s/of Disney cruise - being seated with another family for dinner

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a single mom, I took DD on our first Disney cruise when she was 5. We were thrilled when we got to the table the first night and saw we were seated with two other single parents and their 5-year old girls. Instant friends. It was brilliant.

+1. We had the same experience.

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Anonymous wrote:So again I ask what is the appeal of cruising?

Tons of food for all of middle America.

You know the people who get the riding carts at the grocery store, the ones with no obvious handicap other than gluttony? You will see lots of them on a cruise.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So again I ask what is the appeal of cruising?

Tons of food for all of middle America.

You know the people who get the riding carts at the grocery store, the ones with no obvious handicap other than gluttony? You will see lots of them on a cruise.

On a Disney cruise? Doubtful.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So again I ask what is the appeal of cruising?

Tons of food for all of middle America.

You know the people who get the riding carts at the grocery store, the ones with no obvious handicap other than gluttony? You will see lots of them on a cruise.

On a Disney cruise? Doubtful.

Bwhahahaha. Don't delude yourself. I am a lover of all things Disney (and happen to be very thin) but it is definitely true that anything "Disney" tends to skew to the heavy set crowd. Also, the "middle America" people have a much lower COL and as a result can spend a higher portion of their income on vacation. You don't have to live in DC or NY to afford a nice trip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can request your own table.

This.

Two Disney cruises, had our own table both times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a single mom, I took DD on our first Disney cruise when she was 5. We were thrilled when we got to the table the first night and saw we were seated with two other single parents and their 5-year old girls. Instant friends. It was brilliant.

+1. We had the same experience.

Ditto.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So again I ask what is the appeal of cruising?

Tons of food for all of middle America.

You know the people who get the riding carts at the grocery store, the ones with no obvious handicap other than gluttony? You will see lots of them on a cruise.

On a Disney cruise? Doubtful.

Bwhahahaha. Don't delude yourself. I am a lover of all things Disney (and happen to be very thin) but it is definitely true that anything "Disney" tends to skew to the heavy set crowd. Also, the "middle America" people have a much lower COL and as a result can spend a higher portion of their income on vacation. You don't have to live in DC or NY to afford a nice trip.

You are awful. Glad you won’t be at our table!

[Anonymous]

Maybe it depends on the ship. We had our own table and everyone around us seemed to too. You could have asked to change. We changed our dining time to the later one once on board. I would not mind if we liked the family and kids behaved but if kids were not behaved I'd be annoyed. When I went on NCL we shared large tables in less we asked for our own that night. We did both.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So again I ask what is the appeal of cruising?

Tons of food for all of middle America.

You know the people who get the riding carts at the grocery store, the ones with no obvious handicap other than gluttony? You will see lots of them on a cruise.

How can you possibly know what causes someone to need to use a cart or other electric vehicle?

The vast majority of disabilities that would make one need a cart aren't obvious. For example, you can't see arthritic joints, leaky heart valves, or lung disease, because the joints, heart and lungs are inside the body.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This happened to our family of 5 on a Disney cruise this spring. The other family was nice, but I felt the same way as you. I didn’t pay all that money to have to make awkward small talk with strangers. It was a huge turnoff.

+1 with family of 5
My friend who also has a family of 5 always has their own table and never requested it. So I never thought to ask. Other family was ok but we had to make small talk the whole time. It was something I disliked about that trip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So again I ask what is the appeal of cruising?

Tons of food for all of middle America.

You know the people who get the riding carts at the grocery store, the ones with no obvious handicap other than gluttony? You will see lots of them on a cruise.

On a Disney cruise? Doubtful.

Bwhahahaha. Don't delude yourself. I am a lover of all things Disney (and happen to be very thin) but it is definitely true that anything "Disney" tends to skew to the heavy set crowd. Also, the "middle America" people have a much lower COL and as a result can spend a higher portion of their income on vacation. You don't have to live in DC or NY to afford a nice trip.

I rather be with them than you. I've been on 4 cruises with Disney and haven't seen what you're describing. Doubt you've ever been on one. Those low COL fatties must have taken your spot.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So again I ask what is the appeal of cruising?

Tons of food for all of middle America.

You know the people who get the riding carts at the grocery store, the ones with no obvious handicap other than gluttony? You will see lots of them on a cruise.

On a Disney cruise? Doubtful.

Bwhahahaha. Don't delude yourself. I am a lover of all things Disney (and happen to be very thin) but it is definitely true that anything "Disney" tends to skew to the heavy set crowd. Also, the "middle America" people have a much lower COL and as a result can spend a higher portion of their income on vacation. You don't have to live in DC or NY to afford a nice trip.

I rather be with them than you. I've been on 4 cruises with Disney and haven't seen what you're describing. Doubt you've ever been on one. Those low COL fatties must have taken your spot.

You’ve been on a Disney Cruise and/or to WDW and aren’t familiar wth the fat scooter drivers? Really? They are kind of hard to miss. They will literally run you over if you don’t hop out of their way in time.

[Anonymous]

I've been on a Disney Cruise once and to the parks many times. I've seen the scooter rides lots of times at the parks but not on the cruise.

[Anonymous]

^ perhaps scooter riders realize cruises would not be ideal for them.

[Anonymous]

You can always request your own table - call them before the cruise. I've been at my own table and seated w another family. It was kind of nice to swap stories and tips with the other family.