Have you ever not liked your table mates??

[CrossBluePerchance]

Wow! I’m speechless and that’s hard to do!

 

 

In defense of Computer Nerd, (not that I believe Computer Nerd requires defending by an outside party), it seems to me that there is a cross discussion here, with academic thinking on one side and emotional reactions on the other.

 

Not unusual, but not particularly compatible either.

[Jimmy Geegitz]

Just the religious types who insisted on holding hands for a prayer before dinner. Yeah we changed tables and they were offended. Haha not everyone believes in the Easter bunny.

 

 

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[BonnieSte]

OMG....I think I just peed myself laughing!!! I salute you! :')

 

HAHAHA That is funny!

[Tatka]

All our table mates were very nice people , but at some point we decided to keep our interactions outside of our dinner table. Just works better for us.

[Jimmy Geegitz]

I always thought it was weird cruise lines think you want to eat with strangers. When you go to restaurants they don’t do this. I hate restaurants that have that bench seating along the wall that’s becoming more popular to get more tables in limited space. You feel like your sitting with the people 2 inches from you.

 

 

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[Tatka]

We actually came to like tables arrangements when there is(are) tables for two close to our table.

This way you have a choice to interact or not. Sometimes we do have interesting conversations, but not feel obligated to have them all the time.

[Gone Fishing]

I think I will eat alone in my cabin from now on.....

 

I am too nervous that my table mates secretly hate me, are all plotting to be moved to other tables and will ultimately write terrible stories about my dining room skills on cruise critic. :D

[BoDidly]

I think I will eat alone in my cabin from now on.....

 

I am too nervous that my table mates secretly hate me, are all plotting to be moved to other tables and will ultimately write terrible stories about my dining room skills on cruise critic. :D

You know, you really shouldn't pick up the chicken with your fingers. :');p:D

[Computer Nerd]

If she used ugly language, then yes.

 

 

Because the world grew up with the beliefs of 2017. :rolleyes:

 

Civilization has been around a lot longer than you and not everyone is hanging onto the edge of their seat waiting to hear what YOU think.

[nhsails]

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[Tatka]

I think I will eat alone in my cabin from now on.....

 

I am too nervous that my table mates secretly hate me, are all plotting to be moved to other tables and will ultimately write terrible stories about my dining room skills on cruise critic. :D

No way! Let them suffer. Secretly.

[SMSACE6]

I think I will eat alone in my cabin from now on.....

 

I am too nervous that my table mates secretly hate me, are all plotting to be moved to other tables and will ultimately write terrible stories about my dining room skills on cruise critic. :D

 

I think you are probably joking, but in case not,,,there is no need to eat alone in your cabin.

 

There is "your time dining". you can get a table alone, for one or two, or more depending. And in the case of your time not being available when you book, you can go to the dining room on boarding and speak to the maitre d, to get a table at fixed time dining, that is for you, or two or more. Also Lido if all else fails.

 

Carnival room service menu is only just ok....would hate to live on it for the duration of cruise. It i good though for late night cravings....

[johnlisac]

Haven't ever disliked our dinning mates. Just never have anything in common.

 

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[Ocean Dancer]

I hate it when I end up with no bread plate. My empty plate is always arcoss from me for a round table. The waiter will fix it every night, and darn if it doesn't happen again!!:')

[champagne13]

Just the religious types who insisted on holding hands for a prayer before dinner. Yeah we changed tables and they were offended. Haha not everyone believes in the Easter bunny.

 

 

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This was my first table mates with my best friend for our cruise on the glory. We sat down for dinner and are all of our appetizers arrived they asked us to join hands for prayer. We had told them no thank you and we have began to eat and me and her were talking and they stared at us as if we committed a felony and was just complaining about how some people could eat their food without blessing it.

 

When we went to dinner the second night they saw us in line and was trying to talk to us about making sure we said our prayers before meal. Luckily, we met a couple in line and we decided that we were going to sit with them and they were are dinner buddies for the remainder of the cruise. We keep in touch but they cruise more and often joke about the experience. Now they had a fun experience with a couple that ate with them who was vegan or gluten intolerant, I can't remember but the entire time they picked with them about what food they(my new friends) ate and it wasn't vegan/gluten free. We bonded over our former tablemates that we had that was horrible.

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[e3g]

Few years ago we were on a 14 day cruise and we were seated with another couple and his mother.

 

Three days or so all was well and than they stopped showing up. Asked them if they planned on coming back and they said probably not they prefer lido.

 

Asked them if we could tell the MD they are giving up the table? They refused just in case they wanted to come to dinner one night.

 

I than said that was not nice as they were forcing us to have dinner by ourselves. The guys answer was why should that be their problem. Looked at him for quite a while and turned my back on him saying he was incredibly selfish.

 

So we wewnt to the MD and moved to another table.

 

Seems you have woken up the group mind, resulting in judgement. Not only have many told you how they would have handled the situation, but some have gotten personal by calling you selfish. How can we really know what we would have done? We weren't there and don't know about the subtle dynamics of the situation.

[CrossBluePerchance]

Seems you have woken up the group mind, resulting in judgement. Not only have many told you how they would have handled the situation, but some have gotten personal by calling you selfish. How can we really know what we would have done? We weren't there and don't know about the subtle dynamics of the situation.

Don't you think that "forcing us to have dinner by ourselves" sounded a trifle petulant?

[e3g]

I'm not one to "pile on"

[oldguysandgalls]

Never had a problem.

Maybe it's because our not to be table mates almost trip over themselves running towards the exit when they see us making our way to the table.

 

Alas....

 

;) ;) & ;) ;)

[Ocean Dancer]

On one cruise we had room for more people at our table. On the second night the MD came over and told us that another couple would be joining us. He told us they were a bit unusual but very delightful and he thought they would fit with us and asked us if we would give it a try.

Well, our interest has been peaked.....there were two other couples besides ourselves. We all told the MD that yes, we would welcome them.

He left to escort them to our table. We had no idea what to expect. He returned with a fully tatooed couple. They were our age......the age of Aquarius. They were shunned by their original table and were asked to move. They were tatooed from head to toe......everywhere, but we clicked and they were very interesting, unusual in the nicest way. We made new friends. The other tables loss was our gain!:D

[KmomChicago]

On one cruise we had room for more people at our table. On the second night the MD came over and told us that another couple would be joining us. He told us they were a bit unusual but very delightful and he thought they would fit with us and asked us if we would give it a try.

Well, our interest has been peaked.....there were two other couples besides ourselves. We all told the MD that yes, we would welcome them.

He left to escort them to our table. We had no idea what to expect. He returned with a fully tatooed couple. They were our age......the age of Aquarius. They were shunned by their original table and were asked to move. They were tatooed from head to toe......everywhere, but we clicked and they were very interesting, unusual in the nicest way. We made new friends. The other tables loss was our gain!:D

 

I don't get this "asking them to move" thing, and I think that's why Micah's grandparents got ripped up so hard here. If you don't like your table mates, it's your problem, and you make the change.

 

You don't tell them, I would like you to leave this table because you won't be coming to dinner every night, or because you have tattoos, or because you drink wine, or because you think we all have to say grace together, or even simply because you don't know how to make light, polite, neutral / non-inflammatory conversation.

 

If you have any of those incompatible situations, YOU leave the table. At a minimum it is safe to assume that you will get a poor reception to telling anyone A: you don't like them (or their behavior) and B: leave this table!

 

REALLY? YOU Leave the table, x*(#@(%!

[LuckyStar]

Hi-Husband and I love to meet new people when we are cruising. We also like to sit with people for dinner. Our last experience doing that wasn't great. The people were rude, racist, and just all-around horrors. We couldn't get away from them fast enough. Then of course we would see them all over the ship and they would want to stop and talk to us..we would just say quick "hello, how is your day?" and keep moving.

We want to be able to sit with others again..but now we are a little nervous about it.

 

When my hubby and I cruise, we usually try to sit with others. First cruise, we sat with a lovely couple who were about our age and newly married. They had eloped. Very nice Canadian couple. Enjoyed meeting each night and discussing our days. There was supposed to be a third couple who showed up on Lobster night, sick as dogs. Coughing, nauseaus and just all around really sick. The female told us very happily that she had been sick when she boarded but had bluffed her way onto the ship. Annoyed the heck out of all of us. They didn't come back the rest of the cruise. We were thrilled with this development.

[Silent Penguin]

My first cruise, way back, I was cruising with a friend and she got a bottle of wine at dinner. She then drank every drop and got horridly drunk. I had to have help getting her back to the room and ate at the buffet the rest of the cruise. :rolleyes:

 

If you and your friend were our tablemates, I would be disappointed that you didn't come back. Unless it happened again on the second night. Or maybe not. That might have been okay,too. Are you still friends?

[chasinraynbowz]

On my very first cruise (with my sister and my mom) we had dinner with a married couple who spoke very broken English. They had come to the US from a communist country to work in the circus. I have to tell you, they have to be my all time favorite dinner companions ever!!! They were such fun!! The husband and I hit it off so well that on the final night, he shook my mom and sisters hands to say goodbye but grabbed me and gave me a big bear hug!!! I just loved the both of them!!

 

Our worst, well I don't really have a worst but I do know we were not favorites of one couple. They had bought the wine package and planned on a bottle each night at dinner. When we got to the table that first night, my hubby accidently hit the table which caused the bottle to spill all over the table and the wife. We immediately apologized and ordered another bottle for them, on us and told the wife to send her dress for cleaning and we would pay for that. They were wonderful and would not let us buy them wine or pay for cleaning. We felt horrible and my poor hubby was very embarrassed. Surprisingly, they showed up for dinner each night.

[DebJ14]

We have moved to tables for after being called liars and hypochondriacs because we require a gluten free diet for celiac disease. I refuse to spend my vacation educating ignorant people about our health issues. After the first night, we went to the Maitre'D on that cruise and got moved. Now we request a table for 2 in advance of the cruise.