I think I’m still a little in shock so I’m sharing the story of nasty comments I got today for providing cruise information which I’ve been doing at several sites for over 24 years now! I’m sure there’s no one here that needs reminding to be kind but there are some on the internet in unsuspecting places that should mind their manners or get their facts straight first!
This took place on an otherwise friendly Koningsdam Facebook page where cruisers were asking questions about their upcoming cruises.
There was a general post about the daily itinerary by someone currently onboard the Koningsdam which I had sailed on last week. Later in the thread, a woman went off topic and asked about the saunas onboard to which I made a joking comment about how it was my “secret sauna” as so few knew where they were but I’d share where it was if no one told anyone (haha) and they were free to use. A poster came on raging that she pays good money to use the spa and that I was a hack telling people how to get in for free and unethical at the least and she didn’t want to be paying for the likes of me using it. I bit my tongue and typed that she was being a little rude to accuse me but that it actually was free and where it could be found. I also responded on her later post, telling a woman she had to pay, that this was the wrong information and that for clarification go enjoy the free sauna and cruise. The nasty poster put angry faces on all my posts, said to bless my heart but she was blocking me and reporting me and to HAL to keep the likes of me out of the spa! Another actually piped in that she too didn’t want people like me taking advantage and she hoped other people who read my ‘advertisement’ to use it for free didn't attract more unpaid people crowding it!!
Needless to say, the original poster (OP) suggested that if it was going to get personal he’d remove the posts. And he did, but sadly removing the directions to the spa that I’d provided too. Without lowering to her level in name calling, in my defence and to provide the correct information without soiling the OP’s thread again, my husband actually posted a new thread quoting sources confirming that indeed the saunas were free for the use of HAL passengers and the thread has happily received many thumbs up with a map of the correct directions, sharing my ‘secret sauna’ ever since!
And the moral of the story, if there is one, is to not spoil other people’s holidays before they begin by showing how elitist at least one of their fellow passengers could be before they go and to share any good tips that you can, even if it means more people will join you in the sauna as the fun is there for everyone to enjoy!
The nasty one hasn’t been seen since but I can only imagine she is smouldering at me being correct and thinking there’ll be others enjoying “her” spa. Hopefully, because we provided the correct information and didn’t insult her back, she now understands that what she paid for was the spa services of the company who rents the space on HAL ships which includes the therapy pool, thermal beds and steam room but NOT the sauna exclusively!
Thanks for listening!
This took place on an otherwise friendly Koningsdam Facebook page where cruisers were asking questions about their upcoming cruises.
There was a general post about the daily itinerary by someone currently onboard the Koningsdam which I had sailed on last week. Later in the thread, a woman went off topic and asked about the saunas onboard to which I made a joking comment about how it was my “secret sauna” as so few knew where they were but I’d share where it was if no one told anyone (haha) and they were free to use. A poster came on raging that she pays good money to use the spa and that I was a hack telling people how to get in for free and unethical at the least and she didn’t want to be paying for the likes of me using it. I bit my tongue and typed that she was being a little rude to accuse me but that it actually was free and where it could be found. I also responded on her later post, telling a woman she had to pay, that this was the wrong information and that for clarification go enjoy the free sauna and cruise. The nasty poster put angry faces on all my posts, said to bless my heart but she was blocking me and reporting me and to HAL to keep the likes of me out of the spa! Another actually piped in that she too didn’t want people like me taking advantage and she hoped other people who read my ‘advertisement’ to use it for free didn't attract more unpaid people crowding it!!
Needless to say, the original poster (OP) suggested that if it was going to get personal he’d remove the posts. And he did, but sadly removing the directions to the spa that I’d provided too. Without lowering to her level in name calling, in my defence and to provide the correct information without soiling the OP’s thread again, my husband actually posted a new thread quoting sources confirming that indeed the saunas were free for the use of HAL passengers and the thread has happily received many thumbs up with a map of the correct directions, sharing my ‘secret sauna’ ever since!
And the moral of the story, if there is one, is to not spoil other people’s holidays before they begin by showing how elitist at least one of their fellow passengers could be before they go and to share any good tips that you can, even if it means more people will join you in the sauna as the fun is there for everyone to enjoy!
The nasty one hasn’t been seen since but I can only imagine she is smouldering at me being correct and thinking there’ll be others enjoying “her” spa. Hopefully, because we provided the correct information and didn’t insult her back, she now understands that what she paid for was the spa services of the company who rents the space on HAL ships which includes the therapy pool, thermal beds and steam room but NOT the sauna exclusively!
Thanks for listening!
