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We had a wonderful captain,he was always available if need be,in all my
49 cruises i have never had a captain come thru the dining room in the parade with the waiters and kitchen staff. This captain did,and was just as jolly as the help. It is also the first time we had 3 welcome parties,the first for everyone,and 2 for repeat passengers. The staff on the desk was as nice as could be,nothing was too much trouble for them,such a nice touch. We received our wakeup calls with out fail every morning. Did not like the way you had to cut from deck five to deck 3 for the shows because of the way the dining rooms were laid out,but not a huge problem. Every where you went there were sanitizing stations set up,and they had a person stationed there to be sure you used them. They were a little high on their tours,but a lot of people did their tours on their own. we were goingto take a ride around antigua,but the driver of the van said he was ready to leave in a couple minuets,we sat and waited for 15,and then got up and left the van,we passed it 25 minuets later,and it was still sitting there with people on it waiting to go. I am not sure of which island it was, ,people missed the ship and had to fly home to new york. There is no excuse for that because you know what time the ship will sail,and you have plenty of time to get back to the ship. We only had 3 1/2 hrs in san juan,not much time for anything. cruise lover(~~~~~) .. |
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On Mar 22, 9:01*pm, (Surfer E2468) wrote:
We had a wonderful captain,he was always available if need be,in all my 49 cruises i have never had a captain come thru the dining room in the parade with the waiters and kitchen staff. * *This captain did,and was just as jolly as the help. It is also the first time we had 3 welcome parties,the first for everyone,and 2 for repeat * * * passengers. The staff on the desk was as nice as could be,nothing was too much trouble for them,such a nice touch. We received our wakeup calls with out fail every morning. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Did not like the way you had to cut from deck five to deck 3 for the shows because of the way the dining rooms were laid out,but not a huge problem. Every where you went there were sanitizing stations set up,and they had a person stationed there to be sure you used them. * * * * * * They were a little high on their tours,but a lot of people did their tours on their own. we were goingto take a ride around antigua,but the driver of the van said he was ready to leave in a couple minuets,we sat and waited for 15,and then got up and left the van,we passed it 25 minuets later,and it was still sitting there with people on it waiting to go. I am not sure of which island it was, * ,people missed the ship and had to fly home to new york. There is no excuse for that because you know what time the ship will sail,and you have plenty of time to get back to the ship. * * * * * We only had 3 1/2 hrs in san juan,not much time for anything. * * * * * cruise lover(~~~~~) . I went on my second RCI cruise on Explorer, loved it. Drop by RoyalCaribbeanFan.com, tell us about it! Nathan www.RoyalCaribbeanFan.com |
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"Surfer E2468" wrote in message ... We had a wonderful captain,he was always available if need be,in all my 49 cruises i have never had a captain come thru the dining room in the parade with the waiters and kitchen staff. This captain did,and was SNIP cruise lover(~~~~~) I'm curious, I know the "parade of chefs" is sort of traditional, but I find it mildly irritating and wonder if others do as well. I have eaten in many fine restaurants around the world, and while the chef sometimes visits the table, he, or they, never march around the room to music with a cheerleader calling for applause. I think it's cheap and cheesy. What about the rest of you, do you like it or just tolerate it because it's going to happen anyway? Would you encourage the cruise lines to stop giving the cook the clap? No big thing, just curiosity poking through. Harry Cooper |
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On 3/23/2010 10:38 AM, Seehorse Video wrote:
I'm curious, I know the "parade of chefs" is sort of traditional, but I find it mildly irritating and wonder if others do as well. I have eaten in many fine restaurants around the world, and while the chef sometimes visits the table, he, or they, never march around the room to music with a cheerleader calling for applause. I think it's cheap and cheesy. If not arrogant. What about the rest of you, do you like it or just tolerate it because it's going to happen anyway? It's a waste of the diner's time. Would you encourage the cruise lines to stop giving the cook the clap? Absolutely, in particular when the food is just good, and not excellent, as is the case on EotS. No big thing, just curiosity poking through. Harry Cooper |
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Seehorse Video wrote: "Surfer E2468" wrote in message ... We had a wonderful captain,he was always available if need be,in all my 49 cruises i have never had a captain come thru the dining room in the parade with the waiters and kitchen staff. This captain did,and was SNIP cruise lover(~~~~~) I'm curious, I know the "parade of chefs" is sort of traditional, but I find it mildly irritating and wonder if others do as well. I have eaten in many fine restaurants around the world, and while the chef sometimes visits the table, he, or they, never march around the room to music with a cheerleader calling for applause. I think it's cheap and cheesy. What about the rest of you, do you like it or just tolerate it because it's going to happen anyway? Would you encourage the cruise lines to stop giving the cook the clap? No big thing, just curiosity poking through. I don't like the "parade of chefs" or other so called entertainment in the dining room. It interupts conversations with our tablemates and also in most cases delays dessert & coffee, which delays us getting to the shows or other entertainment. I tolerate it because there is no choice, although once our entire table walked out and went elsewhere for dessert. sue |
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On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:21:37 -0400, Sue Mullen
wrote: I don't like the "parade of chefs" or other so called entertainment in the dining room. It interupts conversations with our tablemates and also in most cases delays dessert & coffee, which delays us getting to the shows or other entertainment. I tolerate it because there is no choice, although once our entire table walked out and went elsewhere for dessert. sue I am with you Sue, If the chef wals through and stops at my table, I would be happy to share my thoughts, but singing waiters, and parading chefs are probably the highest on my dislike of cruises list. (Other things are more easily avoided hence not as high on the list.) Joseph Coulter Joseph Coulter Cruises and Vacations www.josephcoulter.com |
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Joseph Coulter wrote: On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:21:37 -0400, Sue Mullen wrote: I don't like the "parade of chefs" or other so called entertainment in the dining room. It interupts conversations with our tablemates and also in most cases delays dessert & coffee, which delays us getting to the shows or other entertainment. I tolerate it because there is no choice, although once our entire table walked out and went elsewhere for dessert. sue I am with you Sue, If the chef wals through and stops at my table, I would be happy to share my thoughts, but singing waiters, and parading chefs are probably the highest on my dislike of cruises list. (Other things are more easily avoided hence not as high on the list.) I think dining room entertainment is fun for newbies, but most people get tired of it after a few cruises. sue |
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Have no problem with the parade of the chef's and waiters,it is nice
they think enough of their passengers to take the time to do it cruise lover(~~~~~) .. |
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