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Happy Anniversary and Happy Birthday to your DW

Actually it has been 2 cruises with two different performers and every time I went by

My limit was 5 minutes. The conversation was in German, so I didn’t understand the conversation. After 5 minutes I told him that a lot of us don’t want to be part of the conversation. He left without saying anything. AITAH?

I gave him the Stink Eye after about 4 minutes and he lowered the volume but continued the call.

And it should drive the prices down until it gets to the point the cruise lines stop sailing from California

Ok I think this close enough to be on topic. The guy sitting next to me in the Crows Nest just answered a FaceTime call and is on the speaker. It’s annoying to me and others in the area. What should I do?

Maybe only in San Diego

Going to lunch makes you a chair hog.

Yep, just ignore it. most everyone just boards when it is convenient for them.

Maybe there were some people that didn’t like it, but the piano lounge was always packed. Not so with just one performer.

It’s not a no-win situation, it’s a situation where the staff just needs to do the right thing.

The discussion started by questioning why the house phones can’t call guest services. Guest services just hangs up without answering. That’s a policy. My DW was hoping someone would come to library and advise the kids that their behavior was not acceptable. If guest services or security won’t do that then it’s up to the passengers. That may create confrontations between passengers or passengers just have to walk away from bad behavior. Maybe she should have called 911. The Hotel Manager effectively told us that they would not intervene and advise the kids on proper behavior.

Do you really think that HAL needs to have a kids sail free promotion to fill their ships?

And it’s unlikely that anyone from the ship’s staff will say anything to them or their parents.

As others have said, board early. Check in around 10:15 - 10:30. They always keep some open spots to accommodate the suite guests. When you threaten to cancel, they may allocate some of the suite guest spots to you.

We’re currently on the Rotterdam and we have move kids than normal but certainly not 300. We had a curious discussion with the Hotel Manager. My DW was expressing her frustration with a group of kids that were running around in the library without any adult supervision turning the library into a playroom. The Hotel Manager just sort of shrugged his shoulders and said there was nothing they could do to control the kids. It was a too bad, so sad response.

And Kids Sail Free.

@BermudaBound2014 Thanks for all of your work documenting the trip, it was invaluable to those of us who couldn’t make the trip. We’ll be waiting for you in Michigan when you return

This piano player is fine, it’s just not the same program. People enjoyed the 2 player concept much more. It’s been that way throughout the entire cruise

Bring back the two piano players. The one piano player isn’t cutter. Here’s a picture from the Rotterdam tonight.

Me too

We sailed out of San Diego a few years ago on a Panama Canal cruise and had a great time leaving San Diego. It was so nice just to walk across the street and board the ship. We thought we would book another cruise out of San Diego, because it was easy and we enjoyed walking around town. I guess things have changed. I think we’ll just cancel our November cruise rather than fight the inadequate cruise infrastructure and a declining downtown area. Thanks for the information

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