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From: Rosalie B. on 9 Feb 2007 13:59 www.ttdown.com <joker3304(a)nospam.yahoo.com> wrote: >And that is fine for you, I have used it aboard to book tours in >ports, etc., and to stay in touch with Family. To each his own. > >Art > >On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 08:58:15 -0600, "Jr." <Jr(a)digme.com> wrote: > >>I guess I just don't get the importance of using the internet on a cruise. >>I leave my work and computer home and don't go near the internet or my cell >>phone for the whole 10 day cruise. >>After all, it IS vacation. >> Not for me it isn't. I'm retired so I don't have anything to be on vacation from. For me it is a way to travel without having to drive. And I LIKE the internet. It's fun and relaxing for me. >> >>"Lee Lindquist" <no(a)2.spam> wrote in message >>news:3bkos2lv3oemt09o7ghlfstsnthvae037j(a)4ax.com... >>> On Fri, 09 Feb 2007 03:31:34 GMT, joker3304 >>> <joker3304(a)nospam.yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>>>the minute, your credit gets used fast. Also, we are taking a 16 day >>>>cruise through the canal in late april. A 7 day cruise has a credit >>>>of $75.00, a 16 day cruise has a credit of $100 for 9 addtional days. >>>>Hardly equitable, especially since I was promised this perk when I >>> >>> Now that you have pointed this out to Princess, they will >>> probably reduce the amount of the 7-day credit, to make >>> it fair. >>> >>> On the fourth hand, you can say 'this sucks, and I'll never cruise >>> on princess again', but which line will you be cruising on >>> -- that offers any free internet access? >>> >>> -- >>> - Lee >> > >no email, just post response
From: Surfer E2468 on 9 Feb 2007 22:09 Wish we had family we could contact by inter-net it would be real nice. < cruise lover>
From: joker3304 on 11 Feb 2007 00:25 I was choosing Princess because I was supposedly a valued customer. I am obviously no longer so. I have 19 cruises with Princess, but I have many more cruises and will go where my loyalty is appreciated. It is a matter of principle that you don't arbitrarily discontinue a program while telling the people involved that you are doing them a favor by doing it. That is dishonest. I expect that other "perks" will be withdrawn soon, like the laundry. It is shortsighted to believe that they will make more money this way when they will in fact be losing cruisers. My wife and I always use minisuites on our cruise. The internet access isn't the issue - I can pay for whatever I need, it is a matter of principle and honesty. If you do not understand that I can understand. Princess is obviously run by people just like you. On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:56:15 -0500, Lee Lindquist <no(a)2.spam> wrote: >On Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:13:04 GMT, www.ttdown.com ><joker3304(a)nospam.yahoo.com> wrote: > >>I can cruise RCCL anytime. It isn't that they offer free internet >>access, it's that my reason for loyalty to Princess doesn't exist any >>more - they certainly are not loyal to me. > >...so you were choosing Princess because of the free internet >access? no email, just post response -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
From: Bill C on 11 Feb 2007 03:27 joker3304 wrote: > I was choosing Princess because I was supposedly a valued customer. I > am obviously no longer so. I have 19 cruises with Princess, but I > have many more cruises and will go where my loyalty is appreciated. > It is a matter of principle that you don't arbitrarily discontinue a > program while telling the people involved that you are doing them a > favor by doing it. I told my wife the same thing when her employer discontinued her pension plan. I said you should quit and go work somewhere else and work where you will be appreciated. After all she has many more years to work.<sarcasm off> Do you honestly think they arbitrarily discontinued this perk? Do you honestly think that a lot of people are going to stop cruising on Princess because they can't sit at a computer terminal 24/7 while on a cruise? I'm sure some bean counter factored all this in before they decided to go this route. Good luck to you on which ever cruise line you decide to be loyal to. Bill That is dishonest. I expect that other "perks" > will be withdrawn soon, like the laundry. It is shortsighted to > believe that they will make more money this way when they will in fact > be losing cruisers. My wife and I always use minisuites on our > cruise. The internet access isn't the issue - I can pay for whatever > I need, it is a matter of principle and honesty. If you do not > understand that I can understand. Princess is obviously run by people > just like you. > > > On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:56:15 -0500, Lee Lindquist <no(a)2.spam> wrote: > >> On Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:13:04 GMT, www.ttdown.com >> <joker3304(a)nospam.yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> I can cruise RCCL anytime. It isn't that they offer free internet >>> access, it's that my reason for loyalty to Princess doesn't exist any >>> more - they certainly are not loyal to me. >> ...so you were choosing Princess because of the free internet >> access? > > no email, just post response > -- Visit my Caribbean Princess website: www.cruisingthecaribbeanprincess.com
From: Tobie Gerbrandt on 11 Feb 2007 11:56
The last time we cruised on Princess was just over three years ago. We were already Platinum CC members, and really appreciated the free computer use, however, there were several people there that seemed to be on the computers "24/7", and sometimes it was hard to get a half hour to check and send email. I believe that restricting the "free" usage is only a way of restricting abuse of the privilege, and not a plan to remove more money from our pockets. I'm sure that if someone had a problem with the computer not logging off when it should, they would be given more time. Of course, they would have to go about it in a polite way, and not with the belligerent attitude I have seen in many cruisers. JMO Tobie>>>>on an Island in the Pacific "Bill C" <wgc19136(a)verizon.net> wrote in message news:xrAzh.1943$g82.1298(a)trndny09... > joker3304 wrote: >> I was choosing Princess because I was supposedly a valued customer. I >> am obviously no longer so. I have 19 cruises with Princess, but I >> have many more cruises and will go where my loyalty is appreciated. >> It is a matter of principle that you don't arbitrarily discontinue a >> program while telling the people involved that you are doing them a >> favor by doing it. > > I told my wife the same thing when her employer discontinued her pension > plan. > I said you should quit and go work somewhere else and work where you will > be appreciated. > After all she has many more years to work.<sarcasm off> > > Do you honestly think they arbitrarily discontinued this perk? > > Do you honestly think that a lot of people are going to stop cruising on > Princess because they can't sit at a computer terminal 24/7 while on a > cruise? > > I'm sure some bean counter factored all this in before they decided to go > this route. > > Good luck to you on which ever cruise line you decide to be loyal to. > > Bill > > That is dishonest. I expect that other "perks" >> will be withdrawn soon, like the laundry. It is shortsighted to >> believe that they will make more money this way when they will in fact >> be losing cruisers. My wife and I always use minisuites on our >> cruise. The internet access isn't the issue - I can pay for whatever >> I need, it is a matter of principle and honesty. If you do not >> understand that I can understand. Princess is obviously run by people >> just like you. >> >> >> On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:56:15 -0500, Lee Lindquist <no(a)2.spam> wrote: >> >>> On Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:13:04 GMT, www.ttdown.com >>> <joker3304(a)nospam.yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I can cruise RCCL anytime. It isn't that they offer free internet >>>> access, it's that my reason for loyalty to Princess doesn't exist any >>>> more - they certainly are not loyal to me. >>> ...so you were choosing Princess because of the free internet >>> access? >> >> no email, just post response >> > > > -- > Visit my Caribbean Princess website: > www.cruisingthecaribbeanprincess.com |