“The sea is too loud”: The strangest cruise complaints

Created: 12/15/2021, 10:24 AM

From: Franziska Kaindl

A cruise does not always meet the wishes of the guests.

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When traveling, it can always happen that the service does not meet expectations.

But sometimes there are downright strange complaints.

A vacation on the cruise ship * is a dream for many: Visit several countries in a few days and enjoy all the amenities on board - from bars, restaurants and pools to shopping and entertainment, there is a lot on offer.

Some travelers' expectations are quite high.

And if these are not met, the disappointment is at least as great.

In addition to justified complaints, there are always complaints that cruise employees tend to have less understanding for.

Some of the curious complaints from UK cruise

have been

(now

) and

over the years.

When the cruise doesn't live up to expectations

• One cruise traveler felt misled by the name of the shipping company: “I booked with Celebrity Cruise.

  But there were

  n't any celebrities on board

  . ”A woman had a similar experience

  after

  reading that the singer

  Gary Barlow had

  once taken part in her booked trip:“ Why wasn't Gary on board this time? ”

• One man utterly dissatisfied that

  a bed was "too comfortable"

  .

  Because of this, he had overslept several times, even though he would have preferred to get up earlier to make the most of his cruise.

• This complaint is also curious: “My fiancé and I booked a two-bed room, but we were accommodated in a double room.

  We now hold you responsible for the fact that I am pregnant

  .

  That would not have happened if you had brought us to the room we booked ”.

• A newlywed couple, on the other hand, were

  disappointed with their two-week honeymoon

  : “The cabin should have been decorated in white and the employees should have scattered rose petals every morning.

  The private butler who served champagne and strawberries did not show up either, ”said the husband.

  In his opinion, the staff should have figured out that they wanted this service.

• One couple found the behavior of their captain “outrageous”

  : he did not want to wait two hours for the two of them in the harbor, “we left him a message that we needed more time for the sights”.

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This was not to be expected: cruise passengers complain about "incorrect" information

• You look forward to the cruise trip for weeks and then this: The ship doesn't look like you imagined it to be.

  One couple expected that

  their steamer would look like the sunken Titanic

  - and therefore complained that the optical differences should have been made clear.

• “I had to buy warmer clothes.

  Besides, I couldn't get an impressive tan and I couldn't swim in the pool every day, ”one man complained.

  His ship was cruising off Alaska

  .

• For others,

  typical cruise noises were

  just too much of a good thing: A man asked the captain if he could turn the engine off because it was too loud.

• The

  following passenger also had little understanding for certain noises: “

  The sea is far too loud

  .

  The cabin should be soundproof, ”she concluded.

• Even with a

  motion sickness

  was not to be expected, according to another passenger: "The captain did not make me warned that I might get seasick.

  Please send me a list of cruises on which passengers do not get seasick. "

• One couple, on the other hand, did not

  expect

  so

  much attention from the crew

  : “The service was so excellent that we gave a lot more tips than we had planned beforehand.

  Please reimburse us for the additional costs ”, so the criticism.

Also read

Cruise complaints: when the life jacket doesn't match the rest

• While most of the complaints are related to the service on board, some

  fashion-conscious cruise

  guests are more

  concerned about their

  personal appearance - especially when this is undone by the crew.

  For example, a woman once complained that the ship's photographer had deliberately made her “look ugly” in the photos.

• Another traveler was apparently angry that the orange life jacket did not go with any of her shoes during the safety drill on board.

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