Inconsiderate Cruisers

[Karlzmom]

OP- not just you. I look at it as the staff is there to empty the trash and do the laundry in the baskets. Obviously they WILL pick up the debris, but I don't think they are there TO clean up after me. I guess its just a different way of looking at things......

 

[taishartrueblood]

People are morons. Never expect common decency out of them and you will rarely be surprised.

 

[squirk]

Paying for a trip isn't an excuse to be a slob.

^ This.

Dear slob cruisers: we appreciate that you paid a lot for this cruise, but guess what? We ALL paid a lot for this cruise. And we don't like tripping over or having to navigate around your mess. You can barely walk 10 feet on these ships without passing a trash can. Is it really such a burden to carry your garbage to one?

We further appreciate that CMs are there to serve us and cater to us, and yes, on some level, to clean up after us. But there are 3,999 other passengers on the ship and the custodial CMs are not watching you like a hawk to swoop in and clean up your mess as soon as you leave it.

So, please, make the most minimal of effort to throw your wadded-up towels in the bin, place your tray full of half-eaten food in or at least on the garbage can, leave your drink glass someplace safe where it won't get knocked over and shatter on deck, and if you or your kid drop an ice-cream cone, at least tell a CM so they can clean it up.

 

[EastCoastCdn]

I was raised to clean up my own mess and that is what I'm teaching my children to do as well. My manners go on vacation with me, they don't take a break.

 

[Disney_Alli]

After having worked overnight in a hotel/casino I hate people who just leave their plates outside of doors, its so gross! - the smell of stale ketcup makes me sick to my stomach. On our cruise years ago while ditributing our FE guests I tripped over dishes that were sitting in the middle of the hall. I splattered someone else's scrambled eggs all over the hall I felt horrible and started picking them up even though they were also all up my leg, immediately I was surrounded by room attendants who insisted I let them clean it up and gave me a cloth for my legs... that incident reinforced my feelings on leaving dishes in the hall.

 

[SeaNana]

The amount paid has nothing to do with it. We sometime cruise on concierge and we even leave our room and bathroom spotless, and we always throw all of our trash away, no matter where we are. That is the way we are at home and whenever we are out. However, I notice our adult children do not always follow the way they were raised. I think generations have a lot to do with it - "me, first."

 

[dclpluto]

I been on 17 DCL cruises. Two of them had been short cruises a 4 night on the wonder and a 3 night on the dream. Them cruises were worse don't know if it was the class of people or people in a hurry because of the short cruise.

 

[squirk]

I been on 17 DCL cruises. Two of them had been short cruises a 4 night on the wonder and a 3 night on the dream. Them cruises were worse don't know if it was the class of people or people in a hurry because of the short cruise.

There is a school of thought that "money = class", and that people with lower incomes book the shorter cruises because they can't afford the longer ones, and those people are uncouth slobs. I don't know if I subscribe to that idea. I know plenty of people with large incomes who are some of the least classy people I have ever met.

We sail the 7-night Caribbeans on the Fantasy, and there are plenty of slobs on those cruises, too.

 

[Barbydoll8]

This stuff just doesn't happen on cruises or hotels. Ever been in a retail store through the day or close to closing? If it's been a busy day, I assure you that it's a pig stye. Not because staff didn't keep it up as best they could, it's because people don't care and it's been too much to keep up with.
Ever work in a large office setting? I bet the fridge has stuff growing in it from people who just leave stuff in there and you'll find paper towels on the floor in the bathrooms or any number of things that show there are people of every monetary class, walk of life, religion, social status etc that have no regard for anything other than themselves or they don't think of anything else than the now and themselves. I'm not perfect by any means but this one bugs me personally too. I've waited tables, worked in retail and just been in public many, many times and this happens everywhere. I see people spit on the ground, throw trash, etc. You name it. You see it.
Be grateful that there are those that try to be conscious of others, have manners and empathy for staff and do their small part to be polite, considerate and neat. I know I am when I see it.

 

[PhilP]

Money has nothing to do with "class". A slob comes from the way you were raised. It was refreshing to read the stories from everyone on this thread. I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who has experienced these inconsiderate people. But it seems these slobs are the minority and maybe someday they will be embarrassed enough to change.

 

[ludari]

I HATE people that can't pick up after themselves. No reason, zero! DCL does a great job of having trash cans and towel returns. Zero reason not to use them. I don't care if you are on vacation. I don't care if you feel that's what the CM's job is. Put yourself in their shoes. How would you feel if it was you cleaning up after dirty people? What the heck are these parents teaching their children?

I couldn't have said it any better than JiminyC_fan.

 

[MUN]

Not sure if I'm just being a little too sensitive about this, but I felt embarrassed by the behavior of a great many of my fellow cruisers recently. There were so many people who simply couldn't be bothered to clean up their own messes.

Towels were being left everywhere. There are dirty towel bins around every pool, but so few people used them. Cups and dishes were left strewn around the ship as well. If it weren't for the CMs, there would be cups rolling all over the decks around the pools. My son, 8yrs, asked me why no one was cleaning up their own mess. My response? I reminded him of a conversation we'd had in the past discussing people who flicked cigarette butts out of their car windows. I told him the folks who chose not to clean up their messes were just like those folks in the car. I simply couldn't come up with a way to justify leaving a mess for someone else to clean, especially when trash receptacles and dirty towel bins were so close to hand.

A co-worker stated that those people were on vacation and that the stewards/deck hands were paid to keep the ship clean. Is that true? Is this behavior the norm?

I think you are being over sensitive. I believe most people pick up after themselves and put their towels away while on the cruise. However, it only takes a few to get some people bent out of shape about it.

MUN

 

[wcw57]

People are morons. Never expect common decency out of them and you will rarely be surprised.

there are a LOT of things I could say about the slow and gradual decline of manners in society....the above sums it up nicely.

When I was a mere child (back when the sun was new) we were taught to worry all the time about pollution...smog, hootie the owl, plastic garbage bags for the car door knobs,etc, etc. I can say, without fear of contradiction, (at least here on LI) that things have gotten MUCH WORSE.
Not only have the grandparents (my age) and parents forgotten the fears and worries of our indoctrinated youth, but the kids (high school and newly minted adults) are just plain lazy slobs....the sides of the roads provide the evidence.
I'm not talking about the socio-economic levels involved (though there IS some influence there) but a general, across-the-board, disregard for everyone and anyone else whose name is not "ME".
i don't know. i'm just getting old and cranky.

 

[suebecdan]

I hope this is not the norm. Even our cabin is picked up and tidy. All they have to do is make the bed. I do not undersand those peole who can't even put a dirty cup or plate in the bins. I once saw a child drop a whole plate of food on the floor, the mom turned around and said oh don't worry some one will get it. I understand that yes someone will but atleast pick up the plate and go get someone to help with the mess. DOn't just walk away as if it was not you. I can go on and on but it is not worth it. I would love to see what these peoples houses look like.

 

[squirk]

I think you are being over sensitive. I believe most people pick up after themselves and put their towels away while on the cruise. However, it only takes a few to get some people bent out of shape about it.

MUN

I think you're right that most folks are considerate and have a decent set of manners, but there are still plenty of "the others".

Part of the issue, I think, is that the pool deck areas (especially the family ones) are so crowded and space is so tight, just one party abandoning their chairs yet leaving their wet towels on them stands out. With all those kids running around, even one drink glass left on the deck next to a chair causes a problem. When tables are scarce, just one slob family leaving behind a tray full of half-eaten food is an issue. The CMs do what they can, but that's a lot of people and a lot of traffic to keep up with.

 

[kamik86]

I haven't cruised disney but honestly I have been on two princess cruises and I'm really not sure if you are supposed to pick up your plates/cups from the pizza and grill areas on deck still. Most of the time someone is taking out plate before we even get up but on a few of the occasions that they didn't and we went to go put them in teh area the servers went to take them from us. Occasionally all the servers are busy and we have put things back but I'm not sure if those are server areas or we are supposed to clean up for ourselves. I can understand why some people just leave things and assume its like the buffett inside where they clean up after you.

 

[luvpooh]

Honest question, what are you supposed to do with your room service dishes, if not put them in the hall? I haven't ordered room service in a good, long while, but I thought I recall there being instructions, at least in some hotels, to do exactly that. Perhaps along with a call to room service to come retrieve them?

 

[TheGryphonsDen]

Our first cruise is in August and I'm curious to see what happens. My kids are very vocal about litter, recycling, etc. (and most of it is from media, not really our parenting). When we were on my daughter's wish trip at WDW, she guilted a few people into picking up their messes. I just let my kids talk. I used to tell them not to bother people about it and that we just pick up our own messes and do our part, but we travel a lot and I got tired of trying to explain that many people either don't think about it or don't care. My kids care and our vacations are for them, so we pick up after ourselves and other people, we hand out thank you cards or notes when we see staff who are going out of their way to make things nice or clean, we tip, etc. I will admit that I am notorious for saying loudly to my kids "Hey guys, time to clean up our mess" and singing songs with them and by the end I have additional children who have joined in. I figure there is a little Mary Poppins in all of us. =)

 

[TestingH2O]

Honest question, what are you supposed to do with your room service dishes, if not put them in the hall? I haven't ordered room service in a good, long while, but I thought I recall there being instructions, at least in some hotels, to do exactly that. Perhaps along with a call to room service to come retrieve them?

I'm curious about this too. We didn't have room service last time but plan to this trip.

 

[TheGryphonsDen]

I'm curious about this too. We didn't have room service last time but plan to this trip.

We'll be on the Dream in August, so I might and cheat a little and see what you post after your cruise. =)