Much as I almost hesitate to post anything more on this thread for fear of prolonging the hysteria, I can't help myself. (Must be some sort of posting addiction - see reference above to needing a good therapist who knows cruising, single malt scotch, and a snappy two-step.) Good grief, kiddies, the incidents we described were not in the remotest sense "criminal" (although the smarmy lounge lizard routine of our cruise director nearly meets that mark). I would not in my wildest dreams of domination over the world (something to which I aspire from time to time) consider that anyone's head should roll over these matters. Perhaps a couple of good smacks on the corporate knuckles and a move to an office next to the trash compactor, or being forced to watch videotapes of the Brats of Raitea for six hours straight!! Richard, I am in fact fairly good natured (not to mention fairly demented at times). Please do not interpret my pathetic attempt at painting this situation in a humorous light as minimizing the seriousness of it or suggesting that your $$$ is not at risk. But it did not ruin the whole week - it pretty much ****ed over one evening. But the rest of the cruise was good. We are not asking RSSC for a free cruise (although a miniature Paul Gauguin bathrobe for Madame Fifi, our stuffed pink poodle, would be nice). A free cruise would be wildly disproportionate to the loss we suffered, not to mention the fact that our loss was shared by about 130 other passengers, most of whom did not realize what was happening. They simply assumed that the first night's meal on board was intended to be pretty dismal. (We certainly don't want to have to share our free cruise with 130 other people, do we?)

LeeAnne - Please, please, please do not make your cruise decision based on this trio of stupid incidents. (Actually, the Mutiny on the Tender may become part of PG and RSSC folklore.) Make your decision based on the wide range of comments, reviews, and reactions of lots of people on this board and on the CC board.

Cheers, Fred