john watson Posted August 30, 2017 #376 Share Posted August 30, 2017 The only problem I have encountered in the MDR, although it mainly affected my companion who was trying to work to a schedule, was slow dining. The next course was delayed a long time every course and by the end the waiters were trying to get us to leave as the next sitting needed to start. Caused my friend a lot of stress. The great thing of sharing a table is the diplomacy of keeping things convivial, happy and pleasant experience the whole cruise. I have met a wide range of people some of whom do unusual things. One guy drew a map of the table and wrote down everyone's name and sitting position. Everybody else laughed when he was rumbled and his wife disclosed his tactic. Regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bUU Posted August 30, 2017 #377 Share Posted August 30, 2017 The great thing of sharing a table is the diplomacy of keeping things convivial, happy and pleasant experience the whole cruise. Maybe you've hit on the reason why so many are moving away from table sharing: Over time it seems as if some are finding it increasingly more difficult to wear civility in the context of people who are obviously different from they are, whether due to religion, national origin, sexual orientation, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedish weave Posted August 30, 2017 #378 Share Posted August 30, 2017 I guess they resented you being there because they didn't like meatballs. :) Sorry if I confused you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedish weave Posted August 30, 2017 #379 Share Posted August 30, 2017 What words were only a few people offended by? This message may have been entered using voice recognition. Please excuse any typos. Doesn't.make sense, so I will stop trying to converse with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bUU Posted August 30, 2017 #380 Share Posted August 30, 2017 so I will stop trying to converse with you What's interesting is that it made sense to you when you said it at 9:52 AM. When it is a term referring to a group of people, it is offensive if those people say it is offensive.Often, only one or a few in a group are offended.But suddenly it doesn't make sense at 12:16 PM. What words were only a few people offended by?So it seems that when your earlier comments are shown to be nonsense, suddenly you get retroactively confused about what you were writing about. so I will stop trying to converse with youThat's fine with me and perhaps for the best. It'll be interesting to see if you retroactively get confused about that as well, and begin posting responses to me again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted August 30, 2017 #381 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Doesn't.make sense, so I will stop trying to converse with you Does it have to fail to makes sense to just you to qualify for that list -- or is there an objective standard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strophic Posted August 30, 2017 #382 Share Posted August 30, 2017 *crunches popcorn* Good show today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hey Tina Posted August 30, 2017 Author #383 Share Posted August 30, 2017 All my fellow troublemakers are hanging out in my thread, I'm honored :') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDawg Posted August 30, 2017 #384 Share Posted August 30, 2017 All my fellow troublemakers are hanging out in my thread, I'm honored :') Just demonstrating the benefits of a large table shared with strangers. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuervosar Posted August 30, 2017 #385 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Maybe you've hit on the reason why so many are moving away from table sharing: Over time it seems as if some are finding it increasingly more difficult to wear civility in the context of people who are obviously different from they are, whether due to religion, national origin, sexual orientation, etc. I'm actually disappointed by what seems to be a trend of folks moving away from traditional dining. It's always been a highlight of my trips, something that I consider an added value of a cruise over competing types of vacations. Over the course of time, you get to know your tablemates, and dinner becomes a time to share the days adventures. Doesn't happen when you book a week in a hotel. I much prefer traditional dining. Table of 6 or 8 please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trixiefan Posted August 30, 2017 #386 Share Posted August 30, 2017 On our last cruise we were seated at an 8 top. There were four couples. We had a great time at dinner every night! We got to know each other casually and still converse some on Facebook. On our first cruise we had our three children with us, ages 16, 13, and 6. We were seated with a single father and his two young daughters. It was nice for the kids to have someone to visit with. We have a cruise coming up next month. I'm looking forward to seeing who we might meet next! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin7kodak7 Posted August 30, 2017 #387 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Lol, im a talker. My wife is not. She always wants a table for 2 only. But last cruise on Anthem sat across from a couple from New Jersey. Found that both our sons same age (37) and into skateboarding. My son owns a stakeshop and teaching school. Their son is in management of a large skateboard manufacturing in California. Exchange info. Long story short, the son send out 1200.00 worth of skateboards for my son's shop. Needless to say my son was happy that Im outgoing. Now both are happy with the new ongoing business relationship. Sent from my SM-G955U using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john watson Posted August 30, 2017 #388 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Maybe you've hit on the reason why so many are moving away from table sharing: Over time it seems as if some are finding it increasingly more difficult to wear civility in the context of people who are obviously different from they are, whether due to religion, national origin, sexual orientation, etc. My attitude to anyone who is a bit different is to find out how it works, what they do, how this is perceived by others etc. I am genuinely interested as you can find out a lot about things people do not talk about back home. Generally people like to explain their standpoint, what you do not do is criticise it. You meet people who you are unlikely to otherwise meet and they are there with you, can you imagine how interesting it would be to find out you were sharing a table with a native American for example? Regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strophic Posted August 30, 2017 #389 Share Posted August 30, 2017 To be honest, the gayer and more ethnically diverse my table is, the happier I am. It would be kind of boring to exclusively talk to straight white people in their mid-20's the whole cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slidergirl Posted August 31, 2017 #390 Share Posted August 31, 2017 The reason I finally got into cruising was that cruise lines starting offering non-fixed dining opportunities in the MDR. Before, having to sit at the same table every night with the same people at the same time was a huge turnoff for me. Sorry, but true for ME. Your mileage may vary... As for "when did wicked become good": I think it has been forever in Maine - I always heard "this is wicked good" when talking with my Downeaster friends. As for sarsaparilla and root beer: they are both drinks brewed from roots originally. But, root beer evolved to include other flavorings and sarsaparilla stayed the same. And, don't forget birch beer - also a drink brewed from a root, but sooooo much better than sarsaparilla or root beer ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezer Cruiser Posted August 31, 2017 #391 Share Posted August 31, 2017 In my case recently, it wasn't a matter of being forced to sit with people, but the others at the first night table turned out to be folks I wanted to see again. On the other hand, one night we sat at a four-top with a couple who also turned out to be terrific people (random assignment). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champagne123 Posted August 31, 2017 #392 Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) To be honest, the gayer and more ethnically diverse my table is, the happier I am. It would be kind of boring to exclusively talk to straight white people in their mid-20's the whole cruise.[/ Delete Edited August 31, 2017 by champagne123 ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzincurt Posted August 31, 2017 #393 Share Posted August 31, 2017 What I don't want to hear is someone telling me about the past 100 cruises they've been on....every night. Reminds me of the 60's going into the aunt and uncle's basement family room to watch movies or slides of their vacation. So we only do two tops. Sent from my B3-A30 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afwminseattle Posted August 31, 2017 #394 Share Posted August 31, 2017 To be honest, the gayer and more ethnically diverse my table is, the happier I am. It would be kind of boring to exclusively talk to straight white people in their mid-20's the whole cruise. The wife is asian and well, we are not straight and boring ;) kill marry sleep with is one of our favorite games to play in new environments...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseGal999 Posted August 31, 2017 #395 Share Posted August 31, 2017 The reason I finally got into cruising was that cruise lines starting offering non-fixed dining opportunities in the MDR. Before, having to sit at the same table every night with the same people at the same time was a huge turnoff for me. Sorry, but true for ME. Your mileage may vary... As for "when did wicked become good": I think it has been forever in Maine - I always heard "this is wicked good" when talking with my Downeaster friends. As for sarsaparilla and root beer: they are both drinks brewed from roots originally. But, root beer evolved to include other flavorings and sarsaparilla stayed the same. And, don't forget birch beer - also a drink brewed from a root, but sooooo much better than sarsaparilla or root beer ;-) Don't forget about Boston .... wicked pissa. LOVE Birch Beer ... hard to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucyintheskywithdiamonds Posted September 1, 2017 #396 Share Posted September 1, 2017 we prefer to just eat with family. I enjoy meeting new people during other events on the ship or at the pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevv Posted September 1, 2017 #397 Share Posted September 1, 2017 The reason I finally got into cruising was that cruise lines starting offering non-fixed dining opportunities in the MDR. Before, having to sit at the same table every night with the same people at the same time was a huge turnoff for me. Sorry, but true for ME. Your mileage may vary... Same for us. That and HAVE to be FORMAL on certain nights ...no tuxes and formal gowns for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog18 Posted September 1, 2017 #398 Share Posted September 1, 2017 One test; if you feel the need to start your comment with "I'm not a racist, but......" go no furher with that statement. Totally agree with that statement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog18 Posted September 1, 2017 #399 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Birch Beer,never heard of it. How would I learn about it if I didn't share a forum/table? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champagne123 Posted September 1, 2017 #400 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Same for us. That and HAVE to be FORMAL on certain nights ...no tuxes and formal gowns for us. I don't know any of the major cruise lines that you HAVE to wear a tux and formal gown. What cruise line are you speaking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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