hubbard53
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 6, 2012
This must have been before the new alcohol policy because, you know, there were drunks stumbling all over the boats back then after drinking a fifth of vodka for breakfast.
This must have been before the new alcohol policy because, you know, there were drunks stumbling all over the boats back then after drinking a fifth of vodka for breakfast.
We really wanted to see the Paint the Night parade on Saturday night, so at 6:30 my kids and I found some decent seats on the cement next to the castle where we had the privilege of sitting for the next 1.5 hours until parade time at 8:00. The only time any of us moved was when my 2 kids went to New Orleans Square to get some Mickey Beignets.
Fast forward to about 7:55 and here comes the onslaught of parents with strollers wanting to plop down in front of us so their kids could see the parade. I couldn't believe how many people tried to "squeeze" into our little area. Then they had the nerve to get pissed at me because I wasn't willing to contort myself into a ball so they could see the parade
I refuse to buy cocktails anymore for this exact reason. Last cruise I was only drinking beer or wine from a purchased bottle b/c cocktails were weak and wine by the glass was either turned or served waaaayy too warm.
My first cruise ever (and on the Magic less than two weeks ago), it was just hubby and I, and we were waiting in line the first night to see goofy and this obnoxious (drunk) lady with her kid was upset that the CM had closed the line to see goofy as it was already 1/2 hour past his allotted time and they needed to get the next character there in that spot. She threw a fit and made a HUGE scene. I was just so embarrassed for her family. I saw her around the ship a lot those four days and she was the same obnoxious person the entire time. I knew she was drunk the first night as she had finished the drink of the day and had another one going.
On that same cruise, we also had a woman who let her toddler walk around the pool area with an ice cream cone dripping all over people's legs and belongings. She was SUPER busy playing on her phone and couldn't be bothered. After a while she'd go corral him back over to the table she was sitting at and then watch as he wandered away again, dripping ice cream the whole way.
Not to be blunt but stacking used plates on a table is a huge faux pas!! You are supposed to put your knife and fork together in the five o'clock position to indicate to your server you are done. If the service is good, they will pick it up immediately when they see this.We were taught growing up that when you're dining out and done eating, you stack your plates and do your best to clean up your mess to make it easier for servers. Not because it's required, but because it's polite. On our first two cruises, we had very attentive dining staff and when they caught us doing that, they seemed upset. I think they took this to mean they weren't doing their job fast or well enough. I was very conflicted, feeling like I was rude if I didn't do it but feeling like I was insulting them if I did. Our last cruise, our dirty dishes often sat stacked on the side of our table for 10+ minutes before we saw our servers and they never seemed to mind.
Biggest pet peeve for me is the line cutters, the chair savers and the unattended children running around. We had a woman try to cut the line to get off the ship last week and a guy called her on it. She started yelling and swearing at him, claiming she wasn't trying to cut the line. I thought she was going to hit him. The people who are rude enough to try something like that are usually the first ones to lash out if someone dares to call them on it, like somehow, they're the victims. On that same cruise, we also had a woman who let her toddler walk around the pool area with an ice cream cone dripping all over people's legs and belongings. She was SUPER busy playing on her phone and couldn't be bothered. After a while she'd go corral him back over to the table she was sitting at and then watch as he wandered away again, dripping ice cream the whole way.
Haha...not on Disney cruise drinks you aren't getting drunk after 1 or even two drinks. It took my husband a Cognac tasting with 4 different cognacs plus one more after the tasting to get a buzz. lol
I had 3 Amaretto Sours in the course of the day...(GASP...call AA) and never even felt it. Which is funny because I am not much of a drinker to begin with.
Biggest pet peeve for me is the line cutters, the chair savers and the unattended children running around. We had a woman try to cut the line to get off the ship last week and a guy called her on it. She started yelling and swearing at him, claiming she wasn't trying to cut the line. I thought she was going to hit him. The people who are rude enough to try something like that are usually the first ones to lash out if someone dares to call them on it, like somehow, they're the victims. On that same cruise, we also had a woman who let her toddler walk around the pool area with an ice cream cone dripping all over people's legs and belongings. She was SUPER busy playing on her phone and couldn't be bothered. After a while she'd go corral him back over to the table she was sitting at and then watch as he wandered away again, dripping ice cream the whole way.
Not to be blunt but stacking used plates on a table is a huge faux pas!! You are supposed to put your knife and fork together in the five o'clock position to indicate to your server you are done. If the service is good, they will pick it up immediately when they see this.
Not to be blunt but stacking used plates on a table is a huge faux pas!! You are supposed to put your knife and fork together in the five o'clock position to indicate to your server you are done. If the service is good, they will pick it up immediately when they see this.
I believe she was referring to Cabanas, though, not MDRs. Of course you aren't supposed to stack your plates if you're getting table service (OR throw your used napkin on your plate to signal you're finished, that drives me nuts), but I, too, stack things neatly at the buffet. My kids can be a disaster with jelly and cream cheese packets everywhere, and empty cereal containers, etc. so I try to consolidate everything for the staff before we leave.Not to be blunt but stacking used plates on a table is a huge faux pas!! You are supposed to put your knife and fork together in the five o'clock position to indicate to your server you are done. If the service is good, they will pick it up immediately when they see this.
Not to be blunt but stacking used plates on a table is a huge faux pas!! You are supposed to put your knife and fork together in the five o'clock position to indicate to your server you are done. If the service is good, they will pick it up immediately when they see this.
I believe she was referring to Cabanas, though, not MDRs. Of course you aren't supposed to stack your plates if you're getting table service (OR throw your used napkin on your plate to signal you're finished, that drives me nuts), but I, too, stack things neatly at the buffet. My kids can be a disaster with jelly and cream cheese packets everywhere, and empty cereal containers, etc. so I try to consolidate everything for the staff before we leave.
Not to be blunt but stacking used plates on a table is a huge faux pas!! You are supposed to put your knife and fork together in the five o'clock position to indicate to your server you are done. If the service is good, they will pick it up immediately when they see this.
That's more or less what my grandmother taught me, but it goes along with the same basic principal. Visual cue as to whether your done eating or not.I was taught knife and fork at 3 and 9 and completely inboard, but yes, the same basic thing.
True, but DCL cant get guests to wear appropriate clothes to dinner, or follow simple requests. I really don't expect most to know where to put a knife and fork when there done, let alone how to properly use them.
Yikes! I referenced what my parents taught me growing up to explain what is engrained in me, that you do what you can to help those helping you. I should probably elaborate that growing up on a cops salary, we never dined at white linen and 5 o'clock fork/knife establishments, we didn't even have any in our town, but even in all their poorness, my parents did somehow manage to teach us how properly use utensils.
For a little more clarification, at Cabanas we stack and consolidate all dishes on the side of the table and if we're out by the pool area, we bus them ourselves. In the MDR, with the exception of our last cruise, I don't stack and consolidate all dishes like we're eating at a buffet but if we're done with our bread plates, I put that on my regular plate and I absolutely HAVE to pick up/straighten up after my kids as much as possible. (This is part upbringing referenced earlier, part Mom OCD.) I never throw my napkin on my plate (gross) and I rarely lick my plate clean ;-) (<--before you get you get too worked up, that was a joke) Now our last cruise, we DID eventually start stacking things on the side of the table, frowned upon, I know, but after staring at used plates for 15+ minutes and not seeing our servers I couldn't take it anymore. I had hoped it would help move things along, our son has ASD and does not do well in crowded dining rooms so sitting there for well over an hour each night just waiting is not ideal, but it did not help. We ended up skipping our two last meals in the MDR because of it.
Yikes! I referenced what my parents taught me growing up to explain what is engrained in me, that you do what you can to help those helping you. I should probably elaborate that growing up on a cops salary, we never dined at white linen and 5 o'clock fork/knife establishments, we didn't even have any in our town, but even in all their poorness, my parents did somehow manage to teach us how properly use utensils.
For a little more clarification, at Cabanas we stack and consolidate all dishes on the side of the table and if we're out by the pool area, we bus them ourselves. In the MDR, with the exception of our last cruise, I don't stack and consolidate all dishes like we're eating at a buffet but if we're done with our bread plates, I put that on my regular plate and I absolutely HAVE to pick up/straighten up after my kids as much as possible. (This is part upbringing referenced earlier, part Mom OCD.) I never throw my napkin on my plate (gross) and I rarely lick my plate clean ;-) (<--before you get you get too worked up, that was a joke) Now our last cruise, we DID eventually start stacking things on the side of the table, frowned upon, I know, but after staring at used plates for 15+ minutes and not seeing our servers I couldn't take it anymore. I had hoped it would help move things along, our son has ASD and does not do well in crowded dining rooms so sitting there for well over an hour each night just waiting is not ideal, but it did not help. We ended up skipping our two last meals in the MDR because of it.
Yikes! I referenced what my parents taught me growing up to explain what is engrained in me, that you do what you can to help those helping you. I should probably elaborate that growing up on a cops salary, we never dined at white linen and 5 o'clock fork/knife establishments, we didn't even have any in our town, but even in all their poorness, my parents did somehow manage to teach us how properly use utensils.
For a little more clarification, at Cabanas we stack and consolidate all dishes on the side of the table and if we're out by the pool area, we bus them ourselves. In the MDR, with the exception of our last cruise, I don't stack and consolidate all dishes like we're eating at a buffet but if we're done with our bread plates, I put that on my regular plate and I absolutely HAVE to pick up/straighten up after my kids as much as possible. (This is part upbringing referenced earlier, part Mom OCD.) I never throw my napkin on my plate (gross) and I rarely lick my plate clean ;-) (<--before you get you get too worked up, that was a joke) Now our last cruise, we DID eventually start stacking things on the side of the table, frowned upon, I know, but after staring at used plates for 15+ minutes and not seeing our servers I couldn't take it anymore. I had hoped it would help move things along, our son has ASD and does not do well in crowded dining rooms so sitting there for well over an hour each night just waiting is not ideal, but it did not help. We ended up skipping our two last meals in the MDR because of it.