I went on a cruise with my girlfriend about ten years ago I was sitting at the bar having a beer and had trouble with one guy. Seen him on the ship all week he would say something to me all the time. About six months later that guy came into my restaurant for a job. He did not remember me and he did not get the job.
You missed a huge one. The parents that let their kids have run of the ship alone. Destroying the buffet, the ice cream machine, running loudly and slamming doors in the halls. The parents that think the ship itself is their own personal babysitter. Ugh! 🤪
I have been on 29 cruises over a period of about 13 years and have NEVER run into problems or seen them. I mind my own business and just enjoy my family. The only thing to change is not allowing kids in the hot tubs or having one just for kids ( allowing parents with them is okay.) I love cruises and do not look for trouble.
I've been on 13 cruises and there's one thing I learned, NEVER let ANYTHING on a cruise stress you out. Especially things that don't effect you directly. You spend too much time doing research for your cruise and budgeting for your cruise. The ship will ALWAYS have enough food. There will ALWAYS be places to sit. Shrug off the stupid stuff people do. You probably deal with stupid people every day like I do. Go ENJOY your cruise. Come home with great memories and NOT complaints! And come home wanting to take another cruise...
I agree with everything except there will always be places to sit...our last trip on the Navigator...seats were kust not available...II could find a seat in main dining, because the staff seats you...in my room...in the theater....sometimes the libreary...and outside on deck 4 most of the time....but that was it....the buffet had no seating.2 of the 4 times I went.. I had to eat in my room once...and ended up there a lot more then usual...luckily we had a balcony..but still I like to enjoy the music.....never had a cruise like that...usually everyone is on the pool decks with their towels and I have plenty of spots to land...I am a humming bird not a camper...I flit around and land here and there...never stay one place too long...so I really feel it when people are saving seats and not leaving ANY....but I am odd...I even prefer the smaller ships...that is how odd I am...lol...
The on,y thing that would affect me directly is disgusting people spreading noro virus by handling food with bare hands, not using the tongs, and coughing into hands and never washing them.
@@LaLidoLoca I am going on my first cruise in January 2022. I'm trying to hold on to the excitement to exploring the ship but I'm so excited I want to poor over the deck plans and imagine ... I also don't want to miss out on anything!!
I got into a argument with a lady over saving a whole row of seats in the comedy club on Carnival. She was with a large group of women and she was the only one there. We sat down and was told to get up she was saving it. I said the whole row and she looked at me like yes, do you have a problem with that. I told her what she was doing was very rude. She got upset and when her late ladies got there who by the way above 40 years old so they knew better. They started smarting off to me. I gave it right back and told her even my young kids knew how rude that is. Others around me agreed with me. Bunch of entitled witches.
I'm with you on the seat savers. Saving a seat for one maybe 2 people in your group is reasonable. But sending someone to hold down a whole row is out of the question.
@@venturecast If the cruise line has a "no saving seats in the theatre" policy, then saving one or two seats is not OK. Yes, it is marginally better than trying to save a whole row. I carry around a copy of whatever the line calls their day planner, and point out where it says "no saving seats," THen I sit down.
@@kathryncashner3294 Yes, I agree with you. When I said one or two seats I was thinking along the lines of a spouse saving a seat for their significant other and/or child. But, I also think it's not that difficult to just show up on time and then you don't have to worry about it.
Several years ago we went with a group of friends on a Carnival cruise...all was going great but on one dinner night, we were in line for the main dining room, when several people walked up wanting to cut ahead, my friend, Mel, chirped out "No. We're standing in line so you can stand in line back there". You can see they were NOT happy but OH WELL. Courtesy should be universal.
There was a huge family with A LOT of kids who where rowdy and raised to use hate language and rudeness. The kids ran the ship. They had the kids club staff on edge. Most were able to sign themselves in/out of the the club. This one kids dad hi fived him after being told what his child was saying. They were also the family who let the kids mutilate the buffet area. No accountability.
One thing I find annoying is people talking loudly in the hall, sometimes with running kids, early in the morning. We all can totally hear the whole conversation in our cabins.
Sorry your right end where other peoples rights start. People have the right to communicate. This is a cruise ship, not a library. I don’t see this as me first selfish attitude at all people have the right to have fun it’s a cruise ship. Nobody spends time in their cabins get out and have some fun.
I sail solo must of the time and always book a balcony stateroom because sometimes i enjoy relaxing on it in the morning. Someone was smoking a cigar to the point that I could not use my balcony. Every time I went out, the smoke was too strong for me to stay out there. No one could figure out who was smoking, Money wasted.
I just move their stuff to a bench and tell them there was nothing on the chair when I sat there. Technically there wasn't because I moved it off. They never argue because they cant prove a thing.
My family has simple crusing rules. 1. At a show... Each family member can save a max of two seats if alone or one each if more then one person getting there early. 20 minutes before show time if the person we are saving the seat for has not come that seat is no longer saved. If you come after that time you sit where you can. Once the lights go out...if there is not a seat right at the back...either stand or leave...NO WALKING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE ONCE THE LIGHTS are out...and SHUTUP, we will talk later....If the door is closed DON'T YOU DEAR OPEN IT...we will meet you later. We usually eat early then go right to the first show...Which means we are usually there an hour before the show starts...we relax talk to other passengers and DRINK...hello bar serves right there. 2. The pool deck. We only have seats for people who are either in the pool or in the seats AND someone better be in one of the seats...only enough seats for the adults...EVERYONE under 18 shares ONE seat. Kids almost never sit for long and three of them easily sit in one seat at the same time...when we are done in the pool...we are done with the seats...period...and NO eating by the pool...gross 3. Hot tub...no seat for you...you are sitting in the HOT TUB!....AND put your crap in the cubbies...this is not your bedroom ...no one wants to trip over your stuff...yes I have a teenager, how did you know? 4. The buffet...avoid it at all cost...but when needed...put your silverware and crap at the table THEN get your food...no one wants to be hit by your backpack AND you are not coordinated enough to juggle your silverware AND handle the tongs..DON'T TOUCH the FOOD!...that is just gross....Wait for the person in front of you...reaching over or around someone trying to get food is a recipe for dropped food...You are NOT going to starve and the food will be there or be replaced in a second...It is a cruise...they will NOT run oit of food... 5. Thank and praise the crew for EVERY THING...these people spend months away from their children to make our vacation amazing...APPRECIATE their sacrifice...and NEVER yell at them...don't complain ..just tell them your situation and expect them to do what they can to help you....If they can't help you...they can't...yelling at them won't give them the power to sudenly fix your situation.... 6. Do whatever the crew tell you. sign says don't go here...DON'T go there...Whatever direction they give.. FOLLOW IT and THEN wonder why...It could be the difference between walking off the ship and being carried off in a bag...or just disappearing into the ocean...The sea is cruel and dangerous...and does NOT give a rats butt about you and your entitlement...Crew is there to keep you safe...respect that. 7. Don't climb on ANYTHING except the rock wall and only there when the crew is there helping you....see rule 6...I mean it you will never JUST fall of a ship...you climb and THEN fall off the ship...unless you are VERY VERY tall...then maybe...not kidding those railings are high... 8. The last and hardest rule...don't let the other passengers ruin your vacation...the rude ones, gross ones...the stupid ones...they are going to be there...just ignore them...They don't care about the rules, the crew and definitely don't care what you have to say...It is their vacation, their hard earned money, ignore them and avoid them as best you can...If they are really really bad you can let the crew know about the situation. Simple...taught my son these simple rules when we first started to cruise...He has never gotten in trouble actually the opposite..One cruise the other kids were so bad my son and his friends were taken to the bridge for a tour as a thank you from the crew for being so good. Yep I am still proud of him....although on land he is still a teenager and most days he helps me understand why some animals eat their young...I am amazed any human makes it to adulthood.....
@@marthawalters1 yep I could be if I did that on a cruise where you didn't have the choice to read or not...lol...We ARE high up in the loyalty ranks...but I regularly, politely, listen to second time cruises tell me all the neet tricks they have learned and how great the perks are as if it was my first day on a ship..lol....I keep my seapass card backwards just so people don't see my loyalty level because I DON'T want to answer the million questions about cruising...lol...there are plenty of great youtubers for that....
I wouldn’t mind being on a cruise with you, as your views are VERY similar to my family. I wish EVERYONE cared, that would be so nice. Happy cruising! ❤️
"act like a decent human being and have manners and respect for others"? This is too often a foreign, unknown concept to too many self-centered, ill-mannered, inconsiderate people.
just before the cruise ban in february and march, all the carnival ships used staff to serve the food. it will probably be like that when the cruises restart.
Food waster for me. On last cruise saw two older couples come from buffet with full plates of food, put them on the table and one of the wives decided they all should go somewhere else. Not only was all that food wasted but the waitstaff and other cruisers would think the table is occupied. 😕
Not cruise related, but your elevator blocking complaint reminded me of riding the subway at rush-hour back when I used to work. There are hordes of people trying to get off the train and there’s always that one or two people who have to try to get on the train while everyone’s trying to get off. Beyond annoying and rude.
I laughed at your crop duster reference! As for the noise polluter, I've seen children running up and down the halls at night. Come on people, get a grip on your kids! I like to go on excursions and sometimes, I have to get up early. I don't want to wake to kids running and yelling at one in the morning!
My wife and I were on a 12 day cruise, and well into the cruise we went down to the Piazza for coffee. My wife went for coffee and i went for seating. As we were all contained in the ship chairs were at a premium. I spotted a table with two middle age people and two empty chairs. I asked if i could use the two extra chairs and they said no, their adult children might come down later. So ....... I asked are they coming? They said no word yet .... so I took the two chairs and said If your adult children come down while we are having coffee I will immediately bring the chairs back. Problem solved.... ps they left and i returned the chairs to their empty table.
In dispute resolution, this is called a collaboration resolution. You both get what you want without a compromise. Congrats on making them go away though, lol.
Jeff Clymer what are you going to do, go back and fourth fighting over a chair? you going to hit them and get booted off in another country? or are you going to tattle on them?
Excellent video Tony! So many annoying people on cruises and land! They seem to think the world revolves around them and they have no consideration for anyone else!
True thing. But on a cruise you are literally on the same boat with them, no quick escape possible. I am an old sailor and I am not planning to go on a cruise by the way. For that same reason 😀
@@agolftwittler1223 the thing about cruise ships is they have zero tolerance for bad behavior. If someone bullies you or anything that makes you uncomfortable you report it the nearest employee and the Captain will make sure the problem is taken care of .
@Evelyn Chapel I am, as previously mentioned, an old sailor. Most of my time at sea I have held the position of Captain (but not on a cruise ship though). I am getting a wonderful insight in the world of cruising from the point of the passengers, thanks to La Lido Loca, and I enjoy all of their videos. But I still very much doubt that I will ever go on a cruise myself 😎
I had the loud TV people next door. They left the TV blaring in their cabin and went out. We were sooo frustrated - just wanted to sleep (we are early risers on cruises).
Sometimes the door does not lock unless you slam it. We had that on our last cruise and although we talked to our steward, nothing was done. We did the best we could to be considerate but if we closed it quietly, it was not locked.
I was behind someone at the loyalty desk on Symphony of the Seas that just went off on the poor rep and for something that wasn't even within her control to deal with! It was the first day of this cruise! Went up to talk with her next and she was visibly shaken by that guy and my husband and I spent some time saying he had no right to treat you like that, you handled it really well. There's no need to be that kind of person.
This goes for the kids, too. My granddaughter has a rule that she has to use the stairs if she's going 2 floors or less. She's young and healthy. If she's with me we may go one floor as I can't walk stairs but sometimes she'll use the stairs anyway and meet me where ever we're going.
I literally put my hands up and stop them from entering the elevator. I inform them that they are rude and guess they have never used an elevator in their life!
I went on a cruise where they demanded we get up early in the morning every day. They would count us like sheep and try to tell us, no insist that we participate and do things there way. They would force you to get up at night just because. The food was nothing to write home about either. They would pull into a port you would never have enough time in town or on the beach and on some days they wouldn't even let you get off the ship, just because. No shuffle board, no pool, try to get a lounge chair, good luck! I no what your thinking but the bar situation sucked, IMPOSSIBLE! Don't even let me start on the stateroom situation. I dreamed for years I was back on that ship stuck on it cruising. I don't even want to cruise anymore. Damn Coast Guard.
Just gave my comments. Said 4 cruises. Forgot the 2 in 1961. 1/ Australia East Coast. 2/ New Zealand. Both with the Australian Navy in a Frigate. # 2 was my honeymoon. Wife went to Rockhampton. Still together. As with you, I was kept amused.
Tony, you hit the nail on the head. I believe I have met all of those people at least once. My favorite is number 15. Why does someone wait until the middle of a show or a movie to start having a conversation about a bowel movement they had in 1943?
@Brian: EXACTLY! We don’t need to hear that! If they’re bored or don’t care for the entertainment- whatever is might be- LEAVE! Stop ruining it for others! Enuf said! Lol 😂
In the casino, I can't stand when people who aren't playing are just sitting watching their friend and won't get up to let someone play when they notice you are waiting. My last cruise I asked a lady who was just sitting at a slot machine if she was done, she said she was just waiting on her friend, I asked if she would mind letting me play and she said she would move when her friend was done.
Now Roger I truly understand that. I am one of the people who sits at the slot machine and watch her boyfriend play roulette, but if someone wants to play at the machine where i'm sitting at I ask them myself "sweetie, come here and play on this machine, the seat is hot now! lol! so it's understandable they want to play too. so I make sure i'm very nice and polite to them. I move before they ask me to move. so I understand your plight.
Tony, I agree with you 100 per cent on everything you said. I can't understand why some people think that the rules don't apply to them. I think the things that bug me the most are people who smoke and are loud on a balcony,and people who jump on the elevator without letting people off first.All of the things you have listed are bad.
Another pet peeve of mine when cruising, are the people who sit there complaining about how bad the food is! I always want to turn around to them and ask them where they normally eat when at home it they think the ship food is so bad!! And don't forget the people going along the buffet line who sneeze or cough and don't cover their mouths or turn their heads!
The seat saver in the theater. I usually go to shows by myself & It's easy to find a solo seat. The seat saver is usually the wife or girl friend that's saving a place for the "hubby" who's hanging out in the bar. Or they're saving a seat so a "stranger" won't sit next to them. If I smell smoke while out on the balcony, I look around & if I find them, I yell in the loudest voice "no smoking, I don't want to be in the middle of the ocean on a burning ship!
I’m going to take my sticky note pad and start writing times on those chairs that are “saved” and then go and watch. Just something satisfying watching the reaction.
Stephen Ducar, Now that would be hilariously fun to do, especially with a camera as Tony had suggested. If I can remember, I’m thinking I’ll do the same thing. Problem is, if I do, everybody will be so well behaved on my cruise.
Stephen Ducar Agree. I’ve seen many times very early in the morning on sea days people running around the pool deck saving chairs, saving as many as 6 at a time. I’ve observed these chairs going unoccupied for most of the morning only to observe a couple disheveled people show up later looking like they just were coming off an all night bender. Most people including myself try to avoid confrontation while on vacation so these obnoxious people always seem to get away with saving deck chairs.
Gregg Messerschmitt, I understand you not wanting a confrontation, especially on vacation. Maybe next time when you see this and you’ve noticed they haven’t returned for say, 45-60 minutes go up to one of the attendants and let them know what you saw and if they would kindly remove their belongings. If they do, and the people finally make it back and say something to you, let them know nothing was on the chairs and to see the attendant for assistance. It keeps you safe and you get to enjoy spot. I’m just throwing this out there because I think what these people do is wrong. I want you and everyone else to enjoy their cruise without confrontation and to have the playing field fair so to speak. Take care.
I know a lot of people don’t like Carnival, but I will say this for them. They are now really enforcing a no smoking policy on all personal balconies. If you’re caught smoking, anyone else in your room will be kicked off with you at the next port. Yup, that’s right, so if there are any cigarette, cigar, or pot smokers out there, do not take the chance of ruining everyone’s cruise who is sharing your room. Every cruiser has been told that fire is a ship’s worse enemy. Smoking on a balcony can easily cause a fire. Too many people think it won’t happen to them, and mostly they’re right and lucky. However, fires have been started this way. If you want to smoke, take your happy a ss up to where smoking is allowed. Please do not take the chance of causing a fire or being kicked off the ship during your paid vacation, especially if there are others sharing your room. I honestly don’t think you’d hear the end of it if you did get caught. For me, if we’ve all been told repeatedly not to smoke on our balconies or in our room, then I think it’s beyond rude to ignore it as well as dangerous. And guess what? I’m a smoker too. So yes, if I really want one, I get up and dressed and go to where we are allowed to light up. I would never ever put my family or other cruisers in danger due to not only ignorance, but disregard for others. It’s selfish and rude. Other than that, I hope you all have an amazing day. Be well and stay smiling too.
Ma'iingankwe H I agree with that and I am a smoker and I will not smoke near kids or wherever I want. There are plenty of places to go. And if there isn’t then I won’t smoke. I hate inconsiderate people.
I agree with most of what you said but I highly doubt their gonna leave someone in another country or on an island for getting caught smoking. There would be lawsuits I'm sure if that happened
Sean Donahue What if the inconsiderate smoker tries it a second time, in their cabin. If they fall asleep while smoking, the whole ship could start on fire and then thousands of innocent passengers are left in that foreign country, some or all, dead.! I say, kick them off and throw their luggage on the dock... just kidding, on that last part, throw it in the ocean.
@@seandonahue87 Oh yes they will after your first warning and fine if they catch you doing it again. They have put off people in ports for many reasons. I have seen them do it. Get into a fight on board that gets physical and watch what happens. I have seen people get kicked off for pot, couples fighting in their rooms. Saw a whole family removed because their teen tossed several beach chairs overboard one night. They will remove and have you arrested for jumping off the ship in a port while the ship is docked also. There is numerous reason they can and will. It is in your contract that they can remove you for any reason.
Number fourteen is my biggest pet peeve. I work in the hospitality industry, at the desk, and I do see this happen. Thankfully these people are far and few between, but when it happens, I refuse them service. Nothing in my contract says I have to put up with that kind of abuse, and I don't tolerate it when it's directed at any of my staff either. The moment they raise their voice, they lose.
I worked customer service most of my career. we know you are frustrated and we want to help. we will work harder to meet your satisfaction if you're not a jerk.
Here is one for the elevator. You have been waiting and waiting for the elevator to come. A group of people come into the area just as the door opens and they jump in with no care in the world that others have been waiting. Often they will take the only spots available and your left waiting again.
The people who are in SUCH A RUSH that they push you out of the way. Seriously people, cruising is not a contact sport! Close second for me is the people who jump into an elevator, especially when someone in a wheelchair, scooter or someone with a stroller has been patiently waiting. That is just beyond rude. I guess neither of these are specific to cruising though, just in general.
Great video, Tony. Quick story: Carnival Paradise, 2 years ago. My GF and I were walking around outside and passed 2 guys with a one hitter enjoying themselves. GF didn't notice but I picked it up immediately. They weren't hurting anything but thought I'd call out the fact some do smoke a lil 420 in common areas.
My friend and I were in line at Guest Services and the guy in front of us was there to complain that there was no lock on the inside of his cabin that would keep his kids in the room. Apparently, about an hour before his wife had been showering and the couple's twin 2 year olds got out and wandered around the ship...even got to a different floor. He didn't get too far with the agents at the desk though...because Carnival wasn't super happy at he and his wife for not properly supervising their children. Yes, she had to shower, but she should have done it when her husband was around to watch the kids.
Sarah Larson I’m glad I read your comment. We are going on a cruise in November and my youngest will only be 3 so I need to make sure I have a way to keep them safely contained in our room.
Sarah Larson this is a good one. I had a wanderer and he had Houdini-like talent about getting out and away from anywhere we were. That should never be blamed on the cruise. That mother knows what she’s got and her responsibility to booby-trap the room enough to either stop the kids or alert her.
They could make a tv show on guest service complaints on ships. The night before debarkation is the worst. We have sat down in the seats as close as we can get and see people boohooing over their bills.
I went on 4 cruises: East and West Caribbean, Alaska and Hawaii. In my experience 1) I had no preference of cruise lines 2) no bad experience with crew as I admired their efficiency, organization and friendliness and 3) nice passengers, so my cruise was enjoyable and I collected lifetime of pictures and memories. I hope everybody who decides to go will feel the same. Bon voyage, wherever you go!
I have one... this happened to me both nights on the grand Classica. Hall way noise makers all through the night hooten and hollering, and talking way too loud in the hallway, outside my cabin. Waking me and mine... not cool. And yes, I realize this is a party boat, but please keep the noise making where it belongs. Not outside my cabin all hours of the night. 😎
One simple rule to remember on a cruise ship: In pursuit of your fun DON'T interfere with anyone elses fun. (In other words be considerate of others). Remember this and almost EVERYONE will have a better cruise. Of course there is always the person who is absolutely never happy and even a little thing is the end of the world, but nothing will help them. (They are the belligerent drunk even when they are sober).
You missed (or avoided) what I'll call the 'Bad\Privileged' parent(s). You know who I'm talking about, the one(s) who decided it's vacation so little Billy or Mary don't have to take their meds today. So it's ok for them to go running at top speed around the buffet bumping into people (and of course not saying excuse me or sorry). And screaming at the top of their un-medicated lungs. Or the parent(s) who go to the buffet pushing the Cadillac sized stroller, blocking the aisles and food displays. And when you look inside the stroller the kid inside looks old enough to drive.
I hate those people. We were on a cruise a few years ago, waiting in the comedy lounge for the show to start. A toddler starts running around the room, slapping people as he runs by them. Mom and Dad think this is HILARIOUS and she gets out her iPhone to film it. At one point, the kid runs up on stage and starts to strip. Mom says "Take it off. TAKE IT AAAALLLL OFF!" and I'm pretty sure at that point the kid is going to take off his diaper since he's already kicked off all his other clothes. My son (who is autistic and has a hard time with rule breakers as it is) muttered "Somebody needs to stop him RIGHT NOW." The kid continued to run around the room, slapping people and being annoying. It only stopped when he grabbed his Mom's phone and tried to do a tap dance on it. Just because you're on a cruise ship, doesn't mean you get to let Jimmie and Jenny run around like their butts are on fire, y'all.
Gail Gerard, I cannot believe some people. The person you described has absolutely no boundaries and shouldn’t even be having children let alone trying to raise them, if you can even call it that. I would’ve called security on the mom. Years back, what she was doing would’ve been considered child abuse. I know I’m taking it a bit far, but I can’t help but wonder what else they’ve been up to since they’ve been off the ship. I actually feel sorry for both of them. It’s obvious no one had raised her correctly and now it’s being passed on down the line. One of them is going to get hurt, if it hasn’t already happened. First, I was angry and now sad. What a horrible life to live. Maybe, just maybe she is still completely oblivious to it all, I just can’t see her as being real happy. Living a good life does bring happiness, living a life without boundaries or any consideration of others just brings small spurts of happiness and even then doesn’t touch deep down where it should.
Matthew Smith, Are you saying I’m judgmental? Cause you just called the lady/situation creepy. I’d call that judgmental too. Yeah, I did come down on the lady pretty hard, however, I also did say that after my initial anger, I was sorry for her. She sure as heck didn’t have an easy life and now neither will her child if this behavior is allowed to continue. Situations like this it’s hard not to judge. So, if I’m wrong, so be it. Just don’t call the kettle black if you know what I mean.
One that I could add to the list is the person who doesn't come back to finish their laundry in a timely manner. Nothing more aggravating to me then going to the laundry room on the ship and finding machines still full that have finished their cycle.
Keith Hensle i agree. They are so rude and disrespectful. I think we should remove their laundry from the machine but most of society doesn’t agree with me...i can’t understand why. The people doing the laundry paid for the load to be washed. It is done washing...my turn now!😂
I understand tongs for things like salad, but why can't I grab a cookie off the top of the staggered stack with my hand? Rather than use tongs that everyone else's hands have touched...
Justin, You can always re-sanitize your hands after using the tongs...can't purell the food if your fingers accidentally brush against something while you play the claw game with your cookie. Also, dead skin cells falling off your hand while hovering over food. Even if you keep immaculate hands/nails...do you want to trust that all the other people(adults and children) grabbing food before you are as careful with hygiene? being as careful as you while playing the claw game? It's a rule that applies TO everyone for the benefit OF everyone. Consider copycats as well, they see you do it and think it's okay...it isn't. Final note, I have witnessed full tenured professors(I'm talking STEM fields, including BIOLOGISTS) come out of bathroom stalls, walk right passed the sinks without even glancing at them and go right out the door. If an academic doesn't wash their hands after using the restroom(public one at that), while at their place of employment...one that is a haven for bacteria and viruses(college campus)...What makes you think the average person on vacation is ANY better? Please let's not open that can of norovirus/flu/parasites/...etc. Use tongs, then sanitize hands again before eating.
@@JustinLindseyLee How any adult male has to ask that is beyond me .... Because accidents.. Also, flakes of skin are shedding continously, hairs drop off bodies, (even Neanderthal fingers), because like PIGPEN, being dirty is like a cloud that follows some people, there is no safe distance, except for them to be 6 feet _down._
My wife and I are now in retirement and have holidays about four times a year. We have never been on a cruise and have no desire to do so. Your video has confirmed that our decision is the correct one. Buffets are a real turn-off for us as the behaviour of clients is often annoying. Some feel the urge to fill their plates to overflowing as they feel it is all free. Also, there is no escape from annoying people on a cruise whereas if you have a holiday on land you can do your own thing during the day. The most annoying thing for us arises from a video on cruising that advised people how to avoid tipping staff on a cruise. Cruise ship catering staff are no different from waiters, barmen etc on land. They are paid the minimum wage and rely on customers leaving a decent tip for their excellent service. When we go on holiday/vacation we set aside a decent amount of cash to tip the staff. We just can't cope with people who seemingly conspire on how to avoid leaving tips. To those I say "get a life" and don't be so miserable.
Great video! Most of the annoying things wrapped up into one. My first and foremost annoyance is the buffet dopes. I also can't stand the skunk smell of pot permeating the balconies.
My ex-mother-in-law... Loud Complainer & Expert in Everything... There was nothing she was happy with and I got tired of being around it because my ex-wife was beginning to show the same tendencies... And if I said she was acting like her mother, Lord have mercy on anyone around us... Now, I'm a happy divorcee! I can openly laugh at the loud complainers and pity the family that is around them...
Mr. "I'm too good to following instructions" guy. We had to wait around at muster because some jerk 20 something won't put their phones down. Listen, you don't have to snapchat or tweet "look at me, I"m on a cruise ship" to the world, no one cares or the only people who might care are on the same cruise ship with you, they're called your family
This. Just got off the Carnival Sensation yesterday morning. Had a guy in muster who was just playing on his phone. The Carnival employee waited a bit and kept say that "those of you on your phones are keeping me from proceeding with muster, and keeping everyone here longer...but of course you still aren't putting your phones away because you aren't listening to me..." She finally got off the stage and told the guy to "put his phone away, NOW!" he did so begrudgingly...i'm sure he will find some way to complain about it since she embarrassed him...though honestly he should've been escorted off. PAY ATTENTION, it isn't difficult, and every ship is different...you likely won't ever need any of that information, but it's better to know it, just in case.
Tony you are spot on, I really love the way you address these annoying issues, you also crack me up, do have e great diplomatic way, keep up the good work.😊
I discovered Don several months ago. He is very calming while being very informative. When he speaks about something that really annoys him, his face says it all!!!
The thing that gets me about the cruise complainers is that if they thinks that cruises have gone down hill so much, why do they keep going on cruises on the same ship or the same company or go to the same ports they've always gone to? Perhaps they'll have a nicer time on a different cruise line or go to new ports
On one of our first cruises there was a couple at the Muster Drill and the woman had indulged in too many adult beverages. They ended up excusing her from the remainder of the drill. Later that evening, we were testing the fates in the casino and when we were leaving, we saw security almost tackling that same woman in the hallway. She was very belligerent. Well the next morning, we watched security escort her and her luggage off the ship at the cruise lines private island...she hadn’t been on the ship for 24 hours!! And her partner was not with her!!
Yes - the food wasters! On our very first cruise, we were blown away to see plates left in the hall with burgers that had one bite taken out of them. SO obnoxious!!
True story, last cruise my friend and I were on the way to watch a show. On the way, we ran into walker barrier, 3 elderly people, side by side going down the hall. Side by side. I guess they were deaf because they totally ignored our requests to let us through. I got so upset, then the craziness got so weird we got the giggles. I'm in my seventies so I have a right to bitch, lol.
I'm also in my 70's AND have a roller from MS. YOU are able-bodied. Too bad about your brain being at half-mast for making such a rude comment. If that simple thing makes you "SO MAD" TOUGH. The thing about your statement that you have a right to bitch, NO. You ARE A BITCH, period.
Mine was a cruise out of San Juan on American Thanksgiving. They filled the ship with more teenagers than in a high school. The kids came on with their boom boxes. They took over the pool deck, every elevator, every public area, the Buffet. The entire week there was NO place to go without encountering rude, loud and generally annoying children yelling to each other constantly in Spanish. Note to self, never again cruise the week of American Thanksgiving. Elevator etiquette is another one thrown out the window, which is why I try to use the stairs. Happy cruising......
People who line up at the gangway when they tell you not to until they announce you can disembark. People who have had too much to drink. People who seem annoyed when you get in the hot tub....sorry the hot tub is not your personal hot tub.
For me, it’s when you have an assigned time in the dining room and your table mates decide to show up whenever they feel like it. This is usually 20-30 minutes after service has started.
I love your lobster shirt! I have the same shirt, I got it at Kohl's. Great segment and I agree most with the smoking on the balcony. I just returned from a cruise on Norwegian Dawn and experienced a balcony smoker the first night. I yelled out, "there's no smoking on the balconies"! I heard someone reply but I couldn't make out what they said. But guess what? There was no more smoking on the balconies for the rest of the cruise! 👍😁
I just got back from an Alaskan cruise and was trying to enjoy the cruising along the way to Dawes Glacier when all of a sudden the smell of skunk began to take away from my experience. As a retired cop I knew immediately someone was out enjoying weed. Called the hubby to the balcony and he smelled it immediately.
oops!!! I'm guilty of being the hall talker, I usually go with my big family and we are always waiting on someone meanwhile we stand in the hall way talking and joking. I never realized we would be on the naughty list...HAHA!! Sorry, I'll work on not doing that. Thank you for your videos and the list is great!!! Y'all have fun cruising.
EXCELLENT video. Great list. Do you see the common denominator? None of these offenders never grew up. Your list includes all the people that disturb me every day during my normal day. I'm sitting cheering everyone of these kinds of people. You really worked on this. By the way, I really like all your videos.
We saw folks bringing their little ones into the adults only Solarium and swimming pool. We went to Guest Services and the folks in charge at the Solarium. They put a stop to the little ones in the adults only pool. Royal Caribbean's adult age starts at 16.
@@bjjones1968 , Carnivals is 21. Had a 12 year old get into the hot tub with a bunch of us adults and never said a word. The conversation wasn't what she should be hearing. Her parents were not even on Serenity with her. She was removed and her mom came back and was angry with the attendant for making her leave.
I got another one, The Patient Zero. They don’t wash there hands, or barely clean them when they do (say the alphabet people). They don’t cover there mouth when they they cough or sneeze. They will either ruin your cruise or give you the cruise crud when you get home.
I was on a cruise with my mother, aunt and uncle, they went to sleep while I hit up the midnight movie (ready player one is a favorite of mine) where a drunk man sat next to me and tried to hit on me. When I politely informed him I was married, he kept on, so I bluntly told him to leave me alone. He got so angry I didn't want to sleep with him that he flipped over his chair, almost hitting me and started calling me a bitch and tease since I was in a sundress. The crew had to come to my aide and I never went anywhere alone for the remainder of the cruise... Edit: btw love your videos! You seriously are the voice of reason.
I hate the person that takes a large table in the buffet when it’s really busy and hoards the table to themselves. Or when it’s really busy in the buffet and you have that person taking up a table reading their book. There’s tons of places to read your book, do you really need to do it at the busiest time in the buffet when people are walking around looking for a table.
I concur with everything you have said. It's sad that we all have similar horror stories. Luckily I am not one of those people - Thank God. Thanks, Tony!
My favorites are the people who scour their cabin looking for one little thing out-of-place, so they can rush down to the customer service desk and DEMAND a room upgrade. I like when they're told, "sorry, the ship is full".
On my last cruise, I was using a public restroom, and someone used the facilities and walked out without washing their hand. 😨. Come on. Really? And, it’s not the first time I’ve come across that. Or people entering the buffet and not washing their hands or using the hand sanitizer station.
As someone who has been a passenger and a crew member I can tell you that the GI is most likely from this kind of things. On the crew side the sinks in the public bathrooms are on the exterior of the actual bathrooms and in direct view of a camera. I never knew of this being a huge issue but there were people who were written up because surveillance picked them up leaving the area without washing their hands.
Totally agree with you! I have to depend on using a scooter and for the most part people are nice in the elevators but a couple of times I had to tell someone to move so that I could back out without hitting them. They stand right in the way. I just don't understand those people.
I'm The Elevator Facilitator. I will make sure the person in the wheelchair or the one with the walker enters first on the elevator. And hold the doors as much as possible. One day, it might be me that needs someone to be patient and kind.
I agree! The Show Talker is the worst!! I want to add one I experienced on my last cruise. “The elevator button pusher”. Several times when we were waiting for an elevator, 1 or 2 kids would run on in front of everybody else, push all the buttons and then get back off. It is pretty annoying when you are going 8-10 floors up or down and the elevator stops on so many floors where nobody needs to get off or on.
Omg yes. Me and my two girl friends from Circle c were in an elevator when two boys camp ocean aged came in. They stopped first, we were going higher up. Before the boys left, they looked at us, pushed all the buttons, then ran out. But I didn't let them get away with it. I gave them a pretty good scare
The very sad thing here is that all the issues mentioned are just bad etiquette. I mean, really people - didnt your mama teach you any manners? Sheesh.. Blows my mind. I was at the elevator with a mom whose little girl had some sort of congenital issue and had difficulty walking and it was after muster. Everyone was so rude and she couldnt get on the elevator.. .I finally blocked people (yep I was the elevator blocker) so after a 15 minute wait this poor girl and her mom could get on the elevator.. It was maddening... and frustrating cuz you're there to lower the ol BP, not raise it... !!!
Leigh O'Toole I just posted this same thing about my experience with my parents and other handicapped not getting on elevators! Thank you for helping this mum!
Thank you so much for helping them! 👍 Some adults can be very rude to disabled children, teens & young adults, assuming that only "old" people have "genuine" disabilities or mobility concerns. People of ALL ages can have disabilities.
The most annoying are the ones no one talks about. What about the family of 8 that insist that they have to walk through those narrow corridors side by side so no one can get past them? I run into them every single day on cruise ships.
Hey Tony, at 4'11", 100# I tend to get over looked by those BIG TALL persons. I try to be nice, but if I'm pushed or shoved by them, my only resort is to gently but firmly step on their toe. They then look down, OH, SORRY MISS, DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE. Everyone should be mindful of the other passengers. I agree, don't over fill your plate at the buffet. I have a very lite appetite, but my eyes are bigger than my stomach sometimes. Hubs help and I've been cutting back on the loaded plate. Good content here!
ITony I have encountered most if not all of these at one time or the other. the one thing that really got on my nerves was on my last cruise. there was a girl who took her 2 kids everywhere with her and I mean everywhere alchemy bar ,kids running around ,,ocean plaza, ,kids running around, valentines couples dance and vow renewal.... yep kids running around . if they had been well behaved maybe it wouldn't have bugged me so much but the crowd became the babysitters for her while she partied down ugh
Thank you, excellent video. Yes I am guilty and really appreciate you confronting me with this information. I will be more considerate of those around me in the future. SMILES
Late for muster , chair hogs , and rude to crew are my big ones ! I think everyone should take the “Behind the Fun” Tour , or whatever it’s called according to cruiseline . It would give 5hem a little more appreciation for the crew , and how much work is involved you a great vacation.
Right on Tony ! Excellent video and subject. So many of these type people are clueless, self centered, me me me types. Just wish that they would take a step back and really think about using some courteous common sense. Yes, that video of Don's in Glacier Bay on the balcony was a prime example of people who have no regard for anything or anyone but themselves.
What did Colleen Williams mean? “ with al the food junk food we are only doing the stairs “. Seriously what does this illiterate person want to say? What’s a stair pack? Colleen please don’t comment if you can’t speak the language.
Totally agree! Show rudeness is the worst. Show up late and sit down front, leave early, talk during the show. It's really disrespectful to the performers and disruptive to the people trying to enjoy the show.
I went on a cruise with my girlfriend about ten years ago I was sitting at the bar having a beer and had trouble with one guy. Seen him on the ship all week he would say something to me all the time. About six months later that guy came into my restaurant for a job. He did not remember me and he did not get the job.
You missed a huge one. The parents that let their kids have run of the ship alone. Destroying the buffet, the ice cream machine, running loudly and slamming doors in the halls. The parents that think the ship itself is their own personal babysitter. Ugh! 🤪
Preach!!!!! 🙌🙌🙌😠
Yes
that last line XD lmao
no disney cruise for me
Chi Tsang it was awesome! But, yeah...if you don’t have kids, Disney is probably not the way to go.
Well done! It boils down to a selfish, "me first" attitude that amazingly seems to manifest itself worst on vacation lol
Most of these boil down to one big rule: Be considerate of others.
I have been on 29 cruises over a period of about 13 years and have NEVER run into problems or seen them. I mind my own business and just enjoy my family. The only thing to change is not allowing kids in the hot tubs or having one just for kids ( allowing parents with them is okay.)
I love cruises and do not look for trouble.
Yes you forgot rude children.
I've been on 13 cruises and there's one thing I learned, NEVER let ANYTHING on a cruise stress you out. Especially things that don't effect you directly. You spend too much time doing research for your cruise and budgeting for your cruise. The ship will ALWAYS have enough food. There will ALWAYS be places to sit. Shrug off the stupid stuff people do. You probably deal with stupid people every day like I do. Go ENJOY your cruise. Come home with great memories and NOT complaints! And come home wanting to take another cruise...
I’m the same way. I try not to look at the ship before I go on it. I like to experience it in real time. - Tony
I agree with everything except there will always be places to sit...our last trip on the Navigator...seats were kust not available...II could find a seat in main dining, because the staff seats you...in my room...in the theater....sometimes the libreary...and outside on deck 4 most of the time....but that was it....the buffet had no seating.2 of the 4 times I went.. I had to eat in my room once...and ended up there a lot more then usual...luckily we had a balcony..but still I like to enjoy the music.....never had a cruise like that...usually everyone is on the pool decks with their towels and I have plenty of spots to land...I am a humming bird not a camper...I flit around and land here and there...never stay one place too long...so I really feel it when people are saving seats and not leaving ANY....but I am odd...I even prefer the smaller ships...that is how odd I am...lol...
The on,y thing that would affect me directly is disgusting people spreading noro virus by handling food with bare hands, not using the tongs, and coughing into hands and never washing them.
That's best thing I heard thanks
@@LaLidoLoca I am going on my first cruise in January 2022. I'm trying to hold on to the excitement to exploring the ship but I'm so excited I want to poor over the deck plans and imagine ... I also don't want to miss out on anything!!
I got into a argument with a lady over saving a whole row of seats in the comedy club on Carnival. She was with a large group of women and she was the only one there. We sat down and was told to get up she was saving it. I said the whole row and she looked at me like yes, do you have a problem with that. I told her what she was doing was very rude. She got upset and when her late ladies got there who by the way above 40 years old so they knew better. They started smarting off to me. I gave it right back and told her even my young kids knew how rude that is. Others around me agreed with me. Bunch of entitled witches.
I'm with you on the seat savers. Saving a seat for one maybe 2 people in your group is reasonable. But sending someone to hold down a whole row is out of the question.
When they’re spending their ex husband’s alimony money, they feel invincible :)
@@venturecast If the cruise line has a "no saving seats in the theatre" policy, then saving one or two seats is not OK. Yes, it is marginally better than trying to save a whole row. I carry around a copy of whatever the line calls their day planner, and point out where it says "no saving seats," THen I sit down.
@@kathryncashner3294 Yes, I agree with you. When I said one or two seats I was thinking along the lines of a spouse saving a seat for their significant other and/or child. But, I also think it's not that difficult to just show up on time and then you don't have to worry about it.
Good for you for giving it back to them!
Several years ago we went with a group of friends on a Carnival cruise...all was going great but on one dinner night, we were in line for the main dining room, when several people walked up wanting to cut ahead, my friend, Mel, chirped out "No. We're standing in line so you can stand in line back there". You can see they were NOT happy but OH WELL. Courtesy should be universal.
There was a huge family with A LOT of kids who where rowdy and raised to use hate language and rudeness. The kids ran the ship. They had the kids club staff on edge. Most were able to sign themselves in/out of the the club. This one kids dad hi fived him after being told what his child was saying. They were also the family who let the kids mutilate the buffet area. No accountability.
One thing I find annoying is people talking loudly in the hall, sometimes with running kids, early in the morning. We all can totally hear the whole conversation in our cabins.
I absolutely loath that behavior. They don't give a damn who they wake up.
Sorry your right end where other peoples rights start. People have the right to communicate. This is a cruise ship, not a library. I don’t see this as me first selfish attitude at all people have the right to have fun it’s a cruise ship. Nobody spends time in their cabins get out and have some fun.
Smoking outside the designated area on a cruise ship should be grounds for immediate removal at the next stop
I sail solo must of the time and always book a balcony stateroom because sometimes i enjoy relaxing on it in the morning. Someone was smoking a cigar to the point that I could not use my balcony. Every time I went out, the smoke was too strong for me to stay out there. No one could figure out who was smoking, Money wasted.
For the chair savers, if I see stuff unattended for 30+ minutes I move it. Tough cookies. They have an issue, they can move me. Or try(;
Ik on carnival 30 minutes means it’s now available so oop
If your evil you can just take there towel and if they don't return it you can have a free towel and the hoggers have to pay
I just move their stuff to a bench and tell them there was nothing on the chair when I sat there. Technically there wasn't because I moved it off. They never argue because they cant prove a thing.
Quite right. Only bottoms on the chair makes it your!!
My family has simple crusing rules.
1. At a show... Each family member can save a max of two seats if alone or one each if more then one person getting there early. 20 minutes before show time if the person we are saving the seat for has not come that seat is no longer saved. If you come after that time you sit where you can. Once the lights go out...if there is not a seat right at the back...either stand or leave...NO WALKING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE ONCE THE LIGHTS are out...and SHUTUP, we will talk later....If the door is closed DON'T YOU DEAR OPEN IT...we will meet you later. We usually eat early then go right to the first show...Which means we are usually there an hour before the show starts...we relax talk to other passengers and DRINK...hello bar serves right there.
2. The pool deck. We only have seats for people who are either in the pool or in the seats AND someone better be in one of the seats...only enough seats for the adults...EVERYONE under 18 shares ONE seat. Kids almost never sit for long and three of them easily sit in one seat at the same time...when we are done in the pool...we are done with the seats...period...and NO eating by the pool...gross
3. Hot tub...no seat for you...you are sitting in the HOT TUB!....AND put your crap in the cubbies...this is not your bedroom ...no one wants to trip over your stuff...yes I have a teenager, how did you know?
4. The buffet...avoid it at all cost...but when needed...put your silverware and crap at the table THEN get your food...no one wants to be hit by your backpack AND you are not coordinated enough to juggle your silverware AND handle the tongs..DON'T TOUCH the FOOD!...that is just gross....Wait for the person in front of you...reaching over or around someone trying to get food is a recipe for dropped food...You are NOT going to starve and the food will be there or be replaced in a second...It is a cruise...they will NOT run oit of food...
5. Thank and praise the crew for EVERY THING...these people spend months away from their children to make our vacation amazing...APPRECIATE their sacrifice...and NEVER yell at them...don't complain ..just tell them your situation and expect them to do what they can to help you....If they can't help you...they can't...yelling at them won't give them the power to sudenly fix your situation....
6. Do whatever the crew tell you. sign says don't go here...DON'T go there...Whatever direction they give.. FOLLOW IT and THEN wonder why...It could be the difference between walking off the ship and being carried off in a bag...or just disappearing into the ocean...The sea is cruel and dangerous...and does NOT give a rats butt about you and your entitlement...Crew is there to keep you safe...respect that.
7. Don't climb on ANYTHING except the rock wall and only there when the crew is there helping you....see rule 6...I mean it you will never JUST fall of a ship...you climb and THEN fall off the ship...unless you are VERY VERY tall...then maybe...not kidding those railings are high...
8. The last and hardest rule...don't let the other passengers ruin your vacation...the rude ones, gross ones...the stupid ones...they are going to be there...just ignore them...They don't care about the rules, the crew and definitely don't care what you have to say...It is their vacation, their hard earned money, ignore them and avoid them as best you can...If they are really really bad you can let the crew know about the situation.
Simple...taught my son these simple rules when we first started to cruise...He has never gotten in trouble actually the opposite..One cruise the other kids were so bad my son and his friends were taken to the bridge for a tour as a thank you from the crew for being so good. Yep I am still proud of him....although on land he is still a teenager and most days he helps me understand why some animals eat their young...I am amazed any human makes it to adulthood.....
You could be #16, the Know-it-all bragger that thinks she does everything right and makes sure everyone knows it. LOL.
@@marthawalters1 yep I could be if I did that on a cruise where you didn't have the choice to read or not...lol...We ARE high up in the loyalty ranks...but I regularly, politely, listen to second time cruises tell me all the neet tricks they have learned and how great the perks are as if it was my first day on a ship..lol....I keep my seapass card backwards just so people don't see my loyalty level because I DON'T want to answer the million questions about cruising...lol...there are plenty of great youtubers for that....
Heck, I’m a cruiser and I’m quite impressed. You are a very polite cruiser. I wish there were more like you!
I wouldn’t mind being on a cruise with you, as your views are VERY similar to my family. I wish EVERYONE cared, that would be so nice.
Happy cruising! ❤️
Wow. Don't mess with Wendy.
So essentially you’re saying act like a decent human being and have manners and respect for others
Unfortunately common sense is not that common
Solemnity Tribe which no one can do now in days
"act like a decent human being and have manners and respect for others"? This is too often a foreign, unknown concept to too many self-centered, ill-mannered, inconsiderate people.
The one’s that pick up the food with their hand and put it back are the reason we see those stories of people getting sick with stomach ailments
people who pick up food with their hands in the buffet then but it back grrrrrrr :)
You touch it you take it. What should we call that person. The Food Handler?
Don's Family Vacations That’s annoying & disgusting 😡
Hi Don, agree and LOVED your video on it! :-) And I loved the way you handled the offender. Shame is a powerful social motivator to correct behavior!
Call him Germ Spreader
Reasons why I only eat hot food at the buffet
One great thing about Holland America is the kitchen staff serve you in the buffet. No dirty hands all over the food.
just before the cruise ban in february and march, all the carnival ships used staff to serve the food. it will probably be like that when the cruises restart.
Food waster for me. On last cruise saw two older couples come from buffet with full plates of food, put them on the table and one of the wives decided they all should go somewhere else. Not only was all that food wasted but the waitstaff and other cruisers would think the table is occupied. 😕
Not cruise related, but your elevator blocking complaint reminded me of riding the subway at rush-hour back when I used to work. There are hordes of people trying to get off the train and there’s always that one or two people who have to try to get on the train while everyone’s trying to get off. Beyond annoying and rude.
I laughed at your crop duster reference! As for the noise polluter, I've seen children running up and down the halls at night. Come on people, get a grip on your kids! I like to go on excursions and sometimes, I have to get up early. I don't want to wake to kids running and yelling at one in the morning!
My wife and I were on a 12 day cruise, and well into the cruise we went down to the Piazza for coffee. My wife went for coffee and i went for seating. As we were all contained in the ship chairs were at a premium. I spotted a table with two middle age people and two empty chairs. I asked if i could use the two extra chairs and they said no, their adult children might come down later. So ....... I asked are they coming? They said no word yet .... so I took the two chairs and said If your adult children come down while we are having coffee I will immediately bring the chairs back. Problem solved.... ps they left and i returned the chairs to their empty table.
In dispute resolution, this is called a collaboration resolution. You both get what you want without a compromise. Congrats on making them go away though, lol.
We had a similar issue, people were minding seats for friends, who didn’t come for 1.5 hours
So you bullied them. That wouldn’t work with me!
This is good advice. I don't see it as bullying. Unless he was challenging them and rolling his eyes at them and belittling them.
Jeff Clymer what are you going to do, go back and fourth fighting over a chair? you going to hit them and get booted off in another country? or are you going to tattle on them?
Excellent video Tony! So many annoying people on cruises and land! They seem to think the world revolves around them and they have no consideration for anyone else!
unfortunately those people are everywhere, not just on curise ships
True thing.
But on a cruise you are literally on the same boat with them, no quick escape possible.
I am an old sailor and I am not planning to go on a cruise by the way.
For that same reason 😀
@@agolftwittler1223 the thing about cruise ships is they have zero tolerance for bad behavior. If someone bullies you or anything that makes you uncomfortable you report it the nearest employee and the Captain will make sure the problem is taken care of .
@Evelyn Chapel
I am, as previously mentioned, an old sailor.
Most of my time at sea I have held the position of Captain (but not on a cruise ship though).
I am getting a wonderful insight in the world of cruising from the point of the passengers, thanks to La Lido Loca, and I enjoy all of their videos.
But I still very much doubt that I will ever go on a cruise myself 😎
thats also so true.
It's true that you encounter this type of bad behavior on land, however once on the ship it seems common sense just disappears.
For me it’s the inconsiderate neighbor who lets their cabin door slam shut!
I had the loud TV people next door. They left the TV blaring in their cabin and went out. We were sooo frustrated - just wanted to sleep (we are early risers on cruises).
I’ve never been on a cruise and had anyone not let their door slam shut. It’s so annoying.
Sometimes the door does not lock unless you slam it. We had that on our last cruise and although we talked to our steward, nothing was done. We did the best we could to be considerate but if we closed it quietly, it was not locked.
Yep....but people don’t say anything, so they never learn.
I always yell at them, highlighting their ignorance....they soon learn!
Wanda Motsko yess
I was behind someone at the loyalty desk on Symphony of the Seas that just went off on the poor rep and for something that wasn't even within her control to deal with! It was the first day of this cruise! Went up to talk with her next and she was visibly shaken by that guy and my husband and I spent some time saying he had no right to treat you like that, you handled it really well. There's no need to be that kind of person.
don;t forget the ones that walk up and get straight on an elevator as soon as it opens when others are standing there waiting
Amen - have they never been in a multistory building before? Or maybe they are so used to cramming onto a subway train. Beats me!
dawn bickerstaff oh yes! I forgot about those buggers! I have been on the losing end of that many times,🤣🤣. Funny, not funny!
This goes for the kids, too. My granddaughter has a rule that she has to use the stairs if she's going 2 floors or less. She's young and healthy. If she's with me we may go one floor as I can't walk stairs but sometimes she'll use the stairs anyway and meet me where ever we're going.
Or push into a lift before others get the chance to get out. (My pet peeve)
and cut me off because Im in a wheelchair
For the elevator blocker, I remind them that there would be more room to get on if they allow the people to get off first.
I literally put my hands up and stop them from entering the elevator. I inform them that they are rude and guess they have never used an elevator in their life!
All cruise passengers should be required to watch this video before they embark.
I went on a cruise where they demanded we get up early in the morning every day. They would count us like sheep and try to tell us, no insist that we participate and do things there way. They would force you to get up at night just because. The food was nothing to write home about either. They would pull into a port you would never have enough time in town or on the beach and on some days they wouldn't even let you get off the ship, just because. No shuffle board, no pool, try to get a lounge chair, good luck! I no what your thinking but the bar situation sucked, IMPOSSIBLE! Don't even let me start on the stateroom situation. I dreamed for years I was back on that ship stuck on it cruising.
I don't even want to cruise anymore.
Damn Coast Guard.
lol
Ima hurt you ..lmao
I knew right away it was military! Go Navy!
Just gave my comments. Said 4 cruises. Forgot the 2 in 1961. 1/ Australia East Coast. 2/ New Zealand. Both with the Australian Navy in a Frigate. # 2 was my honeymoon. Wife went to Rockhampton. Still together. As with you, I was kept amused.
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Tony, you hit the nail on the head. I believe I have met all of those people at least once. My favorite is number 15. Why does someone wait until the middle of a show or a movie to start having a conversation about a bowel movement they had in 1943?
@Brian: EXACTLY! We don’t need to hear that! If they’re bored or don’t care for the entertainment- whatever is might be- LEAVE! Stop ruining it for others! Enuf said! Lol 😂
Wow 1943. Must have been an impressive bowel movement. I would have liked to overhear that one! 😉
I've seen people text and play games on the phone while a show is in progress!!
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In the casino, I can't stand when people who aren't playing are just sitting watching their friend and won't get up to let someone play when they notice you are waiting. My last cruise I asked a lady who was just sitting at a slot machine if she was done, she said she was just waiting on her friend, I asked if she would mind letting me play and she said she would move when her friend was done.
That’s a good one. Happens at the craps table a lot. - Tony
I would have just started playing the machine standing up just to piss her off.
Now Roger I truly understand that. I am one of the people who sits at the slot machine and watch her boyfriend play roulette, but if someone wants to play at the machine where i'm sitting at I ask them myself "sweetie, come here and play on this machine, the seat is hot now! lol! so it's understandable they want to play too. so I make sure i'm very nice and polite to them. I move before they ask me to move. so I understand your plight.
@Don J. or do a 'Crop Duster' to clear the area. 🎁 I got this idea from this video.
Tony, I agree with you 100 per cent on everything you said. I can't understand why some people think that the rules don't apply to them. I think the things that bug me the most are people who smoke and are loud on a balcony,and people who jump on the elevator without letting people off first.All of the things you have listed are bad.
Another pet peeve of mine when cruising, are the people who sit there complaining about how bad the food is! I always want to turn around to them and ask them where they normally eat when at home it they think the ship food is so bad!! And don't forget the people going along the buffet line who sneeze or cough and don't cover their mouths or turn their heads!
So many of my family members grew up during the Great Depression or were raised by others who lived through it. Wasting food is a MAJOR no-no!
The seat saver in the theater. I usually go to shows by myself & It's easy to find a solo seat. The seat saver is usually the wife or girl friend that's saving a place for the "hubby" who's hanging out in the bar. Or they're saving a seat so a "stranger" won't sit next to them. If I smell smoke while out on the balcony, I look around & if I find them, I yell in the loudest voice "no smoking, I don't want to be in the middle of the ocean on a burning ship!
I’m going to take my sticky note pad and start writing times on those chairs that are “saved” and then go and watch. Just something satisfying watching the reaction.
That’s would be a blast. Film it! - Tony
Please come on my cruise and do exactly that! The adults only area is horrible with chair savers.
Stephen Ducar,
Now that would be hilariously fun to do, especially with a camera as Tony had suggested.
If I can remember, I’m thinking I’ll do the same thing. Problem is, if I do, everybody will be so well behaved on my cruise.
Stephen Ducar Agree. I’ve seen many times very early in the morning on sea days people running around the pool deck saving chairs, saving as many as 6 at a time. I’ve observed these chairs going unoccupied for most of the morning only to observe a couple disheveled people show up later looking like they just were coming off an all night bender. Most people including myself try to avoid confrontation while on vacation so these obnoxious people always seem to get away with saving deck chairs.
Gregg Messerschmitt,
I understand you not wanting a confrontation, especially on vacation. Maybe next time when you see this and you’ve noticed they haven’t returned for say, 45-60 minutes go up to one of the attendants and let them know what you saw and if they would kindly remove their belongings. If they do, and the people finally make it back and say something to you, let them know nothing was on the chairs and to see the attendant for assistance. It keeps you safe and you get to enjoy spot.
I’m just throwing this out there because I think what these people do is wrong. I want you and everyone else to enjoy their cruise without confrontation and to have the playing field fair so to speak.
Take care.
This was recorded 5 years ago, and these issues are still current today. I agree with Tony 100%!
It,s becoming more necessary to get an education from a tour guide like YOU before traveling abroad! You,re doing a very good job Tony and Jenny!
I know a lot of people don’t like Carnival, but I will say this for them. They are now really enforcing a no smoking policy on all personal balconies. If you’re caught smoking, anyone else in your room will be kicked off with you at the next port. Yup, that’s right, so if there are any cigarette, cigar, or pot smokers out there, do not take the chance of ruining everyone’s cruise who is sharing your room.
Every cruiser has been told that fire is a ship’s worse enemy. Smoking on a balcony can easily cause a fire. Too many people think it won’t happen to them, and mostly they’re right and lucky. However, fires have been started this way.
If you want to smoke, take your happy a ss up to where smoking is allowed. Please do not take the chance of causing a fire or being kicked off the ship during your paid vacation, especially if there are others sharing your room. I honestly don’t think you’d hear the end of it if you did get caught.
For me, if we’ve all been told repeatedly not to smoke on our balconies or in our room, then I think it’s beyond rude to ignore it as well as dangerous. And guess what? I’m a smoker too. So yes, if I really want one, I get up and dressed and go to where we are allowed to light up. I would never ever put my family or other cruisers in danger due to not only ignorance, but disregard for others. It’s selfish and rude.
Other than that, I hope you all have an amazing day.
Be well and stay smiling too.
Ma'iingankwe H I agree with that and I am a smoker and I will not smoke near kids or wherever I want. There are plenty of places to go. And if there isn’t then I won’t smoke. I hate inconsiderate people.
I agree with most of what you said but I highly doubt their gonna leave someone in another country or on an island for getting caught smoking. There would be lawsuits I'm sure if that happened
Sean Donahue What if the inconsiderate smoker tries it a second time, in their cabin. If they fall asleep while smoking, the whole ship could start on fire and then thousands of innocent passengers are left in that foreign country, some or all, dead.! I say, kick them off and throw their luggage on the dock... just kidding, on that last part, throw it in the ocean.
Ma'iingankwe Who allows them to smoke
@@seandonahue87 Oh yes they will after your first warning and fine if they catch you doing it again. They have put off people in ports for many reasons. I have seen them do it. Get into a fight on board that gets physical and watch what happens. I have seen people get kicked off for pot, couples fighting in their rooms. Saw a whole family removed because their teen tossed several beach chairs overboard one night. They will remove and have you arrested for jumping off the ship in a port while the ship is docked also. There is numerous reason they can and will. It is in your contract that they can remove you for any reason.
Number fourteen is my biggest pet peeve. I work in the hospitality industry, at the desk, and I do see this happen. Thankfully these people are far and few between, but when it happens, I refuse them service. Nothing in my contract says I have to put up with that kind of abuse, and I don't tolerate it when it's directed at any of my staff either. The moment they raise their voice, they lose.
All that to say, treat people with respect. Tony is absolutely right.
Good on you. No one deserves to be talked down to.
I worked customer service most of my career. we know you are frustrated and we want to help. we will work harder to meet your satisfaction if you're not a jerk.
Thanks for the share four years later. Haven't actually heard a list this complete from other creators. Good work.
Here is one for the elevator. You have been waiting and waiting for the elevator to come. A group of people come into the area just as the door opens and they jump in with no care in the world that others have been waiting. Often they will take the only spots available and your left waiting again.
Lisa Shumway yup
The people who are in SUCH A RUSH that they push you out of the way. Seriously people, cruising is not a contact sport! Close second for me is the people who jump into an elevator, especially when someone in a wheelchair, scooter or someone with a stroller has been patiently waiting. That is just beyond rude. I guess neither of these are specific to cruising though, just in general.
Great video, Tony. Quick story: Carnival Paradise, 2 years ago. My GF and I were walking around outside and passed 2 guys with a one hitter enjoying themselves. GF didn't notice but I picked it up immediately. They weren't hurting anything but thought I'd call out the fact some do smoke a lil 420 in common areas.
Matthew Creel wow was it late at night
@@bpthegreatt No sir. It was broad daylight...
This is a fantastic and insightful video… among the best I have ever seen. Very informative, well organized, and even humorous at some points.
My friend and I were in line at Guest Services and the guy in front of us was there to complain that there was no lock on the inside of his cabin that would keep his kids in the room. Apparently, about an hour before his wife had been showering and the couple's twin 2 year olds got out and wandered around the ship...even got to a different floor. He didn't get too far with the agents at the desk though...because Carnival wasn't super happy at he and his wife for not properly supervising their children. Yes, she had to shower, but she should have done it when her husband was around to watch the kids.
Sarah Larson I’m glad I read your comment. We are going on a cruise in November and my youngest will only be 3 so I need to make sure I have a way to keep them safely contained in our room.
Sarah Larson this is a good one. I had a wanderer and he had Houdini-like talent about getting out and away from anywhere we were. That should never be blamed on the cruise. That mother knows what she’s got and her responsibility to booby-trap the room enough to either stop the kids or alert her.
They could make a tv show on guest service complaints on ships. The night before debarkation is the worst. We have sat down in the seats as close as we can get and see people boohooing over their bills.
where was her husband while she was in the shower?
@@susancureton1060 oooo , that was a great question . 😎😁😉
I went on 4 cruises: East and West Caribbean, Alaska and Hawaii. In my experience 1) I had no preference of cruise lines 2) no bad experience with crew as I admired their efficiency, organization and friendliness and 3) nice passengers, so my cruise was enjoyable and I collected lifetime of pictures and memories. I hope everybody who decides to go will feel the same. Bon voyage, wherever you go!
Ya really no such thing as a bad cruise! Happy cruising. :) - Tony
I have one... this happened to me both nights on the grand Classica. Hall way noise makers all through the night hooten and hollering, and talking way too loud in the hallway, outside my cabin. Waking me and mine... not cool. And yes, I realize this is a party boat, but please keep the noise making where it belongs. Not outside my cabin all hours of the night.
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Dylan Pritchard me in many hotels 🏨
One simple rule to remember on a cruise ship: In pursuit of your fun DON'T interfere with anyone elses fun. (In other words be considerate of others).
Remember this and almost EVERYONE will have a better cruise. Of course there is always the person who is absolutely never happy and even a little thing is the end of the world, but nothing will help them. (They are the belligerent drunk even when they are sober).
You missed (or avoided) what I'll call the 'Bad\Privileged' parent(s). You know who I'm talking about, the one(s) who decided it's vacation so little Billy or Mary don't have to take their meds today. So it's ok for them to go running at top speed around the buffet bumping into people (and of course not saying excuse me or sorry). And screaming at the top of their un-medicated lungs. Or the parent(s) who go to the buffet pushing the Cadillac sized stroller, blocking the aisles and food displays. And when you look inside the stroller the kid inside looks old enough to drive.
I hate those people. We were on a cruise a few years ago, waiting in the comedy lounge for the show to start. A toddler starts running around the room, slapping people as he runs by them. Mom and Dad think this is HILARIOUS and she gets out her iPhone to film it. At one point, the kid runs up on stage and starts to strip. Mom says "Take it off. TAKE IT AAAALLLL OFF!" and I'm pretty sure at that point the kid is going to take off his diaper since he's already kicked off all his other clothes. My son (who is autistic and has a hard time with rule breakers as it is) muttered "Somebody needs to stop him RIGHT NOW." The kid continued to run around the room, slapping people and being annoying. It only stopped when he grabbed his Mom's phone and tried to do a tap dance on it.
Just because you're on a cruise ship, doesn't mean you get to let Jimmie and Jenny run around like their butts are on fire, y'all.
Gail Gerard,
I cannot believe some people. The person you described has absolutely no boundaries and shouldn’t even be having children let alone trying to raise them, if you can even call it that.
I would’ve called security on the mom. Years back, what she was doing would’ve been considered child abuse. I know I’m taking it a bit far, but I can’t help but wonder what else they’ve been up to since they’ve been off the ship.
I actually feel sorry for both of them. It’s obvious no one had raised her correctly and now it’s being passed on down the line. One of them is going to get hurt, if it hasn’t already happened.
First, I was angry and now sad. What a horrible life to live. Maybe, just maybe she is still completely oblivious to it all, I just can’t see her as being real happy. Living a good life does bring happiness, living a life without boundaries or any consideration of others just brings small spurts of happiness and even then doesn’t touch deep down where it should.
@@gailgerard8604 they sound creepy.
Judgemental much?
Matthew Smith,
Are you saying I’m judgmental? Cause you just called the lady/situation creepy. I’d call that judgmental too.
Yeah, I did come down on the lady pretty hard, however, I also did say that after my initial anger, I was sorry for her. She sure as heck didn’t have an easy life and now neither will her child if this behavior is allowed to continue.
Situations like this it’s hard not to judge. So, if I’m wrong, so be it. Just don’t call the kettle black if you know what I mean.
One that I could add to the list is the person who doesn't come back to finish their laundry in a timely manner. Nothing more aggravating to me then going to the laundry room on the ship and finding machines still full that have finished their cycle.
Keith Hensle i agree. They are so rude and disrespectful. I think we should remove their laundry from the machine but most of society doesn’t agree with me...i can’t understand why. The people doing the laundry paid for the load to be washed. It is done washing...my turn now!😂
I just pull the clothes out and stack it on top of the machine and throw my stuff in.
Debbie Smith disney ships do.
@Debbie Smith , All the Carnival ships have them on several floors. At least all the ones I have been on do.
@@mindyschocolate
Same here.
The person Who grabs food in a buffet line with their hands insted of using tongs
Mark Pettigrew That would make me sick if I noticed that.
Mark Pettigrew Ewww wtf I never seen anyone do that so gross!
I understand tongs for things like salad, but why can't I grab a cookie off the top of the staggered stack with my hand? Rather than use tongs that everyone else's hands have touched...
Justin,
You can always re-sanitize your hands after using the tongs...can't purell the food if your fingers accidentally brush against something while you play the claw game with your cookie. Also, dead skin cells falling off your hand while hovering over food. Even if you keep immaculate hands/nails...do you want to trust that all the other people(adults and children) grabbing food before you are as careful with hygiene? being as careful as you while playing the claw game? It's a rule that applies TO everyone for the benefit OF everyone. Consider copycats as well, they see you do it and think it's okay...it isn't.
Final note, I have witnessed full tenured professors(I'm talking STEM fields, including BIOLOGISTS) come out of bathroom stalls, walk right passed the sinks without even glancing at them and go right out the door. If an academic doesn't wash their hands after using the restroom(public one at that), while at their place of employment...one that is a haven for bacteria and viruses(college campus)...What makes you think the average person on vacation is ANY better?
Please let's not open that can of norovirus/flu/parasites/...etc.
Use tongs, then sanitize hands again before eating.
@@JustinLindseyLee How any adult male has to ask that is beyond me .... Because accidents.. Also, flakes of skin are shedding continously, hairs drop off bodies, (even Neanderthal fingers), because like PIGPEN, being dirty is like a cloud that follows some people, there is no safe distance, except for them to be 6 feet _down._
My wife and I are now in retirement and have holidays about four times a year. We have never been on a cruise and have no desire to do so. Your video has confirmed that our decision is the correct one. Buffets are a real turn-off for us as the behaviour of clients is often annoying. Some feel the urge to fill their plates to overflowing as they feel it is all free. Also, there is no escape from annoying people on a cruise whereas if you have a holiday on land you can do your own thing during the day.
The most annoying thing for us arises from a video on cruising that advised people how to avoid tipping staff on a cruise.
Cruise ship catering staff are no different from waiters, barmen etc on land. They are paid the minimum wage and rely on customers leaving a decent tip for their excellent service. When we go on holiday/vacation we set aside a decent amount of cash to tip the staff. We just can't cope with people who seemingly conspire on how to avoid leaving tips.
To those I say "get a life" and don't be so miserable.
Agree with you there. Cruise workers work long hour doing hard work. It's frustrating to see people advocating stiffing them on tips. - Tony
I loved my cruises... Whenever someone rude or annoying started showing their rumps... I just changed areas.
I love people that save deck chairs for me. They even put clean towels. down for me.
Lol. IKR
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That’s right! If they ain’t sitting in it, the chair and towel must be for me!!!
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Great video! Most of the annoying things wrapped up into one. My first and foremost annoyance is the buffet dopes. I also can't stand the skunk smell of pot permeating the balconies.
My ex-mother-in-law... Loud Complainer & Expert in Everything...
There was nothing she was happy with and I got tired of being around it because my ex-wife was beginning to show the same tendencies...
And if I said she was acting like her mother, Lord have mercy on anyone around us...
Now, I'm a happy divorcee! I can openly laugh at the loud complainers and pity the family that is around them...
Kay S me too
Bill Stephens my friend
Love the people who bring granny along for no other reason than to save the same table at the buffet for their family... the ENTIRE cruise.
Mr. "I'm too good to following instructions" guy. We had to wait around at muster because some jerk 20 something won't put their phones down. Listen, you don't have to snapchat or tweet "look at me, I"m on a cruise ship" to the world, no one cares or the only people who might care are on the same cruise ship with you, they're called your family
This. Just got off the Carnival Sensation yesterday morning. Had a guy in muster who was just playing on his phone. The Carnival employee waited a bit and kept say that "those of you on your phones are keeping me from proceeding with muster, and keeping everyone here longer...but of course you still aren't putting your phones away because you aren't listening to me..."
She finally got off the stage and told the guy to "put his phone away, NOW!"
he did so begrudgingly...i'm sure he will find some way to complain about it since she embarrassed him...though honestly he should've been escorted off. PAY ATTENTION, it isn't difficult, and every ship is different...you likely won't ever need any of that information, but it's better to know it, just in case.
Tony you are spot on, I really love the way you address these annoying issues, you also crack me up, do have e great diplomatic way, keep up the good work.😊
Now that you named 3000 peaple, where do the remaining 500 hang out?
Lol!
The other 500 are the crew.
Sorry Tony, I would leave a comment, but I am saving this space for my family.
Lol! No saving! :) - Tony
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Brian Vaci Oh thanks Dad! Whoo! What a traffic jam I ran into trying to get to this space, sorry I’m 7 months late.
I discovered Don several months ago. He is very calming while being very informative. When he speaks about something that really annoys him, his face says it all!!!
Love his videos...
The thing that gets me about the cruise complainers is that if they thinks that cruises have gone down hill so much, why do they keep going on cruises on the same ship or the same company or go to the same ports they've always gone to?
Perhaps they'll have a nicer time on a different cruise line or go to new ports
On one of our first cruises there was a couple at the Muster Drill and the woman had indulged in too many adult beverages. They ended up excusing her from the remainder of the drill.
Later that evening, we were testing the fates in the casino and when we were leaving, we saw security almost tackling that same woman in the hallway. She was very belligerent.
Well the next morning, we watched security escort her and her luggage off the ship at the cruise lines private island...she hadn’t been on the ship for 24 hours!! And her partner was not with her!!
Which cruise line?
, Now we know how to stay on the Private Islands longer...lol
Some people use cruises as a reason to be excessive. Food, drink, whatever ....
Yes - the food wasters! On our very first cruise, we were blown away to see plates left in the hall with burgers that had one bite taken out of them. SO obnoxious!!
True story, last cruise my friend and I were on the way to watch a show. On the way, we ran into walker barrier, 3 elderly people, side by side going down the hall. Side by side. I guess they were deaf because they totally ignored our requests to let us through. I got so upset, then the craziness got so weird we got the giggles. I'm in my seventies so I have a right to bitch, lol.
I'm also in my 70's AND have a roller from MS. YOU are able-bodied. Too bad about your brain being at half-mast for making such a rude comment. If that simple thing makes you "SO MAD" TOUGH. The thing about your statement that you have a right to bitch, NO. You ARE A BITCH, period.
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If people are slowing others down, they should move aside and let them pass.
Mine was a cruise out of San Juan on American Thanksgiving. They filled the ship with more teenagers than in a high school. The kids came on with their boom boxes. They took over the pool deck, every elevator, every public area, the Buffet. The entire week there was NO place to go without encountering rude, loud and generally annoying children yelling to each other constantly in Spanish. Note to self, never again cruise the week of American Thanksgiving. Elevator etiquette is another one thrown out the window, which is why I try to use the stairs. Happy cruising......
Lynne Jeoffroy Disney is like this minus the music
People who line up at the gangway when they tell you not to until they announce you can disembark. People who have had too much to drink. People who seem annoyed when you get in the hot tub....sorry the hot tub is not your personal hot tub.
The line cutter?? Why stand in line when something you want is at the other end of the line and no one is there?
For me, it’s when you have an assigned time in the dining room and your table mates decide to show up whenever they feel like it. This is usually 20-30 minutes after service has started.
Brian Schlaegel glad my group is all together & not doing this
You start dinner on time and enjoy your meal. When you're finished you excuse yourself. It won't happen twice.
I love your lobster shirt! I have the same shirt, I got it at Kohl's. Great segment and I agree most with the smoking on the balcony. I just returned from a cruise on Norwegian Dawn and experienced a balcony smoker the first night. I yelled out, "there's no smoking on the balconies"! I heard someone reply but I couldn't make out what they said. But guess what? There was no more smoking on the balconies for the rest of the cruise! 👍😁
I just got back from an Alaskan cruise and was trying to enjoy the cruising along the way to Dawes Glacier when all of a sudden the smell of skunk began to take away from my experience. As a retired cop I knew immediately someone was out enjoying weed. Called the hubby to the balcony and he smelled it immediately.
oops!!! I'm guilty of being the hall talker, I usually go with my big family and we are always waiting on someone meanwhile we stand in the hall way talking and joking. I never realized we would be on the naughty list...HAHA!! Sorry, I'll work on not doing that. Thank you for your videos and the list is great!!! Y'all have fun cruising.
EXCELLENT video. Great list. Do you see the common denominator? None of these offenders never grew up. Your list includes all the people that disturb me every day during my normal day. I'm sitting cheering everyone of these kinds of people. You really worked on this. By the way, I really like all your videos.
When you said crop dusting...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣! I appreciated your frankness with this list. Its absolutely true!
Thanks! I appreciate you watching! - Tony
You gave me a big giggle.
Bratty kids on the adult deck who say “make me leave!” Um ok.
I guess you aren't allowed to put them in a headlock and force them out?
Tiffany Gray I wish!!🤣
We saw folks bringing their little ones into the adults only Solarium and swimming pool. We went to Guest Services and the folks in charge at the Solarium. They put a stop to the little ones in the adults only pool. Royal Caribbean's adult age starts at 16.
There's a name for that type of kid, 'man overboard'.
@@bjjones1968 , Carnivals is 21. Had a 12 year old get into the hot tub with a bunch of us adults and never said a word. The conversation wasn't what she should be hearing. Her parents were not even on Serenity with her. She was removed and her mom came back and was angry with the attendant for making her leave.
I got another one, The Patient Zero. They don’t wash there hands, or barely clean them when they do (say the alphabet people). They don’t cover there mouth when they they cough or sneeze. They will either ruin your cruise or give you the cruise crud when you get home.
I was on a cruise with my mother, aunt and uncle, they went to sleep while I hit up the midnight movie (ready player one is a favorite of mine) where a drunk man sat next to me and tried to hit on me. When I politely informed him I was married, he kept on, so I bluntly told him to leave me alone. He got so angry I didn't want to sleep with him that he flipped over his chair, almost hitting me and started calling me a bitch and tease since I was in a sundress. The crew had to come to my aide and I never went anywhere alone for the remainder of the cruise...
Edit: btw love your videos! You seriously are the voice of reason.
“I’ll throat punch you!” I love it!
I hate the person that takes a large table in the buffet when it’s really busy and hoards the table to themselves. Or when it’s really busy in the buffet and you have that person taking up a table reading their book. There’s tons of places to read your book, do you really need to do it at the busiest time in the buffet when people are walking around looking for a table.
I concur with everything you have said. It's sad that we all have similar horror stories. Luckily I am not one of those people - Thank God. Thanks, Tony!
My favorites are the people who scour their cabin looking for one little thing out-of-place, so they can rush down to the customer service desk and DEMAND a room upgrade. I like when they're told, "sorry, the ship is full".
On my last cruise, I was using a public restroom, and someone used the facilities and walked out without washing their hand. 😨. Come on. Really? And, it’s not the first time I’ve come across that. Or people entering the buffet and not washing their hands or using the hand sanitizer station.
That’s a good one! Making note! - Tony
I use a paper towel to cover the tong as I get my food.
Janine is my gosh! So glad I haven’t seen this.
As someone who has been a passenger and a crew member I can tell you that the GI is most likely from this kind of things. On the crew side the sinks in the public bathrooms are on the exterior of the actual bathrooms and in direct view of a camera. I never knew of this being a huge issue but there were people who were written up because surveillance picked them up leaving the area without washing their hands.
That is my pet peeve. That is so nasty and then you see those people in the buffet line touching the food.
Great and accurate list! But could add #16 The Absent/Irresponsible Parent.
I get annoyed at people who leave dirty plates and trays in the hallway.
Me too. The halls aren’t wide enough for all those dishes. - Tony
The cabin stewards do this
I do, too. I don't know if it's the passengers or cabin Stewards doing this, but it's a safety issue. People can trip over those trays.
Gerry Gleason yes
Or put their dirty plates in front of your cabin instead of theirs.
Great video. Should be a mandatory video before cruising!
Totally agree with you! I have to depend on using a scooter and for the most part people are nice in the elevators but a couple of times I had to tell someone to move so that I could back out without hitting them. They stand right in the way. I just don't understand those people.
I completely understand. I use a scooter also. It was awful to deal with.
I'm The Elevator Facilitator. I will make sure the person in the wheelchair or the one with the walker enters first on the elevator. And hold the doors as much as possible. One day, it might be me that needs someone to be patient and kind.
I agree! The Show Talker is the worst!!
I want to add one I experienced on my last cruise. “The elevator button pusher”. Several times when we were waiting for an elevator, 1 or 2 kids would run on in front of everybody else, push all the buttons and then get back off. It is pretty annoying when you are going 8-10 floors up or down and the elevator stops on so many floors where nobody needs to get off or on.
That’s a good one also! - Tony
Omg yes. Me and my two girl friends from Circle c were in an elevator when two boys camp ocean aged came in. They stopped first, we were going higher up. Before the boys left, they looked at us, pushed all the buttons, then ran out. But I didn't let them get away with it. I gave them a pretty good scare
The very sad thing here is that all the issues mentioned are just bad etiquette. I mean, really people - didnt your mama teach you any manners? Sheesh.. Blows my mind. I was at the elevator with a mom whose little girl had some sort of congenital issue and had difficulty walking and it was after muster. Everyone was so rude and she couldnt get on the elevator.. .I finally blocked people (yep I was the elevator blocker) so after a 15 minute wait this poor girl and her mom could get on the elevator.. It was maddening... and frustrating cuz you're there to lower the ol BP, not raise it... !!!
Leigh O'Toole I just posted this same thing about my experience with my parents and other handicapped not getting on elevators! Thank you for helping this mum!
Thank you so much for helping them! 👍
Some adults can be very rude to disabled children, teens & young adults, assuming that only "old" people have "genuine" disabilities or mobility concerns.
People of ALL ages can have disabilities.
Glad you did!
The most annoying are the ones no one talks about. What about the family of 8 that insist that they have to walk through those narrow corridors side by side so no one can get past them? I run into them every single day on cruise ships.
Wes Aday me everywhere
Played football in high school and I don't move for them, if the person is polite I will return the favor
Good old fashioned manners seem to be outdated anymore.
Some of us have medical reasons to avoid smoke as much as possible...
Hey Tony, at 4'11", 100# I tend to get over looked by those BIG TALL persons. I try to be nice, but if I'm pushed or shoved by them, my only resort is to gently but firmly step on their toe. They then look down, OH, SORRY MISS, DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE. Everyone should be mindful of the other passengers. I agree, don't over fill your plate at the buffet. I have a very lite appetite, but my eyes are bigger than my stomach sometimes. Hubs help and I've been cutting back on the loaded plate. Good content here!
ITony I have encountered most if not all of these at one time or the other. the one thing that really got on my nerves was on my last cruise. there was a girl who took her 2 kids everywhere with her and I mean everywhere alchemy bar ,kids running around ,,ocean plaza, ,kids running around, valentines couples dance and vow renewal.... yep kids running around . if they had been well behaved maybe it wouldn't have bugged me so much but the crowd became the babysitters for her while she partied down ugh
Thank you, excellent video. Yes I am guilty and really appreciate you confronting me with this information. I will be more considerate of those around me in the future. SMILES
Hint: If none of these bother you, you're the one doing these things bothering everybody else.
Your videos are the best!! I'd like to see more.
Late for muster , chair hogs , and rude to crew are my big ones ! I think everyone should take the “Behind the Fun” Tour , or whatever it’s called according to cruiseline . It would give 5hem a little more appreciation for the crew , and how much work is involved you a great vacation.
Right on Tony ! Excellent video and subject. So many of these type people are clueless, self centered, me me me types. Just wish that they would take a step back and really think about using some courteous common sense. Yes, that video of Don's in Glacier Bay on the balcony was a prime example of people who have no regard for anything or anyone but themselves.
My fiancé and I made the stair pack for the elevator. With al the food junk food we are only doing the stairs. Unless we got a ton of luggage.
You mean stair pact not pack.
Stair pack makes little sense.
What did Colleen Williams mean? “ with al the food junk food we are only doing the stairs “.
Seriously what does this illiterate person want to say?
What’s a stair pack?
Colleen please don’t comment if you can’t speak the language.
Great job!! I was going to tag Don’s Family Vacations, but sounds like you already know about him.
Totally agree! Show rudeness is the worst. Show up late and sit down front, leave early, talk during the show. It's really disrespectful to the performers and disruptive to the people trying to enjoy the show.
Amen brother, great list