Areas that are Unimportant on a Cruise
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Areas that are Unimportant on a Cruise
Please suggest (maximum of 5) any areas of the cruise holiday that are of little value and should be ignored.
John
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Re: Areas That are Unimportant on a Cruise
Formal nights
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Re: Areas That are Unimportant on a Cruise
Isn't that covered under dress codes QB?
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Areas That are Unimportant on a Cruise
Ah. I suppose what is meant by 'areas'. Ok then:oldbluefox wrote:Isn't that covered under dress codes QB?
Dress codes.
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Re: Areas that are Unimportant on a Cruise
everyone is different as to what constitutes important or unimportant
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Re: Areas that are Unimportant on a Cruise
There has always been one great annoyance for me on board just about every ship I have sailed in and that is the constant use of canned music in every area of the ship during the day.
I seem to spend the first few hours on board every ship looking for that relaxing and quiet area where I can have a cup of coffee or G&T and sit and relax with a good book.
In the past I used to head for the evening disco bar where during the day no one frequented and was normally a peaceful haven, but sadly they appear to have caught up with me, even there, and now pipe in the music there too!!
I seem to spend the first few hours on board every ship looking for that relaxing and quiet area where I can have a cup of coffee or G&T and sit and relax with a good book.
In the past I used to head for the evening disco bar where during the day no one frequented and was normally a peaceful haven, but sadly they appear to have caught up with me, even there, and now pipe in the music there too!!
John
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Re: Areas that are Unimportant on a Cruise
I've not found that much on P&O but I think it varies from ship to ship. Azura was especially bad.ITWA Travel Writer wrote:There has always been one great annoyance for me on board just about every ship I have sailed in and that is the constant use of canned music in every area of the ship during the day.
I seem to spend the first few hours on board every ship looking for that relaxing and quiet area where I can have a cup of coffee or G&T and sit and relax with a good book.
In the past I used to head for the evening disco bar where during the day no one frequented and was normally a peaceful haven, but sadly they appear to have caught up with me, even there, and now pipe in the music there too!!
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Re: Areas that are Unimportant on a Cruise
On one cruise they continually played versions of 'Wonderwall' and 'Eye of the Tiger' done to swing .. they were hilarious ... I managed to find downloads of them to add to my 'joke music' collection.ITWA Travel Writer wrote:There has always been one great annoyance for me on board just about every ship I have sailed in and that is the constant use of canned music in every area of the ship during the day.
On the topic of background music, the last time we were on Azura we loved going to the show lounge at the back to have a drink after dinner and wait for the show. It was usually a pleasant experience with a lot of conversation and chat and laughter with fellow passengers ... until the day they allowed the resident DJ control of the volume.
On that day the background music was so loud that people could not talk and most people were sitting there with long faces ... totally destroyed the atmosphere .. fortunately the next night it was back to normal.
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Re: Areas that are Unimportant on a Cruise
One thing that there seems to be some consensus on is that nobody is interested in the photographs.
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Re: Areas that are Unimportant on a Cruise
That certainly appears to be the case David.
My dear lady likens them to mosquitos which you have to keep swatting away.
My dear lady likens them to mosquitos which you have to keep swatting away.
John
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Re: Areas that are Unimportant on a Cruise
Not at the price they chargedavid63 wrote:One thing that there seems to be some consensus on is that nobody is interested in the photographs.
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Re: Areas that are Unimportant on a Cruise
Whilst people are prepared to pay the prices they will continue to charge them. I feel sure more people wold buy them (and have their photos taken) if the prices were lowered.