Ultimate Chair Saving

[PapaBill]

Just an observation of what I thought was the ultimate in chair saving on our recent cruise on Century. Each morning when we came out to the pool ready to sit and relax, I observed one group of 4 folks (mom and dad, daughter and son in law) who engaged in a new higher level of chair saving . There were 4 rows of chairs poolside. Two in full sun, one in part shade and one in full shade. Each day these 4 folks "reserved" not 4 but 8 chairs. Four in the sun , directly poolside and 4 in the shade. In addition on each chair they had 3 towels. One for the chair back, one for the seat and one to use either as a pillow or actually use as a towel. So 4 people , 8 chairs and 24 towels.
Congratulations to these folks on reaching new heights in this sport.

[Dave the Wave]

That is rude, excessive and they should be thrown in the pool with their towels. I spent some years as a Tanning Consultant/Pool/ Beach Attendant/Pool guy and these people staying at the St Pete Beach Hilton think they need a new towel everytime they get wet. The new check-ins in the afternoon would come out to the pool and say, "What!! No towels!!" Later in the week they would be the same ones using up all the towels. We would often fold them back up and give the guests used (barely) towels.

Peoples vacations were absolutely ruined by the lack of towels. Some may never recover.

[Dave the Wave]

I didn't catch the part about offending. They are the offenders. I hope they read this.

[pebbs]

Tanning consultant????

[Dave the Wave]

Yes, I sold Panama Jack (other products too) pool and beachside for about 12 years. We took care of the pooldeck, rented umbrellas, Hobies and chairs but the suntan lotion was the focus. This was back in the 80's and early '90's. It is a lost art.....

[David 1]

I just came back from cruise to Southern Carribean on AOS 5-1-05 7 days. They have instituded policy of towels being placed in room.. You have to take them to pool area. Believe it or not I saw an actual "POOL PATROL" had it on the back of his shirt. He was taking up towels and telling children not to jump into pool. Oh yea, what a surprise. You could go out at 9:30 AM and very few towels were on chairs. They walked deck all day and take up towels and put books and so called saving items on deck beside chair. I was pleasantly surprised.

[Dave the Wave]

This was on my first and last Carnival cruise. At 8AM the first two rows on the sunny, smoking, barside of the pool were saved with single items such as a single flip-flop, a magazine, a book, ect... I promptly moved the flip-flop over to join its partner and sat down.

Three hours later someone came and sat down. I said, "where the hell have you been! Someone could have stolen your shoes."

We live in a selfish, "I got mine" society, pay attention next time you cruise on how many times you get bumped or shoved on your way to the showroom 30-45 minutes BEFORE the show even starts. On the Glory Nov. 03, a 40 something couple sprinted across the lido deck early afternoon wiping out a cocktail waiter with a full tray due to the announcement of a dessert buffet opening. "Excuse me folks you just fractured an employees leg & separated his shoulder", "Oh he will be fine, WE MUST get our chocolate"!

I love to beat those people at their own game. You need a few people for this but its a blast. FInd one of those people and surround them. I mean completely fill everyspace around them and move really really really slow. Let everyone you can in front of you.

Also its good to spot these people at the shows and box them in their rows. We had 2 people fake feeling dizzy and sick so they couldnt get out of the row. Nothing funnier then an angry lady and her fat husband trying to climb over a row of chairs cause they are in such a rush

[PapaBill]

I actually find the most fun thing to do is to separate the "stuff" put down by a saver. Move the "sets" of stuff a few chairs apart. Other folks will fill in between their saved chairs long before they come up to sit. Who are they going to complain to? (and the folks sitting in between truly have no complicity or idea that the stuff was once together).
Just sit back a row or two away and enjoy the show. Best is to do it to the same people a few days in a row. (no , they never learn the first time).

[rollerdonna]

We had a towel stolen while in for a swim on our last cruise. Got charged $22 for it too. Bet some creep needed it to "save" yet another chair!

donna