Counter-attack the chair hogs!!!

[CruiserCanyon]

We didnt have this problem back on the Explorer Nov '03. Only about 20 or 30 chairs were taken at a time. This might be because it was cloudy and all the chair-hogers stuff would get wet before they managed to round it all up.

[lvcruiser]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by sunshine2004:

How long do you "watch" a set of chairs before deciding they are fair game and taking over?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

 

It seems there may a different time limit set on saving lounge chairs on each individual ship. On my last NOS sailing, the rule, which actually was enforced, by the way, was 30 minutes unattended. I have heard of other ships though, that give the offenders an hour and I have also heard many reports that the rules are not enforced at all. If you have the patience to wait 30 minutes while watching a particular chair or group of chairs, I think you would have given the offenders plenty of time to claim their stake.

 

On a different train of thought, the idea that AD and I had about gastronomical revenge works far better in a proactive forum rather than reactive. The offenders do not always have to be absent from the deck. On many occasions, you will find the same thing happening with the lounge chairs that has been previously discussed about table hogs, with one person saving an entire block of chairs. It is that person that will suffer for saving chairs for others longer than the allotted time. And you can use AD's Jacuzzi idea to your advantage by stating that the bubbles in the spa are all yours if you care to give a warning first.

 

Until NOS Sailing 10/23/04

 

Several cruises, but why list them when no one cares?

[JanetMarie]

Well, on our cruise a couple of weeks ago, that is exactly what I did - I picked up someone's belongings and handed them to the deck attendants, indicating that their "stuff" had been there for well over a couple of hours.

 

OUR NEXT ONWARD JOURNEY!

 

[superjerryw]

I have a new solution for the chair hogging problem all over the ship. All of the chairs near the pool, in the dining room, in the Windjammer, the theatre, the ice rink, etc. will be removed. When boarding the ship each passenger will be given a folding chair which you take with you wherever you go on the ship. If you want to eat in the dining room you bring your chair or if you want to sit by the pool you bring your chair. Since there is only one chair in total on the ship for each person no one will be able to save any chairs...

 

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Donuts, is there anything they can't do....

[Guest]

How am I going to carry that chair, my mattress, crock pot, smuggled booze and the rest of the junk I need?

[sandhillwings]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>What things do you do to counter-attack the chair hogs??? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I travel wit Vinny an duh guys from duh saneetashion union. U no. Ders Salvatore, his bruddah Carmine, Nickie Tree Shoes (kaus of dat ovah-indowd ting he'z got), mah man Antnee, Antnee's twin kuzins Fishface an' Tommy Tunabreth, dat friggin nut case Lorenzo an' Frankie. Doz guyz are like Brooklyn David Copperfields.. Dey will make doz chair hogs disappear faster dan u can say "Jimmy H"...

[mammallama]

Dos guys scare me, good ting I ain't no chair hog.

 

 to get me outta here!

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[Folgy]

sandhillwings

 

Does this mean I might find a horses head in my chair if I leave unattended too long?

 

 

 

 

[debbie1008]

sandhillwings,

 

I like your way of thinking!

 

Tony Soprano

 

"Live Well, Love Much,

Laugh Often"

 

 

[erin_cruisers]

I think if I see it happening on our cruise, I will counter-attack by being a "nice guy" and turning in the items in question to "Lost and found"!

This might make to offending party think twice about it next time!

[ekistics22]

My solution to the deck-chair-hogs problem: I bring Anna Nicole Smith with me on every cruise. (Yeah, my wife approves of this tactic.) If I need an empty chair pooside, I just send Anna somewhere else on the ship and voila! Lots of empty poolside deck chairs.

 

If I need a seat in the casino, I just send Anna somewhere else on the ship and voila! Plenty of empty seats in the casino.

 

CCL Ecstasy, Dec98, W. Carib.; CCL Imagination, Dec99, E. Carib.; CCL Fascination, Dec00, "Dutch Treat"; CCL Destiny, May01, So. Carib.; CCL Destiny, Dec01, So. Carib.; CCL Victory, Dec02, E. Carib.; NCL Majesty, Jun03, Bermuda; CCL Conquest, Dec03, W. Carib.; Gonna sail NCL Pride of Aloha, Sep04, Hawai'i; RCI Monarch of the Seas, Dec04, Baja Mexico

[disco dolly]

Just back from Mariner and the pool attendants did a great job clearing belongings from deck chairs. If three or four were saved he dumped all the "stuff" on one and he was constantly going round the pool checking the chairs.

[jamminlion]

Pick up their stuff (t-shirts, books, etc.) and take them to the lost and found. Do that enough, you'll send everyone there looking for their stuff - then the whole deck is yours!

 

OR : sit in the chair and start reading the book. Tell them they are crazy, you have been there for 3 hours, and they have port and starboard sides mixed up. Then skedaddle with the book (if it's any good).

 

Or, the classic, "you snooze, you lose" and see ya!

 

7/02 NCL Wind - Alaska (honeymoon)

7/03 NCL Star -Hawaii (1st anniversary)

10/04 RCI Legend - Panama Canal (just because it's there)

[Guest]

Good thread.

[Sweetone]

My biggest complaint about the chair hogging was the pool towels. There were pool towels on alot of the chairs and you aren't quite sure if they are in use or being left for the Deck Attendants. If someone leaves just a pool towel, is it okay to remove it and use the chair? Just curious so I'll know next time.

[want2seaitall]

Absolutely!!!

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until my Majesty of the Seas cruise!


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