We were in the Windjammer on Liberty of the Seas. I was preparing to get a hamburger for lunch when a boy of about 8 in front of me in line turned to me and said, “Ma’am? That’s my mom over there with my little sisters. She said I should ask someone to help me get a burger. Could you help me, please?” I looked & saw his mom sitting with a baby and a toddler and he waved, and pointed to me. I waved back to her. I told him of course I’d help. He talked me through everything he wanted...burger with a bun, cheese, and pickles on the side. He held his plate for me, as I used the tongs to get his food. When I’d put the burger things on his plate, he looked up at me and smiled, and said, “Thank you so much, ma’am,” and returned to the table where his mom & sisters were. I count that as a win! The kid got his burger without touching the tray of food, AND he was polite.
Fires are the major cause of tragedies on ships, Try.cruising on European lines - lots more smoking , more food touching, etc. They think Americans are too picky .
Amen to everything you said, Don. I especially detest leftover food on plates being left on the floor in the hallways. The sight and smell of it makes me gag and the crew are human beings- not dogs. Have some class and some respect, people!
Carnival actually wants everyone to put their room service trays out in the hall. I don't get it, but John Heald reiterated it just last week on his FB page.
@@DebJ1452 yes i was told to do so ...its an easier pick up for the staff and they don't have to knock on your door ( their idea )..ours was take away quickly
1. Turn up on time 2. Wash yer f***in hands! 3. Keep said hands off buffet food 4. Don't be a messy SOB 5. If you can't get to restaurant before closing time - starve. 😡
As it is written on all shampoo bottles: Lather Rinse Repeat. I cannot understand why people do this on a cruise, yet they're sometimes the first ones washing their hands in other venues (or at least they appear to be!).
If you are seating between 7:30 and 9:00 you seat and serve anyone who shows up between those hours. If you goal is to close at 9 then you tell people they have to be seated no later than X (8:15 or 8:30 or whatever). As one who has worked at both restaurants and retail - sometimes you have to deal with the Johnny Come-Lately's unless you specifically state that admittance or seating must occur at some period prior to your closing time. This is why bars (which generally have to close by a certain time by law) have last call. So no sympathy from me on that issue.
......if they want to close at nine pm that’s their choice but they should specify...if they stop admitting new diners before nine.....otherwise if I was in line at nine...I would expect to be served.....
Jeff Talbot I travel a lot and this is a habit I admittedly picked up from being asked to do so at hotels. I always cover the tray but never really thought about it from a cruising perspective and the much narrower walking space
@Paula Johnson .. What ever makes ya feel special. been on 5 Seven day cruises with several carriers and never paid more then $300.00+ fee's n taxes of course and getting to the ship. If you can book like last moment you get amazing deals.I'll have my air booked 2-3 months before the cruises because i know i'll be going.
The biggest complaint should be parents who do not supervise their children and allow them to do what ever they want, when ever they want, the entire cruise. I was on Oasis of The Seas and on the sea day, I went to the buffet with the intention of having a hot dog with all the fixings. So, I got a plate and stood on line with a 9/10 year old boy in front of me. He started to take the hot dogs off the rack with the tongs and kept putting more and more on his plate until he had to reach all the way in the back of the rack to get the last few and sure enough, his loaded plate tilted and all the hot dogs fell on the floor. The boy then picked them up with his hands, put them back on the rack and walked away. I got the buffet people to immediately close down that area and throw out all the hot dogs! Needless to say, I did not get a hot dog and completely lost my appetite for having one the rest of the cruise!
@@noturningbackever493 Absolutely correct. The majority of children on cruise ships also do not walk, they run everywhere. Saw one knock over an elderly lady using a walker on the pool deck. Myself and another man corralled the boy and when his mother finally showed up, the first words out of her mouth were "how dare you put your hands on my child". She demanded our names, addresses etc for her lawyer to sue us while having no concern whatsoever for the elderly woman who suffered a broken hip because of her son.
@@DiamondMasters you are right, I don't like spending that much money and having to deal with that. After cruising a half dozen times, I think I am done it's not fun anymore, tired of Fuktwits in general, it's a shame You can't have them walk the plank.
Interesting that the survey did not disclose the overall rudeness of some passengers. One thing that bugs the sh*t out of me are passengers who can't manage a simple thank you when a waiter brings them something - a drink, extra butter, a fork to replace the one you knocked on the floor reaching for another roll...etc. Or - stopping a crew member to ask for information - where's the Lido deck or how do I get to the stuff my face ice cream bar? "Down that corridor, take the 2nd stairwell up two decks? Thank you!" Keee-rist - how frickin' hard is that?
The muster drill stuff oh that pisses me off!!!!! The last cruise we were on we couldn’t hear anything that was said on the loud speaker because of everyone talking.
Same on ours. Football scores and teams were far more important than saving your life should there ever be that kind of emergency! Ignorance knows no boundaries.
Thanks Don. The very next time I'm at the buffet and I see someone pawing the food, I'm going to (very nicely) alert the attendant. I have seen that several times and just didn't get the item I wanted because if it. I didn't think the attendant would do anything. That is the worse thing a person can do as far as I'm concerned. They are probably the same person that won't wash their hands.
@Paula Johnson WOW! You'd think that just because they are homeless it should not equal no manners or using their hands. Somewhere along the line they weren't homeless, so they had to know the difference. Incredible!
Paula Johnson Paula do you think the nasty ass people in the cruise were homeless??? Dumb ass comment. You don’t know what the hell is going on with your food when anyone is cooking it or serving it.
I do not know exactly why ... but I LOVE Don's videos about "annoying Cruisers" :) LOL ... the material is funny sure, but Don's delivery is on point!! ... he could literally do stand up comedy! :)
Here is one of my biggest pet peeves...people who stand right in front of the elevator, and then push their way on. Oh my gosh, people! Can’t we let the folks who are on the elevator get off FIRST?
Don, don't encourage those rude people who don't return on time for boarding by mentioning the ship will wait a short while. That only makes them more likely to putz around until the last minute.
I saw a gentleman (I use that term loosely) reach into a salad bar and scoop out dressing with his bare hand, lick off the excess and then go back to grab a few more items without using the tongs. With a brief, "Excuse me for moment please" to my table companions, I walked over to the crew member overseeing the area and told him what I had seen. There was a flurry of barked instructions and within a minute or two, every single tray/bowel/container had been pulled from that service station. People are pigs.
CP140405 I totally agree with you except that only SOME people are pigs. You don’t sound like you are not am I and my family who are travel professionals.
Yes. I don't understand people who touch food. Please take the whole thing and then throw the rest away. May I grab some food with my hands and put it on your plate? No. "I'm puzzled."
I have to agree with you, Don. A lot of good points. Too bad some cruisers treat the trip as though it was just for them--and have zero consideration for all the things you mentioned here. Hey Don--DON'T ever suggest them to ask the captain something stupid: someone might really try to do that, lol. BTW-- YOU ARE AT 40,000 ALREADY! THAT'S FORTY THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS!! WOO HOO! WAY TO GO! Keep up the great work! 💛💜💚🧡💙❤ ALL your videos! We have learned so much from them. Thank you. Take care of your health. The last few videos you weren't looking well. WE ALL NEED YOU!
Cruise Ship Ettiquete 101! And...if there are missing tongs for your buffet item of interest: "Ask for one!" The dining halls have an abundance of food servers and table staff that will accommodate you No excuse not to
Don., How clean do you think those food tongs are? They are being used by folks who are sick, don’t wash their hands, etc I prefer food ops where the crew serves the food at buffet stations. Much more hygienic.
I was on a cruise ship with lots of norovirus and they no longer let passengers serve themselves at the buffet. Instead the waiters had disposable gloves on and served everything -closing the barn door after the horses got out, right?
This is why we use hand sanitizer before we eat. My eldest son started us on that good habit, because he refused to eat at buffets, after seeing someone lick their hand before touching the tongs. Now he uses a napkin to grab the tongs, then we all use hand sanitizer before eating.
We had one pier runner from our Bermuda cruise. (June 7 through June 14) One other annoying thing we encountered, on our last night we went to a show, Get Down Tonight a 70s music retro, great show. We did what you said, got there a half hour early, got our seats. While the show started, people arriving late, people climbing over us, standing and finding seats in front of us. 15 minutes into the show, more people showing up looking for seats and one guy fell down the stairs, not hurt, just annoying.
Thank you so much Don for all the valuable information. WE LOVE your videos. I have a "grossed-out" story for you... On our Alaskan cruise in 2017, a woman got a chunk of cheese from the bowl (yes, she used the tongs, but then took it off the tongs with her hands)....took a bite...and threw the remainder BACK into the bowl. Her husband gave her a 'look'...and she just said "I didn't like it". Voila...her actions were justified. I just stood there with my mouth open. I should have told someone but that was back in my more 'timid' days. If that were to happen today, I'd go straight to a crew member as you did.... That story still grosses me out!!! UGH!!
I am a 911 dispatcher and yes they do call 911 when the cable is out or electric. I have even had them call and ask what time it is or to help them with their childs homework
Those pier runners are so irritating, yes! 😠 When cruising, I set my clock to ship time (duh), and set an alarm ⏰. Whatever time they say be back, my alarm goes off THREE hours before. That gives me one hour to finish whatever I'm doing and get back because I insist on being on the ship 2 hours before the cut off time. Even the excursions I book are in the morning so that I'm back early. There is no way I'd do anything to ruin my vacation or that of others. 🛳
One time when I was in Cozumel, it was time to leave and 2 people where missing and they didn’t show up at the pier at all. The ship left them, but later that day the ship was traveling at 19 knots. It was so rocky! I sail to Cozumel a lot on cruise ships, and ships usually sail about 17 knots when leaving Cozumel (for the ships I’ve been on)
Only just now realized @6:57 that Don uses a mirror effect for the deck scenery behind him :) But still somehow makes the waves travel smoothly across the screen. Don magic...
Don you hit the nail on the head with everything you said. We were on a RC cruise just this month and my husband voiced a problem to servers in the buffet area about people using the tongs for the bacon and then just throwing them back on top of the bacon, much to his chagrin the response was "that is why we have you wash your hands before coming in." 😡🤢🤮
The world is full of selfish and ignorant people, and some of them go on cruises. However, there are also some cruising "good citizens," I I always try to be one. I have peaked into rooms where my steward was working and seen the disasters. I try to leave things semi-tidy because I feel for that poor steward. One of my pet peeves is the person who grills the poor waitstaff about what's in the food and then asks for something impossible. "Does the pasta sauce contain garlic? Can I get it without garlic? " Then they get all offended when the waiter says no.
Kay S, I’m the same way. I always tidy the room before they come to clean and my husband ribs me about it all the time. He tells me I’m on vacation, and I tell him I don’t want him thinking we live like pigs. No offense to pigs of course. So I put all the towels in easy access in the bathroom in one spot and tidy the room so anyone can walk around without stepping or having to walk around anything. I also clean off the counters, which is usually full of my make up, perfume etc. and I put our luggage under the beds too and keep them there till we need to pack again. I also make sure all of our valuables are locked up and safe. It all takes about ten minutes if that. Drives my hubby buggy in a good natured way, and I have the safe of mind that our man doesn’t think we live like slobs, and I’m able to make his job easier than some of the other rooms. I do this in hotel rooms too. I think o got this from my Mom. 😊
@@maiingan07 I do the same thing. It's for my benefit as well. Then I can find things! The amount of paper we collect on a cruise is amazing. If I didn't sort, stack, and toss, I'd never find anything.
@@maiingan07 EXCELLENT MANNERS! We normally live like what you are describing here--no clutter and we do NOT treat others as though they are our servants--not on a ship, not in a hotel--nowhere at all! Treat like YOU want to be treated and others will respect you.
My SLO Life, Oh my gosh, I forgot all about all of that paper. I swear by the time we leave, it could’ve made a small tree. I remember my first cruise thinking it would be great to have them as a memento until we hit the middle of our seven days. There was far too much, so I tossed it all away without ever having any regrets. Be well and stay smiling, Ma’iingankwe
Katie Marie mine too but I’m worse. I don’t send food back if it’s wrong when I order. I also don’t interact with coworkers if they are sick. I have to wash my hands before and after I use the restroom and if the door is not a push door I have to use a paper towel or tissue to open the door.i could go in but I just don’t like germs 😓😓😓
Sly Fox I don't like germs either ; I wash my hands every time I go any place and before and after restrooms. I also use a paper towel to open bathroom door. I use hand sanitizer all the time. So I understand what you mean. I much rather be a clean person than NOT !!! 😉😊😋
I have one to add. Now, don''t get me wrong, I am well aware that there are people who genuinely need those motorized scooters, but if they do need them, they need to know how to drive it. I was on a cruise in April and those things were everywhere. I think there was some sort of convention on scooter riders. 😁 I, watched them plow onto elevators that were already half full ad then the family had to get on too. I stand with my feet turned inward to save my toes. I was not so lucky on this last cruise. There were 3 of us on the elevator, two of walking and one lady who came into the elevator and I thought she and her scooter were going to go out the backside of the elevator. Seems the two ladies were friends. They got to their floor and the "walking" lady got off the elevator and the other lady sat there. The lady began to yell for her to get off the elevator and she did not seem to know how to drive it and the door began to close. Being the nice person I am, I leaned forward and held the door for her to get off and she promptly ran over the back of my sandal and up over the side of my ankle as I am yelling for her to stop that she is running over me. The other lady was yelling at her also and was so angry with her and all this lady on the scooter said was "sorry" and drove away, but the other lady checked on me. If she had not stopped she would have broken my ankle because my foot was turned over som far from the wheel. As it was, my ankle was swollen for a couple of days, but I was OK. I also agree with you on the other things. I too made a few comments to people, like it or not, about the tongs were there for a reason. That they do not work on command, you have to pick them up.
some people on land don't eve use a scooter but get extra special conditions and cabnis for using one ..i see them park their scooters and walk to a better seat at the shows..im talking about phonies here folks who brag about it not people who are in need..I think they should make a wheelchair and scooter only wide elevator it really causes problems for both sides
this is everywhere i travel the world the $hit i see is head shaking everywhere - bathrooms, food, pools, oh and dont get me started about the drunks peeing in the hot tub (which ill never go in) after all those drinks no way you havnt peed since noon lmao
Don, I would LOVE to cruise with you and root out and shame these bad cruisers!! The next time you see someone touching the food with their bare hands, tell the table captain to send over the entire platter of whatever it is to the offending toucher. The look on that offending person's face will be PRICELESS! Much better than throwing good food away! 🤣
Its even worse when your WITH the Rude Annoying person!! I had to read my boyfriend at the time the RIOT ACT because he was 1) spitting over the balcony onto the balcony below us 2) Stole a couple of the ship gym towels/put them in his suitcase 3) Didn't tip Any of the taxi drivers or baggage handlers 4)Kept making fun of people during the muster drill 5) Kept trying to take the buffet coffee mugs with coffee off the ship and onto the islands 6) left soaking wet bathroom towels all over the cabin 7) showed up in main dining room wearing jeans/shorts/flip flops 8) cut in line in front of several people entering the theater 9)had a new complaint everyday down at customer service over the most minor things - for example - the water in the water fountain wasn't cold enough --and then had the manager calling our room everyday 10) kept trying to unsuccessfully barter prices on the islands by offering $2, $3 or $4 dollars when an item was marked $20 to $50 and 11) Once off the ship, snuck into the short customs line that was for handicap people only!!!!!
Hi Don! My wife and I are thinking about an Alaskan cruise in the future..we've watched videos about cruises and travel..we like yours the best. Very informative! I love your commentary on inconsiderate people!
Regarding buffets - I generally try to avoid them mostly because the food quality sucks. But I also am wigged out by people who touch the food with their hands. While I've never done this on a cruise ship, I have done this in hotels that have breakfast buffets or lines: I see someone pawing through the bread with their hands and they place one or two slices on their plates. I will reach over and grab the slices off their plates, rub my fingers over the slices and then place them back on their plate. and tell them "Yep, good choice!".
I avoid all buffets no matter where they are. I'd tmrather take my chances ordering off of a menu or going to a cafeteria so the people behind the counter can place food on the dish!
Here's what I learned to do: Take the napkin (paper one, if it's there) and use that to handle the tongs. If there aren't any, then go to the rest room FIRST before you visit the buffet area and get a paper towel from the dispenser and use that (not all rest rooms aboard the ship have those Dyson air dryers ONLY; most also have the paper towel dispensers), or--better than nothing--a few sheets of clean toilet paper. Stops me from worrying who did not wash their hands after the rest room, who has a cold\the flu\Norovirus\Herpes\a coughing spell into their hands\sneezed into their hands\dropped the tongs and then put them back into the food area\picked at the food with their hands\picked their nose before they stood in the buffet line...and so on.
Hi Don, I So enjoy reading /hearing all your comments. I totally agree with you on ALL your points that can be annoying to we fellow travellers and to many of our fellow passengers. I am so appalled with certain people who for some reason refuse to wash their hands after using the wash room. They show a total lack of consideration for others. A few years ago I was a passenger on one of the Princess cruises running out from Fremantle to SE Asia. On our return to Fremantle a number of passengers had come down with quite a severe stomach illness. So much so, that on the next cruise, passengers were not permitted to use the serving tongs in the buffet area and instead the staff members had to do the serving of the food beverages. 😡
I love these videos! It seems to me that many people turn off their brains when on vacation. On cruise ships, in hotels, in restaurants, at Disney, it doesn't matter, an increasing number of people switches into ego-mode...
Mike Wood 30904 I use a napkin to hold the tongs. Especially the first day. I don't want to get sick. I might use gloves but think I might look crazy so I use a napkin.
One thing about hand sanitizer, it is a effective tool when used in conjunction with hand washing. Hospitals in the US use tons of sanitizer. Staff are actually encouraged to use it when entering and leaving patient rooms.
Uh yes, People call 911 for cable being out. Oh boy, after 25 years in the fire service could I tell you a few stories. I agree with all of what you said. It amazes me how these people have survived as long as they have in life. We are doing the land/sea princess Alaska in 15 days. I am sure I will have plenty of "OMG did you see what they just did" moments... Thanks D
This was hilarious! Ok, yet sad because I know these things are true and definitely annoying, and I thought of a couple of big ones that didn't get mentioned here, so I'm sure they're real list is waaaay longer.
Just like the airplane safety briefing I am very attentive to the muster drills; I even perform my own "snap drill" (without the life vest though) to ensure I remember where to go if I ever hear the general alarm by actually going there (or at least the entrance to it). My buffet pet peeve that I have is NO TONGS at a food item station (dinner roll is the worst offender). I have found that if you give your steward or room service a call AFTER you are done eating, they are more than happy to come and collect the dishware (cart if you ordered room service). If I have a "Be back on board time", I always subtract 30 minutes (If it 5:00 PM I want to be on that dock by 4:30 PM - ship time) as everyone must go through screening and that takes time in itself.
Unfortunately this won't stop. There are many people who don't have the conscience nor shame of what their doing. I agree with all of these things, unfortunately like I said, I won't stop ever. There will always be these type of people.
Just cruised last month. After washing my hands I grabbed an extra paper towel and used on the tongs. We only did the buffet twice on a 7 night cruise. We enjoyed the MDR , pizza joint and bbq spot and left the buffets for everyone else. We brought the alcohol wipes with us and stayed healthy.
Agree with everything you said Don, food is also my pet peeve to don’t touch the food when there’s utensils there to pick it up with that’s disgusting. I am very fussy when it comes to food. Lol. Thanks Don.
Some people are not very considerate and self centred. I find even on all exclusive resorts you find people behaving badly, except for the missing the boat. Then again you find people who are late for their flight. Showing up at the last minute after the gate Is closed. Then again I have meet some wonderful people from around the world on cruise ships and resorts.
There is a lot of rude people with no tactfulness. People think they are entitled. I wasn't raised to be like that and I know there are a lot of people who are respectful. Some times I just want to go smack them in the back of the head like we got as kids if we did something stupid. lol
Just one thing to add: I've worked in the food service industry, years ago, and posted closing times can be an oddity. I have managed restaurants with a 9PM closing time and the meaning of that time can be one of two things. For some restaurants, that can mean one can walk in until almost 9PM and not incur that wrath of the wait staff, because that's just how it is there. For others, one would get the "hairy eyeball" walking in at 8:30 with a 9PM closing time. Unsure about how the ships handle that. Probably best to ask, in the interest of not being troublesome to already tired dining room personnel.
Don, I used to drive bus at Logan Airport in Boston for Avis rent-a-car (clearly marked AVIS). Do you know how many times I was asked, "Where does this bus go?" "Do you go to Hertz? or they'll get on the bus at any of the terminals without asking where it goes and they'll ask why didn't you go to the T stop (mass transit stop)? One guy even asked does this go to the town of AVIS? LOL
On my recent Princess cruise I didn't see any of these problems, people were quite polite. What grossed me out were the cleaning carts taking up more than half the hallway, piled with dirty linens and trash that I had to brush past. Eww. Those carts were ALWAYS there except late at night.
Got really annoyed on Carnival Elation asking crew members question all crew should know like locations of places on ship to be dismissed. Not while they were busy. Just standing around. On Disney I never felt like a inconvenience
We've only ever been on one cruise (Mediterranean) and it was wonderful. But we have friends who cruise all the time and their big complaint lately is children who are not supervised racing around the ship and getting into trouble, pushing and shoving people. I have no problem with kids having fun, but parents should be supervising.
The worst thing I have ever seen in a buffet (not on a cruise) was a kid who returned food that they had gotten back into the container from their plate.
If there is one thing I know it is where I am going in an emergency. I would probably be the first one there thanks to 25 years of being a commercial property manager.
This is about muster drills. Being a retired volunteer FF/EMT and my current job is in a manufacturing environment with lots of dangerous chemicals and gasses I am very safety oriented. I've only been on 2 cruises, my 1st cruise the muster drill went by the book, everyone behaved and the people running the drill were very professional. On the 2nd cruise, the people at the drill behaved BUT the people running the drill were (in my opinion) were unprofessional. They turned it into a big comedy routine, you couldn't take these people seriously. That is MY pet peeve, downplaying safety. Love your videos Don!
Maybe they were doing a comedy routine because people were talking over or ignoring the standard one. They may have thought more folks would pay attention if the presentation was funny.
Regarding people arriving late for dinner: When I was on Celebrity last year, there was a notice to everyone that anyone arriving 15 minutes past their dining time will not be seated. I forgot the exact wording but I was glad to see that. Workers want to finish up for the day too. Some people are just rude! I agree about people at muster drill. I have told people to shut up! Another issue I have is people that are just unconsiderate of others. I have a disability with my back & I cannot stand for periods of time. I went to a muster drill in a lounge & there was no seating except a couch that should accomodate 4 people. 2 people were seated with their legs propped up. I politely asked if I may sit down. 1 man was nearly passed out drunk & ignored me. The other was a nasty old crotchety man who said there was no room. I asked a staff member to assist me & i pointed out the couch. Crew member told drunk man to sit up so others can sit & told old crotchety man to "move over". I swear, I do not know why people are so rude. Its like they have an attutude that because they paid for the cruise they can act any way they choose & screw everybody else. From saving chairs at the pool to saving seats at the shows, these people need to be reported to a staff member.
I see it on vacation all the time. People who wouldn't dare do something at home have no problem doing it where someone else would have to cleanup their mess. Also, I've read news stories all the time about a schmuck calling 911 because a fast food drive through messed up their food order! Stupid is as stupid does. Finally, yeah, I was at a fancy (4-star) restaurant one trip to Las Vegas when a very loud couple arrived 10 minutes before closing, saw that the velvet rope was up (this was inside a fine dining casino restaurant) so they dropped the rope and yelled loudly at the host when they wouldn't be seated!
It’s bad enough that passengers have no problem using the restroom and then eating their own food without washing their hands but the idea that they are touching other peoples food in the buffet makes me nauseous and mad. That’s just gross. 🤬🤢
Hi everybody, Hi Don, Here is a quote that maybe can be used to explain some of these situations. "Wizards first rule: 'People are stupid' " (Terry Goodkind). I think, sometimes, that sums up humanity😊😉. On a more serious note and this is for Don (and you can tell me to go jump in a lake, of course). How is your health coming along. I seem to remember that you would be having tests done about now-ish. Well I'll go on thinking of you once a day till you tell me to stop. And everybody. Have a good day,night, morning or evening. Yours, Ann
The additional problem for me with people touching food is that I have a severe food allergy. (I have a epipen.). I have witnessed more than once people touching food with wheat and then touching food in the gluten free section. Some actually pick it up, put it on their plate, and put it back on the buffet!! One gluten free dessert item got bread crumbs on it!!
When I went to Cozumel during the tour of the Mayan Chocolate Factory there was a woman in the gift shop who was using her hands to taste the chocolate samples. Each sample had a spoon for sampling. I called her out on it and she looked at me like she had no clue what I was saying, which made me crazy. What has happened to etiquette and manners?
There’s just a general lack of consideration towards others that is occurring and not just on cruise ships.
So very true!! Narcissism is more evident on cruise ships!!
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Home training was left at home - some "grown adults" are the worst culprits
True!...
It's all the females faults. They breed and created it
So true and it's very sad
We were in the Windjammer on Liberty of the Seas. I was preparing to get a hamburger for lunch when a boy of about 8 in front of me in line turned to me and said, “Ma’am? That’s my mom over there with my little sisters. She said I should ask someone to help me get a burger. Could you help me, please?” I looked & saw his mom sitting with a baby and a toddler and he waved, and pointed to me. I waved back to her. I told him of course I’d help. He talked me through everything he wanted...burger with a bun, cheese, and pickles on the side. He held his plate for me, as I used the tongs to get his food. When I’d put the burger things on his plate, he looked up at me and smiled, and said, “Thank you so much, ma’am,” and returned to the table where his mom & sisters were. I count that as a win! The kid got his burger without touching the tray of food, AND he was polite.
Donn if only Cruise Ships would play this video every day in their Theaters so the facts sink in. Agree with all of these!!!
Cindy Wilson A Prebroad video and 100% correct test should be required online! Before ur allowed on the ship
"people who touch food" Yes I can tell it is a pet peeve, and one I totally agree with.
Smoking on balconies is happening more and more. I’m for no smoking on cruise ships at all.
My favorite thing is to be on my balcony, taking in the fresh air and inhaling someone else's cigarette smoke. :(
Fires are the major cause of tragedies on ships, Try.cruising on European lines - lots more smoking , more food touching, etc. They think Americans are too picky .
Go the whole-hog and ban alcohol too.
Amen to everything you said, Don. I especially detest leftover food on plates being left on the floor in the hallways. The sight and smell of it makes me gag and the crew are human beings- not dogs. Have some class and some respect, people!
Carnival actually wants everyone to put their room service trays out in the hall. I don't get it, but John Heald reiterated it just last week on his FB page.
@@DebJ1452 yes i was told to do so ...its an easier pick up for the staff and they don't have to knock on your door ( their idea )..ours was take away quickly
1. Turn up on time
2. Wash yer f***in hands!
3. Keep said hands off buffet food
4. Don't be a messy SOB
5. If you can't get to restaurant before closing time - starve.
😡
As it is written on all shampoo bottles: Lather Rinse Repeat.
I cannot understand why people do this on a cruise, yet they're sometimes the first ones washing their hands in other venues (or at least they appear to be!).
If you are seating between 7:30 and 9:00 you seat and serve anyone who shows up between those hours. If you goal is to close at 9 then you tell people they have to be seated no later than X (8:15 or 8:30 or whatever). As one who has worked at both restaurants and retail - sometimes you have to deal with the Johnny Come-Lately's unless you specifically state that admittance or seating must occur at some period prior to your closing time. This is why bars (which generally have to close by a certain time by law) have last call. So no sympathy from me on that issue.
......if they want to close at nine pm that’s their choice but they should specify...if they stop admitting new diners before nine.....otherwise if I was in line at nine...I would expect to be served.....
I noticed that too. In restaurants at home the later time would be the last time for booking a table not for the place closing.
Instead of putting dirty dishes on the floor, which blocks wheelchairs, just call cabin attendant to pick it up! My complaint; smoking. Ugh
Jeff Talbot I travel a lot and this is a habit I admittedly picked up from being asked to do so at hotels. I always cover the tray but never really thought about it from a cruising perspective and the much narrower walking space
My complane is people complaining ughugh
@Paula Johnson .Smart people don't pay thousands to take the same cruise most just paid a couple hundred for.. who's stupid?
@Paula Johnson .. What ever makes ya feel special. been on 5 Seven day cruises with several carriers and never paid more then $300.00+ fee's n taxes of course and getting to the ship. If you can book like last moment you get amazing deals.I'll have my air booked 2-3 months before the cruises because i know i'll be going.
@Paula Johnson .people want to feel special like they are better then the ghetto people. be honest here..
Somewhere along the line people have become overly self-absorbed. There are no repercussions for stupid actions; thus, in general, people do not care.
Public shaming for touching food with bare hands. Now I know what to do in two weeks. 😂
Late returning passengers should be advised of the extra cost to the cruise line.
Then charged for some or all of this extra cost !
The biggest complaint should be parents who do not supervise their children and allow them to do what ever they want, when ever they want, the entire cruise. I was on Oasis of The Seas and on the sea day, I went to the buffet with the intention of having a hot dog with all the fixings. So, I got a plate and stood on line with a 9/10 year old boy in front of me. He started to take the hot dogs off the rack with the tongs and kept putting more and more on his plate until he had to reach all the way in the back of the rack to get the last few and sure enough, his loaded plate tilted and all the hot dogs fell on the floor. The boy then picked them up with his hands, put them back on the rack and walked away. I got the buffet people to immediately close down that area and throw out all the hot dogs! Needless to say, I did not get a hot dog and completely lost my appetite for having one the rest of the cruise!
Let me guess: His "parents" (if you want to call them that) were NOWHERE to be found, right?
@@noturningbackever493 Absolutely correct. The majority of children on cruise ships also do not walk, they run everywhere. Saw one knock over an elderly lady using a walker on the pool deck. Myself and another man corralled the boy and when his mother finally showed up, the first words out of her mouth were "how dare you put your hands on my child". She demanded our names, addresses etc for her lawyer to sue us while having no concern whatsoever for the elderly woman who suffered a broken hip because of her son.
Yep, teenager's also, I like cruising when school is in session.
@@mrchildgrownold3852 Parents take their children out of school to take them on cruise ships, AKA, their romper room on the seas!
@@DiamondMasters you are right, I don't like spending that much money and having to deal with that. After cruising a half dozen times, I think I am done it's not fun anymore, tired of Fuktwits in general, it's a shame You can't have them walk the plank.
Interesting that the survey did not disclose the overall rudeness of some passengers. One thing that bugs the sh*t out of me are passengers who can't manage a simple thank you when a waiter brings them something - a drink, extra butter, a fork to replace the one you knocked on the floor reaching for another roll...etc. Or - stopping a crew member to ask for information - where's the Lido deck or how do I get to the stuff my face ice cream bar? "Down that corridor, take the 2nd stairwell up two decks? Thank you!" Keee-rist - how frickin' hard is that?
I was taught manners by my grandparents. Most ppl tho... No manners whatsoever
Oh my, this video gave me deja vu of when I worked Customer Service at RCI in Miami. People never change.
The muster drill stuff oh that pisses me off!!!!! The last cruise we were on we couldn’t hear anything that was said on the loud speaker because of everyone talking.
Agree.
I am sure that they were not even observing the crew's demostration.
Same on ours. Football scores and teams were far more important than saving your life should there ever be that kind of emergency! Ignorance knows no boundaries.
Pentecostal Believer S-R it’s a shame too!🤦🏻♀️
the announcer should have quieted them
Sometimes I hate people yet I always love my cat 🐈😻
Don’t touch my damn food! That’s a major pet peeve of mine too!
With those same dirty hands they touch the tongs that you then touch with your hands.
Jack Mortimer true and I go and wash my hands again before I eat cause I know people do touch tongs without washing there hands!
Common sense is a flower that doesn’t grow in everyone’s garden.
Thanks Don. The very next time I'm at the buffet and I see someone pawing the food, I'm going to (very nicely) alert the attendant. I have seen that several times and just didn't get the item I wanted because if it. I didn't think the attendant would do anything. That is the worse thing a person can do as far as I'm concerned. They are probably the same person that won't wash their hands.
@Paula Johnson WOW! You'd think that just because they are homeless it should not equal no manners or using their hands. Somewhere along the line they weren't homeless, so they had to know the difference. Incredible!
Paula Johnson Paula do you think the nasty ass people in the cruise were homeless??? Dumb ass comment. You don’t know what the hell is going on with your food when anyone is cooking it or serving it.
@Paula Johnson Just making a point--even if you think it was stupid.
@Paula Johnson not all homeless people are filthy and diseased!
I do not know exactly why ... but I LOVE Don's videos about "annoying Cruisers" :) LOL ... the material is funny sure, but Don's delivery is on point!! ... he could literally do stand up comedy! :)
“You wouldn’t call 911 if your cable was out...Or would you?” 😂😂😂
@@deletedleaf2688 sadly, people do just that
Here is one of my biggest pet peeves...people who stand right in front of the elevator, and then push their way on. Oh my gosh, people! Can’t we let the folks who are on the elevator get off FIRST?
Don, don't encourage those rude people who don't return on time for boarding by mentioning the ship will wait a short while. That only makes them more likely to putz around until the last minute.
I saw a gentleman (I use that term loosely) reach into a salad bar and scoop out dressing with his bare hand, lick off the excess and then go back to grab a few more items without using the tongs.
With a brief, "Excuse me for moment please" to my table companions, I walked over to the crew member overseeing the area and told him what I had seen.
There was a flurry of barked instructions and within a minute or two, every single tray/bowel/container had been pulled from that service station.
People are pigs.
CP140405 I totally agree with you except that only SOME people are pigs. You don’t sound like you are not am I and my family who are travel professionals.
@@conniecrawford5231Yeah that is fair. We as a society have dumbed down the social niceties.
I agree with everything and especially touching food
Yes. I don't understand people who touch food. Please take the whole thing and then throw the rest away. May I grab some food with my hands and put it on your plate? No. "I'm puzzled."
I'm sure the tongs are just as nasty. Kinda makes you think huh?
I have to agree with you, Don. A lot of good points. Too bad some cruisers treat the trip as though it was just for them--and have zero consideration for all the things you mentioned here.
Hey Don--DON'T ever suggest them to ask the captain something stupid: someone might really try to do that, lol.
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Cruise Ship Ettiquete 101!
And...if there are missing tongs for your buffet item of interest:
"Ask for one!"
The dining halls have an abundance of food servers and table staff that will accommodate you
No excuse not to
Don., How clean do you think those food tongs are? They are being used by folks who are sick, don’t wash their hands, etc I prefer food ops where the crew serves the food at buffet stations. Much more hygienic.
And those people who alternate licking their fingers and picking up the tongs. 🤢
I was on a cruise ship with lots of norovirus and they no longer let passengers serve themselves at the buffet. Instead the waiters had disposable gloves on and served everything -closing the barn door after the horses got out, right?
This is why we use hand sanitizer before we eat. My eldest son started us on that good habit, because he refused to eat at buffets, after seeing someone lick their hand before touching the tongs. Now he uses a napkin to grab the tongs, then we all use hand sanitizer before eating.
@@jeannievail Alcohol-based sanitizer does *not* work on Norovirus. I would wear gloves at the buffet, then remove them just before you eat.
We had one pier runner from our Bermuda cruise. (June 7 through June 14) One other annoying thing we encountered, on our last night we went to a show, Get Down Tonight a 70s music retro, great show. We did what you said, got there a half hour early, got our seats. While the show started, people arriving late, people climbing over us, standing and finding seats in front of us. 15 minutes into the show, more people showing up looking for seats and one guy fell down the stairs, not hurt, just annoying.
Boston Bobby oh, and the kids kicking the back of the seats. I witnessed the same thing on my last cruise. So annoying!
Brilliant Don! Omg you hit everything perfect....great job!
I've been known to loudly say "there are tongs available, sir"
Sir you are really living life on the edge. Please be careful while engaging in this behavior.
Or worse, they put the tongs back into another food dish so now the other item is contaminated!
Michael Veltman one Buffet misspelt Tongs ..It said. please use the Tongue.
i wish i was behind you when you said that .....I always wanted to be bold enough to say that ....thank you
I've been know to loudly say "GET your FILTHY fingers out of the food, you freakin' CRETIN." And I'm a lovely lady....LOL!!
I live in Australia and watch your videos. I really love them, I wish you were my travel agent. I love your honesty.
Hygiene, Hygiene, Hygiene!!! It's so simply simple!
Thank you so much Don for all the valuable information. WE LOVE your videos.
I have a "grossed-out" story for you... On our Alaskan cruise in 2017, a woman got a chunk of cheese from the bowl (yes, she used the tongs, but then took it off the tongs with her hands)....took a bite...and threw the remainder BACK into the bowl. Her husband gave her a 'look'...and she just said "I didn't like it". Voila...her actions were justified. I just stood there with my mouth open. I should have told someone but that was back in my more 'timid' days. If that were to happen today, I'd go straight to a crew member as you did.... That story still grosses me out!!! UGH!!
Cruise ships should play this after every saftey check
I am a 911 dispatcher and yes they do call 911 when the cable is out or electric. I have even had them call and ask what time it is or to help them with their childs homework
Please tell me you're joking!
Those pier runners are so irritating, yes! 😠
When cruising, I set my clock to ship time (duh), and set an alarm ⏰. Whatever time they say be back, my alarm goes off THREE hours before. That gives me one hour to finish whatever I'm doing and get back because I insist on being on the ship 2 hours before the cut off time. Even the excursions I book are in the morning so that I'm back early. There is no way I'd do anything to ruin my vacation or that of others. 🛳
One time when I was in Cozumel, it was time to leave and 2 people where missing and they didn’t show up at the pier at all. The ship left them, but later that day the ship was traveling at 19 knots. It was so rocky! I sail to Cozumel a lot on cruise ships, and ships usually sail about 17 knots when leaving Cozumel (for the ships I’ve been on)
I just wear a wristwatch and make sure that is set for ship time.
I agree. I have never cruised before and I’m always back at least an hour early on the Alaska cruise that I’ve came back from.
Only just now realized @6:57 that Don uses a mirror effect for the deck scenery behind him :) But still somehow makes the waves travel smoothly across the screen. Don magic...
Don you hit the nail on the head with everything you said. We were on a RC cruise just this month and my husband voiced a problem to servers in the buffet area about people using the tongs for the bacon and then just throwing them back on top of the bacon, much to his chagrin the response was "that is why we have you wash your hands before coming in." 😡🤢🤮
The world is full of selfish and ignorant people, and some of them go on cruises. However, there are also some cruising "good citizens," I I always try to be one. I have peaked into rooms where my steward was working and seen the disasters. I try to leave things semi-tidy because I feel for that poor steward. One of my pet peeves is the person who grills the poor waitstaff about what's in the food and then asks for something impossible. "Does the pasta sauce contain garlic? Can I get it without garlic? " Then they get all offended when the waiter says no.
Kay S,
I’m the same way. I always tidy the room before they come to clean and my husband ribs me about it all the time. He tells me I’m on vacation, and I tell him I don’t want him thinking we live like pigs. No offense to pigs of course. So I put all the towels in easy access in the bathroom in one spot and tidy the room so anyone can walk around without stepping or having to walk around anything. I also clean off the counters, which is usually full of my make up, perfume etc. and I put our luggage under the beds too and keep them there till we need to pack again. I also make sure all of our valuables are locked up and safe.
It all takes about ten minutes if that. Drives my hubby buggy in a good natured way, and I have the safe of mind that our man doesn’t think we live like slobs, and I’m able to make his job easier than some of the other rooms. I do this in hotel rooms too. I think o got this from my Mom. 😊
@@maiingan07 LOL. You sound exactly like me!
@@maiingan07 I do the same thing. It's for my benefit as well. Then I can find things! The amount of paper we collect on a cruise is amazing. If I didn't sort, stack, and toss, I'd never find anything.
@@maiingan07 EXCELLENT MANNERS! We normally live like what you are describing here--no clutter and we do NOT treat others as though they are our servants--not on a ship, not in a hotel--nowhere at all! Treat like YOU want to be treated and others will respect you.
My SLO Life,
Oh my gosh, I forgot all about all of that paper. I swear by the time we leave, it could’ve made a small tree.
I remember my first cruise thinking it would be great to have them as a memento until we hit the middle of our seven days. There was far too much, so I tossed it all away without ever having any regrets.
Be well and stay smiling,
Ma’iingankwe
Good for you Don, don't manhandle food. It can be catastrophic on a ship
You are Perfect, Don !!! By the way, Hygiene and Food Sanitation are my Pet- Peeves. 🙄
Katie Marie mine too but I’m worse. I don’t send food back if it’s wrong when I order. I also don’t interact with coworkers if they are sick. I have to wash my hands before and after I use the restroom and if the door is not a push door I have to use a paper towel or tissue to open the door.i could go in but I just don’t like germs 😓😓😓
Sly Fox I don't like germs either ; I wash my hands every time I go any place and before and after restrooms. I also use a paper towel to open bathroom door. I use hand sanitizer all the time. So I understand what you mean. I much rather be a clean person than NOT !!! 😉😊😋
Your background always takes me back to my Cruise... 😊
I have one to add. Now, don''t get me wrong, I am well aware that there are people who genuinely need those motorized scooters, but if they do need them, they need to know how to drive it. I was on a cruise in April and those things were everywhere. I think there was some sort of convention on scooter riders. 😁 I, watched them plow onto elevators that were already half full ad then the family had to get on too. I stand with my feet turned inward to save my toes. I was not so lucky on this last cruise. There were 3 of us on the elevator, two of walking and one lady who came into the elevator and I thought she and her scooter were going to go out the backside of the elevator. Seems the two ladies were friends. They got to their floor and the "walking" lady got off the elevator and the other lady sat there. The lady began to yell for her to get off the elevator and she did not seem to know how to drive it and the door began to close. Being the nice person I am, I leaned forward and held the door for her to get off and she promptly ran over the back of my sandal and up over the side of my ankle as I am yelling for her to stop that she is running over me. The other lady was yelling at her also and was so angry with her and all this lady on the scooter said was "sorry" and drove away, but the other lady checked on me. If she had not stopped she would have broken my ankle because my foot was turned over som far from the wheel.
As it was, my ankle was swollen for a couple of days, but I was OK. I also agree with you on the other things. I too made a few comments to people, like it or not, about the tongs were there for a reason. That they do not work on command, you have to pick them up.
some people on land don't eve use a scooter but get extra special conditions and cabnis for using one ..i see them park their scooters and walk to a better seat at the shows..im talking about phonies here folks who brag about it not people who are in need..I think they should make a wheelchair and scooter only wide elevator it really causes problems for both sides
As annoying as what you describe is, be thankful that you are not the one that needs a scooter. That's all.
Thanks Don’ 👍🏻 great info and vlogs’😎🚢
Touching food with bare hands is my pet pive also
“Ya cain’t fix stoopid!”
this is everywhere i travel the world the $hit i see is head shaking everywhere - bathrooms, food, pools, oh and dont get me started about the drunks peeing in the hot tub (which ill never go in) after all those drinks no way you havnt peed since noon lmao
Don, I would LOVE to cruise with you and root out and shame these bad cruisers!! The next time you see someone touching the food with their bare hands, tell the table captain to send over the entire platter of whatever it is to the offending toucher. The look on that offending person's face will be PRICELESS! Much better than throwing good food away! 🤣
Its even worse when your WITH the Rude Annoying person!! I had to read my boyfriend at the time the RIOT ACT because he was 1) spitting over the balcony onto the balcony below us 2) Stole a couple of the ship gym towels/put them in his suitcase 3) Didn't tip Any of the taxi drivers or baggage handlers 4)Kept making fun of people during the muster drill 5) Kept trying to take the buffet coffee mugs with coffee off the ship and onto the islands 6) left soaking wet bathroom towels all over the cabin 7) showed up in main dining room wearing jeans/shorts/flip flops 8) cut in line in front of several people entering the theater 9)had a new complaint everyday down at customer service over the most minor things - for example - the water in the water fountain wasn't cold enough --and then had the manager calling our room everyday 10) kept trying to unsuccessfully barter prices on the islands by offering $2, $3 or $4 dollars when an item was marked $20 to $50 and 11) Once off the ship, snuck into the short customs line that was for handicap people only!!!!!
OMG. I hope you dropped this moron like a hot potato! Cheap AND rude!
Bring a retired chef I can completely relate to the hands on food thing and the five minutes to close thing lol. The banes of every cooks life!
This is what happens when you make cruises accessible. 20 years ago there was no such problem.
Hi Don! My wife and I are thinking about an Alaskan cruise in the future..we've watched videos about cruises and travel..we like yours the best.
Very informative! I love your commentary on inconsiderate people!
Regarding buffets - I generally try to avoid them mostly because the food quality sucks. But I also am wigged out by people who touch the food with their hands. While I've never done this on a cruise ship, I have done this in hotels that have breakfast buffets or lines:
I see someone pawing through the bread with their hands and they place one or two slices on their plates. I will reach over and grab the slices off their plates, rub my fingers over the slices and then place them back on their plate. and tell them "Yep, good choice!".
Ha ha ha !
I avoid all buffets no matter where they are. I'd tmrather take my chances ordering off of a menu or going to a cafeteria so the people behind the counter can place food on the dish!
Here's what I learned to do: Take the napkin (paper one, if it's there) and use that to handle the tongs. If there aren't any, then go to the rest room FIRST before you visit the buffet area and get a paper towel from the dispenser and use that (not all rest rooms aboard the ship have those Dyson air dryers ONLY; most also have the paper towel dispensers), or--better than nothing--a few sheets of clean toilet paper.
Stops me from worrying who did not wash their hands after the rest room, who has a cold\the flu\Norovirus\Herpes\a coughing spell into their hands\sneezed into their hands\dropped the tongs and then put them back into the food area\picked at the food with their hands\picked their nose before they stood in the buffet line...and so on.
HAL 9000 How are you still not in the hospital or dead? LOL! I’d applaud you!
And these are the same people who lick their fingers in between handling the tongs.
Thank you so much, you continue to shame those idiots in the buffet ♥️
Hi Don, I So enjoy reading /hearing all your comments. I totally agree with you on ALL your points that can be annoying to we fellow travellers and to many of our fellow passengers. I am so appalled with certain people who for some reason refuse to wash their hands after using the wash room. They show a total lack of consideration for others.
A few years ago I was a passenger on one of the Princess cruises running out from Fremantle to SE Asia. On our return to Fremantle a number of passengers had come down with quite a severe stomach illness. So much so, that on the next cruise, passengers were not permitted to use the serving tongs in the buffet area and instead the staff members had to do the serving of the food beverages. 😡
How can you not know your muster station when it’s printed on your sail and sign card?
They are idiots, the world is full of them
@@mrchildgrownold3852 I was thinking the same thing. It's on our card!
@@wendye6500 And listen at muster drill, I have seen more than a few have their drink's taken. SMH
I love these videos! It seems to me that many people turn off their brains when on vacation. On cruise ships, in hotels, in restaurants, at Disney, it doesn't matter, an increasing number of people switches into ego-mode...
And the burly guy at Walmart who changes tires about eyeliner shades!!! LOL!!!
"Well ma'am, I 'spose that depends on your wheel covers.(buuurp)."
Why do ships wait for delayed passengers? Just leave and everything is fine.
Am I wrong for wanting to wear gloves because people handle the tongs? What's the difference between handling tongs and handling bread?
Mike Wood 30904 I use a napkin to hold the tongs. Especially the first day. I don't want to get sick. I might use gloves but think I might look crazy so I use a napkin.
wash hands before eating always
One thing about hand sanitizer, it is a effective tool when used in conjunction with hand washing. Hospitals in the US use tons of sanitizer. Staff are actually encouraged to use it when entering and leaving patient rooms.
Do the stewards leave note for occupants what they found.....so parents can discipline their kids?
Uh yes, People call 911 for cable being out. Oh boy, after 25 years in the fire service could I tell you a few stories. I agree with all of what you said. It amazes me how these people have survived as long as they have in life. We are doing the land/sea princess Alaska in 15 days. I am sure I will have plenty of "OMG did you see what they just did" moments... Thanks D
Don you are to funny,but, you are on point
Don, you are a hoot. Love your videos!
This was hilarious! Ok, yet sad because I know these things are true and definitely annoying, and I thought of a couple of big ones that didn't get mentioned here, so I'm sure they're real list is waaaay longer.
Don- you look great! You look healthy and happy - many blessings to you!
My Policy is that if the bus/ship etc leaves at time X, it leaves then.
David Andrew right??? Planes don’t wait on you either, and people still get butthurt over that too.
Just like the airplane safety briefing I am very attentive to the muster drills; I even perform my own "snap drill" (without the life vest though) to ensure I remember where to go if I ever hear the general alarm by actually going there (or at least the entrance to it). My buffet pet peeve that I have is NO TONGS at a food item station (dinner roll is the worst offender). I have found that if you give your steward or room service a call AFTER you are done eating, they are more than happy to come and collect the dishware (cart if you ordered room service). If I have a "Be back on board time", I always subtract 30 minutes (If it 5:00 PM I want to be on that dock by 4:30 PM - ship time) as everyone must go through screening and that takes time in itself.
Unfortunately this won't stop. There are many people who don't have the conscience nor shame of what their doing. I agree with all of these things, unfortunately like I said, I won't stop ever. There will always be these type of people.
And yet..............you go.
I recently found your channel and I love your vid’s
Don you are THE Emily Post of Cruising! Love your blog.
Love your posts, keep going!!!!
Just cruised last month. After washing my hands I grabbed an extra paper towel and used on the tongs. We only did the buffet twice on a 7 night cruise. We enjoyed the MDR , pizza joint and bbq spot and left the buffets for everyone else. We brought the alcohol wipes with us and stayed healthy.
Agree with everything you said Don, food is also my pet peeve to don’t touch the food when there’s utensils there to pick it up with that’s disgusting. I am very fussy when it comes to food. Lol. Thanks Don.
Some people are not very considerate and self centred. I find even on all exclusive resorts you find people behaving badly, except for the missing the boat. Then again you find people who are late for their flight. Showing up at the last minute after the gate Is closed. Then again I have meet some wonderful people from around the world on cruise ships and resorts.
Augh! Pier runners!
There is a lot of rude people with no tactfulness. People think they are entitled. I wasn't raised to be like that and I know there are a lot of people who are respectful. Some times I just want to go smack them in the back of the head like we got as kids if we did something stupid. lol
Just one thing to add: I've worked in the food service industry, years ago, and posted closing times can be an oddity. I have managed restaurants with a 9PM closing time and the meaning of that time can be one of two things. For some restaurants, that can mean one can walk in until almost 9PM and not incur that wrath of the wait staff, because that's just how it is there. For others, one would get the "hairy eyeball" walking in at 8:30 with a 9PM closing time. Unsure about how the ships handle that. Probably best to ask, in the interest of not being troublesome to already tired dining room personnel.
Don, I used to drive bus at Logan Airport in Boston for Avis rent-a-car (clearly marked AVIS). Do you know how many times I was asked, "Where does this bus go?" "Do you go to Hertz? or they'll get on the bus at any of the terminals without asking where it goes and they'll ask why didn't you go to the T stop (mass transit stop)? One guy even asked does this go to the town of AVIS? LOL
I had that amber alert...😁..i.was very happy for the good outcome!!!.wake me up anytime for a child!!!hey from Georgian bay Canada...🍁🌹😊
On my recent Princess cruise I didn't see any of these problems, people were quite polite. What grossed me out were the cleaning carts taking up more than half the hallway, piled with dirty linens and trash that I had to brush past. Eww. Those carts were ALWAYS there except late at night.
Got really annoyed on Carnival Elation asking crew members question all crew should know like locations of places on ship to be dismissed. Not while they were busy. Just standing around. On Disney I never felt like a inconvenience
Hahaha "you wouldnt call an emergency number for that would you?" I work EMS and went on a call where an old lady wanted us to take out her garbage
Great video, Don! You are SO right!
We've only ever been on one cruise (Mediterranean) and it was wonderful. But we have friends who cruise all the time and their big complaint lately is children who are not supervised racing around the ship and getting into trouble, pushing and shoving people. I have no problem with kids having fun, but parents should be supervising.
The worst thing I have ever seen in a buffet (not on a cruise) was a kid who returned food that they had gotten back into the container from their plate.
If there is one thing I know it is where I am going in an emergency. I would probably be the first one there thanks to 25 years of being a commercial property manager.
This is about muster drills. Being a retired volunteer FF/EMT and my current job is in a manufacturing environment with lots of dangerous chemicals and gasses I am very safety oriented. I've only been on 2 cruises, my 1st cruise the muster drill went by the book, everyone behaved and the people running the drill were very professional. On the 2nd cruise, the people at the drill behaved BUT the people running the drill were (in my opinion) were unprofessional. They turned it into a big comedy routine, you couldn't take these people seriously. That is MY pet peeve, downplaying safety. Love your videos Don!
Maybe they were doing a comedy routine because people were talking over or ignoring the standard one. They may have thought more folks would pay attention if the presentation was funny.
There was a guy who slept through the whole muster drill and would have gotten left at the end if someone didn't wake him up!! SMH😐
Regarding people arriving late for dinner: When I was on Celebrity last year, there was a notice to everyone that anyone arriving 15 minutes past their dining time will not be seated. I forgot the exact wording but I was glad to see that. Workers want to finish up for the day too. Some people are just rude! I agree about people at muster drill. I have told people to shut up! Another issue I have is people that are just unconsiderate of others. I have a disability with my back & I cannot stand for periods of time. I went to a muster drill in a lounge & there was no seating except a couch that should accomodate 4 people. 2 people were seated with their legs propped up. I politely asked if I may sit down. 1 man was nearly passed out drunk & ignored me. The other was a nasty old crotchety man who said there was no room. I asked a staff member to assist me & i pointed out the couch. Crew member told drunk man to sit up so others can sit & told old crotchety man to "move over". I swear, I do not know why people are so rude. Its like they have an attutude that because they paid for the cruise they can act any way they choose & screw everybody else. From saving chairs at the pool to saving seats at the shows, these people need to be reported to a staff member.
On a muster drill we had a girl that kept texting. They stopped 3Xs to keep telling her to quit. We all had to stand there waiting.
I see it on vacation all the time. People who wouldn't dare do something at home have no problem doing it where someone else would have to cleanup their mess. Also, I've read news stories all the time about a schmuck calling 911 because a fast food drive through messed up their food order! Stupid is as stupid does. Finally, yeah, I was at a fancy (4-star) restaurant one trip to Las Vegas when a very loud couple arrived 10 minutes before closing, saw that the velvet rope was up (this was inside a fine dining casino restaurant) so they dropped the rope and yelled loudly at the host when they wouldn't be seated!
It’s bad enough that passengers have no problem using the restroom and then eating their own food without washing their hands but the idea that they are touching other peoples food in the buffet makes me nauseous and mad. That’s just gross. 🤬🤢
I've worked in many kitchens. You don't want to know what happens to your food before it's sent out.
Hi everybody, Hi Don, Here is a quote that maybe can be used to explain some of these situations. "Wizards first rule: 'People are stupid' " (Terry Goodkind). I think, sometimes, that sums up humanity😊😉. On a more serious note and this is for Don (and you can tell me to go jump in a lake, of course). How is your health coming along. I seem to remember that you would be having tests done about now-ish. Well I'll go on thinking of you once a day till you tell me to stop. And everybody. Have a good day,night, morning or evening. Yours, Ann
There are two types of people - stupid people and really stupid people. The really stupid people don't know they're stupid.
Good for you Don, who wants to eat food that others have touched!
The additional problem for me with people touching food is that I have a severe food allergy. (I have a epipen.). I have witnessed more than once people touching food with wheat and then touching food in the gluten free section. Some actually pick it up, put it on their plate, and put it back on the buffet!! One gluten free dessert item got bread crumbs on it!!
Watch the movie "Idiocracy".
It will explain everything.
BEST MOVIE EVER!
So true. We see that movie becoming reality every day.
When I went to Cozumel during the tour of the Mayan Chocolate Factory there was a woman in the gift shop who was using her hands to taste the chocolate samples. Each sample had a spoon for sampling. I called her out on it and she looked at me like she had no clue what I was saying, which made me crazy. What has happened to etiquette and manners?