Topic: Annoying Passenger Traits

One of the upsides AND downsides to a cruise are your fellow passengers, to some extent they can make or break your experience, here are a few annoying passengers traits that I have come across:
· The pusher inners – those who can’t be bothered to queue and simply push in.
· The ten bob millionaires – those who brag about having been on ‘umpteen’ cruises and being soooo lardy dar.
· The loud mouthed critics – those who openly and loudly broadcast their disdain for things that are perfectly fine to most other people.
· The talkers – those who talk through the shows oblivious to the fact that other people are trying to watch them.
· The walkers – those who walk through the show lounge during performances.
· The latecomers – those who come into the show lounge very late (after the performance has started) then take the only available seats straight in front of you, thus blocking your view.

· The sunbed hoggers – those who put towels on sunbeds then ****** off on trips for the day.
· The food wasters – those who pile up their plates to the max then leave half of it.
· The noisy bedroom buddies – those who haven’t realised or have forgotten that the walls between cabins are VERY thin and that a normal conversation, snoring, giggling and canoodling is perfectly audible next door (this is my Thomson Cruise Ship experience).

· The ignoramuses – those who think they are above saying please and thank you to the staff and fellow passengers.
· The power walkers – those who strut energetically around deck making the rest of the passengers feel guilty.
· The lift morons – those who press the both call buttons on the lift when they only want to go in one direction, thus disrupting other peoples journeys, and those who press the call button when your lift doors are open (but the lift is full) further delaying the lift doors closing.


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One of the upsides AND downsides to a cruise are your fellow passengers, to some extent they can make or break your experience, here are a few annoying passengers traits that I have come across:
· The pusher inners – those who can’t be bothered to queue and simply push in.
· The ten bob millionaires – those who brag about having been on ‘umpteen’ cruises and being soooo lardy dar.
· The loud mouthed critics – those who openly and loudly broadcast their disdain for things that are perfectly fine to most other people.
· The talkers – those who talk through the shows oblivious to the fact that other people are trying to watch them.
· The walkers – those who walk through the show lounge during performances.
· The latecomers – those who come into the show lounge very late (after the performance has started) then take the only available seats straight in front of you, thus blocking your view.

· The sunbed hoggers – those who put towels on sunbeds then ****** off on trips for the day.
· The food wasters – those who pile up their plates to the max then leave half of it.
· The noisy bedroom buddies – those who haven’t realised or have forgotten that the walls between cabins are VERY thin and that a normal conversation, snoring, giggling and canoodling is perfectly audible next door (this is my Thomson Cruise Ship experience).

· The ignoramuses – those who think they are above saying please and thank you to the staff and fellow passengers.
· The power walkers – those who strut energetically around deck making the rest of the passengers feel guilty.
· The lift morons – those who press the both call buttons on the lift when they only want to go in one direction, thus disrupting other peoples journeys, and those who press the call button when your lift doors are open (but the lift is full) further delaying the lift doors closing.


Any more?

To be honest, if you find power walkers "annoying" then I think that is rather sad. Likewise, if you consider certain individuals behaviour in lifts "moronic" then I think that is sad too. There is a solution.......use the stairwells instead.

Having just returned from a rather excellent cruise, I now realise how "precious" certain individuals are and how the slightest of traits, behaviour or attitude can send them into a flat tailspin. Your list reinforces that notion.

Frankly, I was having too much of a good time to really let other's behaviour interfere with my enjoyment. Our expectations were totally exceeded, we also expected to experience the full UK social strata (which we did) and made the necessary allowances.

We met some amazing people (Freedom dining) and had a truly wonderful time. Will we be going back? Most certainly. Life isn't always perfect, and therefore neither is cruising. Life really is too short to be "concerned" by trivialities!

Regards
PM

Considering you have only been on two cruises and both of them with Thomson I would suggest that you change your cruiseline and that you chill out a little.

I am a "ten bob millionaire" and am rarely bothered as much as you seem to be. .....Neil

The list was meant to be a bit tongue in cheek really, but evidently not taken that way . I had a great time on both ships and am certainly not going to let anyone put me off booking again.

Also PM just for info, my aversion to stairs is due to arthirits, which is why I'm pretty lift dependent.

I tend to find most of these things amusing rather than annoying.

Like the lady at the next table at the bar on Mykonos who didn't want a fruit drink - oh I know, I'll have lemon!

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The list was meant to be a bit tongue in cheek really, but evidently not taken that way . I had a great time on both ships and am certainly not going to let anyone put me off booking again.

Also PM just for info, my aversion to stairs is due to arthirits, which is why I'm pretty lift dependent.

I am sorry for not noticing the humorous element It looked serious and we have too many moaners. I love my cruising and prefer happy threads.

I will look out for your humour in future. ....Neil

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The list was meant to be a bit tongue in cheek really, but evidently not taken that way . I had a great time on both ships and am certainly not going to let anyone put me off booking again.

Also PM just for info, my aversion to stairs is due to arthirits, which is why I'm pretty lift dependent.

Felt for you there,.. I thought your list was meant to be humourus. A topic like yours often starts up quite an interesting thread, come on you lot if we can't have a bit of harmless fun on here without offending each other it's a shame.

No probs Neil, I've got a pretty tough hide. Try not to take anything I say too seriously

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Obviously you weren't on the Fred Olsen ship we were on, might have been Balmoral, can't remember, - the track was above our cabin and was not meant to be used until after 8am, but we were woken up at 6 every single morning with heavy footed power walkers thumping round , so obviously we were sad.

Or when we were on Jewel of the Seas a few years ago when the teenagers took over the elevators and rode them all day pressing all the buttons and stopping at every deck, made getting anywhere rather slow.

Quite hard to use the stairs as you suggest when you have painful arthritis in the hips and knees.

I do hope others are more sympathetic to you than you are to us.

I always thought I was indestructible. Mind you I always gave way to those in wheelchairs and used the stairs if I could. Now I could not. Power walking? I wish! Makes me feel so inadequate.But we have always chosen a cabin between decks. Only passenger cabins above. I dont begrudge the power walkers, feel so envious that they can do it. But they should respect the times it is allowed. I am not indestructible. I have found out the hard way. But I will give and take. Let us all enjoy our cruises.

I found the the list amusing just keep them coming .CG