If i move your towel...

[Thebosn1]

Was this by any chance on the Breeze 7/5/14 sailing?

lol

We saw the SAME thing.:D:D

Security was called. It was HYSTERICAL. And the woman that came to claim the "saved" seat REFUSED to budge.

The seat SAVER, her husband showed up and was humiliated. His wife was acting like a 2 year old.

Ahhhhh....almost better than the comedian.:D:D

 

That's sort of what I am saying. If we, as the majority of cruisers who are playing by the rules, just refuse to put up with people who don't follow the rules, it won't be as much of a problem.

[bobsfamily]

Never needed a seat by the "pool" that bad, in fact when I did stay out in the sun a lot I wanted a view of the ocean... not a pool.

[Lionesss]

This summer on the Oasis, the pool attendant frequently made rounds or it appeared that way.......she walked around and around......

 

Of course four chairs under two umbrellas side by side had towels on them from the time we got there 9am ish till someone came to to sit on them about noon.

 

Nothing was done, I guess because no one voiced a concern.

 

So, if no one complains, they do not enforce the rule, at least on this one sailing (August 1, 2015).

 

We always sit at the edge of the pool and a number of people around us noted the empty chairs.

 

Sea Ya

[AHS123]

That's sort of what I am saying. If we, as the majority of cruisers who are playing by the rules, just refuse to put up with people who don't follow the rules, it won't be as much of a problem.

You mean like your thread being moved?

[NLH Arizona]

On one of our cruises we went down to the pool area and were using 1 chair, that we had only had for about a half an hour. My husband went to grab and ice cream, and I went to the bar for a soda, I was gone no more than 5 minutes, and when I came back my stuff was on the ground, and someone was in the chair. I asked them to please give our chair back, as we were using it, and it was inappropriate for them to put my things on the ground. She proceeded to yell at me and tell me I was a chair hog, and hadn't been there all day, and that I should be ashamed of myself for tying up a chair that I was not going to use, blah blah blah. I pointed out that I was wet, my towel was soaked(was now on the ground), and my book(now on the ground) was still open to the page I had been reading and it was wet from my touch, which would not last long in the heat. She got an attitude and stormed away, which was fine by me. There are ways to handle it politely, but most people get defensive and rude. I will generally just find another area if I can't find an empty chair.

I can't believe that anyone sitting around your chair didn't (1) tell her there was someone in the chair or (2) stick up for you when she was yelling at you and you told her you were only gone a few minutes. I always let the person next to me know when I'm going away for a few minutes and ask them to watch my chair for me and I've been asked to do that for others.

[KPfromCT]

You mean like your thread being moved?

 

Really?? Are you this pleasant everyday?:rolleyes:

[pretzellover]

Chair hogging is the one thing that really affects my cruise.. On sea days I like to spend the day laying in the sun reading, taking a dip in the pool, then reading some more, repeat. It really bothers me when towels take up bunches of chairs near the pools. If I can't find a seat I will watch and wait patiently. I would never take a chair that was unoccupied less than 40 minutes. If I leave for more than 40 minutes I consider my chair available to others. Last summer on the Breeze I saw a couple verbal fights over chairs that were almost physical. One was started by ladies who left for more than 40 minutes then accused the people in their chairs of taking their things. The chairs had actually been cleared by towel police. It was all unfortunate because the ladies in a large group who rightfully took the chairs ganged up on the chair hogs and started cussing, screaming and getting in their face. Security came and broke it up. The Jerry Springer chair hog show makes my cruise feel cheap. Another time a family tied off 6 chairs with a piece of yarn then left for 2 hours the chairs were next to me. I told a family that was looking for seats that those chairs had not been used and they should take them. They broke the yarn and took the chairs. 2 hours after that, 1 man came back to the chairs and started cussing and yelling at the family for violating his space and sacred yarn. Again, Jerry Springerish and cheap. If you leave your chairs for hours, you are not entitled to them.

 

 

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[theriac]

Off topic but I can deal with chair hogs a lot more than the people who lick their fingers while going through the buffet and then grabbing the tongs. I'm sick of having to call all these people out for being gross. I don't mean to shame or embarrass them but I always ask for new tongs. When asked "why?" I always say because that person keeps licking their fingers and grabbing why tongs. I ask the worker to change all the tongs out too.

 

I get a mixed reaction. Some think it's dramatic, others thank me, but the finger lickers always apologize.

 

I always thank the crew member for taking his time to get new tongs and apologize to the hungry people who I hold up for an additional 30 seconds.

 

One time I get a round of applause from all the people behind me because they saw it too

Edited October 25, 2015 by theriac

[Flatbush Flyer]

Chair hogs should be keel hauled and make to walk the plank.

 

 

If someone was actually keelhauled, it is extremely doubtful that they would be able to walk a plank.

[Tapi]

Reserved seating is not a far fetched idea, either for those willing to pay extra, suite passengers, or for those who've earned it with their loyalty status. People are willing to pay $50 for FTTF, I'm sure a lot of people will be willing to pay $50 to have a reserved lounger poolside all week long.

 

Royal Caribbean, among other cruise lines, offers reserved prime seating not only onboard, but also ashore at the beaches on their private islands for those passengers holding a gold card. Princess has their Sanctuary where your lounger is reserved for the entire day (and it's also offered poolside on their newest class of ship). NCL has been offering private pools and lounging areas for their Heaven passengers for years, etc, etc.

 

IMHO, even though chair hogs are aggravating, I wouldn't bother removing things. All it's doing is inciting a good ol' YouTube worthy confrontation/fight/brawl.

Edited October 25, 2015 by Tapi

[lahlah57]

Never needed a seat by the "pool" that bad, in fact when I did stay out in the sun a lot I wanted a view of the ocean... not a pool.

 

I know huh?! After a few buffets.....the view by the pool ain't so pretty...I prefer not to partake in that view! The ocean is much more to my liking:D

[SkyMaster]

Don't you love it when ADULTS send their kids to save seats? :mad: I really enjoy the BIG SHOWS, and am often in the theater an hour or more early to get front row, center seats. A few cruises back, there was a young man, perhaps 14 years old, or even younger, trying to SAVE the entire front row center section for his family. I informed him that seat saving wasn't allowed, and I seated myself in my usual spot. About 2 minutes before the show, his "gang" showed up from the casino, and they were pissed that he didn't save enough seats. TOUGH! :rolleyes:

 

"SKY"

[pseudoware]

I usually get up early & get coffee at the buffet.

 

If I happen to see someone place their stuff on some poolside chairs and leave, and shortly thereafter, I happen to encounter them entering their cabin, if said cabin's door is covered in tacky decorations, I'm definitely going back to the pool to move their stuff!

 

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[John Bull]

I too am in the "is it really worth the ill-feeling?" camp.

 

But I know that sometimes ships have tried by getting the crew to leave notes on "saved" empty chairs, including the time by which they will remove items.

 

But it never lasted, so clearly it doesn't work.

Might work better if, instead of a timed note, they left a a timed hand-grenade :D

 

JB :)

[navybankerteacher]

Once, after spending over an hour near the pool, I noticed as I was leaving that four chairs next to mine had towels on them but had been unoccupied the whole time. On my way out I simply picked up those four towels and dumped them in the used towel bin. Sure - no one appointed me chair cop, but there probably were four people who came along who were happy to find unoccupied chairs - and who could honestly say, if challenged, that the chairs had been bare.

[SadieN]

For the Princess Sanctuary you choose your chair for your time period.

On the Miracle Serenity deck a couple were working the system chair hogging a pod. Rarely were they in it, but they would come by every so often and pull off the time tag.

[lahlah57]

I usually get up early & get coffee at the buffet.

 

If I happen to see someone place their stuff on some poolside chairs and leave, and shortly thereafter, I happen to encounter them entering their cabin, if said cabin's door is covered in tacky decorations, I'm definitely going back to the pool to move their stuff!

 

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HAHAHAHA.......Do you think they're the same breed?! ;)

[Keith1010]

I would just ask a member of the crew for assistance.

 

Keith

[Thebosn1]

You mean like your thread being moved?

 

Not sure what that means.

[Raxter54]

I own a deck chair/lounge from the SS United States. One interesting thing about it and many other chairs of that period and other ships is that there is a small card frame attached to the upper right on the chair.

 

What was inserted there was a card with the passenger's name on it. And, yes, you PAID to reserve the chair for your crossing / cruise. There was a steward who managed this.

 

Now, I am not saying that all chairs should be handled this way, but since many see the need to sit near the pool, here is a revived profit center for the cruise lines. What would the cost be to reserve a deck chair for a cruise today?

Let the cruise lines decide, but I would say $10 per chair per day would be reasonable.

 

Thus, you have a section of reserved chairs that are paid for, and too bad if they remain empty for the duration. You will not sit in them if you have not paid for them.

 

Let the flames begin, BUT, this was practiced before, why not now?

 

Great, Lou. NOW you've done it. Someone will post about this on John Heald's Facebook page. Then John will post a multiple choice question about whether you would pay to reserve a lounger by the pool. And then Carnival will test a pilot program on one of their ships. And THEN we will all have to pay to reserve loungers by the pool. And it's ALL your fault.... :rolleyes:

[bitsey66]

In all honesty it is worth all the stress for a chair?:confused:

 

And no I do not use the pool chairs either.........

 

 

Not at all! Find a different chair! The sun shines everywhere! For the real chair hogs... How about just don't be douchey!

[Jeepenfun]

I havent had the pleasure of experiencing these chair hogs yet. my first cruise is next April. But I have no issue moving stuff in a chair that i know has been there for a while untouched if there are no other chairs or loungers available on the ship. I'm not picky where i sit on a boat. every deck chair on the boat gets to the same destination at the same time. But if there is no chairs available anywhere on the ship (and i seriously doubt at any point during any cruise every single deck chair is being used) but If i see in the morning during walking around, getting breakfast, food or drink or just exploring and see it again later that morning the same stuff untouched or undisturbed after a couple hours and other chairs are actually occupied, I will move it because obviously someone is hogging it and either may not return or they put their stuff there just in-case they decide later in the day to use the chair. Your not using it now, let someone who does use it. Its first come first serve NOT reserve now and use it hours later.

 

My response if after a while the original person returns to use the chair and i already know their stuff in the chair was there for "a while" and they go off on a rant, I'd just say i've seen your stuff in this chair untouched for a couple hours and there is no reserving chairs, you have a problem with it go tell a staff member you were reserving a chair and not using for over an hour and someone took it and see what they think.

 

 

More or less I could care less were i find an empty deck lounger on the ship. i'll look for a empty deck chair first and use it because im not picky, i'm just there to relax and along for the ride like everyone else.

 

And also at least I know the deck chairs on my balcony stateroom are there to use also.

[Donder1]

The Chair Hog issue has never been an issue for me. I am trying to relax and don't want to get "into it" with anyone.

 

More importantly, with skin cancer being the most common cancer and melanoma, one of the most deadly, why lay around in the sun for long periods of time ??? I use sun screen, get my brief sun fix, take a swim and then find a quiet spot in the shade.

Edited October 25, 2015 by Donder1

[NHNEV2003]

I own a deck chair/lounge from the SS United States. One interesting thing about it and many other chairs of that period and other ships is that there is a small card frame attached to the upper right on the chair.

 

What was inserted there was a card with the passenger's name on it. And, yes, you PAID to reserve the chair for your crossing / cruise. There was a steward who managed this.

 

Now, I am not saying that all chairs should be handled this way, but since many see the need to sit near the pool, here is a revived profit center for the cruise lines. What would the cost be to reserve a deck chair for a cruise today?

Let the cruise lines decide, but I would say $10 per chair per day would be reasonable.

 

Thus, you have a section of reserved chairs that are paid for, and too bad if they remain empty for the duration. You will not sit in them if you have not paid for them.

 

Let the flames begin, BUT, this was practiced before, why not now?

 

 

Can you imagine the uproar if Carnival charged a premium for chairs next to the pool!!!

 

At least they could say that they were "going back to the way it used to be!"

 

:D

[OzKiwiJJ]

Now, I am not saying that all chairs should be handled this way, but since many see the need to sit near the pool, here is a revived profit center for the cruise lines. What would the cost be to reserve a deck chair for a cruise today?

Let the cruise lines decide, but I would say $10 per chair per day would be reasonable.

 

 

Princess already does this to a small degree. It's called The Sanctuary. ;)