Matt Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 What’s the strangest thing you have seen on a Royal Caribbean ship? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 People talking out loud to their phones held at arm's length. mdgwow, MaryS, Ogilthorpe and 29 others 32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 36 minutes ago, twangster said: People talking out loud to their phones held at arm's length. That's just selfie-videos in action. I would consider that LESS strange on a cruise than in everyday life. parkyy2k, cruisellama, acesandeights and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaMG Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 I can't remember which ship, only that it was somewhere in Europe. A group of choral singers decided they would "perform" in the atrium area, near guest services. All well and good, but instead of performing to the other passengers in the atrium, they formed themselves into a circle, all of them facing inwards towards each other. It was as if they wanted to show off their skills but were too embarrassed to show their faces, so they effectively turned their backs on their prospective audience. It was the weirdest thing. FManke, The Cruise Junkie, Ogilthorpe and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 We had a couple who wore matching "dance" outfits and danced every night in the atrium. Don't get me wrong, they were good dancers. The strange part was seeing them in their dance clothes in the WJ. Just seemed out of place. Ogilthorpe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 As mentioned at the time in my live blog from FOTS, seeing an american woman slightly worse for wear sitting in the Schooner Bar with her husband lift herself up off her seat a little , then proceeded to slip off her underwear and tuck them into her husbands jacket breast pocket ( i hope it was her husband lol ) acesandeights, RWDW1204, Ogilthorpe and 10 others 6 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 2 hours ago, twangster said: People talking out loud to their phones held at arm's length. Gears, JLMoran, SpeedNoodles and 9 others 1 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 Not a Royal ship, one of a lesser competitor. There are four or five adults drinking in a hot tub mid day on a sea day. A little boy is going up and down the stairs to the hot tub every few minutes making faces and saying stuff, teasing the presumably family members in the hot tub. After this continues for a while the child reaches the top of the stairs, turns around, lowers his trunks and proceeds to do something normally done in a bathroom. The moment the realization struck the family in the hot tub they simultaneously all flew out of the tub in all directions, leaping over railings in unison. It was quite the sight to see drunk adults moving so quickly in precision with each other. Ogilthorpe, Baked Alaska, ScottishRobbie and 10 others 10 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 Strangest thing I've seen on a Royal ship was a college aged adult wearing a wild and elaborate halloween costume walking around the ship normally but completely outside of the halloween season. Must have lost a bet with his buddies. It was a double take moment. Did I just see that? FManke, ScottishRobbie, Ogilthorpe and 5 others 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kadmgs Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 There was a couple on board with a us a few years ago that danced in the Centrium every night. She was always in sparkly/sequined boots, either bunny or cat ears, and hot pants/short shorts with fish nets. He was always in cargo shorts or Demin shorts with a Hawaiian shirt, sometimes the sleeves were missing. Didn't matter the song, they were dancing and had some signature moves. They were definitely the star of the show whether they knew it or not. As we were waiting for our departure group to be called, two ladies were sitting behind us talking about "Sparkly Boots" and wondering if they had participated in 70's night. I turned around and said yes, they did. The lady asked me how I knew who she was talking about and I said the whole ship knew... . Ogilthorpe, ScottishRobbie, twangster and 6 others 2 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyraven Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 I would have to say, the strangest thing we ever witnessed (and loved) occurred during a Halloween Cruise in 2018. Of course, the fact that it's Halloween already lends itself to strange things.... This dude, who was dressed as Fred Flintstone belted out the loudest "YABBA DABBA DOO" we'd ever heard from the Deck 8 Railing over the Centrum on Grandeur. The acoustics carried it throughout the ship. We laughed our butts off. When I mentioned it on the group page, another witness happened to say, hey, that was my son, and posted this picture. sk8erguy1978, twangster, Ogilthorpe and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk8erguy1978 Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 (edited) The only thing that comes to mind is Anthem of the Seas to Bermuda September 2018. We were still in Bayonne, NJ enjoying an unusually warm September day at the pool when a lady says "I wonder if the pool is salt water or not." Without missing a beat, a fine young man, not known to the lady, who may or may not have already enjoyed his drink package a bit too much, bent down, dipped his finger in the water, put finger in his mouth and said "tastes fresh to me." That may or may not have been me, but it sure got one heck of a laugh from all that witnessed. Edit: not sure if it classifies as "strange" but to onlookers I am sure they found it odd someone was tasting the disgusting pool water. Edited December 7, 2020 by sk8erguy1978 add/typo RickinSTL, ScottishRobbie, JLMoran and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haf Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 Well, that was on Celebrity Equinox. Around 4 PM, I was with my kid alone in the pool doing some laps back and forth. A french canadian couple got in the pool with him on one side and her on the other side. We did not want to disturb them so we would slow down a bit when crossing their path. I should point out that the guy had a colorful drink with him and was really enjoying himself. Then, out of nowhere, a japanese guy just showed up and proceeded to do a pre Big DIVE warming routine. My son looked at me and asked whether the guy was really going to dive. At that precise moment, We turned toward the couple and their faces screamed of pure fear. The french canadian then said: "Tabernak, I never thought that the olympics are very close". Before he finished his phrase, a big splash from our friend the olympic swimmer. No need to tell you what the couple was saying at that moment but our olympic swimmer kept going back and forth. I was crying from laughing. After a couple of minutes, the guy just leapt out of the pool as if nothing happened. The french canadian guy, who was holding to his glass as if it was the last drink he would have. then said to his girlfriend: "Phew, what was that?". Right there and before she could say anything, we saw her lift her head a bit and turn slightly to the left. At that moment, I could not hold it anymore. The olympic swimmer wife or girlfriend was jumping left and right, trying to warm up before her next big dive. No need to tell you how the guy in the pool was at that moment. Let us just say, we just ejected faster than a pilot from his jet. kadmgs, WAAAYTOOO, JLMoran and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gears Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 Perhaps not well known that you can do this (at least you could at one time...back in 2009)... Embarkation day at Port Everglades for a 7 night Eastern Caribbean itinerary...about 12 motorcycles were loaded on to the ship. A group had arranged to have them on the ship and go on self guided tours at some of the ports of call. Port day at St. Thomas...about 4:00 pm...beep beep beep...of the tow truck backing up with a bent up Harley Davidson Buell hanging on the hook. Watching them get it loaded back into the cargo hold...that was interesting. Rider was OK...some scrapes, bruises and a damaged ego, but was lucky. sk8erguy1978, JLMoran, haf and 2 others 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 In line with what @Gears mentioned, another strange occurrence is seeing your cruise ship Captain riding a Harley around Labadee. Captain Johnny keeps his personal Harley on board the ship. I was on this sailing when he tweeted this. Saw him riding it around. RWDW1204, DJsMrs, sk8erguy1978 and 5 others 6 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 mature lady topless sunbathing that should not have been sk8erguy1978, Ogilthorpe, JLMoran and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjac Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, Hagar said: mature lady topless sunbathing that should not have been Well, you know the question that begs for an answer, why were you looking? Baked Alaska, sk8erguy1978 and Ogilthorpe 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisellama Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Sounds like normal vacation behavior - that's what its all about. Ogilthorpe, PRebecca and sk8erguy1978 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 When the SeaSide first crossed the Atlantic she stopped in Antigua. We were across the pier. This was her first sailing and she hadn't stopped in America yet so the SeaSide had a larger than normal number of Europeans on board. Out of the blue an older, somewhat large lady walks onto her balcony in full view of everyone on our ship completely naked placing some clothes out to dry on her balcony. She took her time oblivious to another ship across the pier. Somethings can't be unseen. The Cruise Junkie, Ogilthorpe, WAAAYTOOO and 4 others 3 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baked Alaska Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 12 minutes ago, twangster said: When the SeaSide first crossed the Atlantic she stopped in Antigua. We were across the pier. This was her first sailing and she hadn't stopped in America yet so the SeaSide had a larger than normal number of Europeans on board. Out of the blue an older, somewhat large lady walks onto her balcony in full view of everyone on our ship completely naked placing some clothes out to dry on her balcony. She took her time oblivious to another ship across the pier. Somethings can't be unseen. or forgotten! JLMoran, sk8erguy1978, twangster and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 20 minutes ago, twangster said: Somethings can't be unseen. Nope, unfortunately its never a Victoria's Secret model charter cruise Ogilthorpe, JLMoran and twangster 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 7 hours ago, HeWhoWaits said: That's just selfie-videos in action. I would consider that LESS strange on a cruise than in everyday life. ~whispers~ that was Matt in the pictures. Just good-natured teasing by Twangster. twangster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyraven Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 20 hours ago, twangster said: People talking out loud to their phones held at arm's length. In the First Photo .... Caption This .... What is the girl on the far right thinking? sk8erguy1978, WAAAYTOOO and ScottishRobbie 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 I see @annette! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 1 hour ago, coneyraven said: In the First Photo .... Caption This .... What is the girl on the far right thinking? Not safe for a family-friendly site. Ogilthorpe, sk8erguy1978, RickinSTL and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kadmgs Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 I remembered this after I posted earlier...Same cruise as "Sparkly Boots". It was a Christmas cruise and there was a couple in their late 30's to early 40's who wore Christmas pajama onesies all cruise long, day and night. They also had their own "custom" metal "Yeti" style cups and straws that they drank from at the R Bar. Rarely did we go to/through the Centrium and not see them there in their pajamas and drinking from their Yeti's. Needless to say, the Centrium was THE place to people watch that cruise. Ogilthorpe, WAAAYTOOO and sk8erguy1978 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 15 hours ago, rjac said: Well, you know the question that begs for an answer, why were you looking? er, um ..... actually "that incident" was just a daytime stroll with my DW Ogilthorpe, sk8erguy1978 and rjac 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyraven Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 On 12/7/2020 at 11:33 AM, twangster said: People talking out loud to their phones held at arm's length. Holy Balls, I JUST spotted the common element between both photos ..... He really needs to put the phone down from time to time --- Ogilthorpe, twangster, sk8erguy1978 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 31 minutes ago, coneyraven said: Holy Balls, I JUST spotted the common element between both photos ..... He really needs to put the phone down from time to time --- Don't worry. In the near future we will have cell phone technology surgically implanted in us. No need to carry around the cumbersome phone any longer! Problem solved. coneyraven and sk8erguy1978 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk8erguy1978 Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 6 hours ago, kadmgs said: Christmas pajama onesies all cruise long, day and night At first I thought it was the same PJs each day and thought -- well, they pack light. Although, how much space would 28 (7 nights, 2 outfits a day, 2 people) onesies take up. kadmgs and Ogilthorpe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk8erguy1978 Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 20 hours ago, rjac said: Well, you know the question that begs for an answer, why were you looking? If you're a fan of Ron White, he answered this question LOL. PhantomWolf and Ogilthorpe 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Well my 10 year old grandson got a cruise long eyeful of the 30-40 15 year old Latinas on their whatever it’s called celebration! He spent an inordinate amount of time in the hot tubs!! Dental floss and stilettos being the outfits of the day!! Ogilthorpe, coneyraven and sk8erguy1978 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 13 hours ago, Pooch said: Well my 10 year old grandson got a cruise long eyeful of the 30-40 15 year old Latinas on their whatever it’s called celebration! He spent an inordinate amount of time in the hot tubs!! Dental floss and stilettos being the outfits of the day!! In June 2019 we were on a cruise out of San Juan with a mass Quinceañera celebration. Way more than 40 of them. WAAAYTOOO and cruisellama 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 A guest busted for shoplifting. Security searched the cabin, recovered the goods and put them off at the next port to find their own way home. Ogilthorpe, WAAAYTOOO and AlohaLivin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 5 hours ago, HeWhoWaits said: In June 2019 we were on a cruise out of San Juan with a mass Quinceañera celebration. Way more than 40 of them. Could not think of that name. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogilthorpe Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 On an elevator on the Anthem we stopped to take on additional riders. We stood aside slightly as an individual entered pushing a traditional style baby carriage. As they came in next to me I looked in carriage to see not a baby but a dog. JLMoran and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 A passenger had a service dog with her. Rumors were it could detect an oncoming medical condition and was trained to react. The thing is she let the dog up on the loungers and walked it off leash. It was often 30' or 50' ahead of her. Very strange to see a dog walking around a ship by itself. Ogilthorpe and The Cruise Junkie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 We all have looked down at a pier and have watched dock workers driving trucks and forklifts around. This dock worker in Seattle proceeded to serenade the ship with his saxophone as we pulled away. The Cruise Junkie, Ogilthorpe, KJones and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl_nj Posted December 10, 2020 Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 On 12/7/2020 at 11:28 AM, Matt said: What’s the strangest thing you have seen on a Royal Caribbean ship? A dog with pink dyed hair that looked like a giant poodle. Neither the dog nor it's owner appeared to be thrilled to be onboard. Ogilthorpe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfsu21 Posted December 13, 2020 Report Share Posted December 13, 2020 Chefs table royal rumble. An entire family had too many wines & decided to start fighting each other. Punches were thrown & security broke it up & sent them packing. The Chef felt so bad for the remaining few people that he sent servers to give us 3 free rounds of drinks. This was an epic chefs table experience. FionaMG, ScottishRobbie, kadmgs and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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