Yup, I am invested. I’m the OP. I wouldn’t have brought it up if I wasn’t. But thanks for your input.
I didn’t mean to sound harsh. I totally get it. I myself have a “thing” about belly-buttons. My wife has a “thing” about eyeballs. Everybody’s got their something.
I just meant that the solution is easy. I have found that talking to servers and/or Guest Services ahead of time and laying out the situation works, in my experience.
For example, on our first cruise, the servers were
really up in my 3-y.o.’s face trying to entertain him. They meant no harm, but it was apparent (to us, anyway) that these strangers insisting on getting so close was making our son uncomfortable. After the second night, I mentioned it to my head server - didn’t want to get anyone in trouble, but could they please dial it down a notch? It was not a problem again.
On our second cruise, our servers were really doing the “hard sell” on the kid light-up cups. Not asking us if we’d like to see the cups, but just brining them out unsolicited, lighting them up, sticking them in front of our kids’ faces and then making me and my wife be the “bad guys” in turning the cups down.
I emailed Guest Services in advance of our third cruise and told them that while I know the servers were just doing as they were instructed (push the cup up-sell), I did not enjoy that experience. I asked that in the future, on
any cruise, the servers do not bring out the cups unless given our express permission to do so.
Four cruises later, we have never had the “cup problem” again. The servers mention the cups, but once we politely decline, that’s the end of it.
I think they are really good about notating your profile regarding stuff like this when you notify them in advance.