Obnoxious Table Mates???

[carla dawn]

Has anyone ever been seated/assigned at a table with obnoxious table mates?

 

Or cabin mates next door??? A few years ago myself and sister and eldest daughter were in a cabin next to "wall-knockers".. One evening we were in the room changing clothes and laughing , the people in the cabin next to us kept banging on the wall for us to be quiet.. This was at 8:30pm and we were not being loud at all.... This made us want to be louder..which we weren't..but we did bang back on the wall...

We never did see these people throughout the cruise,but did here them knock several more times from time to time..

 

 

Carla

[barbgazz]

Maybe they weren't knocking but having wild wall banging sex. Did you ever think of that? LOL.

[Elexman]

On our last cruise, we were stuck next to a cabin of four preteens, who were very loud. It sounded like a wrestling match on most evenings. All the jumping around and wrestling, and banging on the walls...Grrr! Some nights this went on after midnight. The frustrating part is that the pursers would do nothing to have the parents take control of their unattended children. We pretty much had to grin and bear it. Very frustrating some nights, to say the least...

[PhoenixCruiser]

Maybe they weren't knocking but having wild wall banging sex. Did you ever think of that? LOL.

 

LMBO, yes, this happened to us once....my sister and her husband were in the next cabin ;)

 

But we got 'em back :D

 

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[London, Canada]

On our first cruise in 2002 we didn't make it to the dining room the first night. Upon arrival the second night we sat and we all introduced ourselves. One 'person', if you want to call him that -- introduced himself as Paul...when his wife spoke to him she called him Jim. I apologized for calling him Paul...he simply laughed...I asked him what his name was...he replied -- "My name is Paul, didn't I tell you that"...then I felt like an idiot..finally the other couple at the table told me privately that they were introduced to him as Jim...I was a little taken aback, but dropped it...during the dinner, his wife proceeded to get very drunk and then started airing their dirty laundry. The lack of sex, the lack of love he showed towards her, the problems he was having with her child from her first marriage...

 

Well they didn't show up the next night...we were very pleased. They then showed up on the 4th night and she was sporting a huge bruise on her inner arm...you could see the finger marks...when asked -- not me -- what happened...she simply replied...Jim didn't appreciate my conversation the other night and was a little angry...I thought 'Oh my God' -- spousal abuse...my DH and I did not return for the remainder of the cruise...

 

Now I think that was past obnoxious....

[alexkrn46]

We had a horrible experience with a drunk couple and sister, they came to dinner roaring drunk every night. They were horrible. They were friends with the conciege and they had inner lower cabins with her discount. They told everyone they called home every night and didn't have to pay for liquior. This was because their crew friend gave them free use of the satellite phone and free liqour. The straw that sent us over the edge is when the sister and brother pretended to be brother and sister on the newlywed show. They were so drunk they couldn't keep up the charade. We asked to have our table changed which was accomidated.

[Travelgrrl]

I have had both, cabin neighbors who were amazingly rude (one time, we were in a handicapped accessible room and the people next to us were using theirs as a huge party room, and RCI did NOTHING - another time we were next to a couple who consistently called security at 7 or 8:00 PM because we were too loud (?!) and Carnival's overzealous security came to our room several times at 4:00 or 7:00 PM...!) and also once I had HORRIBLE tablemates who made rude comments about my "fluffy" friend/guest (typical comment: "I can't abide fat people" said right to her face!) by the 5th day I was driven, bawling, from the table (I know, I know, we should have switched, but we liked our waiters and had already given them Christmas stockings and part of their tip...) We finally switched the last two nights and had a blast.

 

Life is too short. Never again!

[Bethwte]

Well, we’ve always had good dinner tablemates, but there was this one bad lunch experience. On our last cruise (a few weeks ago, in February), my mother was off at the pool with my little sister, and so my father and I went to lunch together in the dining room. I’m 18 and he is 50. We were seated with a bunch of lovely couples, and one "gentleman" who was by himself. At first the man kept staring at us, and then would wink at my father and kept asking what he did for a living (engineering). I’m fairly shy sometimes, so I kept fairly quiet as the rest of the table held conversations. About the time out main courses were out, he said in a slightly hushed tone, "engineering must be quite the well paying job to have such a pretty young girlfriend" and kept going throwing words like trophy. He also alluded to the fact that since I had been quiet, I must be one of those girls who was a real looker, but didn’t have too much upstairs. When my father said I was not his girlfriend, he flat out asked if I would "escort" him that evening to dinner, and come back to his room later. The entire table had by now begun to watch this unfold with astonished looks on their faces. Appalled, I stood up and walked out (apologizing to the waiter for not finishing my meal, and assuring him it was not his fault). My father followed after telling the man I was his daughter, and should he catch the man speaking to me, or any girl like that again, he had better know how to swim, and well…

 

Thinking back, I still feel fairly insulted, LOL. Thankfully he was only 1 out of probably 100s of tablemates we've had.

[WeirdEyes]

Well, we’ve always had good dinner tablemates, but there was this one bad lunch experience. On our last cruise (a few weeks ago, in February), my mother was off at the pool with my little sister, and so my father and I went to lunch together in the dining room. I’m 18 and he is 50. We were seated with a bunch of lovely couples, and one "gentleman" who was by himself. At first the man kept staring at us, and then would wink at my father and kept asking what he did for a living (engineering). I’m fairly shy sometimes, so I kept fairly quiet as the rest of the table held conversations. About the time out main courses were out, he said in a slightly hushed tone, "engineering must be quite the well paying job to have such a pretty young girlfriend" and kept going throwing words like trophy. He also alluded to the fact that since I had been quiet, I must be one of those girls who was a real looker, but didn’t have too much upstairs. When my father said I was not his girlfriend, he flat out asked if I would "escort" him that evening to dinner, and come back to his room later. The entire table had by now begun to watch this unfold with astonished looks on their faces. Appalled, I stood up and walked out (apologizing to the waiter for not finishing my meal, and assuring him it was not his fault). My father followed after telling the man I was his daughter, and should he catch the man speaking to me, or any girl like that again, he had better know how to swim, and well…

 

Thinking back, I still feel fairly insulted, LOL. Thankfully he was only 1 out of probably 100s of tablemates we've had.

WOW!! That guy is lucky your Dad didn't belt him. Gosh, how awful for you and your Dad.

[ducklite]

Bethwte,

 

You were far more gracious than I would have been. I'm sure I would have at least doused him with a drink before leaving the table. What a pig.

 

Anne

[AlisonoftheSeas]

I have a had a few pretty bad table mates. My favorites would have to be the ones that were on my last cruise though. They did not arrive to dinner on the first night, so our first oppurtunity to meet them was on the second night, which also happened to be formal night. They arrived to dinner wearing, I kid you not, jogging suits. Without really thinking, I asked them if their luggage had been lost- in the beginning feeling truly sorry for them. When I got a sharp no as my answer, I, feeling a little sheepish, decided that perhaps I should keep my mouth shut around them from then on and spoke mainly to the other couple who were seated with us.

The same couple, when I ordered a bottle of wine with dinner began preaching to me about how sad it is that such you people suffer from alchoholism! I just ordered a bottle of wine with dinner! I didn't realize that this made me an alchoholic. Needless to say when they didn't return on any of the following evenings, I did not shed a tear.

 

And Beth- your story reminds me of a similar incident that happened when I went out to lunch with my father a few years ago, although it was not nearly as extreme. That man really is lucky that your dad didn't knock his lights out!

[madelinerose]

Exactly why we always request a two-top! :eek:

[Schplinky]

Exactly why we always request a two-top! :eek:

 

We requested one but didn't get it. At least that way, if you had an obnoxious tablemate, you would know them well enough to tell them to stuff it!

 

:eek:

[WeBeCruisin']

And Beth- your story reminds me of a similar incident that happened when I went out to lunch with my father a few years ago, although it was not nearly as extreme. That man really is lucky that your dad didn't knock his lights out!

 

 

I've been on the other side of that situation, though, and it's not pleasant, either. There is somewhat of an age difference between me and my wife (in July we will have been married 19 years). She is also very stylish, gorgeous and sophisticated. Fellow passengers and waiters sometimes assume that she is my daughter and ask her things like "How is your dad today?" On some of our cruises, she wears a black velvet tuxedo with black satin lapels and pant-stripes. It is stunning, but I do grow a little weary of people telling me how "amazing your daughter looks tonight".

 

People also assume that she married me for my money. That's very ironic, since I stay at home and plan vacations and play tennis every day while she works very hard and very successfully to support us in the style to which I have become accustomed.

 

Sigh.

 

Allen

[Nliedel]

OK first off if I had a daughter and someone said that they would be over the side. Your father showed remarkable restraint. I appluad him!!!

 

We had three single women coming on to our server on an RCI 3 days cruise once. Then they started coming on to my husband. One even tried to sit in his lap. I was not pleased to say the least.. He was fine... very embarrassed and sheepish looking.. She was a hussy and I don't toss out that label often. The last night they were not there and good riddence.

[madelinerose]

For the life of me, I cannot imagine any human being today assuming what peoples' relationships may be and then actually verbalizing their thoughts. Incredible! :eek:

 

I've been on the other side of that situation' date=' though, and it's not pleasant, either. There is somewhat of an age difference between me and my wife (in July we will have been married 19 years). She is also very stylish, gorgeous and sophisticated. Fellow passengers and waiters sometimes assume that she is my daughter and ask her things like "How is your dad today?" On some of our cruises, she wears a black velvet tuxedo with black satin lapels and pant-stripes. It is stunning, but I do grow a little weary of people telling me how "amazing your daughter looks tonight".

 

People also assume that she married me for my money. That's very ironic, since I stay at home and plan vacations and play tennis every day while she works very hard and very successfully to support us in the style to which I have become accustomed.

 

Sigh.

 

Allen[/quote']

[debsavas]

I was on a Carnival cruise and took my two kids. We were seated with a woman and her daughter. The mother was upset that she was not put at the table withthe people she travelled with. That I could understand. BUT, she proceeded to make our meal uncomfortable and took her anger out on us. She was rude and would not even try to talk to us. Her daughter was my sons age and she was friendly. She tried to make conversation. Needless to say , we were very happy when we went to dinner the next night and found different people with us.

[madelinerose]

Amen! LOL! :D

 

We requested one but didn't get it. At least that way, if you had an obnoxious tablemate, you would know them well enough to tell them to stuff it!

 

:eek:

[normaxs]

My children are all married and none live in my state.When our whole family travels together, there are times one of my sons and me will take off for time alone to visit. People have mistaken them for my husband-not sure if they look old or I look young.We always have a good laugh about it and tell them I'm the Mom.

Interesting that it's OK for an older woman to have a younger man but not visa versa. Too bad that man and his daughter had such a bad experience. That man would have gotten an earful if he spoke to me that way.

Norma

[dc-snoopy]

I have a had a few pretty bad table mates. My favorites would have to be the ones that were on my last cruise though. They did not arrive to dinner on the first night, so our first oppurtunity to meet them was on the second night, which also happened to be formal night. They arrived to dinner wearing, I kid you not, jogging suits. Without really thinking, I asked them if their luggage had been lost- in the beginning feeling truly sorry for them. When I got a sharp no as my answer, I, feeling a little sheepish, decided that perhaps I should keep my mouth shut around them from then on and spoke mainly to the other couple who were seated with us.

The same couple, when I ordered a bottle of wine with dinner began preaching to me about how sad it is that such you people suffer from alchoholism! I just ordered a bottle of wine with dinner! I didn't realize that this made me an alchoholic. Needless to say when they didn't return on any of the following evenings, I did not shed a tear.

 

You're far more polite than I would have been. I probably would have told them that I never drank before...until they showed up.

[dc-snoopy]

My children are all married and none live in my state.When our whole family travels together, there are times one of my sons and me will take off for time alone to visit. People have mistaken them for my husband-not sure if they look old or I look young.We always have a good laugh about it and tell them I'm the Mom.

Interesting that it's OK for an older woman to have a younger man but not visa versa. Too bad that man and his daughter had such a bad experience. That man would have gotten an earful if he spoke to me that way.

Norma

 

Heh...I have a friend who is now in her mid 40's. Her first son (from her first marriage) she had when she was 16. Then she had triplets with her second husband 13 years later. Once when she, and her children went to the movies the older son was very annoyed when the ticket seller made a comment about his wife and kids. He was only about 16 at the time, but didn't see the same humor in it that my friend did. :D

[davidaperryman]

Wash you rnouth out!

 

hus·sy ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hz, hs)

n. pl. hus·sies

A woman considered brazen or immoral.

A saucy or impudent girl.

[AlisonoftheSeas]

You're far more polite than I would have been. I probably would have told them that I never drank before...until they showed up.

 

You're right- that would have been a very appropriate response.

[AlisonoftheSeas]

For the life of me, I cannot imagine any human being today assuming what peoples' relationships may be and then actually verbalizing their thoughts. Incredible! :eek:

 

I agree whole heartedly

[Nliedel]

Wash you rnouth out!

 

hus·sy ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hz, hs)

n. pl. hus·sies

A woman considered brazen or immoral.

A saucy or impudent girl.

 

It's not what I wanted to call her but today I am pretending to be a lady.. shhhhh, don't tell anyone.