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I've read threads in a variety of places that mention people forget their manners when cruising. They barge into elevators before people can exit, butt into line at the buffet for a forgotten item instead of asking if it's ok to reach for the item, forget to say please and thank you, and even ignorie a "hello" when passing someone in a hallway.
Have you noticed this?
Sometimes it is the 'elderly' that don't have manners. They can be pushy, just because they are older and entitled. Probably have 'high status' or something like that on the ship that gives them a sense of entitlement.
But, in all, people behave accordingly when I am cruising. I haven't seen 'true bad manners' at all.
I think the Non-Asian Staff sometimes have attitude on the ships NOT the passengers. They really don't want to be there. If you go to the fancy drink lounges the servers are mostly East Europeans, and FFS, they will straight up tell you they don't want to be there and ask you tons of questions about American life. lol!!!
The Filipinos are very professional and so much fun. They always get extra tips from me because while it is just a job for them to make a better life, they seem to also make the most of their time working on the ships.
You're so polite you could be Canadian 
awe, Thank you so much!
It amazes me how manners have gone out to sea. Strangely enough, it's not just on cruise lines either. As a flight Attendant for a major US carrier, we often believe people check their manners instead of their luggage. It's a tongue in cheek comment, but it's not just within the cruise lines, or airlines.
Often times just at a store, a restaurant, or even on the road, manners seems to have gone on the wayside. As others have stated, manners are taught at home. I always try to treat any staff with respect and/or dignity, and when I see someone giving the staff a hard time, I go out of my way to be extra polite and courteous when possible.
I also agree with some of the comments that manners does not associate with revenue status either. I've often seen better manners from low-income families than I have seen from higher-income families. It just all depends how one was raised.
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Well said sluggoaafa.
It amazes me how manners have gone out to sea. Strangely enough, it's not just on cruise lines either. As a flight Attendant for a major US carrier, we often believe people check their manners instead of their luggage. It's a tongue in cheek comment, but it's not just within the cruise lines, or airlines.
Often times just at a store, a restaurant, or even on the road, manners seems to have gone on the wayside. As others have stated, manners are taught at home. I always try to treat any staff with respect and/or dignity, and when I see someone giving the staff a hard time, I go out of my way to be extra polite and courteous when possible.
I also agree with some of the comments that manners does not associate with revenue status either. I've often seen better manners from low-income families than I have seen from higher-income families. It just all depends how one was raised.
Manners, common courtesy, politeness, human decency, empathy, compassion ... they are all lost nowadays ... me me me ... the era of entitlement. And no, it's not only on a cruise ... it is everywhere.
I still write "thank you" notes, sympathy cards and go out of my way to fill out a customer "appreciation" form if I know it is read and the employee will actually benefit (In Vegas, a casino employee can receive a $500 bonus when a customer praises them for something!)
But I was raised that way ... to appreciate life, people, and every little thing I am fortunate enough to have. It's a lost art ...
Lesson 1 : when you ask for something, end the request with the word
Please. Example: may I have some extra pillows please ? Note: may I please have some extra pillows is also acceptable.
Lesson 2 : when the request has been fulfilled, invoke the following words :
Thank You ! Example : Thank you ( for the pillows ).
Other examples : May I please have a hamburger ? Thank you.
I’d like to book a dinner reservation please. Thank you
HEY MORON ! YEAH YOU ! COULD YA PLEASE SIT
YOUR A$$. DOWN ? I’D LIKE TO SEE THE SHOW TOO !
THANK YOU !!!
and lastly : yo...dude ! Please......in the sauna, wrap a towel around yourself.........thank you.
No. Just a bully.
I have not had this experience thank goodness. Manner cost nothing ð
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