Are you talking about floats that are much larger than the size indicated? We had 36" tubes, and nothing was said to us. Probably because the size wasn't noticable. For the most part I noticed that security doesn't say anything to people at all. I did see them saying something one time on our visit last May to someone with one of those huge inflatable rafts. But any other floats and the spring floats, no mention at all from the security guards.
Yes, I am talking about the floats that people have suggested to the OP here. The type that you lay down on top of, and are pretty much full body floats (called flat beds below). Those are explicitly not allowed. The sign outside the Lazy River reads:
Lazy River
- Only noodles of regular size and tubes with a maximum diameter of 36" are allowed in the Lazy River
- Flat beds are NOT allowed
Serenity Pool
- Only noodles are allowed
- No tubes or rafts are permitted
Other pools
- Noodles, larger tubes and rafts are allowed
I get that people think, hey, I own a timeshare here, I pay to be here, so I can do whatever I want to do. People go on vacation to relax, and doing it the way that they want to do it is best for them. But, maybe not best for others.
Here's an example of why I do not like the use of rafts in the Lazy River, and why I will not use one, and why I tell people that they should read the sign. When you are in a raft, you are taking up pretty close to the entire width of the Lazy River, when sideways. The rafts go much slower than people that are just floating, or even in tubes. A little kid that is floating along will be going much faster than the raft. A little kid going much faster than the raft has a much greater chance of getting stuck under the raft and being held under by the raft because most of the time, there is some portion of the raft that is lifted off the water a little, so they sneak under. They are not the best swimmers. Unfortunately, lots of parents at the Surf Club send their kids off into the Lazy River and think that its their "me time". So nobody is there to protect that kid.
Yes, Surf Club doesn't provide tubes, but they do provide rules. I tend to teach my daughter to follow rules, by following them myself, and requiring her to follow them. I do not find ways to skirt around rules for better enjoyment.
I'm not trying to be the police or anything here. People will continue to do what they want. I really don't want Surf Club to add more security around the pool, because it will just cost us more in MF's.
The posted signs do have an allowable size listed but when there isn't too much traffic, they won't "pull you over." We bought our old fashioned inflatable tires 10 years ago and they're still the first thing that gets packed into the suitcases.
