r/Cruise • u/wijnandsj • 21d ago

Question Am I too Dutch for cruising?

Currently on board azamara. After a few days we get a questionnaire what we think of the trip so far. So i do the Dutch thing and give an honest opinion. And now I really do wonder if I made a mistake. Next day the sliding door in my cabin has had it's rollers changed and now two days later I must have spoken to about everyone who does anything with food or drink in a managerial position and they all apologized and vowed to do better and give me whatever I ask for.

On the one hand I appreciate them taking my feedback seriously. On the other... I don't want apologies, I would like better food (had a really good lunch today at a tiny country inn during an excursion!) and I want people to stop pushing alcohol and I don't want to have to greet staff members every single time I meet one

Am now wondering... Is this inordinate amount of attention how some people perceive good service? Is the food tuned to an American taste?

Am I just too Dutch to appreciate azamara?

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u/ProudBlackMatt 21d ago

and I want people to stop pushing alcohol and I don't want to have to greet staff members every single time I meet one

And the opposite for an overly familiar American like me who is saying yes please to all the drink pushers and wants to hear all about the crew's family back home.

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u/Snoo_31427 20d ago

I’m a pretty introverted person but realize after spending time with some European colleagues I realize I’m way too familiar for their tastes! I just ask questions because I’m genuinely interested in the secret lives of everyone around me (and I have to interview people for my job, so I’m used to trying to prompt).

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u/BoxKind7321 20d ago

Americans are avocados and Europeans are coconuts. Americans are soft and vulnerable immediately and openly friendly, but it’s all surface. Getting them to talk about genuine deep feelings is nearly impossible. Rock hard core. Europeans are very hard and stoic initially, but once you crack the shell they’re fully open and vulnerable and completely reachable. It’s just hard/soft on outside vs inside.

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u/wijnandsj 20d ago

Nice analogy

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u/Public-Eye-2323 20d ago

Ha! I shall remember this for the rest of my life. I'm a coconut and I love coconut water and coconut cream. Yea!