Pet hates when travelling

CruisingSaver

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

Put some nice waves in instead of quoting your whole post, hope you don't mind .

All very good points (and :eek: at the unwashed hands - I loved the smell of the handwash liquid in the public area loos and couldn't get enough of it!).

My reasons are somewhat more prosaic than yours, e.g. waiting almost five hours for my luggage to reach my cabin, when my travelling companions had theirs by the time we reached our corridor; the (small!) pool/s being either out of use or full of shrieking kids; "at sea" days which seem to go on forever; showers with non-removable heads (a regular bugbear of mine)... oh and being seasick in the Bay of Biscay!

On the plus side though, it's nice to have your own space for the whole duration of your holiday, and not have to worry about getting from A to B. Mind you, the train services to Southampton were quite overcrowded, and that's with us going down the day before the cruise sailed!

I don't mind at all . Aside from what I've already mentioned cruising is a fabulous holiday and we've had fantastic family holidays onboard ships.

Nothing beats relaxing on your balcony listening to the waves lapping against the ship!

CS

fififoofoo

lights in hotel rooms... not bright enough for make up application or hair doing... fine for men...but not for me! drives me mad!
oh and inconsistencies in the biscuit distribution.... some days you get 2 pks, some days one, some days none at all! Its the first thing we race to when opening the door... to see who gets the best biccies!

Bogof_Babe

CruisingSaver wrote: »

I don't mind at all . Aside from what I've already mentioned cruising is a fabulous holiday and we've had fantastic family holidays onboard ships.

Nothing beats relaxing on your balcony listening to the waves lapping against the ship!

CS

Lol now that was a bone of contention for us... okay in the daytime, but at night OH wanted the balcony door wide open so he could listen to the "whoosh whoosh whoosh" of the waves, while I was happy with a small opening for ventilation, but couldn't sleep when the "whoosh whoosh whoosh" turned into "crash crash crash" on a couple of particularly wild nights! This was sailing from New York to Bermuda, and it did get a bit rough, to say the least. (That was another seasick occasion - not sure I'm cut out for sailing! ).

Bob_the_Saver

fififoofoo wrote: »

oh and inconsistencies in the biscuit distribution.... some days you get 2 pks, some days one, some days none at all! Its the first thing we race to when opening the door... to see who gets the best biccies!

In Europe I often chat to the very nice (usually) Polish
chambermaid that fills the coffee/tea/biscuit basket and
she always gives me an extra finger or two.

daffie

I hate the way even the shortest flight is just one big money-grabbing event with the cabin crew intent on selling you as much stuff as possible: food (I use the term loosely!), drink, magazines, duty-free stuff, scratch cards, more food and drink... They're so busy trying to sell things that the aisle is constantly blocked and nobody can sit still and relax. Can't we manage for a couple of hours without shopping or eating?

Bob_the_Saver

daffie wrote: »

nobody can sit still and relax. Can't we manage for a couple of hours without shopping or eating?

I relax and spend nothing - no problem especially the second bit.

daffie

MiraculousM wrote: »

Wow you must have a small stomach if you have that for lunch.

As I said, it was already on my plate. If I take one croissant in total and decide to have it laterinstead of it being thrown away, hardly stealing?

I guess the problem is where to draw the line. One croissant, two croissants, a bit of bread, a couple of slices of cheese... Before you know it, you've got lunch as well and you haven't paid for it. Breakfast has to be what you eat at breakfast time, so yes - I think it kind of is sort of cheating.

Bob_the_Saver

"Two croissants, a bit of bread, a couple of slices of cheese... Before you know it, you've got lunch"

That's a hell of a diet you're on!

opinions4u

Bob_the_Saver wrote: »

In Europe I often chat to the very nice (usually) Polish
chambermaid that fills the coffee/tea/biscuit basket and
she always gives me an extra finger or two.

Some ladies will do anything for a big tip.

Bob_the_Saver

opinions4u wrote: »

Some ladies will do anything for a big tip.

So they say!