Brian K wrote:
>On 5/18/06 12:12 AM Tom K wrote:
>>
>> I don't really like Royal Caribbean (lousy food, terrible desserts, fair
>> service, cleanliness sub par, etc.).... but I LOVE Voyager class ships from
>> a ship perspective.
>>
>> I think Sue's gonna book one of the new ones next December (2007) for the
>> Vikings.
>>
>> --Tom
>>
>On the other end of the spectrum. My sister Karen, is a TA and was on
>the Trade shakedown cruise of Freedom of the Seas. She had good things
>to say about many of the public areas and loved the spa. However, she
>too had an inside room. She found it to be almost claustrophobic.
>Karen also had some housekeeping issues to bring to management. Each
>day, towels that were left on the floor were removed, but there weren't
>any replacements. There was no turn down service and she was away from
>her room until 11:00 pm at night. Possible reason? Karen surmised that
>they may be having trouble fully staffing a ship that size. The existing
>housekeeping staff was overworked. Since tips were included, the help
>just didn't give a damn.
If the staff is overworked because there aren't enough of them, IMHO
that does NOT equal "Since tips were included, the help just didn't
give a damn"
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