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Subject: Re: Carnival Expands Wi-Fi Access! Posted on: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 17:20:00 -0500

Thus spake Kurt Ullman :

>In article ,
> Dillon Pyron wrote:
>
>
>> >As usual, Ray, in your rush to publish still another ad on this newsgroup
>> >without bothering to read it, you failed to highlight what is really
>> >important to the traveler. I have done so below:
>> >
>> >>Both the wireless Internet and Internet cafés cost 75 cents per minute
>> >to surf the Web and review e-mails. There is also a one-time
>> >activation fee of $3.95. Minutes can also be purchased in bulk at a
>> >discount.<
>> >
>> >$.75/minute is $45/hour!! Another profit center for Carnival!!
>>
>> Have you priced it on other ships? It's a profit center for
>> everybody.
>>
> I also did not understand why the 10 center thought this was
>such a revelation. Gee cruise ships use the fact that their clientel is
>stuck on the ship to raise prices and make more money. Who'd a thunk it.
>And just having arrived back home from Orlando, I am certainly happy
>that no told Disney about this possibility (g).

IIRC, Disney has one of the most generous plans in the industry.
--
dillon

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