Steel Cutlass wrote:
> I took a major cruise line down the coast of Alaska a few years ago.
> The cruise staff and ship ALWAYS have their hands out for tips, etc. It
> feels almost
> like you are being shaken down once you are on the ship. First, they
> charge you big time for soft drinks, etc. you buy when you are not
> at formal meals. In addition, pizza and snacks are NOT included in
> your cruise fare. You'd think they would give out free Hot chocolate,
> etc.
> when viewing the glaciers from the deck of the ship... not. They will
> announce the glaciers on the side of the deck, and then charge you
> a handsome price for the hot chocolate. In addition, the cruise ship
> I took was not American, the ship staff were not American, etc. I feel
> like the profits, cash, etc. will immediately leave the U.S. business
> churn and go to some countries with no loyalty to the U.S. at all.
> I had a bad time and decided to leave the cruise early. To get off the
> ship
> at a port, they will incur an additional charge of hundreds of dollars
> on you just for leaving early. I felt ripped off and shaken down to
> some extent.
>
Let me tell ya something. There isn't one company in the US (or North
America for that matter) that gives a rat's ass about the country they
are in or the people or employees they hire. It comes down to money.
Look how many companies that are outsourcing to India and other places -
you think IBM or any of those companies care about the people who will
lose their livelihood because of cheap labour? Nope. You better get used
to it, loyalty to the country goes only as far as the dollar allows it to. |