Reasonable surcharges or nickel & diming?

[grandmato4]

beachchick,

 

I have some great advice - but it's not for you. It's for me.

I must learn to work on the sublety of my sarcasm.

Everyone seems to have missed it.

 

Those "good old days" certainly were good. But they are gone forever.

Mr. and Mrs Howell are long gone.

We have Gilligan and the Skipper taking cruises today.

Unlimited Caviar, Champagne, and Evening Gowns have been replaced by Diet Coke, Hot Dogs, and some rather hideous Tattoos.

 

Considering the currrent market, pay as you go is a great concept.

The people who call it nickel and diming are the ones who could never afford the good old days of cruising. Now that the cost of cruising is about one tenth of what it used to be, we suddenly see people who expect the 5 star cruise for the 1 star price.

 

Not everyone missed your sarcasm;) and some appreciated it and agreed:)

 

Hope you don't mind if I should use your analogy of the Howell's and Gilligan and the Skipper sometime in the future as I can't imagine coming up with a better one myself.

[owl61]

Murrumba,

If only more cruisers could understand it like you do, they would all have a far better time - and my job would be far easier.

As you yourself often say, it's all about the money, ergo Mr Arison and the advent of the mass market cruiseline phenomenon. Sometimes you really come across as melancholic for the days when only "glamorous" cruising was available. I wonder if you have ever tried switching over to SIlversea, Seabourn, Regent et al ? Seems like it might be a better fit for you.

p.s. I always find your posts a good read. How's the book coming along?