Due to our last posting we've recieved many irrealivant replies, Reguarding our experience. Maybe part of our problem was My wife's in a wheel chair and could'nt escape the other complaining passangers.
By relevance do you mean someone agreeing with you! How far can you take it and what do you hope to accomplish. You had a bad experience, so sorry, now what?
It's been our experience when someone starts a conversation with someone in a wheelchair, The topic almost always turns back to them and thier problems and complaints. My wife has cerebal palsy and cant push herself to get away. This more than likely had a great impact on our cruise. She will trade her wheelchair for thier legs in a heartbeat any takers
While I have the deepest sympathy for your wife's medical problems, I fail to see the connection between that and your reaction to our responses concerning your myriad complaints.
Only when you did not get a favorable reaction to your complaints about food and service did your wife's wheelchair confinement become an issue.
You, Sir, are the one who brought the wheelchair into the conversation, and you are the one who has done nothing but complain and talk about your problems.
Once again, we are all sorry you had a bad experience but you are the one who dosen't want to let it go. Your last sentence was clearly calculated to induce sympathy, but I'm sorry--you played that card one too many times.
Posts: 3254 | Location: Costa Mesa, California | Registered: November 16, 2006
I have taken many cruises over the past 15 years. On these cruises, I have been very amazed that handicapped people are found to be plentyful on cruise ships. I have seen pari & quad handicap passengers, and many just wheelchair passengers. I have also seen many elderly passengers using scooters on board. Of all of those I have meet, they were always upbeat, and did not let any handicap problems imped on their vacation or off shore destinations. I have the utmost respect for handicap people. I have also found that other pasengers have the utmost respect for handicap passengers, and when entering a dining room or restaurant, they are always given the "go ahead of me" treatment, the same for shows. I strongly believe that all passengers not handicapped show the utmost respect for handicap passengers. I have never seen or heard other passengers asking about the handicap problems and how they became handicapped. I have never found any handicapped passengers requesting sympathy from any passengers either. THey were on the ship to have agood time regardless of their individual medical problem.
When I took my elderly father on the NCL Dream in Oct 2006, NCL gave my father excellent care in providing wheel chairs on and off the ship. Other passengers were quick to move aside and let him thru. NCL provided assistance from bell staff when needed and they were always on time. On offshore excursions, there was never a problem with handicap passengers. Usually they were the last off or first one. On tendering in port those in wheel chairs were never blocked from being placed on tenders. It was evident that cruise ships deal with these passengers day in and day out and the crew is always there to assist.
I am not sure what expectations the Junks had about handicap assistance, but will say your situation is a very isolated case. It is very hard to believe that NCL had a non caring attitude whether they were American crew or not. I was not there. But based on my past history of cruising and seeing first hand the responsiveness of the crew with either young, middle-aged, or elderly handicapped passengers, the Junks episode is really an unbelievable story.
We won't and we are greatful to here the pride of hawaii is moving and changing her name and crew, Due to lack of inthusiastic travelers. And people who still belive as cruise should be something you should have fond memories of.
I don't know; it seems your posts are all over the board, and no offense (maybe I'm a little thick), but I just don't get it. Beat the dead horse, kick your dog, gripe continuously. It's time to get over it; if you hang on to it for as long as it appears you're holding on to it, it is not healthy. In the big picture, you plunked down a little cash, you were not satisfied, move on. It was a 7 day cruise; how old are you? What percentage of your life is representeed in that 7 days. Be disappointed; no problem. Find another outlet. Move on. Sorry, just my opinion. You hang on to stuff too long and it physically bites you in the innerds.
Posts: 1371 | Location: Cameron Park, CA | Registered: January 23, 2007
Originally posted by goin' cruisin': I don't know; it seems your posts are all over the board, and no offense (maybe I'm a little thick), but I just don't get it. Beat the dead horse, kick your dog, gripe continuously. It's time to get over it; if you hang on to it for as long as it appears you're holding on to it, it is not healthy. In the big picture, you plunked down a little cash, you were not satisfied, move on. It was a 7 day cruise; how old are you? What percentage of your life is representeed in that 7 days. Be disappointed; no problem. Find another outlet. Move on. Sorry, just my opinion. You hang on to stuff too long and it physically bites you in the innerds.
Maybe your right I have resentment for ever going if I had known about this site prior to our cruise and seen the reveiws on this ship, We would of choose another line. Beside's this trip was an anniversary gift. And apparantly my right to criticies depends on how many cruise's I've been on or my age.
Nope. You're entitled to your criticism of NCL. It doesn't matter how young you may be, or how many or few cruises you've taken. State your piece in an objective manner, learn from your experience, move on, and use the most powerful weapon consumers have to send a message to businesses: put your hard earned cash in another vendors pocket next time.
Posts: 1371 | Location: Cameron Park, CA | Registered: January 23, 2007
Originally posted by goin' cruisin': Nope. You're entitled to your criticism of NCL. It doesn't matter how young you may be, or how many or few cruises you've taken. State your piece in an objective manner, learn from your experience, move on, and use the most powerful weapon consumers have to send a message to businesses: put your hard earned cash in another vendors pocket next time.
We appreciate Goin Cruisins response and hope that all have great cruise's and expect great service for thier dollar.
I've heard and read on here many times the best cure for a bad cruise is to book another and get that one behind you.
Start lookin' at RCI, Celeb, Princess, Carnival or whoever. You've been on the chat site here long enough for some really good feedback on great cruises and cruise lines. Start planning your next one and it'll help get your mind off your last one.
