Note: To Chair Hogs

[deanswife1990]

Is there an area on the FOS with chairs (in the sun/solarium) that would be available around 9:00 am or would everything be taken by the chair hogs? I don't care much about getting in the pool.

 

I saw chair hogs on Carnival as well. (i'm sure every cruise line has them) I just didn't understand the selfishness of it all. On our last cruise on the Carnival Freedom DH husband needed to go back to the cabin for 10 mins and I went to the Adult Serenity area. He knew that he needed to hurry because I would not be saving him a seat. :p

[deanswife1990]

double post

[deanswife1990]

All of you are still missing the point.....what if I am in the pool for longer than 30 minutes. Be realistic!

 

 

IMO, You are in the pool area and using the pool. Chair hogs are no where to be found. They're shopping, eating, watching a show, playing bingo, in the casino, etc.

[CleoPat]

IMO, You are in the pool area and using the pool. Chair hogs are no where to be found. They're shopping, eating, watching a show, playing bingo, in the casino, etc.

 

OK, so when you go to the pool and you see a chair with a book/towel on it, you look in the pool to see if anyone is in it and ask if it's their chair? Or if no one is in the pool, you assume it's a chair hog and remove the items? Maybe they are in the ladies room......

[deanswife1990]

OK, so when you go to the pool and you see a chair with a book/towel on it, you look in the pool to see if anyone is in it and ask if it's their chair? Or if no one is in the pool, you assume it's a chair hog and remove the items? Maybe they are in the ladies room......

 

 

First of all I would never walk up to the pool area look at a chair with a book, towel, etc on it and assume that someone is hogging the chair. I know that people are in the pool and restrooms. But if I wanted a chair bad enough and I was willing to wait for a prime location. I would watch to see if a chair had been sitting empty for the time alotted by RCI, Carnival, etc. and then I would address it with the pool attendant. I would never touch someone else's belongings.

[CleoPat]

First of all I would never walk up to the pool area look at a chair with a book, towel, etc on it and assume that someone is hogging the chair. I know that people are in the pool and restrooms. But if I wanted a chair bad enough and I was willing to wait for a prime location. I would watch to see if a chair had been sitting empty for the time alotted by RCI, Carnival, etc. and then I would address it with the pool attendant. I would never touch someone else's belongings.

 

That is sort of my point. If you are going to go to the ladies room, maybe you should let the pool attendant know so that he does not remove your items for someone. And if you are in the pool longer than 30 mins you have to keep an eye on your chair so that you can yell out if the pool attendant decides to take your stuff. "Hello!" "I'm here!" :D

[Raptor2010]

Obviously the pool area is not the only "hogs running wild" on the ship. The DH and I were looking for 2 seats 15 minutes before one of the shows in the theater. Found a row of 6-8 seats 2nd row back and tried to have a seat.

 

Woman jumped up furious to tell us they were "saved". She was all be herself.

 

When I still tried to sit in one of them telling her there is no seat saving allowed, she screamed at me and flug her beaded shawl off to lay across the seats and told me her people were coming down the aisle right now. Turning around, there was obviously no one walking down the aisle. "I don't see anyone" I told her.

 

She then whipped her shawl at me, which stung pretty hard....and we left.

Looking back later, I realized I should have reported her.

 

Don't you hate it when people save seats :D

 

[kijjy]

Personally, I like the chairs that look at toward sea instead of by the pool, even though I might go in the pool. I just love looking at that vast expanse of water, thinking about all the things that are unknown to us, thinking about all the different types of ships that have sailed throughout history... I just love love love that big blue ocean. It's the entire reason I live on an island and the reason I take cruises.

 

Raptor2010....LOVE the cat pic. Too cute.

[deanswife1990]

Don't you hate it when people save seats :D

 

 

 

Cute!!!

[CleoPat]

Don't you hate it when people save seats :D

 

Love the cat. I used to have one almost like that:)

[CleoPat]

Personally, I like the chairs that look at toward sea instead of by the pool, even though I might go in the pool. I just love looking at that vast expanse of water, thinking about all the things that are unknown to us, thinking about all the different types of ships that have sailed throughout history... I just love love love that big blue ocean. It's the entire reason I live on an island and the reason I take cruises.

 

Raptor2010....LOVE the cat pic. Too cute.

 

Last cruise I ended up a deck about the pool facing the ocean and I LOVED it. My only problem was if you want to cool off you have to go up and down the stairs and leave your stuff out of view...

[kijjy]

I have to be honest Raptor2010 and tell you I stole your pic and put it on my facebook page. TOO CUTE.

[sassycruiser86]

Obviously the pool area is not the only "hogs running wild" on the ship. The DH and I were looking for 2 seats 15 minutes before one of the shows in the theater. Found a row of 6-8 seats 2nd row back and tried to have a seat.

 

Woman jumped up furious to tell us they were "saved". She was all be herself.

 

When I still tried to sit in one of them telling her there is no seat saving allowed, she screamed at me and flug her beaded shawl off to lay across the seats and told me her people were coming down the aisle right now. Turning around, there was obviously no one walking down the aisle. "I don't see anyone" I told her.

 

She then whipped her shawl at me, which stung pretty hard....and we left.

Looking back later, I realized I should have reported her.

 

Oh my goodness! :eek: :eek: :eek: That's so mean!!! Definitely should've reported her on that, people really need to learn some manners.

[Raptor2010]

I have to be honest Raptor2010 and tell you I stole your pic and put it on my facebook page. TOO CUTE.

 

You can find a funny picture (either cat or dog) to fit any topic at icanhazcheezburger dot com :D Glad you liked the picture. It makes me laugh :p

[martini girl]

one of my favorite chair hog stories was on a celebrity cruise a few years ago...my husband and i get up very early and go to the pool deck...we stay all day so we see it all. this man saved 10 chairs close to where we were sitting and then proceeded to the shaded area and saved 10 more! when his peeps showed up about 3 hrs later, he announced that someone had STOLEN 4 of HIS chairs in the shaded area. i heard the whole conversation and suggested that he alert the authorities immediately! on this same cruise, this woman came back to her chair and couldn't find her sunglasses and was frantically ripping towels off of peoples chairs and then demanding that cruisers open their bags to look for her stolen glasses! YIKES....that was too much drama

[MrsPete]

She also mentioned sunglasses, sandals, and beach towels. If you take something that doesn't belong to you, it's stealing, plain and simple.

I promise you I have no interest in taking someone's sunglasses, sandals, etc. -- but I will move them over to the top of a trash can or give them to the pool staff if they're left unattended.

Since nobody has taken the opposite viewpoint, I will :)

The opposite viewpoint -- the cornerstone of which is the idea that I can have anything I want, and who cares about you -- is not defendable.

 

You asked questions about how much is "too much". You'll get slightly different answers on those questions, but the reality is that it's not hard to tell a hogged chair from a chair that's being used. A hogged chair contains a fresh towel or simply a novel. A used chair contains a laid-out towel that's clearly been sat-upon and other items laid out nearby: probably sandals and a bag underneath the chair. A reasonable person can tell what's "in use" and what's being hogged -- and that reasonable person shouldn't have to stand around for 30 minutes waiting to see if someone comes back for the chair.

one of my favorite chair hog stories was on a celebrity cruise a few years ago...

Here's my favorite chair hog story: This happened on a Disney cruise. I was with my small children, who wanted to take a quick dip. I was wearing shorts instead of a swimsuit, and I intended to sit near the pool, where I could keep an eye on them and read a bit.

 

Two empty chairs (not loungers) were right by the pool, and another woman and I were walking towards them from different directions. She got there a moment earlier than me, but it shouldn't have been a problem -- two of us, two chairs. She plopped her bag in the second chair. I asked her if I could sit there, and she said NO because she didn't want to put her bag on the ground.

 

Okay, you want to do something that's not against the rules but certainly is rude? So can I. I stood between her and the pool so she couldn't watch her kids. The sun was shining on my back, so I could see every time she moved to the left or the right . . . and I moved with her. She didn't enjoy sitting there staring at my butt, but she'd refused me the chair. After a while, she got irritated and moved.

 

Was this nice? No, not at all.

[MrsPete]

I just had an idea that might just work:

 

How about if every time you want a chair that's obviously being hogged, you politely ask the pool attendants to move the stuff . . . and tip them a couple dollars? They'd be happier and quicker to move stuff the next time.

[FLHugh]

She also mentioned sunglasses, sandals, and beach towels. If you take something that doesn't belong to you, it's stealing, plain and simple.

 

Would you consider denying other passengers usage of a lounge chair which you are not using as stealing?

[ORANGEinINDY]

Would you consider denying other passengers usage of a lounge chair which you are not using as stealing?

I'd call it a lot of things... most would get this post deleted. But Stealing? no, not that.

[Cru1s1ng2009]

I promise you I have no interest in taking someone's sunglasses, sandals, etc. -- but I will move them over to the top of a trash can or give them to the pool staff if they're left unattended. The opposite viewpoint -- the cornerstone of which is the idea that I can have anything I want, and who cares about you -- is not defendable.

 

You asked questions about how much is "too much". You'll get slightly different answers on those questions, but the reality is that it's not hard to tell a hogged chair from a chair that's being used. A hogged chair contains a fresh towel or simply a novel. A used chair contains a laid-out towel that's clearly been sat-upon and other items laid out nearby: probably sandals and a bag underneath the chair. A reasonable person can tell what's "in use" and what's being hogged -- and that reasonable person shouldn't have to stand around for 30 minutes waiting to see if someone comes back for the chair. Here's my favorite chair hog story: This happened on a Disney cruise. I was with my small children, who wanted to take a quick dip. I was wearing shorts instead of a swimsuit, and I intended to sit near the pool, where I could keep an eye on them and read a bit.

 

Two empty chairs (not loungers) were right by the pool, and another woman and I were walking towards them from different directions. She got there a moment earlier than me, but it shouldn't have been a problem -- two of us, two chairs. She plopped her bag in the second chair. I asked her if I could sit there, and she said NO because she didn't want to put her bag on the ground.

 

Okay, you want to do something that's not against the rules but certainly is rude? So can I. I stood between her and the pool so she couldn't watch her kids. The sun was shining on my back, so I could see every time she moved to the left or the right . . . and I moved with her. She didn't enjoy sitting there staring at my butt, but she'd refused me the chair. After a while, she got irritated and moved.

 

Was this nice? No, not at all.

 

So here is my question. Just trying to learn, so dont judge.

 

I know it is now NOT okay to drop my stuff and go to the WJ for breakfast (in my swimsuit and cover up with the intention of coming right back to the pool). But I am also not allowed to have someone in our party sit with our chairs? Why?

[kijjy]

So here is my question. Just trying to learn, so dont judge.

 

I know it is now NOT okay to drop my stuff and go to the WJ for breakfast (in my swimsuit and cover up with the intention of coming right back to the pool). But I am also not allowed to have someone in our party sit with our chairs? Why?

 

Because you're still denying someone else the use of that chair. Rule of thumb is if you are gone for more than 30 minutes (not in the pool but away from the pool area altogether) take your stuff with you and let someone else use the chair. It's just courtesy.

[carribeanpirate18]

So here is my question. Just trying to learn, so dont judge.

 

I know it is now NOT okay to drop my stuff and go to the WJ for breakfast (in my swimsuit and cover up with the intention of coming right back to the pool). But I am also not allowed to have someone in our party sit with our chairs? Why?

 

 

Why is simple.......because people have to find something to complain about. Thats why I have been asking how long is too long to be away from your chair.

 

There's a simple solution and its simple supply and demand. Demand = People wanting Chairs. Supply=Chairs in favored areas being limited. If you want something of limited supply, it typically costs more. In this case, the cost is not monetary, but time. You need to "spend" more time by getting there early to get choice seating. PROBLEM SOLVED!

[cruisebunnies]

On my next cruise I'm not packing anything to read. I'm getting up in the morning to borrow something from the pool chairs. I will return it to the lost and found at the end of our cruise. Thanks in advance for sharing:D.

 

Why not assign loungers by Crown &Anchor status.Platinum get first pick Diamond plus next and so on until all that is left a:cool:re given to the Gold members.This way the entitiled will get what they want!

[CodyC815]

Why not assign loungers by Crown &Anchor status.Platinum get first pick Diamond plus next and so on until all that is left a:cool:re given to the Gold members.This way the entitiled will get what they want!

 

Dang, If Platinum get the first pick I need to call C&A and see if they'll remove some of my points :p

[Buckeye060]

Why not assign loungers by Crown &Anchor status.Platinum get first pick Diamond plus next and so on until all that is left a:cool:re given to the Gold members.This way the entitiled will get what they want!

Why not just get your a** out of bed and get the chair you want, where you want!! We were in ours by 8:15am on our last cruise out of San Juan.

I love seeing the look on people's faces when they come out to the pool deck( on the sea day) at noon, looking disgusted because they can't find a chair by the pool.