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Subject: Re: Cruise ship shakedown. Posted on: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:27:27 +0000 (UTC)


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.

Looks like a troll post to me. Plonk.