I've only ever noticed one of these rude types of passengers.

[darnheather]

On DCL I've only ever noticed "elevator invaders" from this list. Well at least for the most part. A few seat savers here and there but nothing too bad and one mean drunk.

https://www.cruisecritic.com/articl...2&et_rid=235232154&et_referrer=Boards - CC-US

Anyone else?

 

[squirk]

On DCL I've only ever noticed "elevator invaders" from this list. Well at least for the most part. A few seat savers here and there but nothing too bad and one mean drunk.

https://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=1398&et_cid=3163532&et_rid=235232154&et_referrer=Boards - CC-US

Anyone else?

Balcony smokers. Elevator invaders.

As for the rest? Not so much.

 

[darnheather]

Balcony smokers. Elevator invaders.

As for the rest? Not so much.

Curious if you spoke to the smokers or called guest services? I'd be so upset.

 

[southerngirl528]

On DCL I've only ever noticed "elevator invaders" from this list. Well at least for the most part. A few seat savers here and there but nothing too bad and one mean drunk.

https://www.cruisecritic.com/articl...2&et_rid=235232154&et_referrer=Boards - CC-US

Anyone else?

From our Fantasy cruise last month, I would have to say the elevator invaders were the only ones that I thought were rude. Several times we would be on a quite crowded elevator only to have someone(s) crowd in. Had it happen once that the elevator was like a can of sardines, so much so, that the door couldn't close because the "invaders" were blocking the safety light sensors that keep the doors from closing.

And I don't mean this to be at all tacky, I promise, but one thing I have noticed the last few years at WDW is that with certain cultures, there IS no sense of "personal space", and it is apparently fine to cut into lines, etc. I suppose where they are from that might be hunky dory. It certainly makes me do a little more homework before I travel outside the country to see what the social mores are in my destination country. I don't want to be "THAT" tourist, ya know?

On this topic, we had a very funny thing happen on the 2015 Hawaii DCL sailing (well, let me get this straight.... I thought it was funny! DD did NOT. ). DD#2 ( a very well mannered, grown young adult) & I did a tour that included a visit to Big Island Candies (mmmmm). It wasn't that busy when we first got there but a busload of Japanese tourists pulled up. I thought nothing of it as I browsed and watched the candy making. The more the merrier, right? And I have always found the Japanese to be oh-so-polite. DD was looking around separate from me. Several minutes passed before I saw her and the look on her face was . When asked what was wrong, she told me that she had been shoved HARD, not once but TWICE from the same cute little old lady! DD said the lady wanted to be where she was, so the cute little old lady (she pointed her out to me, and I'm telling you, she looked like a semi-frail cute little elderly woman) I started laughing as it was so unbelievable. DD said she was dead serious. Now you need to know that I raised her to respect others, and especially those older. And I taught my kids to be respectful of cultural differences. And they do. What I found out much later from a dear friend that is fluent in Japanese, and lived in Japan for year, is that apparently it is well accepted for the elderly to be very pushy physically to get to where they want to go. Who knew? Again, makes me more aware of trying to learn about other cultures, especially when visiting foreign countries.

 

[squirk]

Curious if you spoke to the smokers or called guest services? I'd be so upset.

Calls were made. The issues ended shortly thereafter.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Buffet gluttons, but they didn't eat hardly anything they took. This is how their table looked when they were "done":

 

[squirk]

Buffet gluttons, but they didn't eat hardly anything they took. This is how their table looked when they were "done":
View attachment 359751

The Shmoo Collective, of course, has a photo at the ready of buffet gluttons. Do you have a pic of balcony smokers in your archives, too?

 

[Shanti]

Line cutters really annoy me (as an elementary school teacher, I'm hardwired to be fair and follow rules). I've encountered just a few on just one of our cruises: that was the Bahamian New Year's Eve cruise on the Magic sailing out of Miami, to ring in 2016. The cruise was at least 75% South American nationals, and I recall that one was a very entitled father who tried to completely cut a very long character photo line in the lobby. The CMs stopped him, and he argued vehemently, but he and his daughter were still ejected from the photo op.

 

[Carrie in AZ]

Buffet gluttons, but they didn't eat hardly anything they took. This is how their table looked when they were "done":
View attachment 359751

This type of food waste disgusts me. It is very sad.

 

[bumbershoot]

And I don't mean this to be at all tacky, I promise, but one thing I have noticed the last few years at WDW is that with certain cultures, there IS no sense of "personal space", and it is apparently fine to cut into lines, etc.

It’s not tacky. It’s truth for many cultures.

In japan they have people who work at the subways to literally shove people in before the doors close to get more people in.

In my now-ex’s mothers’ home country of Korea, when an elevator opens the people inside immediately move to get out while those outside immediately move to get in. There is no gap in this. It’s just a scrum. Other things he’s told me made me very reticent to visit. And now I don’t have to worry about it.

Your daughter’s experience doesn’t surprise me. My ex MIL is pretty pushy, too.

Again, makes me more aware of trying to learn about other cultures, especially when visiting foreign countries.

Yep. Worth knowing. Also in many areas they WILL touch you if you interest them. Hair, face, skin I’d you look different. If someone is pregnant and they don’t want to be touched, have them guard their bellies!

And to make sure we’re covering things that are often true in our own culture, Americans are noisy and don’t tend to speak more than one language. And we put sugar in everything.

Buffet gluttons, but they didn't eat hardly anything they took. This is how their table looked when they were "done":
View attachment 359751

That’s just sad.

 

[bbn1122]

Buffet Gluttons is very funny and I have seen that many times. But what is connected to that is newer cruisers or maybe not new at Cabanas not knowing that it’s really not a buffet line but stations.

They come in grab a plate or two and just start loading up as much food that will fit on their plate, plus kind of holding up the line. And then of course not eating half of it.

I like to find a table, get a drink then survey all the offerings and try a little at a time. Enjoy and slow down.

 

[squirk]

Darn it - I was really hoping Shmoo would call my bluff and instantly reply to my post with a picture of someone smoking on their balcony......

 

[darnheather]

From our Fantasy cruise last month, I would have to say the elevator invaders were the only ones that I thought were rude. Several times we would be on a quite crowded elevator only to have someone(s) crowd in. Had it happen once that the elevator was like a can of sardines, so much so, that the door couldn't close because the "invaders" were blocking the safety light sensors that keep the doors from closing.

And I don't mean this to be at all tacky, I promise, but one thing I have noticed the last few years at WDW is that with certain cultures, there IS no sense of "personal space", and it is apparently fine to cut into lines, etc. I suppose where they are from that might be hunky dory. It certainly makes me do a little more homework before I travel outside the country to see what the social mores are in my destination country. I don't want to be "THAT" tourist, ya know?

On this topic, we had a very funny thing happen on the 2015 Hawaii DCL sailing (well, let me get this straight.... I thought it was funny! DD did NOT. ). DD#2 ( a very well mannered, grown young adult) & I did a tour that included a visit to Big Island Candies (mmmmm). It wasn't that busy when we first got there but a busload of Japanese tourists pulled up. I thought nothing of it as I browsed and watched the candy making. The more the merrier, right? And I have always found the Japanese to be oh-so-polite. DD was looking around separate from me. Several minutes passed before I saw her and the look on her face was . When asked what was wrong, she told me that she had been shoved HARD, not once but TWICE from the same cute little old lady! DD said the lady wanted to be where she was, so the cute little old lady (she pointed her out to me, and I'm telling you, she looked like a semi-frail cute little elderly woman) I started laughing as it was so unbelievable. DD said she was dead serious. Now you need to know that I raised her to respect others, and especially those older. And I taught my kids to be respectful of cultural differences. And they do. What I found out much later from a dear friend that is fluent in Japanese, and lived in Japan for year, is that apparently it is well accepted for the elderly to be very pushy physically to get to where they want to go. Who knew? Again, makes me more aware of trying to learn about other cultures, especially when visiting foreign countries.

I was shocked by line cutters at Disney World when we went last year but they were 20 something Americans.

 

[darnheather]

It’s not tacky. It’s truth for many cultures.

In japan they have people who work at the subways to literally shove people in before the doors close to get more people in.

In my now-ex’s mothers’ home country of Korea, when an elevator opens the people inside immediately move to get out while those outside immediately move to get in. There is no gap in this. It’s just a scrum. Other things he’s told me made me very reticent to visit. And now I don’t have to worry about it.

Your daughter’s experience doesn’t surprise me. My ex MIL is pretty pushy, too.



Yep. Worth knowing. Also in many areas they WILL touch you if you interest them. Hair, face, skin I’d you look different. If someone is pregnant and they don’t want to be touched, have them guard their bellies!

And to make sure we’re covering things that are often true in our own culture, Americans are noisy and don’t tend to speak more than one language. And we put sugar in everything.



That’s just sad.

I really enjoyed my years in Korea despite the touching and lack of personal space. Apparently I was very offensive to Koreans because I have a loud laugh. More than once in an elevator someone looked at me with a death glare. In Turkey my lack of a poker face was offensive. Yes, it is important to know another culture's taboos.

 

[cruiser21]

I'm not sure why people complain about other people when we all do things that are going to annoy somebody. In fact people complaining about other people is extremely annoying. I just go with the flow...live and let live.

 

[Disney1fan2002]

Maybe I am in a bubble when I am on a Disney Cruise, but I don't notice any off those rude behaviors. Except for maybe the chair hogs.

1) Bratty kids....if I see a kid having a tantrum, or whining, and begging and pleading with mom and dad to "PUH- LEEEZZE" let me stay in the kids club a little longer" I attribute it to the kid being tired, or I don't consider it at all. Not my kid, not my situation to deal with. I may have a moment of silence for the mom or dad having to deal with it.

2) Chair hogs...agreed. Rude

3) Balcony smokers...haven't noticed, but I grew up with a chain smoking mother. I am not sensitive to cigarette smoke. If they are smoking a pipe or a cigar, I actually enjoy it. I love the smell of pipes and cigars.

4) Know-it-Alls....haven't noticed them

5) Tightwads...not on a Disney cruise. Everyone I have met seems to be more than generous with the staff.

6) Buffet gluttons....they exist, but same as bratty kids, none of my business. I don't consider it at all.

7) Obnoxious drunks.... I am not a night person, so if they exist on a Disney cruise, I have been fortunate enough to miss it.

I see things with rose colored glasses when I am on a Disney vacation. I don't pay attention to anyone but myself and my family.

 

[starvenger]

Bratty kids - I see them everywhere. DCL is no exception. Annoying, sure, but as pp noted it’s not really my business to interject. If I did, I think that would place me as a KIA.

Chair Hogs - again, you see (or don’t see) this everywhere. Cruise lines need to enforce this better. On DCL it wasn’t as big a deal to me since the kids and I really couldn’t do the one thing we wanted to do (relax in the pool) so we never really relaxed on the deck, opting for the balcony or running deck instead. Which leads to

Balcony Smokers - I’ve smelled it, don’t like it, but it’s generally been on a level where it’s not 24/7.

Know-it-alls - in a way, we of the DIS boards are KIAs. But we use our powers for good, and don’t brag or lord our knowledge over others. At least we do on the board. I’m sure I’m an obnoxious KIA with some things.

Tightwads - not my business if you don’t tip. I don’t think it’s right, but it’s an individual decision.

Buffet gluttons - not something I look out for. I’m sure it happens.

Obnoxious drunks - probably less common on DCL given the lack of drink packages. But then, I haven’t encountered them too much on Royal either. During my wife’s accounting conference (where spouses could tag along), however...

Elevator invaders - again, happens everywhere. Wish people would learn that, yes, another elevator will be coming shortly.

 

[squirk]

I'm not sure why people complain about other people when we all do things that are going to annoy somebody. In fact people complaining about other people is extremely annoying. I just go with the flow...live and let live.

You see the irony here, don’t you?

 

[dclpluto]

This type of food waste disgusts me. It is very sad.

I agree it’s terrible. If I’m able to see the food. I know if I’m going to like it or not. So defintely no waste from me for breakfast or lunch. I finish everything I get at breakfast and lunch. Now dinner you cannot see your food before you get it. So sometimes there is food that I haven’t ate at dinner. Now the picture looks like they had no interest in eating the food they just wanted to waste it.

 

[serenitynow]

In defense of “bratty kids” everywhere, they are children just learning how to behave in a civilized manner. I saw more bratty adults on my last cruise than kids. Adults, who should already know how act in society.