Rare aborgman Posted 12 hours ago #226 Share Posted 12 hours ago (edited) 4 hours ago, sparks1093 said: You have to use your sail and sign card. I am now reminded of an old ad for an airline- it showed a couple eating a sumptuous meal on a plane, cutting into a beautiful steak, etc. etc. Husband is saying to the wife "can you imagine how much more elegant air travel will be in the future?". (I think this is the picture, sans caption.) Flying was more elegant in the past. ...and for that nicer meal and fancier dress you were paying about $4,000 for a Boston-LA flight instead of about $600, and it was a 12-14 hour flight with 3-4 refueling stops instead of 5 hours. Edited 12 hours ago by aborgman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond-56-Plus Posted 12 hours ago #227 Share Posted 12 hours ago (edited) Double post. Edited 12 hours ago by Diamond-56-Plus I got a yodel here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond-56-Plus Posted 12 hours ago #228 Share Posted 12 hours ago 4 hours ago, sparks1093 said: What is that white thing placed under the food? Looks strangely familiar. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted 11 hours ago #229 Share Posted 11 hours ago (edited) 49 minutes ago, aborgman said: Flying was more elegant in the past. ...and for that nicer meal and fancier dress you were paying about $4,000 for a Boston-LA flight instead of about $600, and it was a 12-14 hour flight with 3-4 refueling stops instead of 5 hours. Everything was more elegant in the past (wearing a suit to a baseball game used to be the norm, etc.). Edited 11 hours ago by sparks1093 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted 11 hours ago #230 Share Posted 11 hours ago 59 minutes ago, aborgman said: As long as they can keep sailing full - removing the cutbacks would be financial malfeasance. Carnival doesn't exist to make customers happy - Carnival exists to make money. True, but in the long run if you cannot keep your customers happy in a competitive hospitality industry, you are going to fail. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs2k Posted 11 hours ago Author #231 Share Posted 11 hours ago (edited) 1 hour ago, aborgman said: As long as they can keep sailing full - removing the cutbacks would be financial malfeasance. Carnival doesn't exist to make customers happy - Carnival exists to make money. I'm pretty sure we could come up with the names of dozens of companies whose executives thought they were sitting pretty, raking in the cash, but didn't adapt to a changing market and these companies ultimately declined or failed. Of course, some have gone on and succeeded. I'm not sure what the future holds, nor does anyone, but I clearly witnessed Carnival definitely not providing the level of service they used to (Offhand I can think of a dozen examples after my recent cruise). If that means they will lose some repeat customers such as myself, but gain many new customers willing to settle for a lower quality product, that's ok with me but Im not convinced it's good for the bottom line in the future. Time will tell, right? We all have choices. When I book a hotel, I can choose to pay less for a Comfort Inn, more for a Residence Inn, even more for a Hyatt or Marriott, or a lot more for a Four Seasons or Ritz Carlton. My point is Carnival seems to be sliding from a 4 star experience to me, down to a 3 1/2 star experience. If that means they're more profitable, good for them. I'll find a 4 star cruise line for my next vacation. I can't afford a 5 star cruise line. Edited 11 hours ago by mfs2k 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aborgman Posted 11 hours ago #232 Share Posted 11 hours ago 8 minutes ago, mfs2k said: My point is Carnival seems to be sliding from a 4 star experience to me, down to a 3 1/2 star experience. If that means they're more profitable, good for them. I'll find a 4 star cruise line for my next vacation. I can't afford a 5 star cruise line. I'm not disagreeing that they may be sliding - but the cost is HALF what it was in 1980's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs2k Posted 11 hours ago Author #233 Share Posted 11 hours ago 8 minutes ago, aborgman said: I'm not disagreeing that they may be sliding - but the cost is HALF what it was in 1980's. Broad generalization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aborgman Posted 11 hours ago #234 Share Posted 11 hours ago 1 minute ago, mfs2k said: Broad generalization. An interior room in the mid 1980's ran a couple hundred dollars less than an interior room today... almost the same cost in real dollars on average... but inflation is a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted 4 hours ago #235 Share Posted 4 hours ago 7 hours ago, mfs2k said: I'm pretty sure we could come up with the names of dozens of companies whose executives thought they were sitting pretty, raking in the cash, but didn't adapt to a changing market and these companies ultimately declined or failed. Of course, some have gone on and succeeded. I'm not sure what the future holds, nor does anyone, but I clearly witnessed Carnival definitely not providing the level of service they used to (Offhand I can think of a dozen examples after my recent cruise). If that means they will lose some repeat customers such as myself, but gain many new customers willing to settle for a lower quality product, that's ok with me but Im not convinced it's good for the bottom line in the future. Time will tell, right? We all have choices. When I book a hotel, I can choose to pay less for a Comfort Inn, more for a Residence Inn, even more for a Hyatt or Marriott, or a lot more for a Four Seasons or Ritz Carlton. My point is Carnival seems to be sliding from a 4 star experience to me, down to a 3 1/2 star experience. If that means they're more profitable, good for them. I'll find a 4 star cruise line for my next vacation. I can't afford a 5 star cruise line. Good luck in your future cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted 2 hours ago #236 Share Posted 2 hours ago 9 hours ago, mfs2k said: I'm pretty sure we could come up with the names of dozens of companies whose executives thought they were sitting pretty, raking in the cash, but didn't adapt to a changing market and these companies ultimately declined or failed. Of course, some have gone on and succeeded. I think most executives these days are always looking to jump ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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