Things you no longer see on cruises.

[Lewisc]

Men ordering. a rental tux delivered to your cabin. Men wearing tuxedos to formal night isn't seen much, most cruises.

Is this thread limited to DCL? Tops optional on the Carnival funnel deck is history.

Auto tips added to your folio has substantially replaced tip envelopes

 

[tvguy]

Men ordering. a rental tux delivered to your cabin. Men wearing tuxedos to formal night isn't seen much, most cruises.

Is this thread limited to DCL? Tops optional on the Carnival funnel deck is history.

Auto tips added to your folio has substantially replaced tip envelopes

Yes, dressing up for formal night is/was one of my wife and my favorite nights on a cruise. Now they have to fight people not to wear swimsuits to dinner, LOL.

Yes, my first cruise in 1980 all clothing was optional in the solarium on the very tip top deck. It was a French cruise ship and a Caribbean cruise, and some beaches in the Caribbean to this day are clothing optional.

Most cruises these days are mainstream/family oriented. Back in 1980 cruises were often a once in a lifetime event for retired people.

 

[tvguy]

Did midnight buffets used to be a regular thing? Were they common place? I have been on 4 cruises and only one had a midnight dessert buffet with ice sculptures and it was hyped as a very big deal and surprise. Then again, it could have been hyped because I was a teenager and it's easy to surprise and excite younger cruisers or anybody when the event isn't listed in the Personal Navigator. It was on a Disney Panama Canal crossing.

Yes, a midnight buffet was a regular thing on my first 6 cruises 1980-2002. Disney was the first cruise I was on that did not have a nightly midnight buffet. The year before, 2002, my kids loved the midnight buffet on HAL, even though we had late seating and had just eaten a few hours before.

 

[tvguy]

Our first cruise was on NCL’s Norway in the 1980’s. I remember the midnight buffet with ice sculptures, aquavit in little horn shot glasses and lobster canapés.

My wife and I cruised the Norway twice, in 1983 and 1984. My wife's first cruises. The midnight buffet was amazing. Another thing we really liked as sunburn prone people, the indoor pool all the way at the bottom of the ship. We were always the only ones using it.

 

[Travel60]

Yes, the dressing up for dinner...or at least dressing nicely. Really made it seem special.

 

[starry_solo]

Our first cruise was for our 30th anniversary. Our parents and children (youngest was 18 at the time) were on the cruise with us. The kids brought a Yoda with us that stayed in our room. The room steward seemed to enjoy including Yoda when they cleaned the room, or left towel creations.

Those are adorable!

 

[TNewman1024]

We did the East Bound Panama Canal and they had a midnight buffet one night, pirate night when we hit the Caribbean, and one night they had a Chocolate buffet in Tritons. This is on the Wonder of course the only ship on the West coast turn. They said the panama canal cruises were the only ones they had those events. I think one direction was 15 nights and the other direction was 14 nights.

One of our favorite cruises so far. But its really hard to beat Alaska and the Hubbard Glacier 9 nights. Sorry to be off topic a little.

 

[steveyjc81]

Things no longer seen on DCL cruises:

• Paper Navigators
• Paper Menus
• Palo Brunch Buffet
• Character hugs
• Value for money

 

[Domer87]

Disney cast members would do a skit; "If I Were Not Upon the Sea"

You don't see that any longer

 

[holula]

Disney cast members would do a skit; "If I Were Not Upon the Sea"

You don't see that any longer

This is 100% what I miss too. Always hilarious.

 

[CamColt]

First off, why do they get rid of the good stuff? Listening to the laughs in that video shows just what a hit that skit was! I'd love to see it again.

Things no longer seen on DCL cruises:

• Paper Navigators
• Paper Menus
• Palo Brunch Buffet
• Character hugs
• Value for money

We were able to get paper menus on the 8/9 sailing. They brought it up as an option the first night and I said yes. Then they just brought them to us each night.

I will add to the DCL specific list and say Dueling Pianos. They were great!

 

[TinkLoverSam]

We saw “if I were not upon the sea” on our 10 night Alaska cruise in 2014 (and our 2 previous cruises) but I’m so sad I will be unlikely to ever see it again on DCL

 

[EastYorkDisneyFan]

Disney cast members would do a skit; "If I Were Not Upon the Sea"

You don't see that any longer

I think they only do it on the trans-Atlantic and Panama canal cruises now because they need extra entertainment and also it's a good way for people, to say goodbye to the cruise staff that they've known for the 14 or more days of their cruise.

 

[INDY1919A4]

Shooting clay pigeons off the back of the ship.. Did that with Bride on the Big Red Boat, our 1st cruise ever.. It was a dollar a shot and she was able to get 5 clays in a row.. For the rest of the cruise people would point at her and say "Thats Mikes wife"...

 

[tvguy]

Shooting clay pigeons off the back of the ship.. Did that with Bride on the Big Red Boat, our 1st cruise ever.. It was a dollar a shot and she was able to get 5 clays in a row.. For the rest of the cruise people would point at her and say "Thats Mikes wife"...

Yes, they had that on my first cruise in 1980.

 

[mullysisters]

We could start a whole new website with the things Disney used to do. Disney will continue to remove special things until people stop going (I think.)
I call it the Toronto Maple Leafs business model. They last won a Stanley Cup in 1967 but they are always sold out for every game and prices are over $150.00/ ticket?

 

[mocodis]

Disney cast members would do a skit; "If I Were Not Upon the Sea"

You don't see that any longer

Loved this

 

[SnowWhite2]

"If I were not upon the Sea" will never be performed again. I asked on our Panama Canal cruise and was told it was not PC.

I also miss the dueling pianos on DCL.
And the pub master in the sports bar.