Paulette3028 #1 Posted June 3 Here is mine......we were selected as the married longest couple to play on Love and Marriage. Mitch Meruchi was the CD and as he was going around the audience to find the longest married couple 'that would play' one after another declined. We were only married 38 years at the time (many others were longer) but alas none of them were 'brave souls'. It was a blast. When you are on a cruise, be BRAVE, HAVE A BLAST! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Artemus #2 Posted June 3 A few years ago I won a slot tournament for $5,000. That was fun. Also, later that evening I won the evening Texas Holdem poker Tournament for another $500. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TNcruising02 #3 Posted June 3 I've won bingo games on NCL and Carnival. I also won a drawing on NCL during the same bingo event when I won at bingo. That was probably annoying to other people. LOL. I'm too shy to participate in more one-on-one shows. Maybe someday, after a drink. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slidergirl #4 Posted June 3 I sat on my balcony, listening to my favorite music through my headphones, sipping some wine, watching the sea go by. To me, that was very fun! 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Essiesmom #5 Posted June 3 When we sail Princess we usually participate in the Pop Choir. EM 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Velvetwater #6 Posted June 3 I got picked for most Celebrity gameshow type things it seemed. First one was formal night where I had been drinking a bit so didn't do well on WWTBAM type thing. Knew all the bookish and Geography questions but no clue on the others. Got a T-shirt. The next was the next formal night (again dressed up) where our team won Family fortunes (forgot it's US name). I think we won some bubbly. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
navybankerteacher #7 Posted June 3 Had an amazing table at dinner : two couples from Russia, two from Australia, and a tax accountant and his algebra teacher wife (neither of whom even approached fitting the mold) - fortunately on most of our cruises we have had interesting and enjoyable table mates. I am inclined to think that the wider application of “my time”, “free style” or whatever dining has resulted in those who do not enjoy the experience opting out - with the result that those with whom you are seated being more inclined to participate. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bizmark'sMom #8 Posted June 4 Sitting on my aft balcony, sipping a beer and watching the sunset while an albatross glides past. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bookish Angel #9 Posted June 4 Parasailing in the Caribbean, winning 80's trivia with a perfect score, riding in a bucking, rapidly-filling Zodiac in Antarctica, going to a sloth sanctuary in Costa Rica, etc. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ldubs #11 Posted June 4 30 minutes ago, Bizmark'sMom said: Sitting on my aft balcony, sipping a beer and watching the sunset while an albatross glides past. I'm frequently out on a small boat. I don't think there are albatross where I go, but am not sure i would recognize one. Anyway, watching waterfowl, and especially pelicans, effortlessly skim the surface of the water is always breathtaking to me. I never have been able to capture a pic. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joebucks #12 Posted June 4 8 hours ago, Paulette3028 said: Here is mine......we were selected as the married longest couple to play on Love and Marriage. Mitch Meruchi was the CD and as he was going around the audience to find the longest married couple 'that would play' one after another declined. We were only married 38 years at the time (many others were longer) but alas none of them were 'brave souls'. It was a blast. When you are on a cruise, be BRAVE, HAVE A BLAST! Thanks for being this type of person and contributing to the fun of others. I haven't been brave enough (or married) to do such a thing yet lol 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulette3028 #13 Posted June 4 17 hours ago, TNcruising02 said: I've won bingo games on NCL and Carnival. I also won a drawing on NCL during the same bingo event when I won at bingo. That was probably annoying to other people. LOL. I'm too shy to participate in more one-on-one shows. Maybe someday, after a drink. Start off at Karaoke --- with a drink or two....and everyone else at Karaoke has had a drink or two or three....so don't worry. As the saying goes....you probably won't see any of these people again, anyway. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulette3028 #14 Posted June 4 14 hours ago, navybankerteacher said: Had an amazing table at dinner : two couples from Russia, two from Australia, and a tax accountant and his algebra teacher wife (neither of whom even approached fitting the mold) - fortunately on most of our cruises we have had interesting and enjoyable table mates. I am inclined to think that the wider application of “my time”, “free style” or whatever dining has resulted in those who do not enjoy the experience opting out - with the result that those with whom you are seated being more inclined to participate. Over the years, now 27 cruises into our cruise history with more booked, only once did we try MTD. We did it to 'try it'. We have enjoyed the company of the people we have been seated with in the dining room. What I believe is happening unfortunately is that with more and more specialty restaurants and MTD we find ourselves assigned to a table perhaps with 6 or 8, but often times we are the only ones there. We frequent a Specialty restaurant once (if Izumi is onboard) maybe twice if it is a longer cruise....but the experience of meeting other cruisers at dinner is waning.....SAD to SAY. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
navybankerteacher #15 Posted June 4 2 hours ago, Paulette3028 said: Over the years, now 27 cruises into our cruise history with more booked, only once did we try MTD. We did it to 'try it'. We have enjoyed the company of the people we have been seated with in the dining room. What I believe is happening unfortunately is that with more and more specialty restaurants and MTD we find ourselves assigned to a table perhaps with 6 or 8, but often times we are the only ones there. We frequent a Specialty restaurant once (if Izumi is onboard) maybe twice if it is a longer cruise....but the experience of meeting other cruisers at dinner is waning.....SAD to SAY. Yes, that does happen, but it is still preferable to having one or two couples who are obviously uncomfortable with the idea of sharing tables. I guess it is a matter of previous experience: in college I had meals with a consistent group in shared residence; in the Navy about a dozen of us shared meals in the wardroom; at work we had common tables at lunch; at home we often host, or attend, dinner parties. Dining with a group can be one of the more enjoyable aspects of cruising. A couple of times we have simply merged with other tables which had empty seats after a few minutes. The waiters actually prefer it. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulette3028 #16 Posted June 4 46 minutes ago, navybankerteacher said: Yes, that does happen, but it is still preferable to having one or two couples who are obviously uncomfortable with the idea of sharing tables. I guess it is a matter of previous experience: in college I had meals with a consistent group in shared residence; in the Navy about a dozen of us shared meals in the wardroom; at work we had common tables at lunch; at home we often host, or attend, dinner parties. Dining with a group can be one of the more enjoyable aspects of cruising. A couple of times we have simply merged with other tables which had empty seats after a few minutes. The waiters actually prefer it. Over the years we have cruised I have always found a way to make those 'uncomfortable' comfortable....I am happy for the people skill of it. I have even managed to overcome the language barriers that happen on occasion. On our next two cruises, we are actually sailing with our own group, so having people at dinner won't be an issue at all. I agree wholeheartedly that "Dining with a group can be one of the more enjoyable aspects of cruising." 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kate P.C #17 Posted June 4 There are quite a few that we had fun participating in. The Marriage Match game, a lot of trivias and quizzes, karaoke nights, black jack and poker in the casino....Beat the Cruise Director, Yes/No game... 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jocap #18 Posted June 4 On long cruises with lots of sea days, we get involved with many activities on board; the bravest thing I've done was to join "Speaker's Corner", and give a 15 minute talk to an audience about an event in my life. This event happened over several mornings, and on the last day there was a special talk from a veteran who had been injured in the army... there was a special venue for this one, and it was packed with people. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slidergirl #19 Posted June 4 3 hours ago, Paulette3028 said: Over the years we have cruised I have always found a way to make those 'uncomfortable' comfortable....I am happy for the people skill of it. I have even managed to overcome the language barriers that happen on occasion. On our next two cruises, we are actually sailing with our own group, so having people at dinner won't be an issue at all. I agree wholeheartedly that "Dining with a group can be one of the more enjoyable aspects of cruising." You're not the one who passes out the religious tracts and shares your testimony without asking, are you??? (just kidding) I doubt that you'd be able to woo me to a group table. I love traveling solo and cherish my time by myself on a cruise. I have good people skills, too, as I have to deal with service recovery of unhappy guests all the time - I get paid to turn that growl into a happy laugh 😉 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike981 #20 Posted June 4 I'll admit that I'm boring, but I just enjoy being with my wife. She runs a large in-home daycare and the only time she can really relax is when she is far away on vacation. Were like a couple of college kids laughing and giggling. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crystalspin #21 Posted June 4 On ship, we enjoy the wine tastings and some times beer tastings. We are not sophisticated enough to want to pay top dollar for the high-end wine one, but I was pleasantly surprised and informed by the "walk around the world" tasting on Zuiderdam last month-ish. We like having the beverage package to try different drinks on our own, as well, sitting in the Crows Nest or equivalent watching the waves. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulette3028 #22 Posted June 5 2 hours ago, Mike981 said: I'll admit that I'm boring, but I just enjoy being with my wife. She runs a large in-home daycare and the only time she can really relax is when she is far away on vacation. Were like a couple of college kids laughing and giggling. I love the part of your comment when you say "Were like a couple of college kids laughing and giggling" --- that is so cool. I look at cruises as the equivalent of 'adult camp'.....except we don't HAVE to do things, we don't want to do.....but we get to be doing things we might not do at home.....and laughing and giggling, fills that gap as well! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulette3028 #24 Posted June 7 On 6/5/2019 at 10:08 AM, SRF said: Balcony club. 😄 Hopefully an 'ocean view'. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SRF #25 Posted June 9 On 6/7/2019 at 1:59 PM, Paulette3028 said: Hopefully an 'ocean view'. Spoil sport. 😄 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
