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Tourist theft if this type is common in Barcelona, especially the ramblas area.

Keep your valuables out of sight.

Dear NJ Fred,

 

 

 

Thank you for your diligence. To be absolutely thorough with your "Quality Control Audit of Cabin Steward" I humbly suggest adding to your inspection the following which I ardently pursue upon entering my cabin well before I consider unpacking, or opening the cabin's sparkling wine awaiting consumption:

 

 

 

- Finger wipe of the ceiling (Dust mites parachuting on to passenger's faces while sleeping is a concern that has me performing this check twice daily. Standing on the cabin's chair in your shoes is very helpful for this. And if the cabin steward does not clean your shoe's imprints afterwards, he or she should be disciplined.)

 

 

 

- Pulling off all bed-sheets and flipping the mattress to check for stains hidden on the underside. (I so worry of catching unspeakable social-diseases from what may lie below my bedding.)

 

 

 

- Black-light your sheets and bathroom (I thank Anthony Melchiorri, host of Hotel Impossible, for this tid-bit. You may find portable ultraviolet lights that fit comfortably into your carry-on cheaply online.)

 

 

 

- Sniff the drapes (Only the best-of-the best cabin stewards fluff and deodorize twice daily a cabin's drapery.)

 

 

 

I'm surprised and disappointed that you do not finger wipe picture frames. As a devoted viewer of Hotel Impossible, I never accept a hotel room, cruise cabin, or my best friend's guest room should there be the slightest trace of gray left on my fingers after a frame wipe.

 

 

 

I wish you many sanitized cruises with cabin stewards who meet both of our minimal expectations without our having worry of fiberglass strands placed between our sheets.

Brilliant.

Sorry all, I'm new here. I don't care how anyone dresses as long as they make a bit of an effort in the evening.

Some people like to dress up a bit too which is cool.

"Thongs" I take it you mean flip flops? Not right for blokes at night I don't think. Depends in the temp though?

Americans always tip it's the culture. Europeans not very much. Uk we do. Aussies very very rarely. That's fact.

This is great!! Going on our first cruise on the oasis in September. I often wear shorts/deck shoes/ polo shirt on holiday. I'm certainly not taking a suit!!!!

Australians do not tip! Believe me!