Craziest table mates you have had.

[cgolf]

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[squirrel]

I'm not that outgoing I have to force my self to talk to new people.

I have always enjoyed dining with tablemates. Last year we didn't get any, I'm guessing it was because my niece (who was with us) is lactose intolerant. I think they put people with allergies at their own tables since it can take longer to make the food.

This year we will be cruising for 14 nights so I hope Disney does a good job like the last two cruises I've had with tablemates.

 

[TiszBear]

I have loved the stories that have been posted and up till now I was debating on if I should share my story.. well here it is. Sorry forthe book

on the first cruise I ever went on (DCL) our tablemates also happened to be 4 doors down from us. That should have been the first clue. First night all was ok, then next night it went down hill. The mom was paranoid of corners as in being seated near a corner, she was afraid of boats but wanted to take a cruise, she and daughter #1 were fighting and it continued the rest of the cruise. She didn't like anything on the menu, when she did pick something and it came she ate 1 bite and declared it only fit for any low class people. After that night she only ate from room service in her room. at one point of the cruise we ended up in a storm, which can be expected in September. But she proceeded to inform our room steward why we were not going to a near by island to wait it out. She then told the room steward to "make note of this exact location as if she goes overboard from the balcony she wants those to know where she was". Finally got to Castaway. No problems there you would think, right? hmm no. We went to the stringray excursion had fun and as we were walking back to our chairs later we hear a scream. Yep it was our tablemate! She was running out of the water with snorkle in hand and screaming " there are fish in the lagoon, there are fish in the lagoon" She sees me and my mom and proceed to ask " did you know there are real fish in the lagoon?" I told yes, I knew and what did she expect? her reply? "well this is Disney I thought they would animated fish" What ?! I told her "no they are real fish and there are real fish in the ocean". Her husband then proceeds to call her a a few well choice names and she does the same to him. Yea no one was at dinner that night. yea peaceand quiet! When we finally got back and where disembarking, the whole family was fighting. Funny thing, the kids and husband wanted to do another cruise she didn't and you could hear them arguing as we left the ship. Needless to say my mom & have brought this story up numerous times since then abd still laugh about it.

 

[jrabbit]

She was running out of the water with snorkle in hand and screaming " there are fish in the lagoon, there are fish in the lagoon" She sees me and my mom and proceed to ask " did you know there are real fish in the lagoon?" I told yes, I knew and what did she expect? her reply? "well this is Disney I thought they would animated fish" What ?! I told her "no they are real fish and there are real fish in the ocean".

I don't think (no truer words have every been spoken) that I'm one of THOSE Crazy Tablemates but ..

"I can relate" (kind of) to the woman in the above story... our first ever cruise stopped in Nassau and we got off the ship and walked around a bit, got chased by street vendors, had our camera held for "ransom" ... "Worse place we have ever been" (NOT!). My comment was "We're not in EPCOT anymore Toto". Well we've been to places with more poverty, more street vendors, more craziness ... but our Nassau experience "prepared" us for all of our future trips to "non Disney" places.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

I actually would go the other way on this one, on our last four cruises we have not had table mates and absolutely loved it. That being said, we fall into the camp that most likely would not hang out with our table mates or make life long friends over the week, so I think it depends on everyones personality which would be best.

Cheers
Cgolf

I agree with you I play it safe and request our own table, then when we turn up promptly there is no waiting, no small talk, we can order booze, wine etc without worrying about others, you pay a lot for a cruise, you do not want the risk of it being ruined if you are unlucky to be paired with someone who you do not get on with.


We have shared it worked well on a cruise when a family who asked to share our private tours linked our ressies together we got on very well. I have also found it not go well.

Me ordering a wine package offering it to be polite and others then using ( a lot) but they do not reciprocate, or having the person who thinks they know DCL telling me this and that and you must do this, and do not do that, when they get it wrong and I politely do not say anything.

 

[SillyInventor]

We will be on our first ever cruise in 3 weeks (Magic out of Venice). After reading through all 30 pages the "animated fish" on CC made me spill my whine over my laptop

It will be DW and me for our 10th anniversary, so we will probably join others at the table. Hopefully nice people, but reading through all this has made me prepared to ask a table switch if things really go bad.
On the other hand if things really go bad I will have a wonderful story to share in this thread.

 

[SK Traveler]

Wow this has been some reading! Would you suggest dining alone on our first cruise? We're a pretty outgoing family, but boy, these stories...

We are a family of three so I don't know if it's possible. Thank you for sharing the idea that we can request a change, if needed.

We are a couple, one of us very outgoing (me) and one of us typically very quiet (the DH), but we LOVE meeting our tablemates and getting to know them and having other people to talk to at dinner. You come home with new friends (believe it or not!), wonderful connections, and great stories!

Our most recent cruise, on boarding day we went to the space for dining reservations and asked what the profiles of our tablemates were going to be (other couples, 30-somethings, etc.). It was a nice way to know what we were walking into, so to speak.

 

[harrisb1964]

On our first cruise in Feb. we were placed with great tablemates from Michigan. We had a 7 year old boy and they did too. They both became friends and hung out at the the kid's club together . The other cool thing was that they were older parents just like us with an only child. So we had a lot in common. We really enjoyed them ! Disney definitely did their homework when putting our two families together .

 

[MystikaFaith]

Oh gosh! We haven't yet been on our first cruise, but I have no doubt we'll be one of those awkward 'crazy' families.

Consisting of mostly aspies, our family doesn't really do well in those kind of social situations. Small talk really isn't our thing

Wonder if you could request a table with other fellow cruisers who actually enjoy engaging in deeper and more meaningful discussions regarding issues relating to mankind (politics, religion, environmentalism, humanitarianism, etc) without feeling uncomfortable or offended. We'd be totally game for that!

 

[jdb in AZ]

Oh gosh! We haven't yet been on our first cruise, but I have no doubt we'll be one of those awkward 'crazy' families.

Consisting of mostly aspies, our family doesn't really do well in those kind of social situations. Small talk really isn't our thing

Wonder if you could request a table with other fellow cruisers who actually enjoy engaging in deeper and more meaningful discussions regarding issues relating to mankind (politics, religion, environmentalism, humanitarianism, etc) without feeling uncomfortable or offended. We'd be totally game for that!

Small talk isn't my thing either, but DH never met a stranger he didn't like. That's not to say he wants to debate politics and religion during dinner.

If two families met onboard and got into philosophical discussions, they could request to be assigned to the same dinner table, and their previously-assigned table mates would probably welcome the change. DCL really has no way of knowing from looking at your reservations that you hold the same views or totally opposite opinions as other passengers.

 

[minniefaye]

DH and I's first cruise was on Royal Caribbean to the Western Caribbean. We were seated at a table of 10 and most of our table mates were very pleasant, there was this one guy though, he was a bit "different". When he wasn't picking his nose, which was constantly, he would eat the the butter pats! No kidding, one by one he would pick up a butter pat, open it, eat the butter, then proceed to lick the foil for a while to get all the leftover butter, and then moved on to the next butter pat. Once all the butter was gone, he went back to picking his nose. His wife would keep elbowing him to make him stop but it didn't work.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

DH and I's first cruise was on Royal Caribbean to the Western Caribbean. We were seated at a table of 10 and most of our table mates were very pleasant, there was this one guy though, he was a bit "different". When he wasn't picking his nose, which was constantly, he would eat the the butter pats! No kidding, one by one he would pick up a butter pat, open it, eat the butter, then proceed to lick the foil for a while to get all the leftover butter, and then moved on to the next butter pat. Once all the butter was gone, he went back to picking his nose. His wife would keep elbowing him to make him stop but it didn't work.

Maybe he was on strike....

.... and its an official pick-it.

 

[minniefaye]

Maybe he was on strike....

.... and its an official pick-it.

hilarious!!!

 

[twindaddy]

Maybe he was on strike....

.... and its an official pick-it.

He was just being a booger.

She was trying to butter him up, but it wasnt working.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

He was just being a booger.

She was trying to butter him up, but it wasnt working.

He said to her...


"Anything you can do I can do butter, I can do anything butter than you"

 

[minniefaye]

you all are cracking me up!!!

 

[Steam8oatW9]

This is kinda of funny and sad to hear about all the bad experiences.

On our 1st cruise (honeymoon) we where lucky to have 3 adult couples sit at the table w/us. They were all experienced cruisers w/disney and other wise. They helped us out, gave us great tips, shared stories and made sure we were doing ok during dinner and otherwise. It was great to get to know them. We all got along said hello to each other when we saw each other in different parts of the ship and had great dinner talk. It was so great.

On our 2nd cruise we where again lucky enough to sit with 2 other couples. One from our neighboring state MN and one where the lady was from England and the friend from Japan. They had a little trouble with English but we were still able to communicate. Again we had great life stories/experiences to share.

I look forward to meeting new people and hearing different stories & experiences. I think Disney did a great job with us and again i do think they take the time to get it right. We are just a couple who have been seated along with other adult couples. It does help that we take the later seating also on the kids front.

I think we all need to learn more about each other so we can all get along and yes a little bit of table manners is appreciated so is a little bit of give & take.
I think when you book a cruise they should give you a little booklet on dinner "manners" & other things -or what to expect so that newbies (and yes us at the start) can be prepared with dinner and other things on the cruise like checking in for shore excursions. We're going on the 3rd cruise 10-31-15 and look forward to meeting new people (esp. since i learned about FE & disney magnets).
sorry for the rant. Look forward to meeting the next dinner group!

 

[jdb in AZ]

He was just being a booger.

She was trying to butter him up, but it wasnt working.

You may think it's funny, but it's snot.

 

[Claire2015]

We've always requested a table to ourselves. Each time we get close to a cruise, I think "why don't we try mixed seating and see if we make friends!" and then a thread like this pops up and I think better of it! I'm afraid that we'll be the ones people post their "craziest table mates" posts about! My husband and I own a nightclub in a big city. We're atheists. We both have tattoos AND piercings. I have pink dreadlocks down to my waist. We share a bottle of wine with dinner almost every night on our cruise even though we don't really drink at home. I never understand when posters are like "they'll save the leftovers for you for the next night" 'cause we never have leftover wine! But we're both politically fairly conservative and somewhat socially liberal. Our son is a little socially awkward and a little nerdy. I think we're adorable! But, I can see how most people wouldn't mesh well with us, even though I think we're pretty gosh-darn fun! Maybe I'll continue requesting a table of our own so we can stay the family everyone stares at but doesn't have to make polite conversation with

I would love to sit with you ! I had my first tattoo aged 31 hubby has been getting them since he was 16 which is illegal in England but he's always looked older I have my ears double pierced and had my belly button done before the kids and wobbly belly ! In my job I dernt risk facial piercings just this week I have been punched in the eye and had my necklace yank several times (I know your all wondering what my dangerous job is ! I'm a nursery nurse and look after toddlers !) I want purple hair but with my complexion it would be awful ! I have friends with dreadlocks but always worry about the smell and head live (strange I know but with two kids and working in a nursery these things come into your mind lol) and as my eldest is a bit of a geek and my youngest is autistic and not wanting to chat am sure the kids would get on to lol

 

[twindaddy]

You may think it's funny, but it's snot.

It was probably fine, I have a nose for these kinds of things

There was something odd about him, I just cant put my finger on it