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😊 — don’t want to get into it with other passengers but I like your style.

Terrible chair hog issues on Princess, Royal Caribbean and Celebrity (our most recent sailing a few months ago) — seems to have gotten worse recently. The cruise lines seem unwilling to enforce policies. They could put down timestamped cards and collect them along with belongings (I’ve seen apples, flip flops, books, etc) after reasonable Timelapse, perhaps 45 minutes. The belongings to be deposited on a vicinity table. As long as the cruise lines ignore this, the passengers will suffer — just not right. It is not quite as much fun if we need to be circling the outside lounges like trying to find parking at the mall during the holidays— oh, and am paying thousands for the privilege onboard.

Unfortunately on some lines, most recently Celebrity, all levels and locations of seating were affected, not just near the pool. The chairhog problem seems to be growing. .

The sliding door to the balcony was not “kept” open. A couple of times we were on the balcony with door closed behind us. Once I was in the doorway. And closed it fast.

There is a big permanent metal platform with a hatch that opens. It wasn’t open often but our balcony was sprayed with liquid and clothes got soaked - husband got sprayed in the face. Another time the spray started and reached the sliding door but we were quick to close the door. Again, no warning. Don’t know what was in the water like soap or if it was just plain water. We were not bothered by loss of view due to window washing equipment though. the cabin itself was nice but the little chairs uncomfortable with no footstools. Enjoy.

On celebrity also

no but we were sprayed with water a few times without warning!?!

7123 — would not book again This was sold as unobstructed. If it truly was unobstructed I do like the Porthole Vetanda.

I’m leaving on a HAL sailing this weekend and am concerned that we will have a lounge to relax also. We will have a balcony also but don’t want to be prisoners in our cabin either. we are vets of 30-something cruises mostly on Celebrity. Our last 2 sailings on RCCL and Celebrity Beyond were so crowded we wandered around looking for chairs mostly unsuccessful. If the cruise lines cannot get their act together and enforce their own policies and rules, the lack of relaxing public sense will send me to another way to spend my vacation $. Selling me a chair or onboard cabana after I have paid the cruisefare is not right. Neither is downgrading the included dining so that passengers are forced to pay for the ever-expanding specialty dining options. We have this HAL sailing soon and then Oceania in the fall. Hope springs eternal. Happy sailing.

Don’t think it is possible

We don’t comply but as politely as we can.🙂🩴🛟⚓️

We always get to theater super early to get a seat on the aisle so dh can get to restroom quickly. We're often asked to move in and would rather not explain why we would rather not. we do move out to the aisle to let others in the row. I try not to judge - we don’t always know the reasons.

A shame that this problem affects Oceania too. But they have it within their power to make their pax comfortable by enforcing a reasonable no-reserve policy.

Thanks Was hoping hoping that plan was done. Linda

Hi Can anyone tell me what has been done in the November 2023 dry dock of NS? We were passengers November 2022 and are sailing March 2024. Thanks. Linda ⚓️🩴🛟