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From: Charles on 16 Dec 2009 19:28 In article <4b292994$0$22543$607ed4bc(a)cv.net>, Tom K <tkanitra(a)optonline.net> wrote: > I think it's low price, rather than size of the ship and length of the > cruise. I think that too that it is low price. Below is a link to a review of our sailing posted this morning on Cruise Critic by a non Viking. That person also noted the rude behavior of some passengers. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=22346364#post22346364 -- Charles
From: Mr Met 06 on 16 Dec 2009 19:37 On Dec 16, 9:49 am, Susette <cruiseoutl...(a)aol.com> wrote: > On Dec 15, 7:43 pm, "Tom K" <tkani...(a)optonline.net> wrote: > > > > > "Jean O'Boyle" <job1...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > > >news:hg9a3q$h1s$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > > > WHAT??? After all the comments you made to me around the ship about the > > > art work??? Taking me up to see those statues of Neptune and the > > > Mermaids??? <VBG> > > > Those are an artistic treasure for all mankind... not unlike a beautiful > > Vermeer painting..... NOT. > > > > -> We are what we are... > > > > And you are one of a kind, Thomas!!!! ;-) > > > > --Jean > > > At least giving the ship a thorough inspection, we were able to find many of > > the little out of the way places where they hide the old people while taking > > photographs of the ships for the brochures. > > > Charles was right... they DO have places where they can hide the old > > people... > > > --Tom > > YEP we saw the places didn't we? although these ones were not going to > hide very well! > > HAL called me today to ask about our cruise....very ncie touch Where did they hide Tom, he"s a senior you know Mr AARP !!! Did they have a walker for him when he go on board that Dam ship LOL !!
From: Tom K on 16 Dec 2009 20:01 "Mr Met 06" <kpjeg(a)msn.com> wrote in message news:c5bdb589-2749-492b-a6f8-0dcc11572add(a)n35g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... Where did they hide Tom, he"s a senior you know Mr AARP !!! Did they have a walker for him when he go on board that Dam ship LOL !! You've been going on HAL much longer than me... manybe I can borrow your walker next time I go. How was your holiday party on the QM2? --Tom
From: Island Grampa on 17 Dec 2009 05:24 Hi Tom It was nice to finally meet you and the rest of the "Viking" gang. In relation to the worn rattan furniture, our whole elevator lobby (deck 8 aft) was full of rattan furniture on the last night of the cruise and when we asked what that was about, the workers told us that they were all to be replaced on turn around, so they do replace things on a rotating basis as they get worn. Tobie>>>>on an Island in the Pacific "Tom K" <tkanitra(a)optonline.net> wrote in message news:4b26e1e7$0$5010$607ed4bc(a)cv.net... > > "Charles" <fort(a)his.com.remove.invalid> wrote in message > news:141220091918373437%fort(a)his.com.remove.invalid... >> >> I don't think it looks old. > > I don't think it looks old either... just not getting the TLC that ships > like Connie and QM2 are getting. > > We're likely more critical than 99% of the people out there, but as an > engineer, that's the kind of stuff I notice. > >> I think it could use some more painting and >> varnishing than it is getting. The full lounge chairs on Jean and Ed's >> large aft balcony needed varnish badly. On my balcony no wear problem >> as the chairs and furniture were plastic :-) > > My furniture on the balcony was worn out ratan. They probably replaced > the ratan on yours some time ago. The wooden furniture on Jean's balcony > was much higher end stuff, though the varnish was very worn. > > By the way... this was the only cruise I've ever been on where the captain > YELLED at all of us during life boat drill. He told everyone to BE QUIET > very loudly and sternly. Everyone said that he sounded MEAN. He did joke > about it later at a get together. > > I really liked the cruise director... he was kinda low key. And didn't > come across like he thought he was hot stuff. He said he came from NCL > shoreside, where he was responsible for the design of the > activities/entertainment areas on the new Norwegian Epic. He said on that > ship they're going to focus more on a lot of intimate areas more aligned > with what is going on today, and not as oriented to the old style big > production shows from the 1940's which ships seem to cling to. > > --Tom >
From: Island Grampa on 17 Dec 2009 05:37
"Jean O'Boyle" <job1930(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:hg99k8$f83$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > "Seehorse Video" <hpc(a)seehorsevideo.com> wrote in message > news:RoudnWIYfs_97LrWnZ2dnUVZ_qidnZ2d(a)giganews.com... >> >> "Tom K" <tkanitra(a)optonline.net> wrote in message >> news:4b26e1e7$0$5010$607ed4bc(a)cv.net... >>> >>> "Charles" <fort(a)his.com.remove.invalid> wrote in message >>> news:141220091918373437%fort(a)his.com.remove.invalid... >>>> >> <SNIP> >> >>> By the way... this was the only cruise I've ever been on where the >>> captain YELLED at all of us during life boat drill. He told everyone to >>> BE QUIET very loudly and sternly. Everyone said that he sounded MEAN. >>> He did joke about it later at a get together. >> >> <SNIP> >> --Tom >> >> Hi Tom, >> >> What was your take on the captain's attitude? Most of us go through the >> drills with a "ho-hum, been there" mind set, but there is a slim chance >> that the info could be vital. I think I might have applauded the captain >> for literally taking command. Any opinion? >> >> Harry Cooper > > I'm not Tom, Harry, but I too, applaud the captain for speaking out as > sternly as he did...as at most life boat drills, there is a lot of chatter > and there would be many people who would really be clueless as to what to > do if there was a real emergency.. He did say that the longer that people > talked the longer we were going to stand out there and if we wanted to > start enjoying the cruise there had to be silence. We were told not to > bring our life jackets to the drill..it seems that there have been > accidents with people tripping over the straps going back to their > cabins...we were just told to check for our jackets in the cabin closets > and directions as to what to do and take in case of an emergency. > > --Jean In reference to the "Boat Drill", it was nice not to have to take the life jackets to the drill (the week before). This was the second week of a back -to-back cruise for us and we were told that going to the second boat drill was optional for us because we were on the previous week. I didn't hear the Captain yelling at the people because Barb and I were having coffee on the Lido. I suspect that the "babble" of the people standing there when the instructions were given was considerable, due to the rudeness of a large segment of the passengers on that particular cruise, because he didn't yell at us to be quiet on the previous week. Tobie>>>>on an Island in the Pacific |