From: Ari on
On Fri, 21 May 2010 21:14:14 -0400, Charles wrote:

> In article <85olsaF26sU1(a)mid.individual.net>, Ari
> <AriSilverstein(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> If this post is considered real news, then everyone must be
>> laying...down.
>
> Not sure what you mean by real news. I guess I am not getting what you
> are getting at by using that term. I only read what you quoted since
> Sisker is in my bozo bin, but Sisker claims to be a professional travel
> agent but oddly does not know stuff that people who travel would know.
> At one time years ago he was selling advice, I think for $25 a shot.
> LOL. But otherwise given that this is a rec. group there will many
> different levels of news posts.

Sisker has posted at length on how to buy off ship. I mean, c'mon,
using a credit card and long tailed shirts to hide the wallet in your
back pocket doesn't spell "startling news in cruising" to me.
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From: Ari on
On Fri, 21 May 2010 22:43:50 -0500, Jean O'Boyle wrote:

> "Ari" <AriSilverstein(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:85olsaF26sU1(a)mid.individual.net...
>> On Fri, 21 May 2010 19:06:25 -0400, Charles wrote:
>>
>>> In article <85o8j1Fq15U1(a)mid.individual.net>, Ari
>>> <AriSilverstein(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 21 May 2010 08:48:31 -0700, John Sisker wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The bottom line is, we just put most purchases on
>>>>> a credit card, and get some extra one's and five (USD) for tipping. We
>>>>> saw
>>>>> a
>>>>> lady on one of the shore excursion do this, so figured, why not! No
>>>>> shore
>>>>> excursion guide seem to turn down an American five for a tip.
>>>>>
>>>>> We also knew that using a credit card overseas comes with an extra
>>>>> cost,
>>>>> but
>>>>> it still seemed a lot easier to us than worrying about all the
>>>>> different
>>>>> currency and difference exchange rates.
>>>>
>>>> Question: Is this really breaking news for this NG?
>>>
>>> There is nothing wrong with him posting it but holy cow.....he is
>>> supposed to be a travel agent and has no clue........
>>
>> It's Usenet, people can post anything they want, I'm just trying to
>> get a lay of the land around here.
>>
>> If this post is considered real news, then everyone must be
>> laying...down.
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>
> I don't know who you are nor where you came from...you just recently started
> posting here.

I don't know who you are and have no interest in whether you have been
posting here since WW2. Point?

> You say people can post anything they want. Assailing other's
> characters with untruths and slander is not right anywhere, not just rtc.

Doesn't change the laws of Usenet.

> It
> creates an unpleasant environment within the group. You might try
> contributing some cruise information or asking some questions pertaining to
> cruising instead of stirring the pot. blah blah blah

Bye. I don't need moderation on an unmoderated forum.
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From: Joseph Coulter on
On Sat, 22 May 2010 08:37:29 -0400, gmbeasley(a)mindspring.com wrote:

overtipping is a vice which is hard for locals to abide by. In
Australia my friends are always cautinoing me not to tip "like a Yank"
as it is unecesasr, contrary to custom and leads to lazy service for
others. If a waiter has an American table that is going to tip big, he
or she may ignore two others with locals - this is bad form and hugely
unAustralian, but encouraged by that big tip.

Failure to abide by local custom is a nasty American habit, we tend to
believe that the world works as we do.
Joseph Coulter
Joseph Coulter Cruises and Vacations LLC
www.josephcoulter.com
yourvacation(a)comcast.net
904 685 5317
From: Ari on
On Sat, 22 May 2010 08:10:36 -0400, gmbeasley(a)mindspring.com wrote:

> On Fri, 21 May 2010 16:26:09 -0400, Ari <AriSilverstein(a)yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 21 May 2010 08:48:31 -0700, John Sisker wrote:
>>
>>> The bottom line is, we just put most purchases on
>>> a credit card, and get some extra one's and five (USD) for tipping. We saw a
>>> lady on one of the shore excursion do this, so figured, why not! No shore
>>> excursion guide seem to turn down an American five for a tip.
>>>
>>> We also knew that using a credit card overseas comes with an extra cost, but
>>> it still seemed a lot easier to us than worrying about all the different
>>> currency and difference exchange rates.
>>
>>Question: Is this really breaking news for this NG?
>
> You seem to making the mistake that a newsgroup is about news. It
> isn't.

Maybe it was the word "news" in newsgroup that confused me. ????
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From: Ari on
On Sat, 22 May 2010 08:29:57 -0400, rieker wrote:

>>We even heard of some
>> passengers who were saying, that as soon as they were ashore, they were
>> going into town to find a bank, and much better exchange rates. Is this
>> what you do,
>
> Experienced travelers, not just cruisers, overwhelmingly use onshore ATM's
> while traveling. They get the latest, most current exchange rate at market
> prices. No 'currency exchange' or cruise ship markup. While everyone pays
> an 'exchange fee or %age', it is far less than what the ship charges or what
> taking a 'cash advance' on a CC would be.
>
> Some folks are happy to pay an extra fee to AAA or their local bank to have
> euros or other local currency in their pocket when they arrive overseas. We
> find that the plethora of ATM's, esp. in Europe, makes this unnecessary for
> us.
>
> Using local currency gives us more bang for our buck when bartering with
> local merchants. It takes away their opportunity to set their own exchange
> rates! :)
>
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+1
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