twoontheisle Posted April 17, 2023 #1 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Just curious if anyone has been on a sailing and not had a roll call thread for it, or not had anyone reply to one that you started? We find it odd that none had been started for Navigator OTS 10-16-2023, so we started one. Are there just a lot more CC members that prefer to lurk, than post? Thoughts please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyYadaYada Posted April 17, 2023 #2 Share Posted April 17, 2023 I have been keeping an eye on a roll call for a Freedom May 1st cruise, but haven't seen anything. I thought it was likely because it was a short cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted April 17, 2023 #3 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Roll calls have been getting smaller and smaller over last few years , I think some of them went to Facebook. Only a couple of responses to last couple that I started. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIR8LUVR Posted April 17, 2023 #4 Share Posted April 17, 2023 40 minutes ago, twoontheisle said: Just curious if anyone has been on a sailing and not had a roll call thread for it, or not had anyone reply to one that you started? We find it odd that none had been started for Navigator OTS 10-16-2023, so we started one. Are there just a lot more CC members that prefer to lurk, than post? Thoughts please? We are sailing on Quantum on July 31st and there's not one for that date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sddsddean Posted April 17, 2023 #5 Share Posted April 17, 2023 We were on a 35 night P&O cruise over Xmas. I know people are less likely to do a roll call on P&O rather than RCI, but we thought there would be some interest...only about 5 of us! Got on the ship and found the FB group had over 150 members!...but I don't do FB! Simon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoontheisle Posted April 17, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted April 17, 2023 We don't do FB either……guess thats where the 300+ are? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Fusion FoodsJ Posted April 17, 2023 #7 Share Posted April 17, 2023 I've had a few were there was no roll call so I created and people came. Sometimes it's just a matter of no one taking the initiative to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superduper123 Posted April 17, 2023 #8 Share Posted April 17, 2023 2 hours ago, George C said: Roll calls have been getting smaller and smaller over last few years , I think some of them went to Facebook. Only a couple of responses to last couple that I started. I agree. I participate in both, and the social media platform seems much more active for roll calls than this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockmom Posted April 17, 2023 #9 Share Posted April 17, 2023 I think most have moved to FB. I belong to several for upcoming sailings and they all have 200+ people. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos A. Posted April 17, 2023 #10 Share Posted April 17, 2023 FB groups killed the roll calls. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherful59 Posted April 17, 2023 #11 Share Posted April 17, 2023 I was wondering about that. I started one for August 18, 2023 Alaska cruise and finally one other post with a question, which I responded to, but know reply. Maybe they found answers on FB. I don’t use it either yet, but I am considering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted April 17, 2023 #12 Share Posted April 17, 2023 13 minutes ago, carlosalonsor said: FB groups killed the roll calls. I recently had a web chat with CC folks and shared that information 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy4themouse Posted April 17, 2023 #13 Share Posted April 17, 2023 I didn't know they even still had the roll call threads here on CC... I often head the FB groups for our cruises and they usually have upwards of 800-1000 folks in them. I love CC and have been here many years, but it's just a lot easier/more colorful to host groups over there where you can have photo albums, events, etc.! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted April 17, 2023 #14 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Yes...FB seems more popular...but I as well, do not post or read on that forum. Another thing is the demise of the Meet and Mingle party hosted by the ship. Another Covid casualty that RCI is happy not to restart. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatka Posted April 17, 2023 #15 Share Posted April 17, 2023 18 minutes ago, island lady said: Yes...FB seems more popular...but I as well, do not post or read on that forum. Another thing is the demise of the Meet and Mingle party hosted by the ship. Another Covid casualty that RCI is happy not to restart. 😉 I think reason is not only Covid. You are saying that you do not read or post, so you do not see that meetings are organized by groups too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare HappyTexan44 Posted April 17, 2023 #16 Share Posted April 17, 2023 31 minutes ago, island lady said: Yes...FB seems more popular...but I as well, do not post or read on that forum. Another thing is the demise of the Meet and Mingle party hosted by the ship. Another Covid casualty that RCI is happy not to restart. 😉 Why are they happy to not have them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted April 17, 2023 #17 Share Posted April 17, 2023 31 minutes ago, Tatka said: I think reason is not only Covid. You are saying that you do not read or post, so you do not see that meetings are organized by groups too. That's nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted April 17, 2023 #18 Share Posted April 17, 2023 19 minutes ago, HappyTexan44 said: Why are they happy to not have them? Cost. Gifts, putting aside a lounge, putting out snacks and coffee, and taking up time by an officer and food service crew members for the event. There are sooo many cost cutting things going on with RCI right now, this is just one of many. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBella Posted April 17, 2023 #19 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Perhaps it is just the brand. Viking seems to have many, many posters here, as well as Princess and Cunard, all of which I also sail. RC appeals mainly to a younger, more family-focused crowd, and those passengers are probably much more media savvy and happy with diverse social media postings. BTW, I do not do FB (or other sites) either, and I will certainly die happy and not caring that I was ever on it (them), and I am quite sure I will have missed nothing. After fifty years of cruising, actually being on board a ship is the only thing that really matters, not what anyone "posts." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ret MP Posted April 17, 2023 #20 Share Posted April 17, 2023 I've been on a few cruises that had "Roll Calls" but did not participate. Sometimes, the people in the "Roll Calls" aren't a match for me and/or my wife. Not that they are bad people or anything like that, just not a match for us. We do like "Roll Calls" that have "Slot Pulls" in them, however. We would also like to do Pub/Bar crawls. Haven't done that with a group yet, just our own little party of 4 - 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted April 17, 2023 #21 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Wife is on Facebook guess I need to join. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ret MP Posted April 17, 2023 #22 Share Posted April 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, George C said: Wife is on Facebook guess I need to join. My wife does that, I don't. Oh, I have an account but very rarely post there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatka Posted April 17, 2023 #23 Share Posted April 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Ret MP said: I've been on a few cruises that had "Roll Calls" but did not participate. Sometimes, the people in the "Roll Calls" aren't a match for me and/or my wife. Not that they are bad people or anything like that, just not a match for us. We do like "Roll Calls" that have "Slot Pulls" in them, however. We would also like to do Pub/Bar crawls. Haven't done that with a group yet, just our own little party of 4 - 6. What? They don't have your sophisticated sense of humor?! (Joking) Anyway, you know why Slot Pulls are organized, right? Organize them yourself if you like Casino. 🙂 (I do not) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ret MP Posted April 17, 2023 #24 Share Posted April 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Tatka said: Anyway, you know why Slot Pulls are organized, right? Organize them yourself if you like Casino. 🙂 (I do not) Didn't I say, "We do like "Roll Calls" that have "Slot Pulls" in them"? Reading is a very special gift that some can't master, I understand that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatka Posted April 17, 2023 #25 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Absolutely. Try to understand what I wrote. It is a trick question. Of course you like Roll Calls with Slot Pull, but do you participate or organize? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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