Unfair boarding times.

[sverigecruiser]

I agree with much of your post and didn't view it as socialist:rolleyes:;). I've only recently started seeing staggered boarding, and it seems that each line handles it differently.

 

When we sailed Princess last year I didn't see anything about selecting a check-in time (and try to read T/C carefully). My final boarding documents listed a check-in time that was uncomfortably close to the latest time you could arrive and still be allowed to board. They listed their times by deck, not cabin category. We were in an upper level aft balcony - no special priority but also not the cheapest fare. I was relieved when posters on the Princess forum stated to ignore the "suggested" time and show up whenever we were comfortable.

 

Carnival allows you to select your check-in time, and many ports strictly enforce those times. We also paid for their priority program (FTTF), which allowed us to check-in prior to our arrival time. The Carnival forum mentions that some passengers are not even permitted to enter the terminal before their time.

 

(y):champagne-toast:

[sverigecruiser]

How is it possible to miss a meal on a cruise ship that serves free food in many locations 24 hours a day?

 

I flew to London this week. My boarding pass said "zone 6". I wasn't allowed to board the plane until those in Zones 1,2,3,4, and 5 had boarded.

The airline ever told me about this in advance.

I was forced to stand in a stuffy overcrowded terminal for an extra hour, when I should have been sitting in my comfortable airplane seat.

 

Unfair!! I want a refund!!!

 

Did you booked the most expensive seats and still had to wait for one hour? And you don't think that's unfair?

 

If you were in the back, did the other passengers really got "free" food and drinks before you boarded? If they did, you really don't think that was unfair?

 

I really think that the plane is more overcrowded than the terminal until everyone sits in their seats but that's just my opinion.

[sverigecruiser]

whomever thinks we were promised ' faiir' in life, was misinformed.

 

 

 

If late boading on a cruise ship is the most ' unfair we experience in life, how lucky are we? ! This is NOT my defi nition of meaningful unfair life experiences. ;)

 

 

Likely most of us can give examples of big time unfair experiences life throws at us.

 

This is a cruiseforum. Lots of things are more unfair, I don't think than anyone has said anything else.

 

We can cruise and lots of children are starving and that's really unfair but we normally don't discuss that here.

[sverigecruiser]

and double horror you probably didn't even have much/if any overhead bin space left being in that late of a group. You must make a long winded rant on the cruise air section over this injustice. :')

 

You can go to flyertalk and discuss that. Sometimes it's even worse there, too little Champagne may have been loaded!

[sail7seas]

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Sverigecruiser

 

 

This is a cruiseforum. Lots of things are more unfair, I don't think than anyone has said anything else.

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We can cruise and lots of children are starving and that's really unfair but we normally don't discuss that here.

 

We all have opinions. I expressed mine

 

 

 

Of course no one needs to agree .

 

 

Most posts here do include some opinion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I stopped looking for 'fair' a very l long time ago.

[sverigecruiser]

Easy! A comfortable airplane seat is either the wider one in business class or the reclining one in first class —- which always (UNFAIRLY) seem to be given only to to people who pay for business class or first class tickets (UNFAIR!).

 

But late assigned boarding time are also given to those with expensive cabins so what's your point?

 

I have never said that it's unfair that those who pay most get most.

 

From the beginning I only agreed with the OP.

[sverigecruiser]

Exactly.

Recently, I went to the shop and I had to wait until the person in front of me was served, They didn't tell me in advance, totally unfair.

 

You are the only one who has said that that situation was unfair.

 

If you came to the line and someone said that you had to wait for four hours before you could pay and other persons, which arrived to the queue after you, were allowed to pay, should you not feel that that was unfair?

[sverigecruiser]

If you board just before the passenger safety drill, you do not miss a meal. You just have it later than planned.

 

Some cruise passengers have been known to survive for several hours without stuffing their pie holes. Then they compensate the next day with 5 meals, including 6 main courses at dinner.

 

I thought that cruiselines wanted to earn money. Why not start serving food after the safety drill if a delayed meal is no problem? I shouldn't like it but it seems like many people here should think that's okay.

[sverigecruiser]

Quote: We all have opinions. I expressed mine

 

 

 

Of course no one needs to agree .

 

 

Most posts here do include some opinion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I stopped looking for 'fair' a very l long time ago.

 

Of course you are allowed to express your opinion.

 

I just said that this is a cruiseforum, as you know, and most of the time we don't discuss BIG problems here.

 

Late assigned boarding times is not a BIG problem but the problem was big enough for the OP to start this thread.

[MicCanberra]

You are the only one who has said that that situation was unfair.

 

If you came to the line and someone said that you had to wait for four hours before you could pay and other persons, which arrived to the queue after you, were allowed to pay, should you not feel that that was unfair?

I was using Sarcasm . However , I agree your scenario is also unfair.

[sverigecruiser]

I was using Sarcasm . However , I agree your scenario is also unfair.

 

I understand that but what's the point?

 

Why create scenarios far from OPs situation or what I have said just to be able to use sarcasm?

 

The scenario you created has nothing to do with OPs "problem" so I don't understand it.

 

It is allowed to make of topic posts but I think it's better not to do it. Of course you don't have to agree about that.

 

Can you and I agree that it should have been better if the OP had been informed about that they will board after "lunchtime" when they book on deck 3?

[MicCanberra]

I understand that but what's the point?

 

Why create scenarios far from OPs situation or what I have said just to be able to use sarcasm?

 

The scenario you created has nothing to do with OPs "problem" so I don't understand it.

 

It is allowed to make of topic posts but I think it's better not to do it. Of course you don't have to agree about that.

 

Can you and I agree that it should have been better if the OP had been informed about that they will board after "lunchtime" when they book on deck 3?

Perhaps but the staggered boarding differs from line to line, and with most (here) you can pick your time.

[navybankerteacher]

 

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Have you put any thought into cutting back on your caffeine intake?

 

An astute diagnosis.

[sverigecruiser]

Perhaps but the staggered boarding differs from line to line, and with most (here) you can pick your time.

 

I know that but it doesn't seem like the OP could do that.

 

If people can pick their time I don't think that it's unfair but I have already said that?

[sverigecruiser]

Of course you are allowed to express your opinion.

 

I just said that this is a cruiseforum, as you know, and most of the time we don't discuss BIG problems here.

 

Late assigned boarding times is not a BIG problem but the problem was big enough for the OP to start this thread.[/quote

 

Have you put any thought into cutting back on your caffeine intake?

 

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[Pyrate13]

Argument just for the sake of argument???

[sail7seas]

Of course you are allowed to express your opinion.

 

I just said that this is a cruiseforum, as you know, and most of the time we don't discuss BIG problems here.

 

Late assigned boarding times is not a BIG problem but the problem was big enough for the OP to start this thread.[/quote

 

Have you put any thought into cutting back on your caffeine intake?

 

 

 

LOL :D

 

 

Thank you, I needed a laugh right about now.

[MicCanberra]

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