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We lucked out this time. We were originally booked the 2/8 cruise on Sun and changed to a later date for warmer mediterranean weather. I felt bad for everyone impacted by the cancellations.

Excuse me?

No, not surprising at all. In fact, we were looking at a world voyage with Cunard in comparison to the Island. Newer ship/cabin and has equally interesting ports and length. It will be our first on Cunard and will be staying in an unfamiliar cruise for 4 months. That's the risk we will take, only after trying we can tell.

Honestly, I don't think it is the best on Princess. We love Olive Garden better if we want to eat Fettuccine Alfredo.

@BBurnsG550 We had expired FCC in the past and GS was happy to bring it back. Though the amount was small even if we lost it; we won't be too upset about it. If you can call GS again, you may get luck with a different agent. Be admissible an oversight and see what they can help you.

Agree. Let the staff take care of it. It is their job. Any guys want to take the matter into their own hands by force taking chairs with hoggers present or hoggers absence is up to them. It is not our way. Can't wait to sail on the new Sun with "our own" Signature pool!

Amen. I am telling you right now this post is long enough. 😖

I would make a report to Guest Services and to the available officers onsite if they did take all the seats.

I have seen people play cards in buffet during buffet close-down time, but rare. It is exaggerated to say seeing mahjong table setup during peak eating time that is so noisy and distracting. How possible is that? I don't believe until I see it. SiliconCruiser did not say the time when it occurred. I'll take with a grain of salt. Any officers in the buffet area would have shut it down.

Really? we have seen two people holding 5 seats in the theater for a lot longer than "just five minutes" right in front of us. You can't make that "statement" if you haven't seen it all. Now you start using "many ... do not", but in the buffet situation, you accused anyone who takes a table before getting food a "hog". A very prejudice statement. I believe you are a lounge chair hogger based on the above statement and all the debates in this thread.

You still do not seems to understand. 😄 Not all situations are the same!

Good point! Thanks for bringing it up. We also have our personal water bottles on the table. On a port days, we take our backpacks with us to buffet too. And we leave the backpacks, jackets on the chairs before heading out to get food. On disembarkation day, we like to be the first to get off the ship and we take our carryons with us to the buffet.

Read my previous reply. To make an accusation, you need to present evidence.

Since you mentioned "demographic difference", so no hogs are the same then. In the buffet dining setting, you can do a few things: 1) "be diversified" 2) Petition only people have food on the hands be allowed to serve coffee/drink on the table. As those are not "personal items" but is an indication that a table has been taken. Feel free to stalk all tables for the time when eaters return. 3) Dine in formal dining rooms every meal. And best, join the Suite club, you will be instantly seated. Lastly, quit cruising all together. It doesn't look like it meets the expectation of your culture. Most American do not agree with you.

You mixed saving a table in buffet to get food with hogging pool chairs. They are not the same. There is nothing with the former and terrible wrong with the latter.