These boards have caused me to cancell my cruise

[Lesinindy]

Funny,Lesinindy! Ain't it the truth! How could you forget no fruit punch!:eek:

I'm getting Old, what do you expect from a half brain dead Nam Vet. :D

[2sunny]

We did not discover this board until we returned from our very first cruise. It was about 7-8 years ago and we cruised on the Celebrity Summit in a beautiful CC balcony. We had a wonderful time, we loved the food, service, itinerary, the beautiful ship, the stateroom was terrific. We probably asked the crew a lot of stupid questions because we did not always know what we were doing, but every crew members we had interaction with was kind and very helpful. We had the best waiter we have ever had. We really enjoyed every minute of this cruise and immediately signed up for another Celebrity cruise.

 

Well, as I said when I got back, 'then' our TA told me about this board. When I started reading it I was amazed to read posts from 2 people that were on that same cruise that we were that bashed EVERYTHING! My DH and I could not believe that they were on the same cruise that we were. Because it was our first cruise, if we had read these comments before we cruised we may have seriously reconsidered cruising.

 

Thank goodness we have learned that some people just like to B***H. They will never be pleased with any cruise. So I very seldom take any of the complaints seriously unless there are many, many, many people complaining about the same thing. And THEN, I do research to find out if it is really true!

 

HOW MANY OF YOU TAKE THE COMPLAINTS SERIOUSLY?

[brown_eyedgal]

We did not discover this board until we returned from our very first cruise. It was about 7-8 years ago and we cruised on the Celebrity Summit in a beautiful CC balcony. We had a wonderful time, we loved the food, service, itinerary, the beautiful ship, the stateroom was terrific. We probably asked the crew a lot of stupid questions because we did not always know what we were doing, but every crew members we had interaction with was kind and very helpful. We had the best waiter we have ever had. We really enjoyed every minute of this cruise and immediately signed up for another Celebrity cruise.

 

Well, as I said when I got back, 'then' our TA told me about this board. When I started reading it I was amazed to read posts from 2 people that were on that same cruise that we were that bashed EVERYTHING! My DH and I could not believe that they were on the same cruise that we were. Because it was our first cruise, if we had read these comments before we cruised we may have seriously reconsidered cruising.

 

Thank goodness we have learned that some people just like to B***H. They will never be pleased with any cruise. So I very seldom take any of the complaints seriously unless there are many, many, many people complaining about the same thing. And THEN, I do research to find out if it is really true!

 

HOW MANY OF YOU TAKE THE COMPLAINTS SERIOUSLY?

 

Not me. I think they are funny. I finally went on my cruise and honestly I didn't think about the negatives. Just used a couple things I learned on this board to my newbie advantage...:D

[Nunu]

 

 

Thank goodness we have learned that some people just like to B***H.

 

I think I learned this a looooooooooooong time ago.

[mr jailerman]

Had a canceled appointment today and for kicks I decided to see what folks complained about on the board. I decided to go back to the first of March. What I found made me reconsider (not really) my trip in 24 days. It has been my desire to not miss anyone that I could upset and I tried to include all equally. Like W.C. Fields said (or should have said) I am free of prejudices, I hate everyone equally.

 

Cancelling my cruise because why in the world would anyone want to go on a cruise that featured?

1.Wait listed dinner times

2.Chair hogs

3.No classical or jazz

4.Bugs

5.No upgrade or up sell

6.Automatically closing balcony doors

7.Room stewards that want to clean the cabin

8.Documents that will not print in Firefox

9.No Frank’s red hot sauce

10. No onboard credit

11. Getting into port too early or too late

12.Ships that leave on time

13.Ships that make you put your clothes on in port

14.Open dinning, closed dinning, Free style dining, anytime dinning

15. Waitlist in general

16.Full ships, less than full ships, cancelled ships due to too few folks

17. Confusion over ship/shore time

18.Tips, automatic tips, no tips, tips not in the price of the meal

19.Rooms too close to stairwell/elevator or too far from them

20.Midnight buffets or that lack of them

21.E-docs, snail mail docs

22.Folks that smuggle on booze or folks that do not

23. Rude men/women

24.Crowded excursions

25.Pushy locals

26.Too many kids or too many old folks

27.Too may young folks on spring break

28.Needing a passport to travel outside of the country

29.Cabana robbers

30.People who wear lanyards around their neck, with pouch or with whole punch

31.Slow internet in the middle of an ocean

32.Karaoke songs, and folks that sing them

33.Making folks attend the Muster drill

34.What constitutes the proper wine bottle size to bring onboard

35.Elegant nights too many or not enough

36.Folks that dress up too much for elegant nights or do not

37.Cashless society, how does it work

38.Great food from room service or food that is not great

39.No more topless area (one of my real beefs)

40.Getting on board early or too late

41.Folks that don’t close drapes and those that do

42.Too much luggage, not enough

43.Norovirus

44.Getting kicked off the boat at the end of a cruise

45.Cruise fares that are reduced and are not reduced (depends on perspective)

46.Spring breakers on board during spring break

47.Coffee

48.Mirrors in rooms, lack of and size

49.Alcohol ______________(fill in the blank)

50.Port holes, inside rooms, balcony good/bad

51.Denver TV

52.Spending a fortune and having the kids bring on PS3 games

53.Drunk kids/adults/old people in ports

54.Cold food

55.So so eggs Benedict in DR

56.Dinner tables that are too large or too small

57.Ordering more than one main course at dinner

58.Tight casinos

59.Beer in bottles of cans

60.Charges to use a cell phone in the middle of an ocean

61.All you can eat food and folks that take advantage of it

62.Adult only pools or the lack there of

63.PVP’s that call or don’t call

64.Ship deck plans

65.Artwork on ships and décor featuring “nudes”

66.Too many smoking areas/ not enough smoking areas

67.Cannot get off on first tender (on ship with 2700 + guests)

68.Expensive ship sponsored excursions

69.Seasickness in the middle of an ocean

70.Trolls

71.TA’s on the boards

72.Undercover Carnival folks on the boards

73.Folks that get sick on board, especially old folks

74.Getting upgrades that are not perfect

75.Water quality on board not up to bottled level

76.Rough seas in the middle of an ocean

77.Missed ports due to weather conditions in the middle of an ocean

78.Hard beds, soft beds, beg bugs

79.Fun ship Freddy

80.Corking fee in the middle of an ocean

81.And my best all time complaint, getting addicted to something that all you are required to do is eat, sleep, drink, relax, and enjoy.

By far one of the BEST THREADS I have ever read here.. VERY NICE..:D

[pnjkeith]

Can I also include the reason for visiting cruise critic so often? Nixie.... gotta love a genuine, completely ridiculous and troublemaking troll!!!!!!!!! No matter what he/she calls himself/herself, he/she always shows his/her true colors!!!!!!! And, I want to ask a question but don't want to use the search engine? Will anyone flame me for that? HELLO!!!!!!!!!! OF COURSE!!!!! That's what we're here for!:)

 

 

Nixie is on carnival connections! Really funny stuff! No tips required, etc. :D

[vacation_junkie]

:D How about posters that like to call all new folks on cruise critic a "troll". Just because someone is new that does not make them a troll. If they don't like the question, SIMPLY not answer and go on with your life.

 

isn't a troll someone who posts fake posts???

[g4fam]

I nearly fell on the floor when I saw #7! Too funny! I thought that thread from the other day would never end!

[big_duck]

..."Balcony Club"... they don't have Frank's Red Hot either!!).

 

OK that combination boggles the mind. :eek:

 

What number are we up to?

 

60. They make you ASK for more bacon.

[jbroons]

Nixie is on carnival connections! Really funny stuff! No tips required, etc. :D

 

 

Are you really serious!!??:D

[jbroons]

OK that combination boggles the mind. :eek:

 

What number are we up to?

 

60. They make you ASK for more bacon.

 

Don -

I always akse fer more bacon...I'm a pig...(& I guess a cannibal as well)!!

 

61. No adult intimate interaction in the "kids only" hot tub.;)

[mykiddiewinks]

I didn't know they allowed trolls on board.

 

Now we'll have to bring Harry Potter every time we cruise. Those things are dangerous!

 

- Steve

 

Thing is whenever I see Trolls mentioned on the boards I think of little naked guys with bright pink or orange hair. :eek:

 

And yes I agree with the Fun Ship Freddy one - even though I do have my picture with him it was after several drinks!!

[pnjkeith]

Are you really serious!!??:D

 

Yes, had us rolling on the floor! LMAO

[cherylatwork]

I tend to think of cruising as an adventure. And as with any adventure, things may not always go as planned. Although I have read a “few” legitimate complaints, to me most are just fluff. Come on people, live a little, have some fun.

 

On a side note #79-funship freddy is a wee bit scary :)

Cheryl

[Vanessa L]

Number whatever you're up to:

 

People that call it a boat instead of a ship.

 

Gawd.

 

:eek:

[LA Lady]

Amen!

[margek]

What about the most important one--No FRUIT PUNCH- I'm not cruizin!!

[Fat Boy]

Well, because of two words...."Balcony Club"...hello? (I cannot believe that they don't have Frank's Red Hot either!!).

 

Franks Red hot and the balcony club? Either I missed what the balcony club was all about, or you're more of a man than I am! :eek:

[Insel]

Nice job, Les!

Your post is awesome.:p

[jbroons]

Franks Red hot and the balcony club? Either I missed what the balcony club was all about, or you're more of a man than I am! :eek:

 

FB...It's the mile-high club but on the balcony!!;)

[Fat Boy]

FB...It's the mile-high club but on the balcony!!;)

 

But with hot sauce? Ouch!:eek:

[jbroons]

But with hot sauce? Ouch!:eek:

Exactly..ummm!...& jalapenos as well!!

[Cruise Cat]

OMG this is too Funny:D I admit, I am guilty of a few of these.

 

I didn't get involved in this one a few years back and don't remember which of the cruise lines here on CC it was always on; but - What about the "Great Butter Debate" (too hard, too soft)?

 

Also, The Captain took us around the hurricane, so we missed our ports! / The Captain drove us into the storm, endangered our lives, and we all got seasick.

 

Too many announcements/too few announcements

[bigcraig]

5th request for fruit punch

Atleast you have Dog n'Suds, did they ever put one near Heartland Crossing in Camby, that's where I lived Ex Untied Airliner

[WAcruisers]

Had a canceled appointment today and for kicks I decided to see what folks complained about on the board. I decided to go back to the first of March. What I found made me reconsider (not really) my trip in 24 days. It has been my desire to not miss anyone that I could upset and I tried to include all equally. Like W.C. Fields said (or should have said) I am free of prejudices, I hate everyone equally.

 

Cancelling my cruise because why in the world would anyone want to go on a cruise that featured?

1.Wait listed dinner times

2.Chair hogs

3.No classical or jazz

4.Bugs

5.No upgrade or up sell

6.Automatically closing balcony doors

7.Room stewards that want to clean the cabin

8.Documents that will not print in Firefox

9.No Frank’s red hot sauce

10. No onboard credit

11. Getting into port too early or too late

12.Ships that leave on time

13.Ships that make you put your clothes on in port

14.Open dinning, closed dinning, Free style dining, anytime dinning

15. Waitlist in general

16.Full ships, less than full ships, cancelled ships due to too few folks

17. Confusion over ship/shore time

18.Tips, automatic tips, no tips, tips not in the price of the meal

19.Rooms too close to stairwell/elevator or too far from them

20.Midnight buffets or that lack of them

21.E-docs, snail mail docs

22.Folks that smuggle on booze or folks that do not

23. Rude men/women

24.Crowded excursions

25.Pushy locals

26.Too many kids or too many old folks

27.Too may young folks on spring break

28.Needing a passport to travel outside of the country

29.Cabana robbers

30.People who wear lanyards around their neck, with pouch or with whole punch

31.Slow internet in the middle of an ocean

32.Karaoke songs, and folks that sing them

33.Making folks attend the Muster drill

34.What constitutes the proper wine bottle size to bring onboard

35.Elegant nights too many or not enough

36.Folks that dress up too much for elegant nights or do not

37.Cashless society, how does it work

38.Great food from room service or food that is not great

39.No more topless area (one of my real beefs)

40.Getting on board early or too late

41.Folks that don’t close drapes and those that do

42.Too much luggage, not enough

43.Norovirus

44.Getting kicked off the boat at the end of a cruise

45.Cruise fares that are reduced and are not reduced (depends on perspective)

46.Spring breakers on board during spring break

47.Coffee

48.Mirrors in rooms, lack of and size

49.Alcohol ______________(fill in the blank)

50.Port holes, inside rooms, balcony good/bad

51.Denver TV

52.Spending a fortune and having the kids bring on PS3 games

53.Drunk kids/adults/old people in ports

54.Cold food

55.So so eggs Benedict in DR

56.Dinner tables that are too large or too small

57.Ordering more than one main course at dinner

58.Tight casinos

59.Beer in bottles of cans

60.Charges to use a cell phone in the middle of an ocean

61.All you can eat food and folks that take advantage of it

62.Adult only pools or the lack there of

63.PVP’s that call or don’t call

64.Ship deck plans

65.Artwork on ships and décor featuring “nudes”

66.Too many smoking areas/ not enough smoking areas

67.Cannot get off on first tender (on ship with 2700 + guests)

68.Expensive ship sponsored excursions

69.Seasickness in the middle of an ocean

70.Trolls

71.TA’s on the boards

72.Undercover Carnival folks on the boards

73.Folks that get sick on board, especially old folks

74.Getting upgrades that are not perfect

75.Water quality on board not up to bottled level

76.Rough seas in the middle of an ocean

77.Missed ports due to weather conditions in the middle of an ocean

78.Hard beds, soft beds, beg bugs

79.Fun ship Freddy

80.Corking fee in the middle of an ocean

81.And my best all time complaint, getting addicted to something that all you are required to do is eat, sleep, drink, relax, and enjoy.

Your GOOD!