Ethel5 Posted July 6, 2014 #126 Share Posted July 6, 2014 This is a really interesting thread. What some consider a waste of time, is part of the cruise experience for others. That's why we are given so many choices. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twice_a_year Posted July 6, 2014 #127 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I have to agree in part about MDR's breakfast and lunch. I can't recall the last time I 'wasted time' having breakfast in the MDR, to start with the choices are poor, and I can seldom get anything to eat, other than a Danish, until I have refused a third cup of coffee!!!Lunch, I enjoy it, IF I HAVE TIME, however it usually takes an hour and a half. Regretfully with so many other things to do in the pm, lunches in the MDR are often few and far between. Remember this old line, "We're busy doing nothing working the whole day through, trying to find all the thing not to do. We're busy going nowhere, isn't it just a crime? We want to beeeeee unhappy, but, we never do have the time". From a' Yankee in King Arthur's Court.' john Except for river cruises, I don't recall being REQUIRED to eat breakfast or lunch in the MDR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvetwater Posted July 6, 2014 #128 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I think the type and length of the cruise might affect views on this too, especially with the breakfast in the dining room discussion. We forgot to have breakfast in the MDR on our 12 day cruise last year but as our upcoming cruise is 13 days with 7 sea days we will definitely be going to the MDR for breakfast/dinner...well sea day brunch as it is now. If theres good stuff going on the ship itll be a quick bite in the buffet...Im easy. I also find it a waste of time for people to sunbathe for hours and hours on holidays and cruises. For one I would get bored (even with a book etc) and as I am fair skinned it is potentially dicing with skin cancer for myself. I love the sun but I would rather hit the pool/slides or court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tip Posted July 6, 2014 #129 Share Posted July 6, 2014 For us it would be a three way tie... ...port shopping talks... ...bingo... ...art auctions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slidergirl Posted July 6, 2014 #130 Share Posted July 6, 2014 These are my entries in the "waste of my cruise time" sweepstakes: bingo/trivia contest/Quest/karaoke/etc... lounge shows theater productions art auctions port talks shopping talks ship's excursions group excursions cabin crawls pool games fixed meal times tables with strangers I'm on a cruise to relax, recharge, revive. I'll do my own activities at port, curl up with my ereader and iTunes on board, work out when I decide to.. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr green Posted July 6, 2014 #131 Share Posted July 6, 2014 For us it would be a three way tie... ...port shopping talks... ...bingo... ...art auctions... I agree. However, I don't know how much money that cruise lines make on the items above, remembe,r it seems that there are 'kick backs' involved with 'shopping talks'. Soooo without these items the cost of our cruises might rise!!! john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbanrenewal Posted July 6, 2014 #132 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I am posting here because this is the only way it appears that I can post. I never see the "New Thread" button anywhere. I've checked help and all I can find is that I'm supposed to look for a "New Thread" button in the upper right corner.......I am signed in, the site greets me with my user name, invites me to post......................BUT HOW?????????. Sorry for the interruption. if you are in a thread (topic) at the top and bottom of the thread you see Reply to thread. But if you are looking at a board forum, such as the Royal Carribbean forum, or Roll Call forum, you will see New Thread at top or bottom so you can begin a new thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoppyandNana Posted July 6, 2014 #133 Share Posted July 6, 2014 These are my entries in the "waste of my cruise time" sweepstakes: bingo/trivia contest/Quest/karaoke/etc... lounge shows theater productions art auctions port talks shopping talks ship's excursions group excursions cabin crawls pool games fixed meal times tables with strangers I'm on a cruise to relax, recharge, revive. I'll do my own activities at port, curl up with my ereader and iTunes on board, work out when I decide to.. :D What the h... is a cabin crawl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clackey Posted July 7, 2014 #134 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Lousy Karaoke? Is there any other kind? :D Not that I have heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lionesss Posted July 7, 2014 #135 Share Posted July 7, 2014 (edited) What the h... is a cabin crawl? A cabin crawl is like a planned moving party, that you visit different categories of cabins on the ship, from people on your roll call. Some, play poker with a deck of cards, the best hand at the end wins. Some "Shoot" their favorite drink and are half crocked by the end. ........c...r....a.....w....l...........cause you cannot walk. The majority now are just to see all the cabins. Enjoy. Edited July 7, 2014 by Lionesss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted July 7, 2014 #136 Share Posted July 7, 2014 What is a TOTAL waste of time to us may be very enjoyable to others. :rolleyes: LuLu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadiseTattoo Posted July 7, 2014 #137 Share Posted July 7, 2014 For me the biggest waste of time is....... The seven days it takes for my cruise to end and I love every last minute of it. Can't wait to waste some more time on vacation. :) Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA_CA_GAL Posted July 7, 2014 #138 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Casinos. Yes I realise how much money they give to industry and how many consider them as part of a holiday experience but seriously...why? Without casinos, they would have to find other ways to compensate for the lost revenue, and assuredly, your costs to cruise would increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screwsmcernst Posted July 7, 2014 #139 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Sitting in front of a computer, surfing Cruise critic, using slow ship internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted July 7, 2014 #140 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Sitting in front of a computer, surfing Cruise critic, using slow ship internet. Too funny, but very true! A few years ago Princess Cruise lines gave unlimited free internet to their Elites (might have also included Platinums). This was before shipwide WiFi and before many cruisers had their own personal devices. Princess had very nice internet rooms on each ship and they were packed from morning until night. On every cruise there were always a group of folks that would spend their entire day in the internet room just browsing the net, playing games, etc. This is how they would spend much of their cruise. It was almost sad and it also deprived others of having the ability to use the internet. So Princess finally had to put limits on free internet (although on our most recent 25 day cruise they gave us 1,000 free minutes). We figure some of those cruisers came home from their cruise and told their friends about all the fun they had on the internet. Boggles the mind. Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwjoe Posted July 7, 2014 #141 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Getting off the ship... I'd rather stay on board and not have to get off! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dna1990 Posted July 7, 2014 #142 Share Posted July 7, 2014 endless pile of paper receipts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srlafleur Posted July 7, 2014 #143 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Searching for a table for lunch in the windjammer on a sea day. MDR so much more relaxing Agree. (where's the dang "Like" button....?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacation luvver Posted July 7, 2014 #144 Share Posted July 7, 2014 To me, the biggest waste of time on a cruise is the time I spend standing on line or waiting for something when, in my opinion, it is completely unnecessary or results from the inefficiency of the cruiseline personnel. Some examples: I consider it to be a waste of time when I have booked a shore excursion at a docked (not tendered) port, and instead of being able to go ashore and look for the bus, I have to go to the theatre with approx. ten other shore excursions and wait for them to be called one at a time, at which time, they are taken out to their bus. It always seems that my group is the last group to be called, and by the time we are taken out to the bus, we are so late that the tour guide tells us that we will not get to see some of the sightseeing that we have already paid to see. So after the excursion, I have to spend time waiting on line at the Shore Excursions desk to tell them that I want a partial refund to compensate me for the fact that I didn't get to see what I had paid to see, simply because their staff insisted that we meet in the theatre, and it took an extremely long time before they got around to us and walked us outside to our bus. I would ask why we had to meet in the theatre. They always said that it was because they wanted to be helpful. I always answered that it was not helpful to us to be so delayed that we missed out on some of our sightseeing. I consider it to be a waste of time when I make reservations for MyTime/Anytime/ Select Dining, only to have to wait and wait and wait on line because a woman is complaining to the hostess that she made a reservation with some other people to have dinner together, but she doesn't know where the other people are, and she doesn't know what to do. And instead of telling her to stand on the side and wait for the other people, the hostess talks and talks and talks to her, delaying those of us who made reservations in good faith, because it is more important to the hostess to talk to the woman than to let the rest of us be seated. And, of course, there was only one hostess to help us, so we had no choice but to wait and wait and wait. I consider it to be a waste of time when, after I get into my cabin, I search very carefully for my shore excursion tickets and cannot find them, and then I have to go to the Shore Excursions desk to wait on line until someone can help me, and then when I ask for my tickets, the Shore Excursion guy insists that my tickets are in my cabin, and I say that they are not, and he keeps insisting that yes, they are in my cabin, and I say that they are not, and finally he calls my cabin steward to ask about them, and the cabin steward says that he was never given shore excursion tickets for me. So the Shore Excursion guy prints up some tickets for me, and he never even apologizes. What is a TOTAL waste of time to us may be very enjoyable to others. I doubt if anyone would find the above circumstances "very enjoyable." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Ocean Lover Posted July 7, 2014 #145 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Sitting through Jack Ryan, Shadow Recruit on MUTS. No one to blame for this one but myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted July 7, 2014 #146 Share Posted July 7, 2014 To me, the biggest waste of time on a cruise is the time I spend standing on line or waiting for something when, in my opinion, it is completely unnecessary or results from the inefficiency of the cruiseline personnel. ..... Not sure if you saw my earlier post (somewhere) about our personal program of "Queue Avoidance." It is based on the philosophy (developed by moi) that most folks who wait in Queues have only themselves to blame. They wait on those long queues, complain to anyone who will listen, and then can't wait to get back into another queue :) For example, in your case you continue to book cruise line excursions...just so you can wait in another queue. The "Queue Avoidance" strategy is quite simple....Do not book any excursions. As to waiting in queue at the dining room, although they cannot always be avoided one can certainly decrease the possibility by dining after 8. So we think your examples are more a statement of insanity...in that you will follow the same activities again and again, wait in Queues again and again, and expect a different result? There are just so many daily examples of folks loving queues. For example, go to a supermarket where there are 10 open cashier lanes, and some folks will get in the longest line. If there are several TSA security stations at an airport, most folks will head for the one with the longest lines. If there is usually a line when the Lido buffet opens for lunch, some folks will always be running to get into that line (rather then waiting a half hour when there is no line). One of my favorite examples are the folks that line up (sometimes more then 15 min in advance) for their Fixed sitting dinner on cruise ships. These folks already have assigned tables (some are even 2 tops) but they still get in a line rather then wait for a few minutes after the doors are open when they can simply walk right into the MDR. Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwjoe Posted July 7, 2014 #147 Share Posted July 7, 2014 There are just so many daily examples of folks loving queues. For example, go to a supermarket where there are 10 open cashier lanes, and some folks will get in the longest line. If there are several TSA security stations at an airport, most folks will head for the one with the longest lines. If there is usually a line when the Lido buffet opens for lunch, some folks will always be running to get into that line (rather then waiting a half hour when there is no line). One of my favorite examples are the folks that line up (sometimes more then 15 min in advance) for their Fixed sitting dinner on cruise ships. These folks already have assigned tables (some are even 2 tops) but they still get in a line rather then wait for a few minutes after the doors are open when they can simply walk right into the MDR. Sometimes, the shortest line is not necessarily the fastest choice. If the expected wait time is relatively long, it can pay to watch the lines for a while to observe which one is moving faster before selecting one. Once, while waiting for customs control, I noticed one officer was taking much longer than the others. I guess he was asking a lot more questions than average. Even though his line was shorter it made sense to go in another line. Another time, in traffic, while waiting for a toll booth, I noticed one lane that later opened up into two, and so was moving faster. I chose that one even though it had a longer line than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grand isle joe Posted July 7, 2014 #148 Share Posted July 7, 2014 ...............Body Cleansing schtick........just over eat and drink and you will attain the same end........hours on the "throne"..............:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvetwater Posted July 7, 2014 #149 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Without casinos, they would have to find other ways to compensate for the lost revenue, and assuredly, your costs to cruise would increase. Yes, I mentioned that point in that sentence you quoted. This post was what I consider a waste of time on a cruise and I gave my opinion and questioned their appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveandcruises Posted July 7, 2014 #150 Share Posted July 7, 2014 The biggest time waster on a cruise is waiting for my 2 teenage girls to get out of the shower when it is almost showtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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