atexsix Posted August 8, 2021 #1 Share Posted August 8, 2021 the biggest controversies about cruising were: -loud conversations in the thermal suite -care animals -crows nest renovations -and automatic tipping ?? To think what we once took for granted. I just miss the way things used to be 😥 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julia Posted August 8, 2021 #2 Share Posted August 8, 2021 37 minutes ago, atexsix said: the biggest controversies about cruising were: -loud conversations in the thermal suite -care animals -crows nest renovations -and automatic tipping ?? To think what we once took for granted. I just miss the way things used to be 😥 But wait, there's more!! Dress codes. You forgot about dress codes! 🤗 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TiogaCruiser Posted August 8, 2021 #3 Share Posted August 8, 2021 And SMOKING 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted August 8, 2021 #4 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Food trays in the hall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbear Posted August 8, 2021 #5 Share Posted August 8, 2021 😂😂😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12cruise2 Posted August 8, 2021 #6 Share Posted August 8, 2021 we had the daily newspapers--in print with a puzzle. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rucrazy Posted August 8, 2021 #7 Share Posted August 8, 2021 4 hours ago, julia said: Dress codes. You forgot about dress codes! Personally we miss the dress codes! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted August 8, 2021 #8 Share Posted August 8, 2021 As usual we did not appreciate how great we had it! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rucrazy Posted August 8, 2021 #9 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Just now, KirkNC said: As usual we did not appreciate how great we had it! Human nature roars it's head once again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portofrome Posted August 8, 2021 #10 Share Posted August 8, 2021 And chair hoggers! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted August 8, 2021 #11 Share Posted August 8, 2021 As Joni Mitchell said "you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone". 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM1984 Posted August 8, 2021 #12 Share Posted August 8, 2021 I miss the little silver metal sticks that the waiters used at dinner. They would come to the table, remove your plate and use the stick to clean away the crumbs left and scoop them on a little tray/plate. I tried to get my husband to do that at home, but it didn’t fly. 😊 8 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rucrazy Posted August 8, 2021 #13 Share Posted August 8, 2021 (edited) I missed the waiters using crumb catchers as well! Edited August 8, 2021 by rucrazy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ANGELCAT Posted August 8, 2021 #14 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Pool games., The chocolate buffet. Passport to Fitness (real prizes). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV8rix Posted August 8, 2021 #15 Share Posted August 8, 2021 The Yum Yum Man chiming us into the MDR (fixed early and late seating), fresh flowers on the tables in the dining venues, librarians to keep the libraries neat...or what's left of the libraries. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir PMP Posted August 8, 2021 #16 Share Posted August 8, 2021 The Aft pool.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbiSox Posted August 8, 2021 #17 Share Posted August 8, 2021 How I miss those spectacular shows when the dancers all wore glorious costumes, the stage settings and lighting top nothc, and accompanied by a live orchestra. My last few cruises, on gala nights , entertainment consisted of the small cast doing what appeared to be calisthenics, backed up by piped-in music, with no costume changes. Other entertainment was nature films (that I've seen already on my tele, at home) with two musicians playing along to piped-in music. I've come to expect very little now, so any improvment would be a welcomed surprise. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rucrazy Posted August 8, 2021 #18 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Once a bar is lowered it's is sometimes difficult to raise again. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rothbury Posted August 8, 2021 #19 Share Posted August 8, 2021 I'm sure everybody misses when the elevator door would open and people would push and shove their way in because there was always "room for one more". Or, how about the people who just couldn't stand to wait in line like everybody else? Or. better yet, the people who would pick at the food in the lido as they walked by. Seriously though, how about the formal wear every night? And, an actual dance floor for dancing to an orchestra. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boytjie Posted August 8, 2021 #20 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Threads where things went off topic! 😄 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mightycruisequeen Posted August 8, 2021 #21 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Diapers in the pool (and in some cases, the whirlpools).😲 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highscar Posted August 8, 2021 #22 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Build a boat contest. Horse race on main stage. Mini golf. Putt into pool. Many guest participant games. Gain points each day for prizes at end of cruise 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bluesplayer Posted August 8, 2021 #23 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Flaming baked Alaska gala 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atexsix Posted August 8, 2021 Author #24 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Thanks for all the great replies, I've forgotten some of these....and a few I'm glad I never encountered like 1 hour ago, mightycruisequeen said: Diapers in the pool (and in some cases, the whirlpools).😲 Course I'm not really a pool person except for the thermal suite and children not allowed in there....please tell me this kind of thing didn't happen. 1 hour ago, Boytjie said: Threads where things went off topic! 😄 LoL. I'm okay with good things remembered too. A favorite is getting up right when the Lido opens, grabbing a cup of coffee and watching the sunrise while enjoying the quiet, it's the only time of day the Lido is quiet. I suppose we won't be able to grab our own coffee anymore 😞 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atexsix Posted August 8, 2021 Author #25 Share Posted August 8, 2021 9 hours ago, GUT2407 said: Food trays in the hall This is gross, but you wouldn't believe the number of times hotel room service on land have told me to just leave it in the hall which I refuse to do. I literally rinse all the dishes in the bathroom sink, throw out the garbage and neatly stack everything, then I leave a generous tip for housekeeping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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