcanino Posted August 13, 2006 #19 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Originally Posted by ala-kat I've read that at one point in time an airline cut back one black olive in salads in first class and saved $100,000 for the year. common urban legend It was American Airlines and they really stopped putting olives in their salads to save big $$$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefajax Posted August 13, 2006 Author #20 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Hi to All..... Let me expand on the chocolate shortage. I was not the only cruiser, there were others from our board that were on this cruise to verify. If this holds true, then I have to NEVER take Carnival again because being Dutch, chocolate is deeply woven in my DNA :)......Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddoll Posted August 13, 2006 #21 Share Posted August 13, 2006 We just back from the Fascination and we had them every night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jana Posted August 13, 2006 #22 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Not trying to start anything and please be kind, but... I've read that at one point in time an airline cut back one black olive in salads in first class and saved $100,000 for the year. Those of you who identified American Airlines had it right. No "common urban legend" here. I was working for American (retired three years ago) and while it wasn't QUITE "over 20 years ago," it's close enough. In the late 1980s, American's CEO Robert Crandall, the genius who came up with the hub-spoke system of airline routes and frequent flier miles, also instituted an employee reward system. Suggestions that saved the company money would be rewarded in any number of ways. While most of the suggestions came from the onboard flight crews or the maintenance/cleaning staff, all work groups had an equal opportunity to participate. Each suggestion had to be carefully researched and documented, it couldn't just be "Hey! I have an idea!" (In fact, the program, still ongoing, is called "Ideas in AAction.") The salad olives was not only a great success, but one which had PR "legs," and Mr. Crandall delighted in telling the story. I can't remember how much it saved (it was well over $40,000, and I think over $100,000 too) but it WAS during the period when all classes got full meals and it was on all salads. If I remember correctly, it was delineated down to the number of olive slices, like "eliminating the seven slices of olives on salads saved the company $125,000 in the first year." I just got back from Paradise and had chocolates every night, once on the nose of my towel sea lion! Jana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Belvedere Posted August 13, 2006 #23 Share Posted August 13, 2006 I can do without the chocolates and Carnival can exchange them for Sushi. Sushi on my pillow before bedtime with just a touch of wasabi and a few slices of ginger would be heaven!!! MMMMmmmm.............comment card suggestion. :p ;) :D Ms B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Posted August 13, 2006 #24 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Sushi on my pillow before bedtime with just a touch of wasabi and a few slices of ginger would be heaven!!! Ms B Uh, wouldn't your hair smell a little odd the next morning?:D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Belvedere Posted August 13, 2006 #25 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Uh, wouldn't your hair smell a little odd the next morning?:D :D Yuk - not a good conditioner! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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