Is there one thing you miss about cruising that they don't do anymore?

I miss assigned deck chairs with your name on them.

Individual butlers serving just you only!

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Chocolate on my pillow

Following, as we are new to cruising for just about 6 years, this is interesting to me. I don't know what I have been missing from the past!:D:D:D:D

REAL silverware, and crystal/china at dinner. 5 courses at dinner. Tasty and beautifully presented menus/desserts. Molded butter pats on ice. A bit of "class" at dinner. I miss that. Not something you have on an everyday basis!

Oh..and 2/1 ratio of staff to passengers. Service used to be the utmost....not so much anymore.

Midnight Buffet's / Chocolate Extravaganza

I was going to mention the midnight buffets with all of the carvings made out of fruit, ice, butter, and chocolates.

The food was definitely much better 10 years ago. I never remember the assigned deck chairs, almost have LOL about that one.

Things I do NOT miss, formal dress up nights and having set early or late dinner times.

Midnight Buffet's / Chocolate Extravaganza

Those are gone???

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Ordering Lobster in the MDR every night.

Having a whole lobster, and having our waiter disassemble it (remove it from the shell) at our table.

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Chocolate on my pillow

You still get that with Princess

I miss having a steward take our carry on bags and escort us to our cabin while we sip complimentary champagne. This was our experience in 2004 on Celebrity Millenium. We were in cheapest OV cabin, not a suite.

I miss hitting icebergs and having the band play as the ship goes down. Now all they have is those reggae bands. The classical music was sooooooooo much better.

I miss after finishing your Lobster tail, the waiter asks "do you want another"?. (RCCL Song of Norway 1990)

Skeet Shooting! ;p

Ice carvings...topless sundecks...

Skeet Shooting! ;p

This too, they made us stop once to wait on a Navy ship to pass.

REAL silverware, and crystal/china at dinner. 5 courses at dinner. Tasty and beautifully presented menus/desserts. Molded butter pats on ice. A bit of "class" at dinner. I miss that. Not something you have on an everyday basis!

 

Oh..and 2/1 ratio of staff to passengers. Service used to be the utmost....not so much anymore.

Agreed. While I still love cruising there is a VAST difference today than 25 years ago - both in presentation and quality.

I remember my first few cruises in the early 90s - including on Carnival. Dinner was an experience.

Granted, from an overall ship perspective, there are so many more things to do and the ship has become the destination - but I do miss some of the 'traditional'.

I miss having a steward take our carry on bags and escort us to our cabin while we sip complimentary champagne. This was our experience in 2004 on Celebrity Millenium. We were in cheapest OV cabin, not a suite.

That was my experience on my first cruise which was on the Celebrity Meridian back in '92. And we were in steerage (Inside, bottom deck) :)

I remember all the stewards lined up as you entered the ship, and they escorted you to your cabin. I vaguely remember the same thing on my first Carnival cruise as well.

Ice carvings...topless sundecks...

OK .... know this is the NCL Board but Princess still has Ice Carvings Demos and also chocolates on the pillows at night. Sorry, no topless sundecks.

Lobster

This too, they made us stop once to wait on a Navy ship to pass.

Best to wait for the Navy ship to pass before resuming Skeet Shooting! :eek:

In addition to Skeet Shooting ... hitting golf balls off the back of the ship into the ocean was FUN! ;p

OK .... know this is the NCL Board but Princess still has Ice Carvings Demos and also chocolates on the pillows at night. Sorry, no topless sundecks.

In all fairness, I have seen an ice carving or two...plus a few topless. :)

Horse racing out by the pool.Lots of fun!!!!

I miss having the same waitstaff in the dining room.