Saving pool seats with towels

[sdjen]

Your cruise is too short to play lounger roulette. You cannot control boorish behavior so don't sweat it. There are more than enough shaded and sunny loungers for everyone. Why anyone would want to be around the human soup that are the pools is beyond me anyway.

I would rather be up on the next deck but some of us have kids in the pool that we would like to keep an eye on

 

[rentayenta]

There's a standing joke in European beach resorts that the Germans are so organised they put their towels on the best seats early evening for the following morning, the Brits then come along in the early hours a little worse for ware and throw the towels in the pool

Doesn't really answer your question but it's a good story none the less

Love it.

 

[disprincess4ever]

One night I went to the pool deck around 11pm to watch a movie on the funnel vision. All the chairs on the pool deck seemed to be empty, with only 1 or 2 other people sitting and watching the movie and some kids in the pool. However; I tried to sit in a bunch of different seats, and was told they were reserved. It made me really mad. Don't leave nothing on a chair and then say it's yours and not use it. Thats just rude.
Oh and Disney can try to enforce this rule, but it never works out.

 

[mrssmiddy]

I know you are not supposed to "save" seats. I am always a little uncertain to do with our "stuff". We never take more than one chair, but we have to leave our shoes, swim covers, etc. somewhere. Maybe it would be helpful if there were small lockers, or something for these items near the pool, then I wouldn't have to set them in a chair. What does everyone do with your "stuff" while you sit at the pool and watch your kids?

 

[lbgraves]

One night I went to the pool deck around 11pm to watch a movie on the funnel vision. All the chairs on the pool deck seemed to be empty, with only 1 or 2 other people sitting and watching the movie and some kids in the pool. However; I tried to sit in a bunch of different seats, and was told they were reserved. It made me really mad. Don't leave nothing on a chair and then say it's yours and not use it. Thats just rude.
Oh and Disney can try to enforce this rule, but it never works out.

I would have sat down after pointing out the sign saying no reserving seats, especially if nothing was actually on the seat.

 

[Tonka's Skipper]

I would have sat down after pointing out the sign saying no reserving seats, especially if nothing was actually on the seat.

Just what I would do as well!

AKK

 

[DitkaFan]

I don't know how they do it on the ships but ar aulani, they fold the towels and place it at the top if the chair. If its not touched by a certain time its removed and the chair is free to use by anyone

This sounds like a great system! I hope DCL implements something along these lines in the near future

 

[tinkerone]

I would have sat down after pointing out the sign saying no reserving seats, especially if nothing was actually on the seat.

ditto!

 

[LWQuestie]

I know you are not supposed to "save" seats. I am always a little uncertain to do with our "stuff". We never take more than one chair, but we have to leave our shoes, swim covers, etc. somewhere. Maybe it would be helpful if there were small lockers, or something for these items near the pool, then I wouldn't have to set them in a chair. What does everyone do with your "stuff" while you sit at the pool and watch your kids?

If you are sitting in a chair at the side of the pool watching your kids, use a bag and keep all that stuff under the chair you are sitting on. If you are planning to be in the pool with the kids, put all the stuff on a chair or lounger while you are in the pool. That's not 'saving' a chair, it's 'using' a chair.

 

[Disneymadhouse]

There's a standing joke in European beach resorts that the Germans are so organised they put their towels on the best seats early evening for the following morning, the Brits then come along in the early hours a little worse for ware and throw the towels in the pool

Doesn't really answer your question but it's a good story none the less

Love it.

Here is an advert that was on UK TV a few years ago that demonstrates how keen us Brits are not to be beaten to the loungers by certain nationalities!
( and I mean no offence to anyone )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuIJqF8av6I

Claire

 

[Embraer]

Where's that LIKE button

 

[MikeAndNick]

On one of our cruises there was a group of us setting by the pool having coffee about 7:00 am. Two women came by and left towels and bags and books on about 10 chairs by the pool and left. About 7:30 am when we started breaking up one of the older men in the group walked over and starting collecting all the towels and items left. When we asked him what he was doing, he told us he was taking the items to Lost And Found. He said the items must be lost because they were just setting there and no one was around. He knew someone would not just leave their things laying around unattended on the pool deck for that amount of time. I wish I had that nerve

 

[rentayenta]

Here is an advert that was on UK TV a few years ago that demonstrates how keen us Brits are not to be beaten to the loungers by certain nationalities!
( and I mean no offence to anyone )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuIJqF8av6I

Claire

Thats fantastic!

 

[the_bUg]

On one of our cruises there was a group of us setting by the pool having coffee about 7:00 am. Two women came by and left towels and bags and books on about 10 chairs by the pool and left. About 7:30 am when we started breaking up one of the older men in the group walked over and starting collecting all the towels and items left. When we asked him what he was doing, he told us he was taking the items to Lost And Found. He said the items must be lost because they were just setting there and no one was around. He knew someone would not just leave their things laying around unattended on the pool deck for that amount of time. I wish I had that nerve

That's great! I wish I was there to see it going down.

 

[PizzieDuster]

Here is an advert that was on UK TV a few years ago that demonstrates how keen us Brits are not to be beaten to the loungers by certain nationalities!
( and I mean no offence to anyone )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuIJqF8av6I

Claire

That is so funny....did you catch the other videos of real time saving chairs?
It seems to me that maybe people were willing to sleep on the sun loungers
Hotel staff got smart. Some of these videos looks like ants or little roaches scurring.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tei1a6wHYQo&NR=1&feature=endscreen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pQD0DW74FY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZSmIjgBaJc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPUj6KMHKBU

and finally, um...this lady can keep her chair ALLLLLL week long

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-NEtcW4drs

 

[Kitster]

One night I went to the pool deck around 11pm to watch a movie on the funnel vision. All the chairs on the pool deck seemed to be empty, with only 1 or 2 other people sitting and watching the movie and some kids in the pool. However; I tried to sit in a bunch of different seats, and was told they were reserved. It made me really mad. Don't leave nothing on a chair and then say it's yours and not use it. Thats just rude.
Oh and Disney can try to enforce this rule, but it never works out.

I simply sit down and tell the 'reservists' that I will move when the prior occupant returns ....they never do.

 

[Disneymadhouse]

That is so funny....did you catch the other videos of real time saving chairs?
It seems to me that maybe people were willing to sleep on the sun loungers
Hotel staff got smart. Some of these videos looks like ants or little roaches scurring.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tei1a6wHYQo&NR=1&feature=endscreen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pQD0DW74FY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZSmIjgBaJc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPUj6KMHKBU

One of the reasons we have decided to do a Disney cruise next year instead of a week in a Med hotel

and finally, um...this lady can keep her chair ALLLLLL week long

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-NEtcW4drs

That is just yuk!

Thanks for sharing

Claire

 

[Plaid Princess]

They claim they won't ever be back on the ship, no loss IMHO.

Isn't it funny when people say that? I've never heard that in a conversation where anyone would be particularly dissapointed if they didn't ever see that person again. You know the CM's are thinking, "Do you promise?"

 

[Plaid Princess]

I know you are not supposed to "save" seats. I am always a little uncertain to do with our "stuff". We never take more than one chair, but we have to leave our shoes, swim covers, etc. somewhere. Maybe it would be helpful if there were small lockers, or something for these items near the pool, then I wouldn't have to set them in a chair. What does everyone do with your "stuff" while you sit at the pool and watch your kids?

We usually just gather our things on one chair if we're all swimming, and if we're going to use chairs, then we spread out to more.

People aren't really going to get concerned if you have stuff on a chair or two while you're actually in the area, especially if you offer any extra space to others as it get's more crowded. It's the groups that put stuff on 15 loungers, leave one person to guard, and then promptly disappear that cause the problems.

 

[Fifitrixabellee]

That is so funny....did you catch the other videos of real time saving chairs?
It seems to me that maybe people were willing to sleep on the sun loungers
Hotel staff got smart. Some of these videos looks like ants or little roaches scurring.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tei1a6wHYQo&NR=1&feature=endscreen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pQD0DW74FY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZSmIjgBaJc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPUj6KMHKBU

and finally, um...this lady can keep her chair ALLLLLL week long

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-NEtcW4drs

Noooooo the shame. Awesome clips thanks for sharing, I actually couldn't believe what I was seeing. Bad bad bad I'm actually embarrassed to be British.

Disney do move the towels but its not consistent. I loved one time an announcement asking people not to do this ending with " we're not Germans!" Clearly they haven't been to Majorca or Benidorm.