Cruise SPAM

[ivywynne]

Upon returning home from a Carnival Conquest Bahamas cruise, I counted 18 pieces of spam, listed below, after bringing everything home. This does not include handouts during the ship tour and port maps. There is also the possibility that I may have thrown some away instead of bringing it back home to write up this review. Most of these are inserted into the daily newsletter of the days events. I will also note that the daily newsletter also

repeats some event times in main descriptions and in the schedule, so you end up reading some things twice and missing other items you would have liked to know about. No reasonable person could possibly read all of this during the cruise and still enjoy other activites. Reading all the spam becomes activity itself. Is this what I paid for? Did I spend hundreds of dollars for a vacation of reading spam? Is there a "Do Not Spam" list I can opt in on? I am thankful that not every event included spam like the art auctions did.

 

CARNIVAL CRUISE SPAM

 

Carnival comfort collection (bedding)

Carnival Port Shopping Buyer's Guarantee (30 days, recommended stores)

Di Diamonds International (at Key West Store #1 on map)

Di Diamonds International (at Nassau Store #1 on map)

Di Diamonds International coupon for charm bracelet

Carnival Sea Miles MasterCard (two of these)

Carnival bathrobe & towel special

Carnival SPA - Key West Spa Specials

Carnival SPA - Freeport Spa & Save

Carnival SPA - Nassau Spa & Save

Carnival SPA - Last Day SPA Specials

Carnival SPA - coupon - Massage Mania

Carnival SPA - coupon - Cloud 9 Massage

Park West - The "Non-Boring Art Seminar"

Park West - Masters Art Auction

Park West - Grand Finale Art Auction

Carnival future vacations specials

[ItsAllAboutTheSass]

you got all of these in email??? Spam is defined as unsolicited or undesired email messages. If you got these on the ship as a pamphlet or brochure or sale add, then it isn't spam. They are advertising their products or services.

[Max Circus]

Are you talking about the "extra" stuff they include with the Capers? No one forces you to read that. And it doesn't fit my description of spam. All we can hope is that they properly recycle onboard. :)

[cruisetobeaches]

I rate that stuff right along side of all the ads in the Sunday paper. If I don't want to read it, I don't and it goes to the recylcle box. Same with junk mail. But, it is not considered SPAM. it's advertising.

 

Now, real SPAM is a different story. I hate it. Both the email type and the edible one.............................:mad:

[DanJ]

If they didn't advertise that stuff, they wouldn't sell as much, and would have to make up that money somewhere else *cough* cruise fares *cough*, so I have no problem ignoring them.

[skylock]

It probably took more time to type all that in than it would have taken to throw it away.

 

What's your point? Why would you want to bring something you did not want home?

 

There are people that buy the bedding I know. I have 2 pillows myself. (I did not buy them, they were a gift)

[gatour]

Are you talking about the "extra" stuff they include with the Capers? No one forces you to read that. And it doesn't fit my description of spam. All we can hope is that they properly recycle onboard. :)

 

I concur. I put the inserts in the capers in the same category as newspaper inserts, a necessary evil. Only takes a few seconds to put in the discard pile.

[lsycko1]

I have to agree, I am not a fan of the canned spam... :p

[suzy1212]

A cruise is supposed to calm you down and help you relax. Yours didn't work! :eek:

[Pegs222]

Oh my, they gave you spam on your cruise, stuffed in your Capers? Was it served like a sandwich or an appetizer? The things that you can do with spam, it never fails to amaze me. Stuffed Capers, who would have though it, only Carnival :D.

[jayesouthworth]

I don't mind getting that stuff in the Capers. I just toss it or leave it all on the dresser for the cabin attendee to dispose of at the end of the cruise. I'm sure Carnival knows that people don't read that stuff, but they're hoping a few newbies will take the bait. :cool: