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From: Stu on 6 Jun 2010 08:46 On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 07:14:57 -0500, George Leppla <george(a)cruisemaster.com> wrote: >On 6/5/2010 10:28 PM, Brian K wrote: >> Kurt Ullman conferred with the ghost of Faye Wray and said On 6/5/2010 >> 11:55 AM: >>> In article<56ok06ldk6s1r5perolungnhb62c27jsgr(a)4ax.com>, >>> Stu<info(a)foodforu.ca> wrote: >>> >>>> What 2700 cruisers and 1100 staff isn't so bad , look at the new Royal >>>> Caribbean Ship .. Oasis of the Seas 5,400 passengers and 2,165 crew >>>> members, way too many people for my liking. >>>> Then a 29,000 sq. ft kids area, not a ship I'd like to be on for a >>>> relaxing time. >>> I view the Oasis much the same as NYC. Not necessarily a place I would >>> like to live, but absolutely a place I have to visit once to have >>> experienced it. >>> >> I have no desire to experience The Monstrosity of The Seas even once. >> > > >Good for you! Never let a lack of experience prevent you from forming >an opinion. > >Oh... and pay no attention to people who have been on the Oasis who >disagree with you. What do they know? George it's his decision, and you as a travel agent are on shaky ground here making fun of his decision even if he may be wrong.
From: Kurt Ullman on 6 Jun 2010 08:52 In article <hug3ja02e20(a)news5.newsguy.com>, George Leppla <george(a)cruisemaster.com> wrote: > Oh... and pay no attention to people who have been on the Oasis who > disagree with you. What do they know? Although I still have to blame it on blatant discrimination that they did not use the best name idea... Death Star of the Seas. (grin). -- I want to find a voracious, small-minded predator and name it after the IRS. Robert Bakker, paleontologist
From: George Leppla on 6 Jun 2010 09:06 On 6/6/2010 7:46 AM, Stu wrote: > On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 07:14:57 -0500, George Leppla > <george(a)cruisemaster.com> wrote: > >> On 6/5/2010 10:28 PM, Brian K wrote: >>> Kurt Ullman conferred with the ghost of Faye Wray and said On 6/5/2010 >>> 11:55 AM: >>>> In article<56ok06ldk6s1r5perolungnhb62c27jsgr(a)4ax.com>, >>>> Stu<info(a)foodforu.ca> wrote: >>>> >>>>> What 2700 cruisers and 1100 staff isn't so bad , look at the new Royal >>>>> Caribbean Ship .. Oasis of the Seas 5,400 passengers and 2,165 crew >>>>> members, way too many people for my liking. >>>>> Then a 29,000 sq. ft kids area, not a ship I'd like to be on for a >>>>> relaxing time. >>>> I view the Oasis much the same as NYC. Not necessarily a place I would >>>> like to live, but absolutely a place I have to visit once to have >>>> experienced it. >>>> >>> I have no desire to experience The Monstrosity of The Seas even once. >>> >> >> >> Good for you! Never let a lack of experience prevent you from forming >> an opinion. >> >> Oh... and pay no attention to people who have been on the Oasis who >> disagree with you. What do they know? > > > George it's his decision, and you as a travel agent are on shaky > ground here making fun of his decision even if he may be wrong. We've been through this discussion many times over the years, Stu. Some people say since I am a travel agent, all my posts are suspect because I am a shill for the cruise industry and only present cruising in it's best light. Other people say that since I am a travel agent, I should never post anything negative about the cruise industry. Some people say that since I am a travel agent I should never "rock the boat" in a public forum and never disagree with anyone. Some people say that since I am a travel agent, I should never have an opinion... just post facts and "helpful" information. (Maybe I could post press releases!!!) Brian K is a big boy and has been around the newsgroup a long time and can take as good as he gets. He knows how I post the same way I know how he posts. I am sure that he doesn't expect that his posts and opinions will always go unchallenged. "I yam what I yam!" Popeye -- George Leppla Countryside Travel http://www.CruiseMaster.com Facebook http://www.facebook.com/CruiseMaster
From: Harry Cooper on 6 Jun 2010 10:12 "Charles" <fort(a)his.com.remove.invalid> wrote in message news:060620100704571398%fort(a)his.com.remove.invalid... > In article <4c0b10db$0$4998$607ed4bc(a)cv.net>, Tom K > <tkanitra(a)optonline.net> wrote: > >> Just do me one favor... pick something better than Carnival. Don't risk >> making your first experience on a cruise something you might hate. Had >> Carnival been our first cruise, we probably would never have done >> another. Luckily it wasn't... and I've now got over 40 cruises under my >> belt. > > It is not likely that he will hate Carnival. More likely he will like > it just fine. > > -- > Charles Hi Charles, I tend to agree with you. I'm easy to please on a cruise and I think most people are. These days, if I was in Ohioguy's shoes, I might avoid Carnival just because there seem to be more negative comments about them and NCL than the others, but I would expect to enjoy a cruise on any line. I also enjoy the food, or if not, order another item, or another or another until I'm full. I don't expect a kitchen serving hundreds in minutes to match my favorite gourmet chef, but I have always gotten enough to eat on every cruise. You can approach anything with a positive or negative attitude. Maybe I'm not as demanding as Tom. Harry Cooper
From: Jeff Gersten on 6 Jun 2010 09:23
none(a)none.net (Ohioguy) wrote: > I'll look up some of the Bermuda >possibilities as well, due to the suggested >(relatively) cooler weather suggestions. I'm >just not a sunbather - I enjoy swimming in >ponds and lakes, but not just "getting sun". I'm >more of a caver/spelunker - and was active in >that as a hobby with a group until getting busy >with kids. As someone else has already noted, there are great caves in Bermuda. Like you, I cannot understand the appeal of lying around baking in the sun, (I always want to leave a beach way before my wife.) But, Horseshoe Bay in Bermuda is one beach that I really enjoyed. |