Just for fun: What are your 3 least favorite things about cruising?

[johno95]

1. traveling to and from the ship.

2. getting dressed up on formal night.

3. getting up early (on vacation!!!) to take full advantage of a port.

 

my thanks to Eeyoregon for creating the opposite post. :)

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=865719

[DanJ]

travelling to and from the port city,

line-ups,

rude people who think the staff are their slaves.

[KC_fn]

1. Lines to embark.

2. Lines at the dining room, the tender (coming and going), the immigration dog and pony show, the coffee shop, the captain's reception, the soft-serve.

3. Lines to disembark.

[moniquet]

Any lines, especially to embark/disembark!

shop/art sales

people saving loungers for about 6 people

[tip]

• formal nights
  
• bingo and art auction announcements
  
• the end of the cruise!

[GottaLuvCruising]

disembarkation (hello...they make me get off)

folio arrival (they make me pay, then get off)

packing to leave (pack, then pay, then get off)

 

I guess I really don't like that last morning at all.

[Sheffie]

unpacking our luggage when we get on the ship (what a waste of valuable vacation time!)

 

having to walk through the smokey casino

 

packing our luggage at the end of the cruise (also takes up my valuable vacation time)

[paul929207]

1. Traveling to the embarkation port. Especially overnight flights to Europe, Asia & Africa.

2. Packing to go home.

3. Saying goodbye to new friends

[Krazy Kruizers]

1.flying to and from the port

2.babies in diapers in the pools

3.disembarking the ship at the end of the cruise

[ondeckatsea]

Art auctions (what a rip-off)

Disembarcation

Chair hogs, at the pool and table hogs at the casual restaurant areas

[phoenix1181]

Flying to and from the ship

Dining with strangers

Lines

The people who think they're more entitled than the rest of us

Loud, obnoxious drunks

That "don't let the door hit you on the way out" attitude when it's time to disembark

[ILoveScotland]

1. Disembarkation - but they always make me leave whether I want to or not.

 

2. Rude people who treat all staff like dirt - and worse - especially when I'm stuck with them at the same dinner table night after night after night after night.

 

3. Formal Nights - don't want shorts/jeans, etc. in the dining room, but I'm just not into formal.

[katbat2]

1.Definitely disembark (the cruise blues hit at that time)

2. Smokey casinos and area surrounding when walking through.

3. Picture taking getting off boat! Just want off and get to my tour destination.

[gelo7]

1. Lines

 

2. smokers

 

3. all the selling

[Sharon I]

1. Smoking on the balcony (The smoke comes right into my cabin when the cabin door opens up.)

 

2. Tipping the Head Waiter when throughout the whole week, I never see him.

 

3. Rude children.

 

4. The last night of the cruise.

[mr green]

Having read these posts, I don't think that I want to cruise any more.

 

john

[2menUK]

1 Paying for Water

2. Early wake up

3. Photos

[PurpleCow]

disembarkation (hello...they make me get off)

folio arrival (they make me pay, then get off)

packing to leave (pack, then pay, then get off)

 

I guess I really don't like that last morning at all.

Yeah, what she said!

[pbxtech]

1. Safty boat drill, kill my back standing in the mass of people

2. Disembarking. the fun is over and the mad rush begins

3. Ship taking my picture and not paying me for taking it

[mtwingcpa]

1) Smoking

2) Smoking

3) Smoking

[AmoMondo]

1, getting to or from the prot of it involves air travel - not scared of flying just hate all the hanging around and restrictions on baggage. If I can get the train to the prot then I don't mind in the least

2. other passengers who are rude to the crew or make ridiculous requeste to the crew and treat them as though they own them (really makes my blood boil that one)

3. it never last long enough!

[mamasue]

Packing to go.... and unpacking when we get home

Dirty necks on lifejackets for muster drill

11 hours drive each way to and from the port.

[cruiserbryce]

-leaving

-paying

-flying to get to the ship

[oceanbums]

Airfare rates, aggressive photographers on ship, coming home...

[BoPippy]

1.Packing the last nite to go home.

2.Unpacking when i arrive.

3.To much smoke on some ships.

4.Lineups to get on a tour.

5.No deck chair where i prefer to sit.

thats it!!