The mass market cruise lines have changed their marketing methods to maximize profits . We are all subject to the changes .All one can do if things bother them on HAL ships is to change to a cruise line that suits their needs .In most cases those are the higher end cruise lines where most families van not afford .Those of us who are retired can choose not to sail when the kids are home on school breaks & that should be easy to do
HAL could institute a policy pertaining to chair hogs .The policy could be if the chaur is not occupied within20 minutes the pool assistants are able to pick up & store the persona items ,so the people can then retrieve their items from the pool assistants .People need to send their recommendations to HAL in writing