Vloggers in the MDR

[ALTravelGal]

I have been binging on YouTube cruise vloggers. I noticed one instance where 5 were in a MDR vlogging a meal at the same time. I can understand this on sailings where the majority of guests are vloggers, travel agents, ect. But-anyone else find this a teensy bit disruptive? Anyone ever witnessed this on a normal sailing?

[cruiserking]

1 hour ago, ALTravelGal said:

I have been binging on YouTube cruise vloggers. I noticed one instance where 5 were in a MDR vlogging a meal at the same time. I can understand this on sailings where the majority of guests are vloggers, travel agents, ect. But-anyone else find this a teensy bit disruptive? Anyone ever witnessed this on a normal sailing?

I've never seen anyone vlogging during a meal in the MDR. Typically, a lot of these vloggers are friends and they sit together so I don't think they would interrupt anyone's dinner. 

 

Jonathan

[donaldsc]

What about the people who have to photograph every course of every meal they eat?  Not disruptive but I do find it a bit annoying and certainly strange.

 

DON

[jsn55]

If vlogging means taking video with audio during dinner in the MDR, the DR Manager should take care of that pronto.  While it would be amusing to watch them for 5 minutes as long as they're across the room ... waaaay across the room ... 5 minutes would be as much as I could take.  If they're taking photos of every course, that would be just weird ... but unless they were using a flash I guess it wouldn't be annoying.  People don't seem to be aware of 'decorum' any more, they just do whatever they want whenever they want with no regard to everyone else around them.  I still find it startling that people go walking around in stores yapping on their cell phones for all to hear.  

[mom says]

I have to wonder if any of you have actually watched any of the vlogs that include coverage of their meals. They are using their phones or a small hand held camera and speaking in a conversational tone. How this could negatively impact anyone else, not at their table, escapes me. I've certainly endured much more objectionable conduct in the MDR by loudmouths with too much alcohol and no concept of an inside voice. If you find this disruptive, perhaps stop watching what is going on at other tables, and turn your attention to your own table instead.

[Kristelle]

As long as the vloggers are only taking videos of their own meal, themselves, other people, who have consented and speaking at normal volume, then I can't see how it disrupts anyone else.

 

Photographing your own meals without sound - even less so.

 

I don't think it is that strange to take photos of meals , have seen plenty of meal photos in  reviews and live threads on here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sparks1093]

I rarely pay attention to what people at the next table are doing so I've never witnessed this. If someone were sitting at my table and doing this, then I'd probably notice but likely wouldn't really care.

[DarrenM]

I have no issue with them and actually enjoy a few on YouTube.

 

Cruise with Ben and David is my favourite one.

 

These fellas love their food. And always show what they are eating.

 

They convinced me to try the French onion soup on Beyond.

 

And I now love it. And can't wait to get back on board for more.

 

[cruisemom42]

13 hours ago, donaldsc said:

What about the people who have to photograph every course of every meal they eat?  Not disruptive but I do find it a bit annoying and certainly strange.

 

DON

 

Interests change. Food is a big thing with millennials on down and even with a few Gen Xers (my generation). People used to take pictures of everyone in their party at the table. Now they take pics of their food (which is actually less disruptive, lol, since it doesn't involve making everyone get up, huddle together, etc.).

 

Same with port tours. I don't really get the popularity of food tours in nearly every city. While I enjoy trying local food, I'd much rather do it via a nice sit-down meal, separately from my sightseeing. (And if I had to choose between the two I'd choose the latter.)

 

[jsn55]

Glad to read that the vloggers are generally non-disruptive in the dining room.  That seems like a new low in public behaviour.  I have to think that today's fascination with food is directly related to the obeseness (is that a word?) of the American public, particularly on cruises.  I did a food walking tour in Paris last spring because I was interested in the neighborhood we visited.  It was very pleasant, but why anyone would walk around for four hours eating bread, cheese, macarons and chocolates is beyond me.  

[no1racefan1]

52 minutes ago, jsn55 said:

Glad to read that the vloggers are generally non-disruptive in the dining room.  That seems like a new low in public behaviour.  I have to think that today's fascination with food is directly related to the obeseness (is that a word?) of the American public, particularly on cruises.  I did a food walking tour in Paris last spring because I was interested in the neighborhood we visited.  It was very pleasant, but why anyone would walk around for four hours eating bread, cheese, macarons and chocolates is beyond me.  

See, and this sounds perfectly divine to me!

 

I've never noticed any vloggers. Tons and tons of people take food photos and put them in their reviews. I've really never noticed that either. In fact, I've rarely noticed what people are wearing/doing/eating in the dining rooms, outside of my own travel party. I'm much more interested in visiting with my spouse and enjoying our meal.

[ldubs]

People must totally freak out when someone sings happy birthday.  😀

Edited June 21, 2023 by ldubs

[slidergirl]

17 hours ago, donaldsc said:

What about the people who have to photograph every course of every meal they eat?  Not disruptive but I do find it a bit annoying and certainly strange.

 

DON

Food is a big component of my vacations. I’m not obese.  I enjoy sampling foods from different places. I take photos of my food because I want to be able to remember the moment.  I can look up a photo of the Eiffel Tower or the Colosseum, but not so easy to look up the off-menu secundo I had at a little mom & pop trattoria.  Plus, when I recommend a restaurant, I do like to include a photo of the food.  I also take copious photos at all the markets I visit.   

 

Different stokes, I guess,

[ldubs]

4 minutes ago, slidergirl said:

Food is a big component of my vacations. I’m not obese.  I enjoy sampling foods from different places. I take photos of my food because I want to be able to remember the moment.  I can look up a photo of the Eiffel Tower or the Colosseum, but not so easy to look up the off-menu secundo I had at a little mom & pop trattoria.  Plus, when I recommend a restaurant, I do like to include a photo of the food.  I also take copious photos at all the markets I visit.   

 

Different stokes, I guess,

 

if you were obese would your answer be different?  

 

Different strokes for sure.  You want to take pics of food then go for it.  This really should not be an issue for anyone else in the dining room.   I don't understand the seemingly large number of folks who seem to be disgruntled about just about everything going on around them.  

[Meander Ingwa]

7 hours ago, cruisemom42 said:

I don't really get the popularity of food tours in nearly every city

 In certain parts of the world, a trip to a market and discussion of unique or local ingredients followed by a cooking class or a trip someplace for a tasting menu would be very welcome.  I see it as gaining appreciation and contact with local folks, improving my cooking vocabulary and seeing how ingredients are used.  I spent several weeks in Papua New Guinea and we started our first day with a trip to the central market and found some interesting fruit and veg which we took home for the cook.  We were as much a curiosity to the citizens as we had in their offerings.  It was quite a memorable experience.  Ditto the fish market in Funchal Madeira, fish and shellfish I have never seen.  Amazing photo ops of colorful displays and nice people.  

 

I am lucky to have access to markets  in my home area with ingredients from all over the world.  Sometimes a local taste of something during travel inspires me to check out cooking techniques and flavors.

 

I will freely admit some of the best memories are of eating tasty things.  

[Kristelle]

7 hours ago, jsn55 said:

Glad to read that the vloggers are generally non-disruptive in the dining room.  That seems like a new low in public behaviour.  I have to think that today's fascination with food is directly related to the obeseness (is that a word?) of the American public, particularly on cruises.  I did a food walking tour in Paris last spring because I was interested in the neighborhood we visited.  It was very pleasant, but why anyone would walk around for four hours eating bread, cheese, macarons and chocolates is beyond me.  

 

 

Why is it a low in public behaviour - if it is isnt disruptive to anyone else, why is it a problem?

 

I am not obese, and I love foodie tours - where one goes on a walking or small bus or tuk tuk tour and stops for samples of food and learns about the places the food is produced, often a small tour of the production side is included.

[Aquahound]

Never noticed this in the mdr and I don’t think I would unless they’re being obnoxious about it. 
 

My problem is people who do it at the shows and have zero concept or care about how their device screens are impacting all the people behind them. 

[Elaine5715]

3 hours ago, klfrodo said:

And some people are just so old that they are annoying and disrespectful. Leave It To Beaver and My Three Sons days are over, done, and gone.

 

If me taking pictures of dinner plates that a chef has labored over to make as presentable as possible bothers or disturbs you in any way, then I don't know what to say other than, Sorry, NOT Sorry!

Same.  I take pictures of some meals and drinks as part of my personal vacation record. Helps me remember what I liked and didn't like.  A photo or two to someone at home to rub it in never hurts, either.  

[Mum2Mercury]

On 6/20/2023 at 8:20 PM, cruiserking said:

I've never seen anyone vlogging during a meal in the MDR. Typically, a lot of these vloggers are friends and they sit together so I don't think they would interrupt anyone's dinner. 

 

Jonathan

I've never seen anyone vlogging either.  

Since I do enjoy watching those You Tube videos, I don't think I have any right to complain. 

On 6/20/2023 at 8:34 PM, donaldsc said:

What about the people who have to photograph every course of every meal they eat?  Not disruptive but I do find it a bit annoying and certainly strange.

 

DON

Again, I like seeing pictures of meals, so I have no right to complain.

[jsn55]

Seems to me there's a huge difference between taking a photo of your dinner and 'vlogging'.  I assumed it was someone who was videoing their meal and commenting on it for a 'vlog' posted on the internet.  But perhaps I don't understand what a vlogger looks like, maybe it's all unobtrusive and a non-issue for the people sitting around you.  

 

Edited June 22, 2023 by jsn55

[mom says]

13 hours ago, jsn55 said:

Seems to me there's a huge difference between taking a photo of your dinner and 'vlogging'.  I assumed it was someone who was videoing their meal and commenting on it for a 'vlog' posted on the internet.  But perhaps I don't understand what a vlogger looks like, maybe it's all unobtrusive and a non-issue for the people sitting around you.  

 

Admitting you have no idea what vloggers are or what they do, you are still willing to pass judgement on them as being a new low in public behavior. Perhaps you would like to explain the difference between video and still photography of a meal and why either is unacceptable behavior?

On 6/21/2023 at 11:06 AM, jsn55 said:

Glad to read that the vloggers are generally non-disruptive in the dining room.  That seems like a new low in public behaviour.  I have to think that today's fascination with food is directly related to the obeseness (is that a word?) of the American public, particularly on cruises.  I did a food walking tour in Paris last spring because I was interested in the neighborhood we visited.  It was very pleasant, but why anyone would walk around for four hours eating bread, cheese, macarons and chocolates is beyond me.  

And could you clarify why an interest in trying new and different foods is related to obesity? Food tours are about quality, not quantity. They are about sampling foods that may be new to a person, not chowing down with a towering plate from the buffet. Food tours could be compared with wine tastings. Or do you equate those with alcoholism?

 

Again, why pass judgement on something iof which you know nothing?

[slidergirl]

On 6/21/2023 at 12:45 PM, ldubs said:

 

if you were obese would your answer be different?  

 

Different strokes for sure.  You want to take pics of food then go for it.  This really should not be an issue for anyone else in the dining room.   I don't understand the seemingly large number of folks who seem to be disgruntled about just about everything going on around them.  

My answer would most be the same.    I thought it rather rude that a poster was trying to equate a food fascination to obesity.  Absurd.  The plates that I take a photo of are the same ones and size that anyone would get.  Does that imply we are all fat?  
 

I also get a perverse pleasure out of sending my “food porn” to friends 😸. 

[Elaine5715]

21 hours ago, jsn55 said:

Seems to me there's a huge difference between taking a photo of your dinner and 'vlogging'.  I assumed it was someone who was videoing their meal and commenting on it for a 'vlog' posted on the internet.  But perhaps I don't understand what a vlogger looks like, maybe it's all unobtrusive and a non-issue for the people sitting around you.  

 

I have seen "vloggers" at what they call work.  They will walk and talk without concern of who is in the viewer, operate their cameras in dark spaces like show, distracting others.  Most of them are just rehashing where others have already gone.  What I don't understand is how the casino vloggers film their machines and themselves while narrating but aren't picking up regular casino noise.  

[Kristelle]

well, I guess there are ways to filter out sound - like one can photo shop photos.

 

I agree taking videos in places one is not suppossed to, like during movies or shows - is wrong - as is vlogging (or reading a book or anything else) whilst walking around oblivious to others.

 

Like everything - there are right and wrong ways to do things.

 

But taking a video of your own food while sitting at your table and doing a normal volume voice commentary - that seems a right way

[jsn55]

8 hours ago, mom says said:

Admitting you have no idea what vloggers are or what they do, you are still willing to pass judgement on them as being a new low in public behavior. Perhaps you would like to explain the difference between video and still photography of a meal and why either is unacceptable behavior?

And could you clarify why an interest in trying new and different foods is related to obesity? Food tours are about quality, not quantity. They are about sampling foods that may be new to a person, not chowing down with a towering plate from the buffet. Food tours could be compared with wine tastings. Or do you equate those with alcoholism?

 

Again, why pass judgement on something iof which you know nothing?

Can't explain this kind of thing; everybody sees things differently.