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sparks1093

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  1. Not really, but then it is illegal in most jurisdictions to charge a tax and not pass that tax on to the government, so IF they are charging more than what they should be they could be in hot water. I rather doubt that they are charging more, but then I am old enough not be surprised by much of anything.
  2. It is all programmed into the point of sale system and none of the managers onboard have anything to do with that. Whenever I've paid tax on a drink with a drink package the tax was calculated on the actual cost of the drink. A flat tax sounds bogus.
  3. If, but there is a point they would rather the cabin stay empty than take less for it and only they know what that amount is and that close to sailing I would expect the pricing would already reflect that amount. The question is doubly hypothetical for me because I don't live near a port and we book our cruises 18 months or more prior to sailing.
  4. I guess it's a good thing it wasn't bacon or everyone would be really upset and the person would be vilified even more. It was cookies for crying out loud. I personally don't care who takes how many and I doubt seriously that Carnival cares, either. Someone wanted something to snack on later. Who among us hasn't wanted that? (And before everyone jumps none of us have any idea how many people the two women were sailing with. Our next sailing will have 13 people in the group.)
  5. I don't have my passport since it is kept in our safe deposit box but this is what memory is telling me- the data is written in the book by the holder in pencil so it can be changed as needed.
  6. That is for an industry where haggling is expected (and many homeowners, knowing this, set their asking price higher, or their real estate agent does). It is also a cultural thing, in some countries paying the asking price is anathema. As for the cruise lines, I am sure that if they have unsold cabins left just prior to sailing they have set the price as low as they can in order to sell them.
  7. Stocking up on snacks for a large family for later, maybe.
  8. The demographics for both lines is substantially the same as well.
  9. Yes it is but the threads are interspersed with reviews of other ships and arguments about cruising so they aren't as obvious. I suspect that the overall trend of the reviews would be about the same from page to page (as pointed out most people only worry about posting any type of review if they had a negative experience). (And I forgot to say that at least 2 of the 3 3 star reviews had a negative title, so that increases the number of negative reviews.) If you are reading reviews and you see that many negative reviews on one page would you be inclined to keep reading? Most wouldn't.
  10. Of course their ships are sailing 100%, that's one thing loyalty does. They aren't looking at the price.
  11. Easier accounting and pricing.
  12. They are talking about the review portion of Cruise Critic, not the forums. One can up or down vote a review I think but you can't comment. For grins I looked at the Mardi Gras review page (Here's a link if anyone wants it Carnival Mardi Gras Cruise Reviews (2024 UPDATED): Ratings of Carnival Mardi Gras (cruisecritic.com) ) and the first 10 reviews had 4 1 star ratings, 1 2 star, 3 3 star, 0 4 star, and 2 5 star. I think I would classify 5 negative reviews out of 10 reviews to be "many".
  13. If you look at the reviews for any ship, in Carnival's fleet or in some other cruise line's fleet, you will see a good number of negative reviews. There will be thousands of passengers on Mardi Gras and each will have a different experience of the same sailing. Some will have a great time, some will have an ok time, and some will have a bad time. Oftentimes when something negative happens to someone it takes on larger proportions than it really is and it will taint the whole experience for that person. When I read a negative review I try to pick out what those dissatisfiers are and ask myself "would that affect me the same way as it did this reviewer if it happened to me". Most often the answer is no.
  14. They absolutely do. Go to any other cruise line forum on this site and within the first page or two you'll find at least one post where the OP reports a negative experience and numerous posts defending the cruise line. Never underestimate the power of loyalty.
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