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Subject: Re: Holand America - Volendam - Tipping Outrage! Posted on: Thu, 31 May 2007 21:12:41 GMT


"Todd Michel McComb" wrote in message
news:f3mvuk$au2$1@agricola.medieval.org...
> In article ,
> Jean O'Boyle wrote:
>>LOL! Too funny! You come on here denouncing the Volendam and
>>accusing it of a tipping outrage.
>
> What is it about cruising that solicits so many alarmist posts?
>
> As a non-regular cruiser preparing to go on the Noordam this summer,
> I've been reading this newsgroup and have asked a few questions,
> generally to try to understand what to expect.
>
> I haven't been around here very long, but have been around Usenet
> over 20 years, and this is very much my impression of this newsgroup:
> Lots of people very upset about all sorts of minor or imagined
> things. I find it odd.
>
> (And lots of coherent knowledgeable posters too, let me be sure to
> add.)

Usually it is someone who has not done their home work before taking a
cruise that we hear from or someone who objects to tipping... period...They
probably leave some loose change as a tip in nice restaurants, too!

--Jean