Dancing Waiters!

[bar1068]

Nothing defines elegance like a bunch of servers in the MDR jumping around, waving napkins and starting conga lines.

[Micahs Grandad]

Nothing defines elegance like a bunch of servers in the MDR jumping around, waving napkins and starting conga lines.

 

Elegance? Carnival? We get a very nice dinner but would hardly call it elegant.

 

Personally think the waving of napkins at the end of a meal is rather gross and would have thought that would have been eliminated long ago

[Homosassa]

....and 35+ Carnival cruisers. It is part of what Carnival fun is all about. Obviously not for everybody, but the majority enjoy it (include in that the crew that participates as well). To each their own, there is alway YTD that you can work around it if it matters.

 

 

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Not all the crew enjoys it. When we asked that our table service not be disrupted for the dancing, our waiter got a big smile on his face and said, "No problem. I don't like to dance." By the next night, other tables in the section also asked that service not be stopped. By the third night, he and his assistant were happily serving the tables in their section during the "entertainment."

[beachbum53]

Elegance? Carnival? We get a very nice dinner but would hardly call it elegant.

 

Personally think the waving of napkins at the end of a meal is rather gross and would have thought that would have been eliminated long ago

 

Why is it gross? They're clean unused napkins. The waiters aren't waving around used napkins with bits of food stuck to them.

[The4Cruisers]

Thanks for the clarification. I haven't been on a Fantasy class ship since the Sensation back in 2008. That was ten years ago. I guess my memory is kind of fuzzy. :confused:

 

Glad to help!

[pacruise804]

Why is it gross? They're clean unused napkins. The waiters aren't waving around used napkins with bits of food stuck to them.

 

The passengers that join in potentially have already used their napkins. I've seen this done on Princess too and didn't care for it there either.

[Micahs Grandad]

Why is it gross? They're clean unused napkins. The waiters aren't waving around used napkins with bits of food stuck to them.

 

It is at the end of dinner and passengers join in waving napkins. I typically have used my napkin repeatedly to wipe my hands and face. What goes flying off when napkins are waived?

 

I find that rather gross and do not join in the waving.

[drafterdw]

Unfortunately....we got lucky last cruise and only saw it 2 out of 5 night. Luck and timing was on our side.

what time did you eat....seen way to many times. Would prefer to skip it if possible.

[jimbo5544]

Not all the crew enjoys it. When we asked that our table service not be disrupted for the dancing, our waiter got a big smile on his face and said, "No problem. I don't like to dance." By the next night, other tables in the section also asked that service not be stopped. By the third night, he and his assistant were happily serving the tables in their section during the "entertainment."

 

 

 

Did I say all? Majority yes, all no

 

 

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[jimbo5544]

Elegance? Carnival? We get a very nice dinner but would hardly call it elegant.

 

Personally think the waving of napkins at the end of a meal is rather gross and would have thought that would have been eliminated long ago

 

 

 

Not yet' date=' and I doubt it will change anytime soon. Gross is an interesting take on it

 

 

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[Micahs Grandad]

Not yet, and I doubt it will change anytime soon. Gross is an interesting take on it

 

 

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What else would you call waving around dirty napkins?

[sgttami]

Not all the crew enjoys it. When we asked that our table service not be disrupted for the dancing, our waiter got a big smile on his face and said, "No problem. I don't like to dance." By the next night, other tables in the section also asked that service not be stopped. By the third night, he and his assistant were happily serving the tables in their section during the "entertainment."

 

Aren't you special?:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

[Micahs Grandad]

Aren't you special?:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

 

Sounds to me like he did the other folks in the waitstaff's section a good turn

[BoDidly]

What else would you call waving around dirty napkins?

Reprocessed food But I shouldn't say that , I haven't bothered going in the MDR for awhile now .

[BoDidly]

Aren't you special?:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

I have the T shirt. Does that count ?

[SadieN]

It is at the end of dinner and passengers join in waving napkins. I typically have used my napkin repeatedly to wipe my hands and face. What goes flying off when napkins are waived?

 

 

 

I find that rather gross and do not join in the waving.

 

 

 

Talk to the Feisty One about food flying onto the dinner plate. There’s a reason why it’s called ‘The Dirty Napkin Dance’.

 

Spirit class has one MDR, ATD is upstairs. In the Fantasy Class the dancing is at about the same time it would be for assigned dining, about 90 minutes after assigned dining starts.

[Homosassa]

Aren't you special?:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

 

No, not special; just willing to request a certain level of service which should have been standard, and, obviously, the other tables around us agreed as they asked for the same standard.

[E@syPe@zy]

I like the dancing and singing. Carnival is called the "Fun" Ship, after all.

I can't believe what a bunch of curmudgeons a lot of people have become. Try turning that frown upside down and quit finding fault in every little thing. Good Grief. There are a lot of people that would love to go on your cruise in your place and would have a very enjoyable cruise. Let your heart be light during your cruise. It will do you a world of good and everyone that comes into contact with you. :)

[Homosassa]

Sounds to me like he did the other folks in the waitstaff's section a good turn

 

LOL - "she" did the other folks....

[sgttami]

Sounds to me like he did the other folks in the waitstaff's section a good turn

 

I would never tell waitstaff that I didn't want my dinner interrupted because they had to dance. Simply rude.

 

Yeah, have seen it a million times, but it's all part of cruising and it's fine by me.

 

After 28 cruises, I know when it's coming, so I can scadaddle out of the MDR if I choose...LOL!

[jimbo5544]

Reprocessed food But I shouldn't say that , I haven't bothered going in the MDR for awhile now .

 

 

 

LOL,must a a different MDR then I go to. Carnival IS the fun ships, if you try hard enough you can justify anything to your liking (or not). People either do or not, cruise them or not.....

 

 

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[Micahs Grandad]

Talk to the Feisty One about food flying onto the dinner plate. There’s a reason why it’s called ‘The Dirty Napkin Dance’.

 

Spirit class has one MDR, ATD is upstairs. In the Fantasy Class the dancing is at about the same time it would be for assigned dining, about 90 minutes after assigned dining starts.

 

One way to share dinner with others.:)