Can I bring my own chair?

[above sea level cruiser]

I'm dead serious. Why don't we tell RCCL that unless they stop allowing people to save chairs while they are in the casino, sleeping in their cabin, gone for lunch etc. - mind if I bring my own? Now I think we're on to something here. BYOC - bring your own chair! It's a fantastic idea! Problem is, chair hoggers would just have a hayday:- "whats this? - MORE chairs - OMG this is better than chocolate! I think I'll throw a towel here, over here, there everywhere!!!!"

Obviously this is completely unrealistic. What needs to be done is to educate the people. (You'd need a masters degree in scientificolostupidity to get through to them). BUT, I am sure that people will understand when they can't eat dinner because I've put a towel on THEIR chair in the dinning room! Make sense? It does to me.:rolleyes:

[Alphawave]

Can I bring my livingroom couch?

[cb at sea]

What would even make more sense, is for the ship to have enough chairs in enough space for everyone. The reason people hog chairs like crazy, is they are afraid they won't be able to find one. Happens at land-based resorts all the time. The only solution, until more chairs are available, is to move belongings that have been unused for more than 30 min. (someone may be in the pool, or the bathroom, etc...) Unfortunately, a majority of cruisers aren't CruiseCritic members and don't know how much we detest them for saving chairs! No one told them the rules!

[HurricaneSally]

I'm with you on this one. I think if people go to lunch, they should give up their chair. I'm only good for one hour in the sun, so let me have your chair while you're at lunch. I hate people that get up at 6:00 a.m. to save a chair for 10:00. chair hogs.

[above sea level cruiser]

Can I bring my livingroom couch?

 

Now your talkin' Can I sit on it with you poolside? I'll sit on my towel!:)

[Treven]

I'll bring my Lane "Big Man's" recliner.

[OliverTheCat]

Yes, this was just an absolute disaster on my cruise on Legend, which I am just back from today. The staff NEVER EVER took the towels off the chairs, even after 2 hours went by. And now people tie the pool towel in a knot and tie the 2 loungers together all over the place. WHAT A JOKE!!!!! I addressed the issue with a pool staffer and he acted like he spoke no English!! I just lounged INSIDE the actual pool instead all week mostly. That is my biggest complaint on the ship this past week, oh and the fact the darn Solarium roof doesnt even RETRACT OPEN. For petes sake, Customer Service needs to get the right info, because I asked that question 4 times before I sailed and all 4 people said yes it does open up. When I asked someone on board why they never open it up, they said its because its an old ship. Whatever!

[dh01498]

I'm dead serious. Why don't we tell RCCL that unless they stop allowing people to save chairs while they are in the casino, sleeping in their cabin, gone for lunch etc. - mind if I bring my own? Now I think we're on to something here. BYOC - bring your own chair! It's a fantastic idea! Problem is, chair hoggers would just have a hayday:- "whats this? - MORE chairs - OMG this is better than chocolate! I think I'll throw a towel here, over here, there everywhere!!!!"

 

Obviously this is completely unrealistic. What needs to be done is to educate the people. (You'd need a masters degree in scientificolostupidity to get through to them). BUT, I am sure that people will understand when they can't eat dinner because I've put a towel on THEIR chair in the dinning room! Make sense? It does to me.:rolleyes:

 

Actually yes you can. On our last cruise we took a chair for my Dad since he was not feeling his best and we were afraid that we might get stuck in a situation before boarding etc. that he would need to sit and rather than getting a wheel chair we just bought one of those lightweight fold up chairs and my DH carried it. It wasn't bothersome at all and we were allowed to take it on board. We actually used it on our balcony but if we had wanted to we could have taken it down to the pool as well.

So in answer to your question YES you can bring your own chair LOL:)

[zotzer]

Where on earth would you ever put it? They have the loungers packed in like sardines as it is! It's a show, really, trying to back yourself onto a full length lounge chair, because you can't access it from the side (pushed up too close the chaises on either side). LOL

 

Tracy

[SissasMomE]

I see nothing wrong with saving your chair while you're having a quick breakfast or lunch. A bathroom break could take longer than that.

[LindaandJeff]

Where on earth would you ever put it? They have the loungers packed in like sardines as it is! It's a show, really, trying to back yourself onto a full length lounge chair, because you can't access it from the side (pushed up too close the chaises on either side). LOL

 

Tracy

 

Tracy - You are absolutely right! Just what I was going to post! On our cruise, there was no shortage of chairs away from the pool. However, even if you brought a chair there is just no place to put it near the pool. DH (who has had a hip replacement) could not manuever his way into one of those chairs since there is no walking room between them.

Besides, unless you are driving to the port where would you pack it? After packing all the shoes, formals, duct tape and hand disinfectant everyone tells you to bring on the cruise, I don't know where you would put a chair;)

[pcur]

I'll bring my Lane "Big Man's" recliner.

 

Off-topic: Aren't these chairs the absolute best?!!! We got one for DH, and I hog it all the time. They're classy looking, too. Ours is "grizzly brown". Love this chair.

[Treven]

Off-topic: Aren't these chairs the absolute best?!!! We got one for DH, and I hog it all the time. They're classy looking, too. Ours is "grizzly brown". Love this chair.

I'm on my 2nd one - took about 7 years to break all the bolts on the first one - had to replace all of them with stronger ones from a hardware store. I won't get anything else now. My first one was the bone color; this one is the burgundy one.

 

I wonder if I can order one to be delivered directly to the ship - next to the pool; be ready for me when I board; I'll call my TA first thing Monday.

[LustforLife]

I'm dead serious. Why don't we tell RCCL that unless they stop allowing people to save chairs while they are in the casino, sleeping in their cabin, gone for lunch etc. - mind if I bring my own? Now I think we're on to something here. BYOC - bring your own chair! It's a fantastic idea! Problem is, chair hoggers would just have a hayday:- "whats this? - MORE chairs - OMG this is better than chocolate! I think I'll throw a towel here, over here, there everywhere!!!!"

 

Obviously this is completely unrealistic. What needs to be done is to educate the people. (You'd need a masters degree in scientificolostupidity to get through to them). BUT, I am sure that people will understand when they can't eat dinner because I've put a towel on THEIR chair in the dinning room! Make sense? It does to me.:rolleyes:

 

 

 

 

I have an even better solution...

Since RCI is so great at innovations, such as self leveling pool tables and surfing...

How about deck chairs that are pressure and heat sensitive, so if anything less heavy than the average small person and lower than average body temp is sitting on them...it will activate an automatic bungee, that will hurl all the said hogger's belongings into the sea!

Now that would bring a whole new meaning to "GET OUT THERE"!!!!

;)

[LustforLife]

Oh, I forgot to mention that this would be on an auto timer. Give the user about 10 or 15 minutes after chair release for that dip in the pool or bathroom/drink/grab a snack break before belongings are hurled. That's fair.

 

:D

[pcur]

I'm on my 2nd one - took about 7 years to break all the bolts on the first one - had to replace all of them with stronger ones from a hardware store. I won't get anything else now. My first one was the bone color; this one is the burgundy one.

 

I wonder if I can order one to be delivered directly to the ship - next to the pool; be ready for me when I board; I'll call my TA first thing Monday.

 

Weeeelllll....it came in pieces in a box; wasn't that heavy; can be shipped anywhere in the world.....I'd go for it!

 

Put it together on your balcony, then box it up and schlep it to the airport after the cruise!!

[madforcruising]

I see nothing wrong with saving your chair while you're having a quick breakfast or lunch. A bathroom break could take longer than that.

 

 

:eek: There must be something wrong. You inhale your food faster than you ............. it at the bathroom. :eek:

 

That shouldn´t be like this. I think you get what I mean;)

:D :D

[bcruzin]

On my honeymoon cruise you paid for and were assigned a chair. Had a number and everything. Talk about nickel and dimeing that was on Home Lines back in 87.

The cruise-lines could assign you a seat based on a 1st come 1st served but would have select chairs saved for special guests,friends and family or they could have us bid on chairs. Chairs could be in different cat. like cabins. Just a thought.

[madforcruising]

Oh, I forgot to mention that this would be on an auto timer. Give the user about 10 or 15 minutes after chair release for that dip in the pool or bathroom/drink/grab a snack break before belongings are hurled. That's fair.

 

:D

 

Oh I love that idea, I can already picture this.

The person coming back 30 seconds before the timer is down to zero. He/she has just been to the buffet and carries back a full tray with food and drinks for lunch outting it on the chair. Of course it´s not heavy enough to stop the coutdown and there all the food goes.

Unfortunately he/she moved the chair a little bit so the food goes not out to sea but just across some fellow cruisers

 

 

Great idea, I´d love to see that one and the fight involved:D :D :D