Ever see anything totally shocking and unexpected on a cruise?

[thethreechunks]

Call me a prude if you will but your examples are not of equal value. Drinking from a tea cup is not the same as a breast. The good Lord also gave me an appendage for a natural function but it would not be appropriate to do this on deck 10 or 4 over the side of the ship for all to see.

Breast feeding and urinating? Really? That is why breast feeding rates in the US are a joke. Ignorance and misinformation.

 

[thethreechunks]

Granted, I am a big advocate of breastfeeding and I cannot imagine anyone being offended or even bothered by seeing something so "normal". There are limits naturally and as I stated I never once made a point to flash no matter where I breastfed, at home or away. A mother must feed her child but that doesn't warrant her offering everyone and anyone around a free peep show. God knows that there are enough creeps out there who would purposely look for the thrill of it. That being said, it amazes me that no one would ever consider giving a nod of disapproval to a scantily clad, good-looking, fit woman prancing around the pool in a thong or a string bikini, despite the fact that she is probably exposing more "skin" than a woman breastfeeding an infant. It begs the question of whether we in North America now accept to see a woman's body only as a source of pleasure, but not as a source of life/nourishment. Come on...unless you're going out of your way to look rather than finding something more interesting to look at, what do you really see? A quick flash of a nipple until the kid latches on - that's mere milliseconds if the kid is truly hungry. Or maybe a few square inches of untanned skin? Get a middle aged man with a belly to bend over and you're likely to see more than that... Here's an interesting piece of science. An infant's vision is limited to about 12 inches in the early months, which as nature would have it is roughly the distance between a mother's face and an infant's face during breastfeeding. Study after study shows that the bonding that occurs during breastfeeding contributes to a child's sense of security in his first relationship with another human. And we want to put a blanket over the kid's head? And in doing so, we hope to achieve what? Make all the onlookers happy? Get a head start at trying to produce another mixed up kid? Haven't we all produced enough of those already? For all those "oh my God, is she really breastfeeding in public" posts, I'll use the word my son uses whenever he hears something completely ludicrous : "Whatever..." Sorry for the long post, but I couldn't let this one pass...

Perfect. Thank you for writing the exact same thing I was thinking.

 

[DisneYE]

Just curios as to what else offends you.. SMH

not much else.. e.g: i can pretty much take on all the crazies from the MDR thread...
i don't know why you SYH... you're ok with people going in the pool almost fully dressed with pool shoes? as in, pants, shirts and shoes? i thought in pools you're supposed to go in swimming suits, that's why they were invented...if you're really self conscious or your god is offended if you show some skin, why go to the pool in the first place?

 

[Disney Canadian]

not much else.. e.g: i can pretty much take on all the crazies from the MDR thread...
i don't know why you SYH... you're ok with people going in the pool almost fully dressed with pool shoes? as in, pants, shirts and shoes? i thought in pools you're supposed to go in swimming suits, that's why they were invented...if you're really self conscious or your god is offended if you show some skin, why go to the pool in the first place?

If you are offended by the "outfits" worn by others in the pool, why do you go to the pool in the first place? Your posts about this in at least 2 forums are offensive and ignorant. Because you're self conscious or due to your religion, you can't go swimming because you will be offended? I will take my chances, thank you.

 

[Zeppelin]

If you are offended by the "outfits" worn by others in the pool, why do you go to the pool in the first place? Your posts about this in at least 2 forums are offensive and ignorant. Because you're self conscious or due to your religion, you can't go swimming because you will be offended? I will take my chances, thank you.

i'm late to a party i don't intend to attend...but someone who can't go swimming due to their conscious or religion is on a cruise forum???

isn't that comparable to someone who doesn't like being cold going on a skiing trip??

 

[Zeppelin]

Wellll ... I made a new friend on our last cruise who had a baby and a three year old. She had been talking about how happy she was to only have one now in diapers, the 3 year old finally being totally potty trained. We were on loungers by the pool and asked if I'd watch Sasha, the three year old while she went to change the baby. I said sure, he was a charming talkative lil boy. While she was gone, Sasha was standing next to the lounge chair chattering away. A lady came up to the lounge chair next to us, put her stuff down and slipped off her cover-up to reveal a thong style swim suit. Quick as a flash, Sasha darted over and patted her behind, proclaiming "that's her Butt" in a VERY loud voice. For about 20 seconds everything just froze, while my mind scrambled about what to do, as this is not my child, but still... So I grabbed his hand and said "no touching" and then the lady said "yes, that is my butt", patted him on the head and laid down the lounger next to us. I was so embarrassed!

that's hysterical!!! funny thing is everyone probably thought it was your kid....

 

[AliceIn]

well it's a pet peeve. each has his/her own.
not so much the tshirts as the shoes...and people who go in the pool with "dresses" (as in pants, fully covered)...usually very religious people or very "big" people.

Wow. So sorry other people adhering to their religious beliefs is so annoying to you.

I think it's shocking that anyone could be disgusted by this. Modest swimwear is no less hygienic than any other swimwear.

 

[Zeppelin]

well it's a pet peeve. each has his/her own.
not so much the tshirts as the shoes...and people who go in the pool with "dresses" (as in pants, fully covered)...usually very religious people or very "big" people....

or very drunk....

 

[MHTorringjan]

Have you ever seen anything completely shocking and unexpected on a cruise? This might be fun!

So, I know I'm coming to this thread a bit late, but we saw something on the cruise before last that was indeed very surprising. We were waiting in line at customer service on the Dream for a lost baggage report and someone was coming by to claim their luggage. Turns out it had been held because they had brought a chainsaw on board. I swear to goodness, I am not kidding. Kind of wish I was. I still wonder to this day what the story was behind that...

 

[muse7mom]

So, I know I'm coming to this thread a bit late, but we saw something on the cruise before last that was indeed very surprising. We were waiting in line at customer service on the Dream for a lost baggage report and someone was coming by to claim their luggage. Turns out it had been held because they had brought a chainsaw on board. I swear to goodness, I am not kidding. Kind of wish I was. I still wonder to this day what the story was behind that...

I'm really wanting to know why the chainsaw was packed. I'm hoping he or she is on this board and can tell us! Pretty please?

 

[DahliaRW]

I'm really wanting to know why the chainsaw was packed. I'm hoping he or she is on this board and can tell us! Pretty please?

Ditto! I could see something unexpected ending up in my luggage if one of my kids decide to put something in when I wasn't looking, but a chainsaw is 1) too big for me to not notice and 2) even if we had one, it would not be where they could reach it!

 

[PizzieDuster]

I'm really wanting to know why the chainsaw was packed. I'm hoping he or she is on this board and can tell us! Pretty please?

Training for ice sculptures?

 

[Disney Canadian]

i'm late to a party i don't intend to attend...but someone who can't go swimming due to their conscious or religion is on a cruise forum???

isn't that comparable to someone who doesn't like being cold going on a skiing trip??

They do want to swim, that is the point. The person I was speaking to, has an issue and is in fact "disgusted" by self conscious and religious people wearing what they feel comfortable in into the pool, due to hygiene of all things. There are far worse things in the pool than someone in a tshirt.

 

[twindaddy]

Wow, I really need to start scoring myself. I get to offend so many of the busy bodies with my cruise behavior. I do things like

1. Tip the porter
2. Leave me room service tray in the hall when I am done
3. Wear a collared short and black jeans to dinner, sometimes even on formal night
3. Bring bottled water on board

And the latest way to offend, I often wear a shirt in the pool



a. I dont want a sunburn
b. I have a hairy back, no one (even me) wants to see that

Here are the main shocking things I see on a cruise.

1. People treating the dining staff poorly
2. People pushing their way onto the elevator before I can even get off
3. On the last day, the crew expects me to leave the ship.

 

[NavyBlue4Eight]

53 pages!! That was a lot of reading.
My DH and I took a Carnival cruise in 2007 (6 nights) and I (sadly) have nothing good to report. Something strange may have happened, but it was not memorable - all in all, a great first cruise! Uneventful, but very nice.

However, we're booked on the Wonder in November. Never fear, I'll have my crazy people BINGO card ready and my camera handy at all times!!

 

[LenaN4fun]

Wow, I really need to start scoring myself. I get to offend so many of the busy bodies with my cruise behavior. I do things like 1. Tip the porter 2. Leave me room service tray in the hall when I am done 3. Wear a collared short and black jeans to dinner, sometimes even on formal night 3. Bring bottled water on board And the latest way to offend, I often wear a shirt in the pool a. I dont want a sunburn b. I have a hairy back, no one (even me) wants to see that Here are the main shocking things I see on a cruise. 1. People treating the dining staff poorly 2. People pushing their way onto the elevator before I can even get off 3. On the last day, the crew expects me to leave the ship.

Love it!

 

[My2Qtz0205]

Oh, I think I can contribute now!
We went on the Fantasy for Spring Break. My son and I were standing in line to see the princesses, and Aladdin was standing towards the middle of the line before the first princess. My son and I finally made it to him and handed him our autograph book, when an elderly woman came up to Aladdin and shooed my son out of the picture so she could take a picture of Aladdin! I was too flabbergasted to say anything. I looked at the people behind me and in front of me, and they were too stunned to speak also. The lady in front of me finally said that now she had seen everything.

 

[Zeppelin]

Oh, I think I can contribute now!
We went on the Fantasy for Spring Break. My son and I were standing in line to see the princesses, and Aladdin was standing towards the middle of the line before the first princess. My son and I finally made it to him and handed him our autograph book, when an elderly woman came up to Aladdin and shooed my son out of the picture so she could take a picture of Aladdin! I was too flabbergasted to say anything. I looked at the people behind me and in front of me, and they were too stunned to speak also. The lady in front of me finally said that now she had seen everything.

I've had this issue in the past, though only on the final night of the cruise where there are no official photographers- you know when they say "characters will be available for 20 minutes" right before the "See You Real Soon" party....one time I "accidentally" knocked (re: light body check) away one person who attempted to cut the line and another time sternly said in above average tone "no cutting the line"....

sorry- have to treat people the way they treat others...

 

[geoly1]

I can't think of one thing I have a pet peeve about but have truly enjoyed this thread!
I Don't let my kids run wild
Tip everyone, a lot, all the time

 

[PizzieDuster]

I can't think of one thing I have a pet peeve about but have truly enjoyed this thread!
I Don't let my kids run wild
Tip everyone, a lot, all the time ��
Don't go in the pools or hot tubs... dressed or undressed...
Go early to shows, pirate night & show up on time for dinner ...
Take photos with the characters ...just one ...with the whole family!
Dress appropriately for MDR and palo
We are the perfect Disney family ..lol!
Do we win a free cruise ? Lmfao��

I love your take photos, just one, with the whole family!! Someone get geoly1 a free cruise