Joanna

Please , let my apologize for my giving you the impression that there was a presumption that the Mint folks had a plan to “Take Over” Of course there is no such plan and I respectfully suggest that you missed the point of my message.

Actually the question is not whether such a plan exists or does not. The more relevant issue is the perception of the cruise passengers who are not members of this group. If they perceive that the members of this large group, in fact, do dominate the various activities to their exclusion, the existence, or not, of any preplanning is of no relevance.

I think that all experienced cruisers have encountered situations, some unpleasant, brought about by members of large groups who do perpetrate acts which offend other cruise passengers. These offences are not necessarily planned. They are, almost always brought about by slightly too many “Adult beverages”

I would only add that with a group this large. This is a subject which should be discussed on this board, where the cruise planning all started.

Paul.