Grabbing food / fruit with their hands because the tongs are not ergonomic enough for their use. Saw an elderly lady try to pick up fruit but they keep slipping out the tongs so she put it down and grabbed the fruit with her hand in front of the attendant that did not change out the dish 🤮
Mother watching 5(?)yr old holding tongs at the pick-up end attempting to get pieces of fruit at buffet, her little fingers were cleaned by the fruit juice in container 🙁
Great list. One thing I've noticed quite a bit lately is people filling their refillable water bottles at the water or juice dispensers. Not only this, but they often allow the spout of the bottle to directly contact the machine where the water comes out. GROSS! (They ask you to fill a cup and then pour it into the bottle).
It MUST BE MANDATORY TO WASH YOUR HANDS BEFORE ENTERING THE BUFFET. I even bring a Lysol wipe to hold or disposable gloves plus sanitizer before I eat. I have cancer, please be mindful people, we live in this world together.
@@Mel-p9o I agree! On most ships, you have to go through a hand washing station nowadays to get to the buffet and so many people still just walk right by them 😣
I seen people come from excursion and never stopped to wash their hands , I guess they need to hold shopping bags .🛍️. The staff is singing 🎶 not asking people to wash their hands .
@abrahamclott5604 I'm going on my 1st cruise in a couple of weeks. I am going solo as well. I was wondering about how this is handled! Maybe,, if I get second or something Maybe, if I get second seconds or something else & there is no place to eat when I return, I can finish in my room?
@kellylorang6845 I always made it work. I would try to tell a staff member I was coming back. Sometimes I would ask people at the next table to watch my place. Sometimes I would lean the chair over the table. And sometimes I would leave a personal item although I tried to avoid that. A few times I just found another spot. There are always spots for one. Sometimes to find an attractive spot I would walk from the buffet area towards the pools.
@@abrahamclott5604 When I eat at the buffet by myself, I try to see if I can leave something personal, like a insulated water bottle that I normally bring with me on a ship. You could also leave a beach bag on a chair, but just don’t leave anything valuable in it.
Great points made! But I'm afraid common sense went out with rotary phones. I only cruise on the older, smaller ships now, which for the most part is an older crowd, and is a lot more considerate.
Don’t get deterred by the naysayers. Your video was courteous and on point 👍😊 I just wish the crew would serve you in the buffet, with gloves on, and you told them what you would like, as they did directly post Covid. Safer, cleaner and far more hygienic. Going on one in Nov from 🇦🇺🤞🏻🙏 or it will be MDR only.
@@blacksorrento4719 Thank you for the kind words! Yes, we also went on a cruise as soon as they resumed sailing and loved when the crew served in the buffet. I was hoping it would stick as the new practice! It didn’t. 😂
I love your videos which I recently discovered because you are so down to earth. You also seem to be very realistic about how cruising is NOW and not a lot of time lamenting the way it used to be. Thanks for good content. Just subscribed! The reason we should wash our hands is that there are many issues transmitted mostly from hand to mouth, like Norovirus. Covid is mostly spread by aerosols and hand washing is not as beneficial, which is why masks in risky conditions are recommended. But back to hand washing: you need to hand wash AFTER touching the utensils to maximize safety. On our upcoming cruise, we plan on wearing masks into the buffet and washing our hands before and after. Then we will take our food outside to enjoy, weather permitting. If not, we will look for a nice, airy position.
Thank you so much for the kind words! They mean a lot. 😊 That's a great plan for staying healthier on a cruise. Thankfully, there are usually plenty of places to spread out as long as you take a minute to look for them. Usually, they'll be further away from the actual buffet line where most people end up sitting because of convenience of getting more food. Enjoy your cruise!
@@CruisingKat One benefit of sitting far away from the buffet line is you use extra calories walking all the way back to that chocolate fudge layer cake and the ice cream on the side... I mean steps are steps!!
Going to the buffet on embarkation day instead i choose to just go to either the main dining room for lunch as i feel much more relaxed or the local/osheeans depending on the ship
I was called the “B” word because a man picked up a roll, squeezed it and put it back, he did this with multiple pieces of bread. I took each one off told the attendant these are not good, the man turned around and said “Mind your business B”
@@Jacqui-gf7gn Oh, that’s so horrible! One thing is to be inconsiderate to others and another thing is to defend it with rudeness! Thank you for sharing though.
Hi Kat self serve buffets should be illegal its way too dangerous for the health it should be required to have an employee server at each station to maintain not only more premium experience for so much safer for people eating and it moves the line faster as its consistent
@@fitfighter24 I agree. We were on a cruise as soon as they reopened after the pandemic. It was a half empty ship and everything was served by staff. We were hoping that there were some things that would stick to makecCruising more healthy. Unfortunately, it did not…
For a table that might get taken away by a person or people. I'm actually going to buy a reserved sign and place it there so this way people know its been reserved. I've seen some companies on youtube doing this when they have their staff on the ship.
The best way to keep kids from contaminating the buffet line and foods…DO NOT PERMIT KIDS ON THE CRUISE! Kiddies cruises like disney are for kids…NOT CRUISES FOR ADULTS!
Maybe they should have more hand sanitizer stations around or perhaps put them right next to plates also maybe using hand sanitizer after using a serving utensil
Well, I haven't watched every video on the internet and different videos reach different audiences. The problem is that so many people are STILL doing these things in the buffet on a cruise. If my video reaches just a few to remind them about proper behavior, my goal is accomplished.
I liked the point of going to the buffet and bringing food back to your cabin. So, do you just fill up a plate and walk it to your room? Do they have to-go boxes or something to make it safer to walk back to you room with buffet food than an open plate that could easily end up on the floor? Just curious how people have done this in the past. Sometimes I just want to have pizza in my room but don't want to pay for room service. However, I've never thought to just bring it back to the room from the buffet. And I don't recall seeing other people walking around with plates of food either. I am so intrigued, how is this accomplished?
@@pennywayne7223 Yes, we just fill up a plate and take it back to the room. I’ve never seen them have any to go boxes. In the dining room, if we ask for something to go, they will usually put a plate cover on it. I’m not sure if the buffet has any of those. Maybe something to ask. We do see people regularly in elevators with plates of food, especially pizza - that we do see all the time.
If you bring your food to your cabin, what should you do with your plates? Leave them in the cabin? Bring them back to the buffet? Sit them outside your door? I don’t want to offend the crew.
@@taylorbearclaw You definitely don’t need to bring them back to the buffet. You can leave them in the cabin and your room attendant will remove them. Many people do set them outside the door and they magically disappear. 😂 Funny enough, I never asked our room attendants what they would prefer. We’re going to be on a cruise in a few days and I’ll make sure to ask.
@CruisingKat ABSOLUTELY 💯 kid Absouly no kids criuses. And l might do a buffet forbreakfast. But l go on cruises where all restaurants and alcahol are included. Which is a bit of a waste as l don't drink 😊
The majority of cruise passengers that I have observed, are overweight to obese and beyond. When I have cruised and attended the fitness center, it is virtually empty. Everyone rides in the elevators. I never take an elevator and walk the stairs. We have a health and obesity epidemic in this country and one can easily observe this fact on any cruise that one takes.
@@sharonsalzberg2654 I couldn’t agree with you more. While we enjoy good food on cruises, we understand that we end up eating more than we normally would at home. Therefore, we take measures to walk more, skip elevators, and take stairs, and do anything else we can do to offset the food we eat.
I agree. I find it amusing how much some cruise passengers seem to obsess about food hygiene while ignoring far more serious health issues caused by their shocking level of general health.
I grabbed a roll once with my *BARE FINGERS* and there happened to be a crew officer next to me at the time, who gave me a quick lecture. "DON'T DO THAT!" he told me. So I said, "well, you're right of course, but I've already touched it *SO IT'S MINE NOW! MWAHAHAHAAAH!* " I mean, come on, I know how to grab a roll without touching anything else! It's not like I fondled the rest of the food!
Yes, there are a number of foods like rolls or fruit that can be grabbed pretty easy (and in hygienic way) from the buffet. It sounds like you are considerate to others and do it the right way. On the opposite side are the people that will pick up a roll, then decide that they like a different one better, so they put it down to pick up the next one… oops , that one is too hard, oh well, put it back and pick up another one 😂. Those people need to change their habits… 😁
I do think things have reached a rather silly level now. I just spent a year travelling through Central and South America on land. Many buffets along the way, at every single one you reused your plate and drinking vessel. No rules of any sort enforced, often no hand washing facilities other than public toilets (eg at bus stations). Neither I nor my wife were sick at all.
@@hugheskevi Very good point. I’ve done my share of international travel and can attest to the same thing. I think the other comment you added about the general state of population’s health in the US is a big reason why we, unfortunately, need to have more rules… to protect those with poorer health. Those same people would not even dare traveling to Central America, let alone eat in buffets there. 😂
I see more people picking items, food’s, and other things up and putting it back and if you say something they become highly offended, please people that’s nasty n
Are there other mistakes you see people make in the buffet? Share them below!
Grabbing food / fruit with their hands because the tongs are not ergonomic enough for their use. Saw an elderly lady try to pick up fruit but they keep slipping out the tongs so she put it down and grabbed the fruit with her hand in front of the attendant that did not change out the dish 🤮
@@CruisingKat I don’t like it when someone can’t make up his mind on what to take and holds up the whole line.
@@davesimms8825 Yes!! I’ve been behind those people in line many times…
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Took stuff
Dishes
Chips chocolate
Mother watching 5(?)yr old holding tongs at the pick-up end attempting to get pieces of fruit at buffet, her little fingers were cleaned by the fruit juice in container 🙁
Young kids should NOT be allowed at the buffet line on their own EVER!
@@vanessawyndham8791 I agree! ☝️
Agreed! Big no no!
I’ve heard a lot of this before, but I really like how you presented it. It was polite but very to the point. 😊
@@DonnaDavis-l1u Thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed it 😊
Great list. One thing I've noticed quite a bit lately is people filling their refillable water bottles at the water or juice dispensers. Not only this, but they often allow the spout of the bottle to directly contact the machine where the water comes out. GROSS! (They ask you to fill a cup and then pour it into the bottle).
@@PatrickWagz Yes! And every one of those stations has a sign now to do it!
It MUST BE MANDATORY TO WASH YOUR HANDS BEFORE ENTERING THE BUFFET. I even bring a Lysol wipe to hold or disposable gloves plus sanitizer before I eat. I have cancer, please be mindful people, we live in this world together.
@@Mel-p9o I agree! On most ships, you have to go through a hand washing station nowadays to get to the buffet and so many people still just walk right by them 😣
I seen people come from excursion and never stopped to wash their hands , I guess they need to hold shopping bags .🛍️. The staff is singing 🎶 not asking people to wash their hands .
Nice. As to leaving the table for seconds: As a solo traveller, I found this really tricky. Often my space would be cleared by the time I got back.
@abrahamclott5604 I'm going on my 1st cruise in a couple of weeks. I am going solo as well. I was wondering about how this is handled! Maybe,, if I get second or something Maybe, if I get second seconds or something else & there is no place to eat when I return, I can finish in my room?
@kellylorang6845 I always made it work. I would try to tell a staff member I was coming back. Sometimes I would ask people at the next table to watch my place. Sometimes I would lean the chair over the table. And sometimes I would leave a personal item although I tried to avoid that. A few times I just found another spot. There are always spots for one. Sometimes to find an attractive spot I would walk from the buffet area towards the pools.
@@abrahamclott5604 When I eat at the buffet by myself, I try to see if I can leave something personal, like a insulated water bottle that I normally bring with me on a ship. You could also leave a beach bag on a chair, but just don’t leave anything valuable in it.
As a solo traveller I will leave my hat on the table to hold my spot!
They threw away my refillable water cup
Great information to know! I'll make sure to use it on my cruise next year. Thanks Kat!
@@AndrewB.. I’m glad you enjoyed it! Have a great cruise! 🚢
Great points made! But I'm afraid common sense went out with rotary phones. I only cruise on the older, smaller ships now, which for the most part is an older crowd, and is a lot more considerate.
@@simon5005 I agree! One of my husband’s favorite sayings is, “Why do they call it “common sense” when it’s not so common anymore?” 😂
Don’t get deterred by the naysayers. Your video was courteous and on point 👍😊 I just wish the crew would serve you in the buffet, with gloves on, and you told them what you would like, as they did directly post Covid. Safer, cleaner and far more hygienic. Going on one in Nov from 🇦🇺🤞🏻🙏 or it will be MDR only.
@@blacksorrento4719 Thank you for the kind words! Yes, we also went on a cruise as soon as they resumed sailing and loved when the crew served in the buffet. I was hoping it would stick as the new practice! It didn’t. 😂
Great video! I got icked by point 5 - I've never seen someone put food back onto the buffet counter - I'd be horrified if I did, haha!
@@FraserAtSea Thank you! I personally saw that several times, which pretty much drove us to eat in the dining room as much as we can. 😂
I’ve seen an adult pick up up small sandwiches and put them back. I told the staff
I don’t know what people are thinking sometimes… 🤔
I love your videos which I recently discovered because you are so down to earth. You also seem to be very realistic about how cruising is NOW and not a lot of time lamenting the way it used to be. Thanks for good content. Just subscribed!
The reason we should wash our hands is that there are many issues transmitted mostly from hand to mouth, like Norovirus. Covid is mostly spread by aerosols and hand washing is not as beneficial, which is why masks in risky conditions are recommended. But back to hand washing: you need to hand wash AFTER touching the utensils to maximize safety. On our upcoming cruise, we plan on wearing masks into the buffet and washing our hands before and after. Then we will take our food outside to enjoy, weather permitting. If not, we will look for a nice, airy position.
Thank you so much for the kind words! They mean a lot. 😊 That's a great plan for staying healthier on a cruise. Thankfully, there are usually plenty of places to spread out as long as you take a minute to look for them. Usually, they'll be further away from the actual buffet line where most people end up sitting because of convenience of getting more food. Enjoy your cruise!
@@CruisingKat One benefit of sitting far away from the buffet line is you use extra calories walking all the way back to that chocolate fudge layer cake and the ice cream on the side... I mean steps are steps!!
@@deang1004 Sounds like perfect reasoning to me! 😄
Going to the buffet on embarkation day instead i choose to just go to either the main dining room for lunch as i feel much more relaxed or the local/osheeans depending on the ship
I was called the “B” word because a man picked up a roll, squeezed it and put it back, he did this with multiple pieces of bread. I took each one off told the attendant these are not good, the man turned around and said “Mind your business B”
@@Jacqui-gf7gn Oh, that’s so horrible! One thing is to be inconsiderate to others and another thing is to defend it with rudeness! Thank you for sharing though.
Hi Kat self serve buffets should be illegal its way too dangerous for the health it should be required to have an employee server at each station to maintain not only more premium experience for so much safer for people eating and it moves the line faster as its consistent
@@fitfighter24 I agree. We were on a cruise as soon as they reopened after the pandemic. It was a half empty ship and everything was served by staff. We were hoping that there were some things that would stick to makecCruising more healthy. Unfortunately, it did not…
For a table that might get taken away by a person or people. I'm actually going to buy a reserved sign and place it there so this way people know its been reserved. I've seen some companies on youtube doing this when they have their staff on the ship.
That's a good idea!
I'm older and kids run around and I fear being knocked over.
That's a very good point! I've been almost knocked over before too.
I hate it when kids run and the parents just let them and I love kids!
The best way to keep kids from contaminating the buffet line and foods…DO NOT PERMIT KIDS ON THE CRUISE! Kiddies cruises like disney are for kids…NOT CRUISES FOR ADULTS!
Yep, that's one way to do it!
Some cruise lines discourage washing your hands in the soup tureen.
@@markl4593 That’s a good one! 🤣🤣
Maybe they should have more hand sanitizer stations around or perhaps put them right next to plates also maybe using hand sanitizer after using a serving utensil
@@tomdeluca5946 I love the idea of having more hand sanitizers next to the buffet. Usually, they are just at the entrance.
This has all been done to death many times and you are doing it once again.
Well, I haven't watched every video on the internet and different videos reach different audiences. The problem is that so many people are STILL doing these things in the buffet on a cruise. If my video reaches just a few to remind them about proper behavior, my goal is accomplished.
I hate making these mistakes even when I'm on holidays, I'm hopeless.
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I liked the point of going to the buffet and bringing food back to your cabin. So, do you just fill up a plate and walk it to your room? Do they have to-go boxes or something to make it safer to walk back to you room with buffet food than an open plate that could easily end up on the floor? Just curious how people have done this in the past. Sometimes I just want to have pizza in my room but don't want to pay for room service. However, I've never thought to just bring it back to the room from the buffet. And I don't recall seeing other people walking around with plates of food either. I am so intrigued, how is this accomplished?
@@pennywayne7223 Yes, we just fill up a plate and take it back to the room. I’ve never seen them have any to go boxes. In the dining room, if we ask for something to go, they will usually put a plate cover on it. I’m not sure if the buffet has any of those. Maybe something to ask. We do see people regularly in elevators with plates of food, especially pizza - that we do see all the time.
🎉Awesome! I’m gonna try it. Thanks!
We just use a second plate to cover the food while going to our balcony, or a napkin.
@@cassandraallen3801 That is a great idea! I didn’t even think about it. Thank you for adding it here.
Find a napkin cover thenplate or take silver wares too
So are people suppose to be using drinking glasses on the coca cola freestyle machine?
No, they give out special cups to use. The cups have a computer chip to activate the machine. You can't use a regular glass with it.
If you bring your food to your cabin, what should you do with your plates? Leave them in the cabin? Bring them back to the buffet? Sit them outside your door? I don’t want to offend the crew.
@@taylorbearclaw You definitely don’t need to bring them back to the buffet. You can leave them in the cabin and your room attendant will remove them. Many people do set them outside the door and they magically disappear. 😂 Funny enough, I never asked our room attendants what they would prefer. We’re going to be on a cruise in a few days and I’ll make sure to ask.
@@CruisingKat I love your videos! You speak clearly ( don’t try to be cute 😁) have a wonderful presence and the videos are enjoyable. Thank you!
@@taylorbearclaw Thank you so much!! I’m very new at this and your encouraging words mean a lot! 😁
I have only been on five cruises on my life. One if the very best things about them first and foremodt no kids and no buffets.
@@galegrazutis964 Are you sailing on adult-only cruise lines? Or just avoiding kids and buffets on regular ships? 😁
@CruisingKat ABSOLUTELY 💯 kid Absouly no kids criuses. And l might do a buffet forbreakfast. But l go on cruises where all restaurants and alcahol are included. Which is a bit of a waste as l don't drink 😊
@@galegrazutis964 Nice! It’s on my list to try out adult-only cruises 😁
Basically buffets are a good way to boost your immune system, lots of mixed germs, lots of people, no sanitation. 😂
@@pewpewlazers5702 Love it! 😂
The majority of cruise passengers that I have observed, are overweight to obese and beyond. When I have cruised and attended the fitness center, it is virtually empty. Everyone rides in the elevators. I never take an elevator and walk the stairs. We have a health and obesity epidemic in this country and one can easily observe this fact on any cruise that one takes.
@@sharonsalzberg2654 I couldn’t agree with you more. While we enjoy good food on cruises, we understand that we end up eating more than we normally would at home. Therefore, we take measures to walk more, skip elevators, and take stairs, and do anything else we can do to offset the food we eat.
I agree. I find it amusing how much some cruise passengers seem to obsess about food hygiene while ignoring far more serious health issues caused by their shocking level of general health.
Dont let the riff raff board the ship.
@@BEYONDYOURIQ Good idea!
Saw a young girl lick the spoon from ice cream barrel and put it there and do it again, no parents with her… 🤨
@@100citron Oh no! That’s so gross!
I grabbed a roll once with my *BARE FINGERS* and there happened to be a crew officer next to me at the time, who gave me a quick lecture. "DON'T DO THAT!" he told me. So I said, "well, you're right of course, but I've already touched it *SO IT'S MINE NOW! MWAHAHAHAAAH!* "
I mean, come on, I know how to grab a roll without touching anything else! It's not like I fondled the rest of the food!
Yes, there are a number of foods like rolls or fruit that can be grabbed pretty easy (and in hygienic way) from the buffet. It sounds like you are considerate to others and do it the right way. On the opposite side are the people that will pick up a roll, then decide that they like a different one better, so they put it down to pick up the next one… oops , that one is too hard, oh well, put it back and pick up another one 😂. Those people need to change their habits… 😁
I do think things have reached a rather silly level now. I just spent a year travelling through Central and South America on land. Many buffets along the way, at every single one you reused your plate and drinking vessel. No rules of any sort enforced, often no hand washing facilities other than public toilets (eg at bus stations). Neither I nor my wife were sick at all.
@@hugheskevi Very good point. I’ve done my share of international travel and can attest to the same thing. I think the other comment you added about the general state of population’s health in the US is a big reason why we, unfortunately, need to have more rules… to protect those with poorer health. Those same people would not even dare traveling to Central America, let alone eat in buffets there. 😂
Lazy, entitled parents are why kids are such monsters these days.
Absolutely
Nothing new. All common sense.
Thank you for watching 😊
Who died and made you the KAREN of cruise buffets?
Are there specific points that I mentioned in this video that you don't agree with?
@@CruisingKatno, this person is just trolling. Everything you said made perfect sense.
@@jenniferbond7073 Thank you so much! I appreciate the support 😁
I see more people picking items, food’s, and other things up and putting it back and if you say something they become highly offended, please people that’s nasty n
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