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From: John Sisker on 17 Jun 2010 09:57
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well.

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* By David Wilkening
* Royal Caribbean International
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* June 17, 2010
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From: Ohioguy on 18 Jun 2010 10:19
So they are bragging about getting people to spend lots of extra $$
on the ship, and then saying they will be focusing on ways to get that
to work on older cruise ships as well?

Doesn't exactly make me more optimistic about going on a cruise trip.
I usually spend between $100-$400 for a week vacation, depending on
whether we go camping where it is free (still have to pay gas and pack
food) or stay at a hotel. If I'm spending $1k per person for a cruise,
I expect most everything there to be 'free', since I already feel like
I'm paying out the wazoo for the experience.
From: Stu on 18 Jun 2010 11:36
On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:19:46 -0400, Ohioguy <none(a)none.net> wrote:

> So they are bragging about getting people to spend lots of extra $$
>on the ship, and then saying they will be focusing on ways to get that
>to work on older cruise ships as well?
>
> Doesn't exactly make me more optimistic about going on a cruise trip.
> I usually spend between $100-$400 for a week vacation, depending on
>whether we go camping where it is free (still have to pay gas and pack
>food) or stay at a hotel. If I'm spending $1k per person for a cruise,
>I expect most everything there to be 'free', since I already feel like
>I'm paying out the wazoo for the experience.

Check with the cruise line for extra charges before you get your
tickets, because more and more it's sounding like a cruise just isn't
your bag.

You should be aware of the gratuity at weeks end, fuel surcharge, all
your extras like beers and cocktails, it adds up. This is not what you
are paying for, you're paying for a room and food, and transport to
your destinations. Any TA will clue you into what the charges are, get
one and become educated.
From: John Sisker on 18 Jun 2010 11:42
\\"Ohioguy" <none(a)none.net> wrote in message
news:fgLSn.100202$0B5.62046(a)newsfe05.iad...
> So they are bragging about getting people to spend lots of extra $$ on the
> ship, and then saying they will be focusing on ways to get that to work on
> older cruise ships as well?
>
> Doesn't exactly make me more optimistic about going on a cruise trip. I
> usually spend between $100-$400 for a week vacation, depending on whether
> we go camping where it is free (still have to pay gas and pack food) or
> stay at a hotel. If I'm spending $1k per person for a cruise, I expect
> most everything there to be 'free', since I already feel like I'm paying
> out the wazoo for the experience.



It is indeed an interesting take on this aspect of cruising, but remember,
it is really geared towards the bottom line profits of both the agency and
cruise lines. However, I thought this perspective would be of interest to
some, especially since the general public has to fit in there somewhere
without feeling ripped-off. Even though cruising is still the most popular
and safest vacation choice for the traveling public, that still leaves a
market of millions of people who have yet to cruise.

And that goes back to the perspective of many feeling a cruise is so much
more expensive than other land-based vacations options. Yet, when one really
adds everything up, for the most part, a cruise is the better value. That's
also why cruise lines still try to stick to the term... "all-inclusive"
somewhat, for even if every possible thing is not included, what is, is
still the better bargain.

But the vacation public still needs to compare apples to apples, for when
they try to compare a cruise vacation to a camping trip for example, well,
that is not a fair comparison and is simply comparing apples to oranges. In
this case, of course a cruise will be more expensive. But on that scenario,
what would be cheaper yet would be just to say home and watch the travel
channel on TV. It's all perspective.

John Sisker







From: Tom K on 18 Jun 2010 11:48
On 6/18/10 11:36 AM, Stu wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:19:46 -0400, Ohioguy<none(a)none.net> wrote:
>
>> So they are bragging about getting people to spend lots of extra $$
>> on the ship, and then saying they will be focusing on ways to get that
>> to work on older cruise ships as well?
>>
>> Doesn't exactly make me more optimistic about going on a cruise trip.
>> I usually spend between $100-$400 for a week vacation, depending on
>> whether we go camping where it is free (still have to pay gas and pack
>> food) or stay at a hotel. If I'm spending $1k per person for a cruise,
>> I expect most everything there to be 'free', since I already feel like
>> I'm paying out the wazoo for the experience.
>
> Check with the cruise line for extra charges before you get your
> tickets, because more and more it's sounding like a cruise just isn't
> your bag.

But it sounds like it's his WIFE'S idea to go on the cruise... so
perhaps SHE'S tired of him taking her on vacations where he spends
between $100-$400 for a week...

--Tom
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