Cruisinhopes Posted September 6, 2021 #1 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Love Princess, and love the parade of desserts with the introduction of the wonderful dining staff. However, the encouraged practice of swinging used napkins overhead, while looking festive, has always made me cringe. It guarantees germs are sent airborne. Will someone who has cruised Princess post-Covid please tell us if this custom has been deleted? We won’t be cruising until 2022, but would really like to know. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhcruiser Posted September 6, 2021 #2 Share Posted September 6, 2021 8 minutes ago, Cruisinhopes said: Love Princess, and love the parade of desserts with the introduction of the wonderful dining staff. However, the encouraged practice of swinging used napkins overhead, while looking festive, has always made me cringe. It guarantees germs are sent airborne. Will someone who has cruised Princess post-Covid please tell us if this custom has been deleted? We won’t be cruising until 2022, but would really like to know. Thank you. Do you have a link for this information? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trey420 Posted September 6, 2021 #3 Share Posted September 6, 2021 I've never seen this happen, they way I eat crumbs would go everywhere is I swung my napkin over my head I can only imagine what me lady would say 🤯🤨😡🤬 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TracieABD Posted September 6, 2021 #4 Share Posted September 6, 2021 I have never seen this on Princess… other cruise lines- yes- but Princess~ thankfully no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted September 6, 2021 #5 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Besides on some but thankfully not many cruise ships, have you ever seen this ridiculous behavior on any land based restaurant? DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pris993 Posted September 6, 2021 #6 Share Posted September 6, 2021 lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare leck57 Posted September 6, 2021 #7 Share Posted September 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Cruisinhopes said: Love Princess, and love the parade of desserts with the introduction of the wonderful dining staff. However, the encouraged practice of swinging used napkins overhead, while looking festive, has always made me cringe. It guarantees germs are sent airborne. Will someone who has cruised Princess post-Covid please tell us if this custom has been deleted? We won’t be cruising until 2022, but would really like to know. Thank you. Spare me. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted September 6, 2021 #8 Share Posted September 6, 2021 2 hours ago, TracieABD said: I have never seen this on Princess… other cruise lines- yes- but Princess~ thankfully no. Unfortunately I have seen it on Princess several times from around 2017 onwards. Prior to that it didn't "feature" on Princess. I think it has been imported by people who are used to cruising on other lines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 4cats4me Posted September 6, 2021 #9 Share Posted September 6, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Cruisinhopes said: Love Princess, and love the parade of desserts with the introduction of the wonderful dining staff. However, the encouraged practice of swinging used napkins overhead, while looking festive, has always made me cringe. It guarantees germs are sent airborne. Will someone who has cruised Princess post-Covid please tell us if this custom has been deleted? We won’t be cruising until 2022, but would really like to know. Thank you. Was in full swing last night. I’ve been traveling with Princess for almost 20 years and never recalled the swinging napkin thing before last night. Edited September 6, 2021 by 4cats4me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers36 Posted September 6, 2021 #10 Share Posted September 6, 2021 14 minutes ago, 4cats4me said: Was in full swing last night. I’ve been traveling with Princess for almost 20 years and never recalled the swinging napkin thing before last night. I have seen it many times on recent Princess cruises. I seem to recall more than one staff member encouraging it and it being announced on the PA system. I don't participate - call me a party pooper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpe Posted September 6, 2021 #11 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Never bothered me as it’s just a bit of light hearted fun for staff and passengers to thank the hard working staff. As with all things , if you don’t like it , don’t participate . 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltd Posted September 6, 2021 #12 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Its happened on every Princess cruise we have been on in traditional dining and we have been cruising for almost 30 years. As others have said if you don't like it don't participate. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted September 6, 2021 #13 Share Posted September 6, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, 4cats4me said: Was in full swing last night. I’ve been traveling with Princess for almost 20 years and never recalled the swinging napkin thing before last night. Disgusting!!! After all the CDC rules, they pull a stunt like this. DON Edited September 6, 2021 by donaldsc 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruzPrincess Posted September 6, 2021 #14 Share Posted September 6, 2021 I’ve seen it many times on Princess and it doesn’t bother me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare leck57 Posted September 6, 2021 #15 Share Posted September 6, 2021 5 hours ago, Thorpe said: Never bothered me as it’s just a bit of light hearted fun for staff and passengers to thank the hard working staff. As with all things , if you don’t like it , don’t participate . Spot on. Spreading germs - what garbage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynight Posted September 6, 2021 #16 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Thoughts and comments: -Don't believe swinging of napkins really spreads germs. -With ATD in the past it was hit or miss that you would get the parade and all the hype during your dining time. -With so many booking b2bs the final night is just another night. -Entire program was tacky. Encouraging ratings to be excellent isn't the way to go in my opinion. -With DMW, passengers dining at all different times with different wait staff, hopefully this entire practice will be placed into the cruise history books. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SargassoPirate Posted September 6, 2021 #17 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Why not swing your masks overhead as a tribute to Covid? If I get stuck eating in the MDR, we try to bail before the parades and such. Not our cup of tea. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dickinson Posted September 6, 2021 #18 Share Posted September 6, 2021 We started cruising Princess in 2012. I don't remember if I saw it then but I certainly have seen it EVERY last night of a cruise segment during the baked alaska parade. We always eat in Anytime dining, usually go in between 6:00 and 6:30 pm. I think it is a fun touch but I think now that we are all more aware of germs it might be time to say goodbye. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Raider Posted September 6, 2021 #19 Share Posted September 6, 2021 On the initial return to service for the Majestic, they indeed had the Baked Alaska parade and we did notice one large table towards the back of the dining room swinging their napkins in the air. I saw no other tables participate in the napkin swinging. We’ve been cruising with Princess since the mid nineties and have seen the fanfare take place on every cruise on baked Alaska night in the MDR. They used to announce to wave your napkins in the air … this time they said, put your hands together to show the staff your appreciation. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare c-boy Posted September 6, 2021 #20 Share Posted September 6, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, pris993 said: lol no kidding. First post and this is what he/she comes up with. Kinda like yelling bombs away in a crowded restroom Edited September 6, 2021 by c-boy 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmazedByCruising Posted September 6, 2021 #21 Share Posted September 6, 2021 13 hours ago, donaldsc said: Besides on some but thankfully not many cruise ships, have you ever seen this ridiculous behavior on any land based restaurant? DON That's not a fair comparison, because the event is there to mark the end of a cruise. Not the end of a dinner. In a land based restaurants, the restaurant owner doesn't come on the speakers to say that we had such good times together, doesn't thank his waiters and cooks, there is not a traditional desert to celebrate, and the waiters and cooks don't start singing goodbye and we'll see you again. Then again, it surely is ridiculous in COVID times. And it should be widely known by now that singing is a super spread event unless 0.0% is infected, especially if you put a lot of pax and crew in a confined space and let the crew sing from above. Pre-COVID I have compared shaking hand with Captains to a well designed tradition to spread Noro, I wonder if CDC has a registration of people who report they were on a ship 5 days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tak8 Posted September 6, 2021 #22 Share Posted September 6, 2021 On my list of ways I'm worried about getting germs, the waving of napkins is way down my list. 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhcruiser Posted September 6, 2021 #23 Share Posted September 6, 2021 What kind of illness can be caught by a swinging napkin? 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billco Posted September 6, 2021 #24 Share Posted September 6, 2021 16 hours ago, TracieABD said: I have never seen this on Princess… other cruise lines- yes- but Princess~ thankfully no. Regal Princess April 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 4cats4me Posted September 6, 2021 #25 Share Posted September 6, 2021 3 hours ago, Cruise Raider said: On the initial return to service for the Majestic, they indeed had the Baked Alaska parade and we did notice one large table towards the back of the dining room swinging their napkins in the air. I saw no other tables participate in the napkin swinging. We’ve been cruising with Princess since the mid nineties and have seen the fanfare take place on every cruise on baked Alaska night in the MDR. They used to announce to wave your napkins in the air … this time they said, put your hands together to show the staff your appreciation. 6 hours ago, SargassoPirate said: Why not swing your masks overhead as a tribute to Covid? If I get stuck eating in the MDR, we try to bail before the parades and such. Not our cup of tea. Baked Alaska parade occurred before anyone at our table had even placed orders, so napkins not yet contaminated. 12 hours ago, donaldsc said: Disgusting!!! After all the CDC rules, they pull a stunt like this. DON Clapping would have been better. I think swinging napkins are the least of our worries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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