The Gaudi tour used a bus to get around the city. Pati and Beebee were seated together about 7 rows from the front of the bus. Directly behind Beebee (aisle seat) was a man, and his wife was behind Pati (window seat).
Anyone who has traveled with Beebee by car, train, airplane, or bus knows that she does not recline her seat. About 20 minutes into the tour, the bus stopped at a red light. When it started again, with a jerk of acceleration, Beebee felt her seat back jerk also. Since she did not expect the seat to recline, and did not know how to make it do that anyway, she ignored it, and concentrated on the sites being described by the tour guide.
At the first stop where everyone got off to see something, the woman behind Pati complained that they could not get out of their seats - could Beebee put her seat back upright? With a bit of searching, Beebee found the button to raise her seat back.
As the bus made its way to the second stop, Beebee became aware that the man behind her was pulling on her seat back. With each pull, the seat reclined more. When everyone got off at the second stop, Beebee did not bother to raise her seat again. Pati saw the man adjusting Beebee's seat.
When everyone got back on again, Beebee explained to the man that he was reclining her seat by pulling on it.
Oh, that's all right they said.
Somehow, that did not sound like an apology to Beebee and Pati.
Pati and Beebee need off this ship and as far away from these people as possible. Otherwise, nice cruise if you use the Carnival Triumph as a benchmark.
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Big Bro doesn't recline his seat-back either.
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