Tablemate Problems?

[rae519]

mcnuss -
Again, a perfect example of a child with problem parenting. And the unfortunate thing about this is that they do think their little darling is "cute".

Children will NOT grow up to be respectful, responsible adults if they have no parental controls to teach them appropriate behavior in social settings.

If that little darling got injured on the flight, do you think parental units would have sued the airline?!

Let's ask Dr. Phil about this one!!!!! He's not a New Yorker but sure could be!

Rae

 

[Buckaroo's Dad]

Then he smeared the Mickey bar on his face and proceeded to wipe it on my shirt!

Yikes Rae! Such behaviour isn't "cute." It's disgusting. If my son EVER acted so rude (perish the thought) his *** would be as red as Mars and as painful as an hour of uninterrupted commercials!

Then he started to sneeze and guess where it all landed.

At that point, Rae, you should have converted to the other family's lowest common denominator since your son ALREADY understands good table manners and toleration. Time to provide the child's father a lesson in sharing germs while simultaneously showing your son how to spit on someone.

Unfortunately, I'm from New York and at times I sound very confrontational and aggressive.

Rae, you must be referring to your bedroom etiquette (ah, the luck of some husbands) - as I must say you have only sounded NONconfrontational and PASSIVE.


Hey, my dearest Rae, I also thought you were going to look into the August 16th Magic sailing!

 

[rae519]

Buckaroo's Dad!

Good morning! I'm still hoping for a 8/16 cruise - we have enough points- nothing firm yet. DH waiting for the hiring freeze to be lifted so he can replace some of his crew. Unfortunately, it's a state controlled issue and he might not be going anywhere for a while. It would be so great to have all of us together!

I have no doubt that your son is well-behaved. We have that same theory about child raising! Ohh, now here comes the social services with their "time out" program! Guess that's why we have so many juvenile offenders and repeat adult offenders.

Spit? I can't spit! Honestly! I don't whistle very good either. But I can do a mean "woooo hoooo"!~

Glad to know you are still around, BD - it's always nice to have all those compliments in the AM! I bet your son turns out to be a flirt like you!!!

Hey, do you think we should we tell people that you were the karate dad that wanted to teach me some manners all those years ago?! HAHAHAHA! Got'cha!

Rae

 

[Wonderwoman1982]

McNuss, I have to ask what Airline you were flying on. I know on Delta, kids under 8 ( maybe 10 - I can't remember for sure ) aren't allowed in First Class.

 

[perdidobay]

mcnuss,
I had the same experience on a flight once.... the Mom thought her little darling was so cute...she couldn't understand why anyone wouldn't love her child
And as for others not wanting to sit at tables with others.... I think it happens everywhere. DH and I went to Beirgarten in Germany at Epcot this month. You are told before you go inside it is not private seating, that you will be seated with others, and still people are amazed that they had to actually do so! We were seated at a table for 10 with a couple that was already there. We said hello, went to get our food ( buffet) and sat down. Waitress brought 3 other groups to our table and they all griped about having to sit with others before another couple joined our table. I think alot of it has to do with how outgoing you are... all of us were talking like old freinds within 10 minutes
I love meeting new people

 

[Michelle]

I know on Delta, kids under 8 ( maybe 10 - I can't remember for sure ) aren't allowed in First Class.

Actually that's not true on Delta, my daughter has flown in first class several times, the first time when she was about four. She's now 9 and we have done first class at least 2-3 other times when she was younger.

 

[DadofTigger]

On our first cruise we (ME 34, DW 36, DS 9 & DS 4) where at a table for eight with one other (early) retired couple (late 40's) from the mid-west. They were extermely nice and we actually had some very nice conversations and a few things in common. The only problem was the two nights we did not show up for dinner (Palos and late back fom shopping in St Marteen), we felt terrible since they were all alone at a table for 8. I am sure it was uncomfortable for them. We also found out later that they waited for us on the shopping night since we had not told them we were going to miss dinner, we gave them advanced notice on the night we went to Palo's.

With regard to some postings here about ordering off the adult menu for children. We did that quite a bit. We took the cruise as an opportunity for the kids to try food they would not normally try. Our tablemates actually got a kick out of the kids reaction to different foods, we try very hard not to limit our kids to our likes. Which has not totally worked since both my sons have the same addiction to Mac&Cheese I do.

 

[sandee]

but I recall on our last 7 nite cruise a table near ours. It was a table for 6. For some reason I had noticed them right away. Four of the people were either related or knew one another and there was a couple who seemed ill at ease seated with them. I noticed the 4 were kind of loud and very rarely spoke to the single couple sitting with them. On formal night the single couple came in first. She had a very chic black gown and he had a black tux. Finally the 4 others arrived and the two women in that group had on white shorts cut Daisy Duke style and skimpy tops that looked like bathing suit tops or bras (they were both 50ish by the way). I was under the impression you couldn't wear shorts in the dining room, much less on formal night but they were there and nobody asked them to leave. The guys had shorts,sandels,wife beater tee shirts with a short sleeved shirt open over them. That poor couple never looked up from their plates and were out among the 1st to leave. I really felt bad for them because I remember how excited I'd been about finding the right dress and excited about getting dressed up ...and I don't even usually like to get dressed up.

 

[mcnuss]

Originally posted by Wonderwoman1982
McNuss, I have to ask what Airline you were flying on. I know on Delta, kids under 8 ( maybe 10 - I can't remember for sure ) aren't allowed in First Class.

This happened to be US Airways, but to my knowledge there is no airline that forbids kids from 1st Class. I've even been seated near tiny babies in car seats. I cannot begin to imagine the revolt that would occur among the very frequent flyers if an airline tried to to do that. It is not just best reward for me for the 125+ flights I take in a year, but for DH and DD who suffer with my crazy schedule every day.

 

[rae519]

Mcnuss -
125 PLUS flights in a year?
WHEW!
As much as I love Disney - I hate the flying part of the trip more than anything - it stresses me before and after!
Hat's off to you!!!!!


RE: late dining mates
Once is acceptable, after that....well, the word RUDE does come to mind!

RE: dining alone
One evening I almost ended up alone since DH was under the weather (cold) and DS was with the children playing. One couple was at Palo and the other was only a few minutes late. Actually, I enjoyed the idea of dining solo but was teasing the assistant server that he needed to be my date for the evening since it would look "improper" for me to dine alone. He and the server played along and we all had a good time. It was great to see the smiling couple with their 3 darling children - very well behaved children, I might add! They were very interesting and made for excellent dining companions.

RE: acceptable dining clothes
I think the Navigator says it all (formal, casual, etc.) but maybe these individuals are naturally oppositional or just plain can't read!

; )
Rae

 

[mcnuss]

Rae -- I'll have already flown 10 flights (including a long weekend to London!) before the end of January, and this is a quiet time! Truth be told, despite all my travels, I still don't care to fly. It makes me quite nervous. Strange, I guess.

RE: dinner attire - I must say that EVERYONE on our cruise looked great at every dinner. I saw nothing "inappropriate". Not sure if it was because of the holiday or if the Magic tends to be more formal. I loved it!

 

[rae519]

Mcnuss - glad to know that! I was okay up until last February and we had the flight from Hades (Atlanta to Orlando). Air turbulance the entire way - the crew wasn't even allowed to move around! People were crying, praying, and getting sick to their stomachs.
The pilot said that it was the worst weather he'd ever flown in in his 32 years of flying. Ohh, that was real comforting to hear.

In my USAF days, I flew a lot and even took flying lessons - but now I'm exceptionally nervous and look forward to when we can go back to having enough time to drive to FL from IN.

10 flights already? Oh girl! God go with you!

Smiles and clear skies!
Rae

 

[Wonderwoman1982]

About the Delta airline policy, MAYBE it's a newer policy. It was about 2 years ago we flew with them/ OR it COULD be we flew standby on Buddie Passes with our friends who works for Delta. That policy IS real, BUT maybe ONLY on buddy passes. I suppose if you BUY a ticket you can sit were you want, but with buddie passes only the adults and kids over 8 are allowed in First Class. My husband sat up in first class while I had to stay back in coach because our daughter was only 6 at the time and she wasn't allowed up there.

 

[Michelle]

Maybe so, wonderwoman. My daughter has flown in first class with purchased upgrades or FF miles, plus we all got bumped up to First Class once out of the blue by a VERY nice Delta agent. I am very sure that the they allow children in First Class under those circumstances.

 

[CRSNDSNY]

On our honeymoon cruise we were seated with a three families, all of which had teenage daughters. They were enjoyable, but were were really hoping to be seated alone or with other honeymooners. I swear after looking around that ship the whole week, I think we may have been the ONLY honeymooners!

THEN, on our last cruise last month, we asked to be seated alone and we were. But to our amazement, our entire section was FILLED with honeymooners! Why couldn't we find other honeymooners last time??!!

The great thing about the last trip is that we made great friends at one breakfast seating at Tritons where we were seated with grandparents cruising with their adorable granddaugher and then halfway through breakfast a honeymooning couple of about our age were seated. We were so lucky that morning at breakfast to meet such wonderful people. We made fast friends with all and ended up meeting up numerous times during the remainder of that trip and continue to write to each!

After two very different experiences, we will ask to be seated alone for our next cruise only if we are not cruising with family or friends.

 

[smchan]

Originally posted by Wonderwoman1982
About the Delta airline policy, MAYBE it's a newer policy. It was about 2 years ago we flew with them/ OR it COULD be we flew standby on Buddie Passes with our friends who works for Delta.

Confirmed. My sister worked for Delta, and I was not allowed to fly first class with my children using the buddy passes she gave me.

Sam