Thus spake "George Leppla" :
>
>"Paul Hoffman" wrote
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>> Interesting how they give a figure for cancellations, but no indication as
>> to whether bookings are down overall. If they are sailing essentially full
>> most of the time the cancellations really have little impact.
>
>That seems to be the case with Royal Caribbean. So far, they are claiming
>that their new policy (in effect in 2008) had resulted in few cancellations
>and no decrease in overall bookings.
>
>FWIW - I did not have a single cancellation of a Royal Caribbean cruise and
>sales are as good as ever. I realize that my agency is a small sample, but
>I think it is pretty representative of what is happening.
No cancellations and one person who is interested in knowing how soon
it will take RCI to "decontaminate" the rooms.
I've seen no change in bookings.
I did find it interesting to note that the article talks about how
smoking is more accepted in Europe. At the same time, tobacoo
advertising is flat out banned, in any way or shape. And has been for
quite a while. In France you also can't advertise alcohol or many
"energy drinks" (specifically Red Bull). Formula 1, which for years
has depended on tobacoo sponsorship, has threatened to move out of
Europe.
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dillon
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