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From: Tom K on 10 Aug 2010 15:57
On 8/10/10 3:08 PM, Nonnymus wrote:
>
>
> "Charles" <fort(a)his.com.remove.invalid> wrote in message
> news:8cdlg4Fcd9U1(a)mid.individual.net...
>> To give all a better idea this if from their web site.
>>
>
> We once sailed on a cruise that had been unknowingly marketed to
> Barbershop Quartets. While some might shudder, my family LOVED it. In
> many public areas, including bars, a quartet might spontaneously burst
> into a song. It was quite controlled and civilized, and many of the
> quartet members were traveling with their own families.
>
> Long ago, on an European vacation, we were having lunch at a small Swiss
> lodge in the mountains when a group of about 25-30 men came in. They
> were a singing group that had either been on or were going to a
> competition. They lined the tables up and sat down to enjoy a beer, and
> began singing. Again, it was wonderful and quite memorable.
>
> Nonny

A number of years ago we were in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. A choir
from Poland that was touring the cathedral started singing. They had
beautiful voices... and then a priest came over to them and told them to
STOP.

--Tom


From: Tom W on 10 Aug 2010 23:41
Charles
Thanks for the info about the Groove Cruise. I saw a lot of t-shirts that
said "Get Whet", now I know what it meant. I wouldn't mind so much if the
loud group kept the noise in the dance halls but it was the noise and total
disrespect that they had for other passengers while in their rooms and in
the hallways late into the night. My son heard some of the group on the
balcony say that they didn't care what the rules were and they would make
their own rules. At breakfast everyone at our table for 2 days were
complaining about the rowdy group, one person said that they went to the
security to complain but nothing was done. Most of this group did not
resemble any professional types but I guess that business suits would cover
all the tattoos and cleavage.
As far as Carnival is concerned I don't know if it's their responsibility
to warn other passengers about any large groups but it would have been nice
to know before we booked it. But despite all the noise as well as the in
room safe not locking and the TV stopped working after 2 days and no one
coming up to fix either of these problems after calling the customer
service, we still had a good time.


"Charles" <fort(a)his.com.remove.invalid> wrote in message
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> Tom K <tkanitra(a)optonline.net> wrote:
>
>> Funny... I ran into exactly this crowd on this very same sailing on
>> Carnival a number of years ago.
>>
>> Again... no more Carnival for me.
>>
>> So it DOES continue... which I suspected all along, even though others
>> said my sailing was an exception (or that I simply made it up).
>
> Well I did a little googling and it appears that this sailing was a
> Groove Cruise. It is a group geared toward professional dance fanatics
> and they have 15 top DJ s on board. The Travel Agency describes it as
> Spring Break for people with jobs. From the testimonials they are from
> all over the country and like to dance. There are a couple of sailings a
> year. The next one is out of Miami.
>
> As I commented earlier, three and four day sailings are known to be
> party sailings. Not only on Carnival. On other cruise lines too.
> --
> Charles


From: Charles on 11 Aug 2010 05:44
In article <KJ-dnQkT6ZRqhv_RnZ2dnUVZ_smdnZ2d(a)ptd.net>, Tom W
<tlmm56(a)ptd.net> wrote:

> As far as Carnival is concerned I don't know if it's their responsibility
> to warn other passengers about any large groups but it would have been nice
> to know before we booked it.

They can't warn you about groups but it is Carnival's responsibility to
keep order. With a large group that can be difficult. Perhaps this
group should not be booked if they can't follow the rules. The group
which is done by the Whet travel agency, should have police itself too.
You might want to write Carnival about your experience.

--
Charles
From: Ari Silverstein, C.T.A. on 11 Aug 2010 14:11
On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:08:28 -0700, Nonnymus wrote:

> We once sailed on a cruise that had been unknowingly marketed to Barbershop
> Quartets. While some might shudder, my family LOVED it.

I am very musical.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVvO2xdW2JY
From: Nonnymus on 11 Aug 2010 16:23
Actually, Carnival does attempt to keep the guests under control. There
have been several times that Ermalee and I have been confined to our
respective cabins.

Nonny

"Tom W" <tlmm56(a)ptd.net> wrote in message
news:KJ-dnQkT6ZRqhv_RnZ2dnUVZ_smdnZ2d(a)ptd.net...
> Charles
> Thanks for the info about the Groove Cruise. I saw a lot of t-shirts that
> said "Get Whet", now I know what it meant. I wouldn't mind so much if the
> loud group kept the noise in the dance halls but it was the noise and
> total disrespect that they had for other passengers while in their rooms
> and in the hallways late into the night. My son heard some of the group on
> the balcony say that they didn't care what the rules were and they would
> make their own rules. At breakfast everyone at our table for 2 days were
> complaining about the rowdy group, one person said that they went to the
> security to complain but nothing was done. Most of this group did not
> resemble any professional types but I guess that business suits would
> cover all the tattoos and cleavage.
> As far as Carnival is concerned I don't know if it's their responsibility
> to warn other passengers about any large groups but it would have been
> nice to know before we booked it. But despite all the noise as well as the
> in room safe not locking and the TV stopped working after 2 days and no
> one coming up to fix either of these problems after calling the customer
> service, we still had a good time.
>
>
> "Charles" <fort(a)his.com.remove.invalid> wrote in message
> news:8cdkugF8vuU1(a)mid.individual.net...
>> Tom K <tkanitra(a)optonline.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Funny... I ran into exactly this crowd on this very same sailing on
>>> Carnival a number of years ago.
>>>
>>> Again... no more Carnival for me.
>>>
>>> So it DOES continue... which I suspected all along, even though others
>>> said my sailing was an exception (or that I simply made it up).
>>
>> Well I did a little googling and it appears that this sailing was a
>> Groove Cruise. It is a group geared toward professional dance fanatics
>> and they have 15 top DJ s on board. The Travel Agency describes it as
>> Spring Break for people with jobs. From the testimonials they are from
>> all over the country and like to dance. There are a couple of sailings a
>> year. The next one is out of Miami.
>>
>> As I commented earlier, three and four day sailings are known to be
>> party sailings. Not only on Carnival. On other cruise lines too.
>> --
>> Charles
>
>
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