NancyW12 Posted January 7, 2017 #1 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Do the ships offer a general meet and greet to the passengers at large or only to roll call type groups? My roll call is not very active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted January 7, 2017 #2 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Unless your cruise line sponsors the Meet & Greet for CC members - such as Celebrity, Carnival, and I think Royal - it is up to the roll call to organize it. Sometimes it is totally internal, the group decides where and when to meet. Other times someone coordinates with someone on the ship for the time and place (HAL, Princess...). EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kartgv Posted January 7, 2017 #3 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I've never seen a ship-wide 'meet & greet', only those sponsored by Cruise Critic of occasionally other groups. There may be an event for different levels of the loyalty club for the line, but those are often very crowded and not the best opportunity to socialize. In a way, the entire cruise is a 'meet & greet' - feel free to start a conversation with anyone sitting near you at the pool, in a lounge, the buffet, at shared dining tables, or even close-by tables for two. You'll quickly know if they are interested in continuing the conversation or not...if not, just move on to another opportunity. We've had good & bad roll calls. There's no way to predict what one will be like, but we have noticed that longer cruises to more unusual destinations or with more sea days tend to attract more activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted January 7, 2017 #4 Share Posted January 7, 2017 There are cruise lines that organize and sponsor "Meet & Mingle" and sends invites to passengers for registration. Some don't but they send officers to participate in "Meet & Greet" organized by passengers themselves usually thru CC Roll Calls. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin' Chick Posted January 7, 2017 #5 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Usually on cruises I've been on, there's a captain's welcome party out in the open area of the ship. I guess that's the closest to a general meet and greet...but it's on individual passengers to talk to the others. We have met people in the buffet. If it's really crowded and you see a big table with empty seats, you can ask if you can sit there. Often people understand that this is very common in cruising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marseydotes Posted January 8, 2017 #6 Share Posted January 8, 2017 I attended several Meet and Greets organized by someone on my ship's roll call. Last trip, no one else had volunteered to organize one, so I did! It was really fun, and I did not have to do much more than contact the cruise line. They suggested when and where. I gave them the names of those on the roll call who wanted to attend. The ship sent out invites to them. We were supplied with a great assortment of sweets, coffee and tea. (It was at 10:30 a.m.) many of us had planned to share excursions or to explore a port together. During the rest of the cruise, we often ate a meal with each other or wandered a market or museum together. I strongly urge you to volunteer, if you wish! Just bring a marker and blank labels for name tags--write your Cruise username and your "real" name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusyBlond Posted January 8, 2017 #7 Share Posted January 8, 2017 On the MCS Divina, the ship just automatically scheduled cruise critic meet & greet, it was listed in the daily newsletter. They provided cocktails & snacks. There were several department heads and officers present. They took a group photo and sent one to each cabin that participated. It was very nice. Sent from my XT1080 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted January 8, 2017 #8 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Do the ships offer a general meet and greet to the passengers at large or only to roll call type groups? My roll call is not very active. In my opinion a cruise can be one giant M&G if you let it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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