Topic: Etiquette faux pas in the dining room

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That's the way to do it! Well done. Accidents happen. I should know.
Not on a cruise, but when I was waitressing in my sisters restaurant. I launched a fellow, with Champagne of course!!!!! I nearly died on the spot.

What happened? Did he take it in good part?

The theme with the umbrella continued for the rest of the cruise and on the last night I got the biggest hug imaginable from her. That said it all!!:D

Jean

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What happened? Did he take it in good part?

The theme with the umbrella continued for the rest of the cruise and on the last night I got the biggest hug imaginable from her. That said it all!!:D

Jean

Yes Jean. Thank goodness. Brother in law had to lend him a dry shirt. I didnt have to pay for another bottle of Champagne. But they wouldnt let me serve any more customers with Champagne or sparkling wine after that :o He, fortunately was someone like you who can cope with mishaps. Shame there are some that cannot and see the ships staff as someone they can click their fingers at... say, 'Hey you' All should be treated with respect. Again... well done. I shall remember your comment now every time I see a cocktail umbrella :D:D:D

We were on a cruise - the local agent was a friend of DH and arranged with the ship for us to have a bottle of wine at dinner.
The first night the waiter asked us whether we wanted red or white and an elderly lady on our table immediately said white. When the wine arrived she grabbed the bottle served herself and her two friends, passed the bottle to another couple (who had realised what was happening ) and so politely passed the bottle over to us. We told them to pour some for themselves. Finally there were a few drops left for us.
The same thing happened on the second night. But this time when the bottle was emptied one of the ladies told her friend. 'We might as well get another bottle, after all it's free"
The couple looked at each other and the man told her "Madam , actually the winea was a gift for the gentleman" - they were so apologetic that I ended up feeling more embarrassed than they were.

on our last cruise on f.o. boudicca there was a chap turned up at formal night wearing shorts and t shirt.not surprisingly he was turned away

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The most embarrassing moment on any ship has to be years ago on the Seawing.

We boarded late afternoon, and my husband decided to rush straight to the bar !!!!!!!

After an hour I said I was going to unpack and then get ready for dinner. Back in the cabin OH turns up around 30 mins later. He went in for a shower but when he came out he looked totally wrecked. I was furious and trying to work out how many pint's he could have crammed in during my absence.

Leaving the cabin I was seething but managed to get OH to the MDR (which thankfully was open seating) As the meal progressed he was getting worse by the minute so I just got up and left him in there.

Several hours later when I returned to the cabin he was back in bed snoring. In the morning I asked what the hell had happened. He look bewildered and swore he had only had three pints. Then we realised that he had come back to the cabin with a thumping headache and took three pills. Unfortunately he hadn't checked the packet and had taken three prescription sleeping pills !!!!!!!

When we turned up for dinner that evening the waiters asked if he was still drunk :-( and a couple of the crew remembered him a year later when we did a similar cruise.

Ah bless him! They do seem to have good memories these crews don't they!

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We had something similar on our first cruise, on the THomson Emerald.

A few nights in we were having a great dinner when a waiter from a different table squeezed past behind another lady at our table. She sneezed, the chair flew back, hit him the delicates, he dropped a tray full of soup over the lady in question.

Obviously in some pain the waiter was also mortified and full of apologies - our entie table could barely contain our laughter. It was only when the Maitre d' came over all serious that we sobered up. We all insisted it wasn't the waiter's fault, but we still got 2 bottles of wine for the table, the lady had her stuff cleaned and the next night, the Maitre d' took special care of our table.......

Are you sure they weren't filming Carry on Cruising 2!

When in san francisco once while having the usual large breakfast i asked the waitress for some brown sauce which she duly fetched and i proceeded to shake vigourously not realising that she had removed the cap. Not only did i get covered in HP from head to toe but it was up the wall and all over the table next to us and the family sitting there, how embarrassing. I didnt know the waitress would be so helpful with the cap did I

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When in san francisco once while having the usual large breakfast i asked the waitress for some brown sauce which she duly fetched and i proceeded to shake vigourously not realising that she had removed the cap. Not only did i get covered in HP from head to toe but it was up the wall and all over the table next to us and the family sitting there, how embarrassing. I didnt know the waitress would be so helpful with the cap did I

Talk about deja vu .

I done the exact same in a cafe when I was about 13 (too young to think of a witty comment after the fact). The man brought my hot pastie (steamed on the same machine they make the frothy coffee on) and the tomato ketchup. The lid was on the bottle but not screwed down. Shake, shake and more shake. It went everywhere.........all up the curtains.............you name it.

The poor man earned that shilling that day. :o

Bob

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When booking for one of our cruises, we opted for 2nd sitting dining but found it a bit late, so asked if we could change to 1st, which was arranged for us.The next night we were seated on a 6 table with a husband, wife and 17yr old daughter.Started chatting as you do but all the husband kept talking about was how much the jewellery the ladies were wearing had cost him online and how much the real price was etc,etc.Then he went on to say they were all inclusive and that he only had to click his fingers and could have anything he wanted.When it came to ordering our meals my husband did not want the mash that came as set and asked," could he please have chips instead".No problem so far until the bowl of chips was set beside OH's plate and then the GENT?, reached across the empty chair space between them and grabbed a handful of chips and put them on his own plate. His wife corrected him but OH and i could not face going back and sharing a table with him for the rest of the holiday.

He would also have had the delight of having my drink too if that had been me.

Dare I say, but at 'The Captain's Table on "Insignia", where country casual is the dress code, a '******' appeared with tuxedo. The Captain remained stoic thru' the 'entree and soup, but it just got too much for him, he had to ask, "Why did you dress for dinner like that?? the passenger explained that he had bought the suit for a red carpet function, and at last had the opportunity to wear it a second time.

He never wore it again on that ship!!