I think you put it very aptly and diplomatically, Don: in a ship with literally over a thousand passengers and crew members worked off their feet around the clock to service them all every day, no, they are not available to be a personal circus for free as well. If it's such an important and meaningful family tradition, perhaps those passengers can keep it as such and arrange their elf's activities themselves without imposing upon others.
Maybe the owners of "Snickdoodle" should give each other an early Christmas present of "Therapy" this year. The sooner the better, for the sake of all of us!
I love the Elf on the Shelf shenanigans.❤ My daughter does it for my grandsons. Though I agree with the cruise line. It shouldn't be the cabin steward's responsibility. The parents should do it like they do at home.
I'm chiming back in about this year-long pass. I love the concept, but it's about $10,000 a month I'm pretty sure any seasoned cruiser can find a way to cruise for less than $10,000 a month.
God! Those parents must have thought that the entire crew was put there exclusively for them and their bloody elf. Put a note in the kids' luggage "Bon Voyage, Snickerdoodle" then get someone to come over and cause total havoc through their house as though Snickerdoodle has been partying the whole time.
If they did it for one, they'd have to do for all who ask and that's ridiculous. If the Captain would take a pic of the elf driving the boat, then provide it to everyone for a small price, that would be some holiday fun for everyone. Like the picture on a postcard, luggage sticker, or something similar.
These people should stay home so they can do whatever they want with snickerdoodle. Maybe one of the parents can leave dinner early to go to the "bathroom" and put snickerdoodle however it needs to be.
Did everyone finally figure out that all those upside down pineapples belong to the family that start eating buffet at ten in the morning by the pool and does not finish until eight that same night? We all know who they are. Them or someone like them show up on every cruise to get "their money's worth on that buffet".
Don’t know that I would consider Virgin a “major” cruise line. Don’t they just have 3 ships? And saying move to a new ship for a different vibe - I thought all their ships were the same? It’s definitely an intriguing program, and I look forward to hearing how well it works, but this isn’t RCCL or Carnival or anything like that - they have 3 ships.
@@Bender13$120,000 for two people, one balcony cabin for a year. (Which is $60,000 per person but double occupancy only so pass is $120,000. I'll take it please. 😅 In my dreams.
Unbelievable! They seriously don’t think the stewards have anything else to do? Multiple this by 20 or more that the stewards may be faced with each day during the cruise! Ridiculous expectations. Can’t believe they even asked… the captain??? I would certainly rather him/her just watch the bridge and keep us on course. Little Elf won’t fair well floating in the ocean if the worst happens because captain is hiding multiple elves in the bridge for everyone who jumps on this bandwagon1!!
The captain be involved with the elf too 😮. This is all ridiculous!! The cabin steward has too much to do. If they did it for one they would have to do it for everyone. 😂
I would think you’d see more on a world cruise than a year pass since the ships seem to go the same places for a while. Not to mention the airfare cost and logistics
I think you got it right on, Don. I don't think that the passengers on any large cruise ship would be happy if every passenger tied up the staff with elf duty, or with the security breach from all those pictures of the bridge.
Viking used to be a fair deal 10, 15 twenty years ago. I noticed between 7 to 8 years they literally doubled their price on river cruises. Viking Ocean Cruises were never cheap. For the price Celebrity gives the same service for 1\3 less in price.
I think the parents should take care of it themselves. One could step away at dinner to "use the bathroom," but it took a few extra minutes because "the closest one was closed for cleaning." It could be kind of neat if the cruise line made some type of generic pictures of elves in the bridge area (or at least something that looks like the bridge), but it would be up to the parents to make up a story to convince the kids of what happened. No, the crew doesn’t have a bunch of extra time to do extra things.
If that pass was for Viking (and the same price), it would be a bargain. For VCL, not so much. There aren’t as many ships and itineraries available. Also, Elf on the Shelf is creepy. That’s one holiday tradition I’d be glad to dispose of!
Hi Don it’s like you said yourself the stewards are very busy and all they want to do is get their quota of work done but if are offered a nice tip then it’s up to them to accept or not cheers Don
Wow. Agree Don. I can see if they were in a suite, yacht club etc. It’s parents. Why can’t one leave the room with the child or children while the other parent hides the snickerdoodles? You just said the same as ending the video.
Oh, so many Grinch quotes come to mind: “Even if we're horribly mangled, there will be no sad faces on Christmas.” "How dare you enter the Grinch's lair? The impudence! The audacity! The unmitigated gall!" "What is that stench? It's fantastic!" "if you see me smiling, it's because I'm thinking of doing something evil, if I'm laughing I've already done it!" "Now, pucker up and kiss it, Whoville!"
Some people are so plain ignorant but not stupid to think the captain can have something to do with it and your suggestion is the route they should be going for by tipping the cabin steward for the unusual request. It's if every one is not busy enough as they're with some cruise lines cutting staffing that they would have time to doodle around.
Hmmm. Yeah, not sure the Virgin year long thing is a good idea. The “if cabin availability” clause would make me very nervous. I thought cruising was at an all time high? So you’re not guaranteed a cabin, much less a balcony cabin? And I guess they give you exactly one year to take advantage of this?… I thank 🙏🏻 the Lord every single Christmas that Elf on a Shelf wasn’t around when my daughter was little. 😂 I can’t believe that these parents were seriously asking this. 🤪
Mom or dad should be able to do that without bother the crew because they are very busy people and I feel like some people got too much time on their hands
I think it’s not too much to ask how I can see a cruise ship making money off this service… hell I can see them adding it to morning cruise directors morning announcements with a quick surveillance video photo saying we spotted an elf moving around in the ship and add the stateroom numbers on it .
Good heavens.....NO, the cabin stewards should NOT do this. Do it yourself, people! There would be plenty of opportunities for you to do it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These people who want their Elf on a Shelf given special treatment are pretty ignorant of other people's job time constraints!! They should do their own parenting!!
I thought that the idea of a Christmas Cruise (or most vacations) was to get away from your everyday routine; try something new and different. This "Elf/Shelf" request was an example of something that needs to be left at home. Also, these parents must be from the "Me Generation"; they live in their own little universe with no thought of how their requests might negatively impact others. They probably need to stay at home for the holidays if the ELF is so Holiday critical.
@@TracyKMainwaring I just read the email that Virgin sent me and they said that Premium WiFi including streaming is included with the annual pass. Sounds like an upgrade
that is too much extra work for a steward that only has 15-20 minutes per cabin with 15 or so cabins to clean before off to do their other duties on board.
Virgin no longer port from Australia... Not a loss for me but others might like Virgin. Crew do not have time for passenger shenanigans. Last week our Steward had real requests to attend with the cabins assigned to him. Passengers unwell, Food and Wine spilt on the carpet, in the bed etc. Shower temperature knob broke, Vacuum toilet system not always working, dealing with fastening equipment because of high winds.
So awful about the 72 y/o man. Heard on another site that he left a note? Virgin-$$$ wonder what the availability is, once you buy the deal? Also- port fees & taxes are high.
I agree, if you bring elf, take care of it yourself! The crew are busy enough taking care ALL of the passengers
I think you put it very aptly and diplomatically, Don: in a ship with literally over a thousand passengers and crew members worked off their feet around the clock to service them all every day, no, they are not available to be a personal circus for free as well. If it's such an important and meaningful family tradition, perhaps those passengers can keep it as such and arrange their elf's activities themselves without imposing upon others.
Maybe the owners of "Snickdoodle" should give each other an early Christmas present of "Therapy" this year. The sooner the better, for the sake of all of us!
NO!! Do not ask your cabin steward to do something this “extra”! They have enough to do and don’t need an imposition like this.
I guarantee these privileged folks who want the stewards to play with their elf on the shelf are the same Karen and Kens who take off the gratuities!
Or complain how annoying the ducks are
I love the Elf on the Shelf shenanigans.❤ My daughter does it for my grandsons. Though I agree with the cruise line. It shouldn't be the cabin steward's responsibility. The parents should do it like they do at home.
omg...leave the the elf at home!
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Agreed. It's a creeepy idea anyway.anyway.
I'm chiming back in about this year-long pass. I love the concept, but it's about $10,000 a month I'm pretty sure any seasoned cruiser can find a way to cruise for less than $10,000 a month.
Super Mario doesn’t spend that much
@scotttravels517 How much he spend on mushrooms
That elf on the shelf is a little outrageous, involving the captain? Really?
😂😂😂😂😂
Don, thank you for the updates. While others say there are many different cruise vloggers, I do enjoy your videos.
Cabin stewards have more important things to do than to hide childrens toys, not to mention very little (if any) spare time.
It's crazy to ask the stateroom attendant to set up someone's "elf on a shelf"! Get your own butt down to your stateroom and do it yourself! Lol😅
Let the parents take care of the Christmas activities, for their children. The crew work so very hard for the passengers.
God! Those parents must have thought that the entire crew was put there exclusively for them and their bloody elf. Put a note in the kids' luggage "Bon Voyage, Snickerdoodle" then get someone to come over and cause total havoc through their house as though Snickerdoodle has been partying the whole time.
If they did it for one, they'd have to do for all who ask and that's ridiculous. If the Captain would take a pic of the elf driving the boat, then provide it to everyone for a small price, that would be some holiday fun for everyone. Like the picture on a postcard, luggage sticker, or something similar.
It seems to me that the parents can find a spot each day for the elf themselves. Just do it after the kids go to bed.
a new ship coming to Orlando.... drives me crazy. No ships are coming to Orlando LOL
I’ll start a rumor that a ship is coming here to Palm Springs (California!)
@rallegra are you the Rick we met on Resilient Lady's TA?
Orlando is over 70 miles inland. There is no canal or river that connects Orlando to the ocean so how do ships reach Orlando? Don is clueless.
@@MrSimondrury saying Orlando is very common in the cruise community. It's not just Don.
@@TracyKMainwaring Just because others make the same uninformed ignorant mistake does not make it right!
Although it is out of my price range I think that the year long pass is a nice idea for those that would enjoy it
These people should stay home so they can do whatever they want with snickerdoodle. Maybe one of the parents can leave dinner early to go to the "bathroom" and put snickerdoodle however it needs to be.
Did everyone finally figure out that all those upside down pineapples belong to the family that start eating buffet at ten in the morning by the pool and does not finish until eight that same night? We all know who they are. Them or someone like them show up on every cruise to get "their money's worth on that buffet".
Some people have too much time on their hands.
And self-centeredness.
Don’t know that I would consider Virgin a “major” cruise line. Don’t they just have 3 ships? And saying move to a new ship for a different vibe - I thought all their ships were the same? It’s definitely an intriguing program, and I look forward to hearing how well it works, but this isn’t RCCL or Carnival or anything like that - they have 3 ships.
The cabin steward is not your personal butler. Sheeesh.....
Then why did mine offer to help me undress for bed? 😮
$60,000 per person. $120,000 for two. Not too expensive. I can only dream. 😊
Was it $60,000 per person or $120,000 per person. And was that in US currency? As a Canadian that would be close to $170,000. That’s a lot of money.
@@Bender13$120,000 for two people, one balcony cabin for a year. (Which is $60,000 per person but double occupancy only so pass is $120,000.
I'll take it please. 😅 In my dreams.
Unbelievable! They seriously don’t think the stewards have anything else to do? Multiple this by 20 or more that the stewards may be faced with each day during the cruise! Ridiculous expectations. Can’t believe they even asked… the captain??? I would certainly rather him/her just watch the bridge and keep us on course. Little Elf won’t fair well floating in the ocean if the worst happens because captain is hiding multiple elves in the bridge for everyone who jumps on this bandwagon1!!
Ridiculous to ask the staff to deal with your elf on a shelf shenanigans.
Some people are just too precious.
I would talk with the room steward and see if some extra cash to do it. If not than do it yourself after having the kids out of the room.
The captain be involved with the elf too 😮. This is all ridiculous!! The cabin steward has too much to do. If they did it for one they would have to do it for everyone. 😂
EXACTLY Don. Offer a decent tip up front for the elf stuff
$120,000, I think I will pass. Plus, they only have 3 ships!
If they do this elf plan for one family they would have to do it for all. I agree with the no answer.
Thanks for the update. We will be on equinox this February 🎉
Garden Gnomes are my favorite
I also sneak on a miniature replica of a golf cart .
Usually my golf shoes are a giveaway though. 😮
I would think you’d see more on a world cruise than a year pass since the ships seem to go the same places for a while. Not to mention the airfare cost and logistics
That's a ridiculous request for the cabin attendant and especially the captain!😂
All dining on Virgin is specialty dining. Internet is included as well. Love Virgin.
Don, you should plan your next celebration on the newest Viking ship- nothing less than the president's suite!
I think you got it right on, Don. I don't think that the passengers on any large cruise ship would be happy if every passenger tied up the staff with elf duty, or with the security breach from all those pictures of the bridge.
Elf on shelf is stupid.
The irony of " dolly" with a "doll" pic saying this is amazing 😊
My grandkids loved it when they were younger
the steward should do it...and flight attendants are my personal maids too 🙂
The catch might be “when there’s room”
What if Virgin sells a lot of these yearly passes and one cannot go when and where I want?
If you think there are too many cruise channels pick the ones you like & block the rest. No one is making you watch all of them.
Viking used to be a fair deal 10, 15 twenty years ago. I noticed between 7 to 8 years they literally doubled their price on river cruises. Viking Ocean Cruises were never cheap. For the price Celebrity gives the same service for 1\3 less in price.
People are absolutely ridiculous! And I think the elf on the shelf is the dumbest thing ever.
Ok grinch. Haha!
I think the parents should take care of it themselves. One could step away at dinner to "use the bathroom," but it took a few extra minutes because "the closest one was closed for cleaning." It could be kind of neat if the cruise line made some type of generic pictures of elves in the bridge area (or at least something that looks like the bridge), but it would be up to the parents to make up a story to convince the kids of what happened. No, the crew doesn’t have a bunch of extra time to do extra things.
If that pass was for Viking (and the same price), it would be a bargain. For VCL, not so much. There aren’t as many ships and itineraries available. Also, Elf on the Shelf is creepy. That’s one holiday tradition I’d be glad to dispose of!
Keep up the good work don.
from the thumbnail picture on La Lido-Loco, I thought they were banning bringing elves on board... thought Elves were a banned item now!
That's a big ask for those people to have the room stuwart stage their elf . Do it yourself like you were at home.
Hi Don it’s like you said yourself the stewards are very busy and all they want to do is get their quota of work done but if are offered a nice tip then it’s up to them to accept or not cheers Don
Wow. Agree Don. I can see if they were in a suite, yacht club etc. It’s parents. Why can’t one leave the room with the child or children while the other parent hides the snickerdoodles? You just said the same as ending the video.
If you can cruise only if they have a cabin, they would probably conveniently have no cabins available. Or cancel your cabin for someone else.
I enjoy your videos too!
The elf thing is just beyond comprehension! Some people are just lost in their own worlds!
Keep up the good work!
The year long cruise pass sounds interesting but it's spendy.
Spendy? Sounds like one of Don’s non-existent words.
Oh, so many Grinch quotes come to mind:
“Even if we're horribly mangled, there will be no sad faces on Christmas.”
"How dare you enter the Grinch's lair? The impudence! The audacity! The unmitigated gall!"
"What is that stench? It's fantastic!"
"if you see me smiling, it's because I'm thinking of doing something evil, if I'm laughing I've already done it!"
"Now, pucker up and kiss it, Whoville!"
Dear lord DO NOT ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CONFRONT THE CABIN STEWARDS WITH THIS NONSENSE!!! Dont even put that idea in their heads. 😡
Some people are so plain ignorant but not stupid to think the captain can have something to do with it and your suggestion is the route they should be going for by tipping the cabin steward for the unusual request. It's if every one is not busy enough as they're with some cruise lines cutting staffing that they would have time to doodle around.
Hmmm. Yeah, not sure the Virgin year long thing is a good idea. The “if cabin availability” clause would make me very nervous. I thought cruising was at an all time high? So you’re not guaranteed a cabin, much less a balcony cabin? And I guess they give you exactly one year to take advantage of this?… I thank 🙏🏻 the Lord every single Christmas that Elf on a Shelf wasn’t around when my daughter was little. 😂 I can’t believe that these parents were seriously asking this. 🤪
Tell the kids elf is on vacation too
We used to love the elf on a shelf. That was so much fun. We would have hid it ourselves. Just to see the expression on the kids faces.
Fantastic day🎉
Mom or dad should be able to do that without bother the crew because they are very busy people and I feel like some people got too much time on their hands
That's a smart move by virgin, and if any of the major companies were smart they would find a way to partner with them for that program only.
I think that's a good deal for a good price
Gee Don. I bet Captain Kate would do that for you on that other cruise line!!!!
I think it’s not too much to ask how I can see a cruise ship making money off this service… hell I can see them adding it to morning cruise directors morning announcements with a quick surveillance video photo saying we spotted an elf moving around in the ship and add the stateroom numbers on it .
Good heavens.....NO, the cabin stewards should NOT do this. Do it yourself, people! There would be plenty of opportunities for you to do it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Before Snickerdoodle takes precedent with our steward, please make sure he/she takes the time to thoroughly clean my cabin first.
These people who want their Elf on a Shelf given special treatment are pretty ignorant of other people's job time constraints!! They should do their own parenting!!
I thought that the idea of a Christmas Cruise (or most vacations) was to get away from your everyday routine; try something new and different. This "Elf/Shelf" request was an example of something that needs to be left at home. Also, these parents must be from the "Me Generation"; they live in their own little universe with no thought of how their requests might negatively impact others. They probably need to stay at home for the holidays if the ELF is so Holiday critical.
Praying for the older man
I think virgin is including wifi with that annual pass
wifi is included on all their trips. But it's basic. Not even RUclips
@@TracyKMainwaring I just read the email that Virgin sent me and they said that Premium WiFi including streaming is included with the annual pass. Sounds like an upgrade
@jeanettachurchill4203 that's great. It was a rough 2 weeks without RUclips, I Heart Radio, etc
I would be interested in a year long pass on another cruise line like Princess or Holland America. I’m not interested in Virgin Cruises.
it's up to you to surprise your kids, not the steward.
that is too much extra work for a steward that only has 15-20 minutes per cabin with 15 or so cabins to clean before off to do their other duties on board.
Hi Don
I hate the elf on the shelf. I ever see one and he's going overboard. (Not really) it will find itself where it doesn't want to be.
Do the Elf yourself.. it’s your kid!!
Elf is not a responsibility of any crew member. Ridiculous!
Snickerdoodles will do more with an extra $10 a day😅
Virgin no longer port from Australia... Not a loss for me but others might like Virgin.
Crew do not have time for passenger shenanigans. Last week our Steward had real requests to attend with the cabins assigned to him. Passengers unwell, Food and Wine spilt on the carpet, in the bed etc. Shower temperature knob broke, Vacuum toilet system not always working, dealing with fastening equipment because of high winds.
Just work it out with your steward. The Captain does not need to get involved.
I’ll take care of their elf but it won’t be pretty.
That old dude swims with the fishes.
My thought was they could leave $100 each night to move that elf. Minimum! 😂
Make Grinch great again...decorate the ship yourselves with Grinch decorations!! every door every metal surface
How long do they have to wait since he's missing. Do they cancel or postpone the next cruise?
Why can't the parents hide the elf fir their children? The staff have enough to do.
Virgin has 4 ships.
So awful about the 72 y/o man. Heard on another site that he left a note?
Virgin-$$$ wonder what the availability is, once you buy the deal? Also- port fees & taxes are high.
So Don when will your Vlogs commence from your Virgin pass, I'm guessing you will be signing up shortly 😂
He only seems interested in Princess Cruises.
Does the 120 grand include crew gratuities?
There is only so much going on and too many vlogs
Very strange.
Shoot I was hoping carnival was saying no to the View cast or anyone that watches the show.
Elf hide your self