How many attend?

[sp29488]

Was wondering if you attend the travel talk or not. On our first cruises we did.

[silentbob007]

If I've been to the ports or already have tour plans, I don't. It always seems to be more of a sales pitch than an actual travel talk to me.

[mared1]

I don't attend - they replay them over and over on the cabin's TV and you can pick up the recommended shoppers guide, etc. at the pursers desk.

[travel girl23]

We always attend the shopping talk and try to sit down near the center front. They throw out samples from the different stores. On one cruise the CD threw a black pearl necklace right at me. My DH caught a small bottle of vanilla and our son caught a small bottle of liqueur on another cruise. They also throw out t-shirts and other items. Also, this talk is a good way to find out which stores give out free samples, such as charms, jewelry, etc.

[caribsun]

I don't. Rather be out by the pool, working on a bucket of Buds.:cool:

[msolberg]

On our first cruise we went to every talk they had. Now I don't think we go to any of them. We usually do all of our homework before the cruise right here on this board.

 

Diane

[Jasonsterling]

I never attend the talks either. You can catch a lot of it on television later and usually I have too much sun to catch to be inside. I think the only talk I ever attended was the disembarkation talk on my very first cruise. Honestly the port talks do seem to mostly be sales pitches for the cruise lines "recommended" stores.

[big_duck]

... Honestly the port talks do seem to mostly be sales pitches for the cruise lines "recommended" stores.

 

Generic synopsis of Travel talks:

 

blah blah tanzinite blah blah blah tanzinite blah blah tanzinite blah blah blah tanzinite blah blah tanzinite blah blah blah tanzinite :(

[tef43]

They'd be more worthwhile with an open bar, or comp bubbly like at the art auction. :rolleyes:

[corina27]

If your ports get suddenly changed do to hurricanes its a good idea to attend that way your a little prepared to visit an area you may not know much about.:)

[LRene]

Generic synopsis of Travel talks:

 

blah blah tanzinite blah blah blah tanzinite blah blah tanzinite blah blah blah tanzinite blah blah tanzinite blah blah blah tanzinite :(

 

Funny, Duck and oh so true. I never attend. If I need to know I just watch it on my cabin TV. But then, I never attend much of anything in the lounge so there you go.

[KenMo]

On my first cruise, before I knew any better, I attended. Depending on the CD, they can be entertaining.

 

But, now that I've found these boards, I do my research so I don't need to hear about what Carnival wants me to do on shore. Also, I don't care much for shopping so I don't need to hear about that either.

 

The only thing I listen to is the debark talk on TV while I'm packing. There's just too many foo foo drinks up on Lido to be wasting time in the lounge!

[hstrybuf]

Triple post. *sigh*

[hstrybuf]

Double post.

[hstrybuf]

I did on the first cruise, but got their number after that. I do my research here and all over the internet before we cruise and no longer feel the need to listen to their pitch. Besides, I always manage to catch some of it on the TV and I'm much more comfy in my cabin.