The_Big_M

Did you actually apply through the Australian government? The usual way for a US visitor to apply is for an ETA visa, but this is only possible through the app. Which you said you didn't do. You can apply for a regular visa online but it's not likely to be done so quickly and you can get the status, and it's more involved so would be unlikely if you only want an ETA. Hence a suspicion that you applied through an agent. Without more details it's not possible to give a more specific answer.

This quarter covered both start-up and initial sailings, plus capacity constraints due to covid. These sailings could not be 100% capacity just due to reality. In spite of that when it's known it wouldn't be 100, 65% overall was achieved, and it notes that some sailings were at 100%. In line with expectations. As those issues have passed and the previous target was met, I don't see any reason to doubt the 80% target.

The main reason is simply the whole share market is down, i.e. not because of the company itself. You can see it yourself; 121 shares at 52 week lows just today, covering all sorts of sectors, real estate, retail, travel, banks and many other sectors. New 52 Week Highs and Lows (wsj.com)

I didn't say otherwise. I explained how the icons could be configured, and that the "rare" notation was not a requirement.

I didn't comment on whether someone likes it or not. Like pretty much everything in life, some will like something and others won't.

Yes and no. "Badges" are an included feature. But the icon (ship) is customised by the site, and the "rare" is optional. It doesn't need to be displayed at all. So they could for example create a picture with "Live reporter" or similar, which would make more sense and be specific to what it's about. There's no need for the "rare" part, which is actually there to refer to the frequency amongst badges awarded. Since they only have the one badge here at present, it makes no sense.

Sure, but then lots of things here are rare. As a proportion of users, people who report posts would be rare. People who start threads would be rare. People who get over 10,000 views on a thread would be rare. People who get over 1000 likes on their account would be rare. And so on. As said, it's meaningless, and irrelevant. And doesn't actually indicate what it's for.

While it's good you called this out, it is technically correct. This is because it stems from the idea of a business as a going concern. In that context, the deposits paid do not fall under debts as they are not expected to be paid back. As a going concern, they are prepayments towards G&S purchased, so not debt as such. (Of course if the business was being wound up they would be added to the list of creditors, so debts at that point.) OTOH, the reason to calculate net debt is to see the coverage of liquid assets (e.g. cash) as true debts need to be repaid. So in this context again they are part of cash that can be paid to cover those debts. (The use of cash for these purposes is legitimate as part of business operations. Deposits do not have to be held until the product/service is supplied.) You are considering things from a liquidation perspective, but that is not how an operating business is assessed.

Nothing like watching a previous show to see what it's like and whether it appeals. As for price, the pre-cruise price is discounted 20% so you can see what the regular price is.

Yes, same limited menu. It really needs updating as it's very 'old'. It's listed in the updated benefits brochure. captains-club-brochure-pager (zmags.com)

Really surprised they tried to pull a swifty like that though. They're not giving you what you paid for, so if there weren't enough bids for the 2b nobody should be transferred there. And then they give a free upgrade, or a spare as they decide subsequently.

Not my kind of humour. It was mocking those who are discriminated against. Say contiki (or U cruises when they started) ran an ad about their tours, and used a bunch of seniors whining they couldn't join I wouldn't find it funny either. As for being talked about, targeting a specific group is always likely to do that. Again, same as if those youth companies above made a point about oldies, would also get talked about. In advertising terms that's not hard.

Not a fan of discrimination out of the person’s control, whoever the target. And the ‘ad’ is just tacky.

I found there are swimming goggles with optical adjustments. They most likely won't match your regular prescription but should be good enough for a 10 min ride or whatever. It's not just/normally about climbing the stairs, but more about the whole experience. You can't see things clearly outside/people looking at you/meeting you and so on.