AmandaEnzo

Let us know how it goes when you call back tomorrow.

We had a similar experience last summer on the Dream. I just brought out my phone and played my favorite music loudly enough to drown them out. My teenaged daughter found out they weren't fond of hard rock and her music made them leave quickly. As soon as they left we turned off the music. My neighbor on the balcony on the other side of us thanked us. I even had someone below me thank us. Yes they were THAT loud. Lol. :)

Lol

After 400+ days, I'm FINALLY DOING THE SINGLE DIGIT DANCE, and I still haven't told my children about the surprise yet. We're leaving for Florida in 6 days and they don't know about that either. Lol

 

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Oh, wow! How in the world did you hide it from them? How old are they?

Have fun!

Have fun!

1. Cloud 9 spa

2. Stake house

3. Carnival cruise ship

4. I have a mommies figure now so I'm so looking forward to showing it off! Even bought one of those cool, retro, 1950s looking, polka dot bathing suits!!!

My guess as to what happened is that they were using the cup from the soda program. When I have had them refill it, the will generally dump out the contents assuming it is watered down and fill with new.

 

The cups are generally colored and they had vodka in it. They probably assumed it was melted ice, so they dumped it out (normal operating procedure). Then she was informed that it was vodka. That is when the bartender informed them of the rule.

 

Imagine the complaints there would be if they just added ice and say cranberry juice that was now watered down since they did not dump out the clear liquid (melted ice).

 

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That would make a lot of sense so long as she was told after, unless she didn't hear or wasn't paying attention to what the customer was saying. Since other bartenders were complying I'd think the latter though. Couldn't she have just filled it back up with vodka though instead of having to come up with an explanation?

I'm betting she didn't hear and if she didn't come up with an excuse, thought she might have gotten in trouble so she just reacted.

I want to stay in a suite. :)

Go over and read the thread that is going on right now called "what is cheaper , BV or bar?" Apparently there are quite a few people that did not know about this rule. Apology accepted Thommy Boy! I agree that the bartender was doing her job, however, I do not agree with her method. There is a difference!:)

Etiquette on ships I don't fully understand as I've only been on one other cruise over 7 years ago.

I compare it to a regular bar and would think its funny/weird/rude to bring alcohol to a bartender to begin with so wouldn't have thought of it unless I read it or saw it being done. I'd also feel the same way about bringing wine into a restaurant and that seems normal according to what I've read.

I think because different rules seem to apply to cruise ships it makes a lot of other things confusing so I'd hope employees would understand that. If a bartender just threw my drink out rudely like that I'd be startled and probably wouldn't tip. If she was nice about it but bartenders were not following the rule I'd think her superiors were watching over her closely for some reason.

Seems like she was rude. I wonder why. Maybe she has a baby at home and needs to leave the child to support him/her. Or, maybe she's just a jerk for some reason. Sad... It would certainly take a lot for me not to tip the bartender...

Sorry, just going off on a bit of a tangent, lol... :rolleyes:

Thank you AmandaEnzo for your support!!!!

You are welcome.

I apologies for calling you an idiot. Maybe I miss read what you was saying.

Hard to do this. It brought a smile to my face cause I know how hard it is to do.:)

I'll stop mothering you now, lol. :D

Ok let me clarify a few things to THOMMY BOY. The"yeah right" comment was not to the bartender. It was me saying "yeah right" to the fact that people were only drinking their own alcohol in their room! It's quite obvious from these posts that individuals are bringing and drinking their own alcohol in public areas of the ship. My husband had approached several bartenders on the ship and each honored his request. This would lead us to believe that we were not breaking any rules. When the female bartender grabbed the cup and slung it in the sink we were startled. I just feel she could have handled the situation with a little more finesse. There was no shouting match with the bartender. At that point I simply went to guest services with my concern and was in fact informed of the rule which we complied with the remainder of the cruise! My original post was just to educate a previous poster that this has happened and to be aware of the situation. Thank you AmandaEnzo for your support!!!!

It was misunderstood what she wrote. This happens to me ALL THE TIME on forums.

In the future, I hope it's a lesson learned to question things further or at the very least state how we feel in a less offensive way. Takes a big person to admit a mistake.

At the time I called them idiots, I had only known them about 4 days. We met on that cruise. Lol.

 

When the poster comes back and apologies about the bartender, I will apologies to her.

 

Which in my opinion, will not happen, because she probably still feels the bartender was in the wrong, not her husband.

 

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Sometimes people do something wrong and I react. It's still the right thing to apologize for what it was that I did wrong.

But, I'll leave it alone now.

I have seen bartenders on cruises treated badly by cruisers. That gets my goat.

 

Even had some friends of mine get caught up in it. They got caught doing something against the rules (sharing drinks on Cheers). The weird thing is that the one most upset at the bartender was the one getting free drinks. I called them idiots for doing it so blatantly as to get caught and then blame the bartender.

She was just doing her job. The one who was going to get punished (being cut off for the rest of the cruise) came around fairly quickly. It eventually worked out by him admitting he was in the wrong and ended up not being cut off.

 

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Definitely see your point. I also understand that we can say certain things to our friends because we know they personally won't take offense. But, I do think the poster you called an idiot still deserves an apology.

Idiot might have been a little strong. But I do not consider it bullying. I think the term bullying has been diluted by applying it to simple speech.

 

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Well, a little strong and definitely offensive. IMO, you are also a very caring person for standing up for them even though I disagree with the way you initially went about it. You made me think about my own initial reaction/attitude in these last few posts.

So you would be livid at another person also due to your own ignorance. But at least you stated above you would actually go find out that you were in the wrong and would no longer be livid at the bartender.

 

You would not have came on here accusing an innocent person of doing wrong and basically calling them a liar demonstrating continued ignorance.

 

I never said she displayed her outrage at the bartender, but she did turn her feeling into action by coming on here and denigrating a hard working person.

 

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Valid points. I also respect you standing up for the people who work for Carnival.

However; calling somebody an idiot is, IMO, a form of bullying.

In my opinion the poster was rude. I consider it rude to be livid with somebody just doing their job. And with her "Yeah right " comment, she still thinks the bartender lied to her and is still livid. I find that very rude.

 

The workers on these ships work hard and do not deserve this attitude being shown from the poster.

 

If the poster had gone to Guest Services and check, like you would, she would have known the bartender was correct and just doing her job. She then would not have came on here spewing her nasty attitude toward the bartender.

 

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I would have been livid with the bartender too. I also wouldn't have believed that was the SOP since other bartenders were doing things differently.

However; that also doesn't mean I would have said or done anything rude or offensive to the bartender. It would have simply been the way I felt.

She never said that she turned her feelings into actions and displayed that to the bartender. You are assuming that.

So he was livid at the bartender because of his own ignorance.

 

And she did explain the rule to you. Your reply on here was "Yeah right".

 

No reason to be livid at a person for doing her job, which is what the bartender was doing.

 

Ignorance is not an excuse.

 

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This is rude and your other comment was nasty also. I can easily see overlooking something like that. I would expect the bartender to bring it to your attention and not make the drink. However, I've never heard of nor read the consequence being to throw the alcohol out.

If that had happened to me I would have gone to guest services to verify what the SOPs were. If it was a really a valid procedure I wouldn't be angry with the bartender cause maybe he'd get in trouble if he didn't throw it out. Maybe I'd give feedback or something stating the situation and how I didn't agree with Carnivals decision on how to handle it.

I will say that the use of swim diapers although not allowed is not enforced. You'll find them on many of the kids in the kiddie pool and some in the other pools. So, you could take swim diapers if you want as a backup.

 

If you want to remove it, which I understand, there are bathrooms very near the pools if you want to change her in there. If you choose the kiddie pool there is a rest room just inside the door near the entrance to camp carnival.

Thank you.

I had the same problem with my daughter. We probably bought 6 or 7 different kinds of "real" underwear before she found some she liked better than the pull-ups. She would pick them out then after I had them home and washed she wouldn't wear them.

Kids are funny. Meanwhile, we are offending everyone on the ship cause they think they aren't potty trained, lol. :rolleyes:

We use them at night but my daughter knows we have them, lol.

Ok, sorry but I will say what most people are thinking.

 

Just take your daughter to the kids pool. That's what it is there for. They will have more fun walking around in the shallow water anyway and playing with other kids their age.

That's a great idea!!! Much better. I didn't know they had a kids pool on the splendor. I know they have a splash park and I will definitely take her to that. I would think that they had to be trained for even the splash park and employees wouldn't allow her to go in it if they saw her in a pull up (before I changed her out of it) thinking she wasn't potty trained.

I'm paranoid, lol. :rolleyes:

I misunderstood then. I totally get putting them on her during times like you mentioned. She's just learning and even once they're good at it, they can have accidents from being excited and/or in unfamiliar places. I know I get excited when I first board the ship!!! Enjoy your family vacation!

Thank you!!!

If she has a very pretty swimsuit (Maybe Minnie?) she may be better with wearing the swimsuit without them. Only you know if your child can go without it or not. I agree that as long as she isn't wearing a pull-up or swim diaper type thing under the swimsuit that no one will notice. I have to admit I would be one to look if I saw one of those in the pool when it's prohibited. Even though I bet some of the adults have accidents in there as well, especially after a few adult beverages.

Sorry, I meant she's sometimes adamant about wearing them instead of underwear. She won't wear anything under a swimsuit.

Hey good for you! I know potty training is a job. I am thinking though that they might say "if you aren't SURE your daughter is potty trained you can't go in" so I really don't have an answer perhaps with a few more days you'll know for sure. Good Luck

Thank you!!! Yes, this was A LOT of work! Been training for over a month and I'm pretty much a stay at home mom so there's been a ton of time spent on it.

We have a dance, family claps for her, chocolates, ice cream, you name it, lol. I feel very confident that she will tell me.

Carnival employees probably won't look twice at you. It's fellow passengers that you'll be getting looks from. How will anyone know your child is wearing pullups when she's not in the pool anyway? I'd change her into her bathing suit in your room, then go to the pool, and back to the room when you're done swimming. Of course if you plan on being in and out of the pool all day, that won't work, but if that's the case, I'd chance her not wearing a pull up at all when she's in her bathing suit. (Editing for clarity - I'm assuming you won't be putting your child in the pool in any kind of diaper. A regular pull up will just bulk up with water in the pool and possibly burst. Swim diapers don't absorb anything, they're only meant to contain poop while swimming.)

 

Just as an aside, we found the best time to use the pool with kids was early in the morning, right after breakfast. There was no one in the pool yet, and we'd get a good hour in, from about 9-10, and the lido wasn't crazy yet. Less people to give you the side eye at that time. ;-)

That's a great suggestion. I'll definitely change her in my room and try morning swimming.

Figured employees might have an eye out for which kids are wearing diapers, so parents don't chance things, idk. :confused:

I should also add, sometimes she's adamant about wearing them cause it has Minnie Mouse on them. She still uses the potty normally.

I wouldn't put her in the pool with a pull-up on. The employees will irresponsibly ignore it. But your fellow cruisers will notice. If you aren't 100% sure she can handle being in the water without a pull-up, you should just keep her out. That's my advice anyway.

Sorry, I didn't explain correctly. I won't put her in a pull up in a bathing suit. I'm only putting her in a pull up when I get on the ship and she's in regular clothes cause she might tell me she needs to go potty and I may have no clue where the closest bathroom is.

I cruised recently and can confirm a few items.

 

*The match play was available from all of the bars I visited. So I can definitely confirm pool bar and Candlelight lounge (Inspiration) where the comedians performed, so I have to think all bars.

*They want to see you playing before they will give you the Casino lanyard....bring your own....not a fan of that ugly thing.

*The best Caesar salad is from the 24 hr pizza station, you can even ask for chicken on it. They will put it together however you want it...extra dressing or croutons.

*The cheese plate is available as a dessert in the main dining room. Ask for it to go and they will wrap it up for you. Works great in a room with a fridge to enjoy on the balcony the next day.

*Pens are still free. I asked for cards in the Platinum line, no problem, no charge. Some kids were asking in the regular line and I think they needed there S&S card to charge (which they apparently did not have with them). Kids were sad, so I asked for a 2nd deck and gave one to the kids. The staff smiled and were OK with that...remember they used to be free to all.

So glad to see this new thread!

Great tips! Will use these. Thank you!!!