Chair hogging-how do you know?

[Paul65]

I will probably get flamed for this but my take on the matter is that people who get up early to get lounges in the pool area or tie up lounges all day by never leaving except for the said "acceptable reasons" for leaving are almost as inconsiderate as the chair hogs. These people obviously know that chairs are difficult to come by.

 

Why not just use them for an hour or 2 at a time and give everyone a chance to have a dip, lie in the sun possibly another swim and then move away until you feel like a swim again.

 

Now that would be considerate and stop the frenzy for the prime seats.

 

I get what you're saying, and I, too, think it's somewhat inconsiderate to "hog" a limited resource, even if you are using it. Certainly those who do so without really even using the resource most of the time are worse. But it's sort of the concept of sharing to not tie something up all day, knowing there are others who would like to have a little time.

 

And, yes, the same is probably true of a bar seat or a casino, if they are in high demand and others are waiting for a chance to get in (which, in my experience, is usually not the case in the bars and casinos).

 

I'm not saying that people should be forced to give up their spot after some number of hours. People can hog those limited resources, if they want. But I wouldn't feel comfortable about tying up a pool chair for most of the day, if I knew there were others watching and hoping one will come open. It's sort of the same in the Windjammer. I'm allowed to linger over a cup of coffee, chatting with my wife, if I want, but if the place is busy, and there are people looking for a place to sit, I just wouldn't do that. I would get up to make room.

 

So, just thought I'd respond to say that not everyone thinks your post was the most ridiculous thing ever written. :)

Edited August 4, 2015 by Paul65

[woodyren]

I get what you're saying, and I, too, think it's somewhat inconsiderate to "hog" a limited resource, even if you are using it. Certainly those who do so without really even using the resource most of the time are worse. But it's sort of the concept of sharing to not tie something up all day, knowing there are others who would like to have a little time.

 

And, yes, the same is probably true of a bar seat or a casino, if they are in high demand and others are waiting for a chance to get in (which, in my experience, is usually not the case in the bars and casinos).

 

I'm not saying that people should be forced to give up their spot after some number of hours. People can hog those limited resources, if they want. But I wouldn't feel comfortable about tying up a pool chair for most of the day, if I knew there were others watching and hoping one will come open. It's sort of the same in the Windjammer. I'm allowed to linger over a cup of coffee, chatting with my wife, if I want, but if the place is busy, and there are people looking for a place to sit, I just wouldn't do that. I would get up to make room.

 

So, just thought I'd respond to say that not everyone thinks your post was the most ridiculous thing ever written. :)

 

Thanks. That was my line of thinking. I just did not construct the post as I should have. It is just what I would do and was interested in what others thought about it.

[PoppyandNana]

I get what you're saying, and I, too, think it's somewhat inconsiderate to "hog" a limited resource, even if you are using it. Certainly those who do so without really even using the resource most of the time are worse. But it's sort of the concept of sharing to not tie something up all day, knowing there are others who would like to have a little time.

 

And, yes, the same is probably true of a bar seat or a casino, if they are in high demand and others are waiting for a chance to get in (which, in my experience, is usually not the case in the bars and casinos).

 

I'm not saying that people should be forced to give up their spot after some number of hours. People can hog those limited resources, if they want. But I wouldn't feel comfortable about tying up a pool chair for most of the day, if I knew there were others watching and hoping one will come open. It's sort of the same in the Windjammer. I'm allowed to linger over a cup of coffee, chatting with my wife, if I want, but if the place is busy, and there are people looking for a place to sit, I just wouldn't do that. I would get up to make room.

 

So, just thought I'd respond to say that not everyone thinks your post was the most ridiculous thing ever written. :)

 

 

If anything totally unrealistic. You're walking around the pool area looking for two chaise loungers. It is 2pm. Really think people, seeing you walking around with a towel under your arm, are going say to themselves:

 

Those nice people are looking for chairs. I'll be a good guy and give up mine. I've been here three hours time for me to get up and let others sit.

 

Not even on a Fox channel reality program would this fly.

[Paul65]

If anything totally unrealistic. You're walking around the pool area looking for two chaise loungers. It is 2pm. Really think people, seeing you walking around with a towel under your arm, are going say to themselves:

 

Those nice people are looking for chairs. I'll be a good guy and give up mine. I've been here three hours time for me to get up and let others sit.

 

Not even on a Fox channel reality program would this fly.

 

That kind of thing probably happens more than you think. People with that kind of mindset don't make a big show of it, but it's not unusual to limit the amount of time one spends at a place that has limited space and much demand, because they want to allow others the opportunity.

[woodyren]

An example of where I see this type behaviour a lot. On RCL they have trivia in the Schooner bar. People who are quite happy and comfortably sitting comfortably there but often get up and vacate tables to allow those playing trivia to sit in a group. I thank them and they say no problem or similar.

 

Probably a little more obvious than someone walking around with a towel.

 

Then again they could be just moving to get away from the annoying associated noise.

[luvsmike]

Quite honestly...if no one ever saved a chair for any reason...there would always be good chairs for anyone who wanted to sit in one. They should have "cubbies" for people to put their stuff in and chairs for people to sit in.

[JoeRum]

:D

Kind of makes me want to make a habit of getting up early to watch the chair hogs place their stuff to save chairs before breakfast and move it to a less desirable place. I might just have to hog a spot at the bar to watch them return. LOL! :D

 

JoeRum

[Tunkhannock]

:D

Kind of makes me want to make a habit of getting up early to watch the chair hogs place their stuff to save chairs before breakfast and move it to a less desirable place. I might just have to hog a spot at the bar to watch them return. LOL! :D

 

I would pay to watch the resulting drama.

[SA Mom]

on our last trip in aug 2013.

we had now problem finding a chair. has in become more difficult situations since then?

 

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My guess is that it is worse in June and July. Many private schools in Texas go back to school the second week of August and public schools start having practices during the first week. I would imagine the pools are busier with more kids aboard.

[KiwiGal117]

My guess is that it is worse in June and July. Many private schools in Texas go back to school the second week of August and public schools start having practices during the first week. I would imagine the pools are busier with more kids aboard.

 

 

It likely depends on the cruise destination. The majority of Canadian schools all go back after Labour Day. Similarly, UK schools break toward the end of July (at least this is based on my niece and nephews' schools) and return in September. While most U.S. Schools are back in mid-August. So the Med cruises may be busier in August when most Europeans take their vacations.

[karena1]

Over the years there has been much talk about 'chair hogging' and I've wondered about this. I understand that when people save chairs first thing in the morning and don't return until after breakfast and such. That is not right. I'm really wondering about the following because I'm scared that I will be in the line of fire.

1. How can I get up and have a swim or a drink without leaving my chair empty for maybe 15-20 minutes?

2. Is there someone monitoring how long I leave my chair in order to see that I'm 'hogging'?

3. What if I'm first to the pool area and hubby is going to be joining me after he rallies the children and he won't be by my side for 10-15 minutes does that mean I cannot take a chair for him?

 

What I'm saying here is basically, why are there so many people who are technically policing the time in which I use my chair? I know that there is no formal way in which to monitor and I'm sure that RCCL doesn't do this but it is fellow cruisers. There are ample chairs are there not? So if I want to go and have a swim with my husband or my kids, for example, when is it "not okay" and for how many minutes?

 

If you are going to flame me save it because I too have a sharp tongue and I'm not interested. I'm a civil, vacation-loving, die hard cruise defender and I visit/post here because the majority of posters are wonderfully helpful.

 

TIA:o

 

I will tell you this - we are early people so are out by the pool by 730 or 8am. We sit there pretty much all day except to run to WJ for a quick (20 min) lunch or so. We go in the pool etc. We have talked to a number of the staff (pool police) and what they are really looking for are people that grab loungers and then disappear for 4/5 hours. And YES we see that often, especially early in the morning.

 

What the staff told us, is they watch early in the am and make sure it is not happening. Once about 11am when everyone is going into the pool and such, they really don't watch that close anymore as it is impossible to tell who is in the pool or not.

 

So personally I would not worry. If you go up and get chairs for you/hubby and he is there a few minutes later it is no big deal. Just not an hour or two later.

Edited August 7, 2015 by karena1

[Frankmac]

Personally I think I'm entitled to "hog" a chair I've been lying on, for a half hour while I get lunch in the Windjammer

[stowite]

Maybe we are too caring for others, but if there are four of us, we generally only take 2 or 3 chairs, as usually one or two people are in the pool, getting a drink, going to the washroom, playing table tennis, etc. Rarely are all four of us lounging at once.

 

On our last cruise out of our group of 10 with no more than 5 of us using the pool area at any given time we never occupied more than 2-3 chairs at a time. Much of the time we put all of our stuff in 1 chair and sat in the water or hot tubs for awhile. If it was busy we picked a chair further from the pool and in the shade to hold our place. Typically someone from our group was occupying the one chair part of the time too. This seemed reasonable to me.