I find it sad that I read so many reviews from people who obviously just LOOK to complain about something. I know no trip is perfect, but if I'm on vacation, it has to REALLY be a major issue for me to come here or elsewhere and post complaint's about a CRUISE. I have been on almost a dozen cruises, and I always hear at least one person who complains there wasn't anything good to eat (despite a buffet and numerous restaurants that have everything from pizza to lobster and steak), the weather was bad (umm.....so you give the ship a bad score?), the ship was crowded (gee, guess because it was the busy season for cruises maybe?), there were too many kids (well, maybe go when school's in?), ect ect.... THANK GOD I'm married to a woman who, like me, looks for the GOOD things and doesn't sweat the small stuff. Leaving on the Dream in a few days and I'll assure you I'll be back with a WONDERFUL review.
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Some people just WANT to complain...
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Some people just can't do owt else but complain. They complain in every aspect of their lives and unless they are complaining they ain't happy.
Don't need these depressing negative Nancy's in my life.
Spot on Diver2015...let the cruise line know, otherwise how can they attempt to fix the problem.
A cruise is a vacation. Complainers need to address the cruise line directly so the cruise line has a chance to address the complaint. Posting a complaint on a public forum does little or nothing to rectify a negative other than to invite the opinion of everyone who reads the post. I've had some complaints that I brought to the cruise lines attention and they not only apologized, they offered future on board credit and explained in detail why the situation occurred. Satisfied me. Just get me on a ship, any ship!
I can't agree more. It is actually rather scary how miserable people make their experiences sound. Short of having a Carnival Triumph-level disaster, I would find and focus on the positives as much as possible.
Today, the Internet provides the average-joe a wide reaching public platform that did not exist pre-WWW. I think that for some people, the "power" of the pen (or the keyboard, as the case may be) is an opportunity to spew venom from the safe and anonymous space at their computer screen. There is also the issue of limited time. We are all crunched for having time to neatly and nicely compose a thoughtful post to everything we put on the Internet... but honestly, a few people come across like bullies. In some instances, there may be business motives behind the more toxic comments. Trashing a product / service is a great way to impact a competitors business... and oh so easy to do anonymously and without personal repercussions.
On one hand, sharing experiences and providing helpful tips are great. On the other hand, we all have the right to our own opinion. It would just be nice if a bit more time and effort were put into our words rather than ripping off a poorly considered retort.
I can understand about complaining about the out of control kids. I make it a point to book my cruises when school is in session (both children and college) and I still can't escape them.
I don't have kids, and I don't feel that parents should let the crew and passengers have to deal with misbehaved children running like miniature banshees at all hours of the night, being disrespectful and downright rude. Not all kids are like that, but far to many. I'm not old, I just prefer a child free vacation. It's why I'll never take a Disney cruise. That, and giant rodents, dogs and ducks creep me out. By the way, why does Goofy walk upright, while Pluto walks on all fours? They're both dogs.
But I digress. You won't hear a peep out of me while on board. Kids are going to do what they're going to do, and I can only roll with it and not let it spoil my holiday.
Don't give them any ideas.....Can you imagine getting smashed on a tender trip?
BK1061.......... grab some booze ?????? I thought they would have a bar on the life boats to get those last few dollars out of us 
I have found that some people just can't be happy. So they will complain to anyone that will listen. My favorite line to people like this is I tell them, if life was treating me any better I couldn't stand it.
I have to laugh when I read a bad review of a ship because the weather was rainy or the seas were rough. No ship is perfect - things go wrong. If you expect perfection, stay home. If something goes wrong on a cruise, I expect the staff to attempt to fix the problem for me. At the very least, I expect them to hear me out and then explain why they can't do anything about it. Their attitude about my problem is important to me. Every cruise line that I have been on seems to want to make passengers happy if they can. They want your repeat business.
Even if the ship sank, some of us could find a way to have a good time. Grab some booze and meet me in the lifeboat.