Early bird gets the chair

[grandmarnnurse]

When I want to “lounge” on deck, I am usually alone and I am never in the chair for much more than an hour at a time. If I can’t find an un-spoken for lounger, I will look for groups of un-occupied chairs being “saved” with towels. I will choose one and move the towel to the adjacent chair. On the rare occasion that someone calls me on it, I simply tell them that if their whole party shows up and they need all of the chairs they saved while I am using it, I will happily vacate the chair, but until then I will stay put. Never an argument, And I have never had to give up the chair before I was ready.

 

 

 

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[Badfinger]

I never understood the desire to be in the middle of the loud over crowded area when there's so many other places to sit and enjoy oneself and even talk without having to yell ! Give me a chair on a high deck in the shade any day !

 

I am with you...I avoid that lido area at all costs, except for the Dive In Movies. Way to noisy, music I dislike, and crowded. I know some consider it to be "where the action is", but I have never understood the appeal.

 

Stick to the Dream class ships and head down to deck 5 lanai, where there is "no action" aside from the areas near the hot tubs. At any given time less than 1/3 of the loungers are in use, and hardly any of them are being "saved". One side will be in the sun, the other shade...take your choice. Quiet with a view of the water. Much better than the lido.

[cb at sea]

When you find a bunch of chairs with only towels (it's really easy to see if it's "saved" or being used), you think, "Wow....that's MY towel", and sit down like you own it!

 

Or, you could simply ask those IN chairs if anyone is actually USING the towel covered chairs...they will tell you!

[sandystx]

Oh, wow, I did not even realize this was a thing and I have obviously been right in the middle of it for at least 6 cruises..... When I go to the pool with my young son, I always just grab a chair right near the pool. Sometimes there are towels sitting on it and sometimes not. I did not ever think the chair was "claimed". I usually ask anyone sitting in neighboring chairs if it is their chair, no one every said yes. I just toss the towel to another chair and use the chair. A couple times I used the towel that was there already.

Since the rule is no saving chairs, I just assumed no chairs were saved. Now that I look back on it after having read all these comments......hmm.

Enjoy.

[riclop]

Just off the Horizon and mostly loved it. Biggest gripe, lack of chair space around pools and chair hogs. At first glance, it looks like there is lots of room around the main Lido pool. Then you go up there at 9:30 in the morning and every seat has a towel on it, but there are only maybe 1/3 with ppl in them.

 

You really shouldn’t have to claim your chair by 8:30 am. Be nice if Carnival would enforce their policy on saving seats.

 

 

 

 

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I get mine at 730. good luck with 930.

[deadmoney]

I'm the person that will just relocate your stuff if you haven't been around :cool::cool::cool:

 

I thought I was the only one who did that.:evilsmile:

[Life_Traveler]

I think my next cruise will be a good opportunity to replace my towels at home at no cost to ME. I could always use a few Blue towels at home.

[OfcSupport]

This is one time I wish Carnival would charge for an extra. Take your sail and sign card, number the chairs, and charge $3 per hour for chairs around the pool area. When you leave your chair go sign out. It works for Aldi's. You never see people leaving carts in the lot. They want their quarter back.;)

[k_y30]

9:30? You sleep in that late and it's the back row for you. The late risers will never win this battle ..... Best just to get up as early as those you dispise and claim your chair before they do. You simply can't sleep in with 5000 passengers aboard and actually expect to get a nice perfect seat next to the pool.

That's why I always get a balcony and now trying out the Havana cabins, hopefully I won't have this problem on my next cruise!

[sgttami]

I live 2 blocks from a beach and have a pool... I go on cruises for different reasons than a crowded pool area with hogs.

Might go to the Serenity area on one day for a bit but otherwise plenty of other stuff to do!

 

Same here...

 

Sitting on a deck with chairs an inch apart isn't my idea of fun...:rolleyes:

[Lottacruises]

Oh, wow, I did not even realize this was a thing and I have obviously been right in the middle of it for at least 6 cruises..... When I go to the pool with my young son, I always just grab a chair right near the pool. Sometimes there are towels sitting on it and sometimes not. I did not ever think the chair was "claimed". I usually ask anyone sitting in neighboring chairs if it is their chair, no one every said yes. I just toss the towel to another chair and use the chair. A couple times I used the towel that was there already.

Since the rule is no saving chairs, I just assumed no chairs were saved. Now that I look back on it after having read all these comments......hmm.

Enjoy.

 

Lol. We should all do this

[SNJCruisers]

You simply can't sleep in with 5000 passengers aboard and actually expect to get a nice perfect seat next to the pool.

Yes you can, pay extra to stay in the Havana area on the new builds that have it. That's where we will be in three weeks, with beverage of choice in hand and no one under 12 to bother me. ;)

[SNJCruisers]

:') I must say, I've never heard of 9:30 as "sleeping in". That's early!

There are many that are asleep before 1100 and up at 500 or 530 just like at hone. Even though they're on vacation, habits are hard to break. Of course, there is always the flip side of the coin that includes the crowd closing the bars, getting pizza at 300 am and sleeping in until 1100-1200.

[Domino D]

This is one time I wish Carnival would charge for an extra. Take your sail and sign card, number the chairs, and charge $3 per hour for chairs around the pool area. When you leave your chair go sign out. It works for Aldi's. You never see people leaving carts in the lot. They want their quarter back.;)

 

I would seriously love to see this. It be worth the money, just for the threads it would generate. Do you think people would smuggle chairs aboard?

[Domino D]

There are many that are asleep before 1100 and up at 500 or 530 just like at hone. Even though they're on vacation, habits are hard to break. Of course, there is always the flip side of the coin that includes the crowd closing the bars, getting pizza at 300 am and sleeping in until 1100-1200.

 

Jersey,

At some point should the late night crowd, worried about loungers, not simply consider sleeping in the lounger? On non-rainy nights of course.

 

Also, I am an early riser (6 or 6:30) and have no desire to sit by the pool. If you can make it by 9:30 I will go up and hold up to 4 chairs in the location of your choice for a small fee ($7 per chair in advance, $12 per chair morning of). If enough of you are interested, I will create an Excursion Package you can book on line.

[figdu]

Yes you can, pay extra to stay in the Havana area on the new builds that have it. That's where we will be in three weeks, with beverage of choice in hand and no one under 12 to bother me. ;)

 

I thought Serenity was great until I sailed in Havana last summer. I will be hard pressed to ever book without it on the newer ships.

[MommytoAsquared]

This thread has me chuckling a little bit - A few years ago at Atlantis, my husband and I were complaining about the cruise lines coming out at 6 am and claiming chairs for their excursion passengers! The chair hogging come full circle - He He He

[katibug]

I would seriously love to see this. It be worth the money, just for the threads it would generate. Do you think people would smuggle chairs aboard?

 

 

I saw someone do this at a concert!! We looked over and there was an extra seat (not matching) at the end of our row. She was escorted out, LOL.

[SNJCruisers]

I thought Serenity was great until I sailed in Havana last summer. I will be hard pressed to ever book without it on the newer ships.

It's Carnival's version of the ship within a ship concept on a budget scale. Got hooked with it on NCL with the Vibe and on MSC with the Yacht Club. Have it reserved on both of our Horizon sailings and will reserve whatever version of it they have on the LNG class of ships.

[newbeestl]

Just move the towels. No big deal. If they come back, say a Carnival guy moved them.

 

 

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[Domino D]

Just move the towels. No big deal. If they come back, say a Carnival guy moved them.

 

 

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Why blame the Carnival guy? If it's just towels, move them, and if someone ask just own it.

[newbeestl]

Why blame the Carnival guy? If it's just towels, move them, and if someone ask just own it.

 

 

 

Some people get nervous about moving towels. Just trying to help them out.

 

 

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