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Lee wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:38:39 -0400, RICKER64@webtv.net (RICK DAVIS)
> wrote:
>
> >Hey George, It just amazes me that the cruise lines are missing the boat
> >here. Singles could fill those unsold cabins. Instead they are being
>
> What unsold cabins?
>
> I'm surprised more people haven't noticed the invasion of privacy,
> but when you're on a cruise, and you have to buy everything with
> a shipboard charge, the cruise line knows exactly what you have
> purchased. They know exactly how much each person spends.
> And, when the paradise was sailing, carnival could tell exactly
> how much the non-smokers were spending.
>
> If you know exactly how much people spend, and exactly how much you
> have to discount cruise fare to sail with all local berths full, it
> would be pretty easy to calculate how much to charge a single
> occupant.
>
> Surprisingly enough, it's management's job to maximize profits.
And it is my job as a consumer to decide whether the price they are
asking, regardless of how they calculate it, is worth it to me.
I don't even care how they calculate, only that the price be where I
think it should be. As a solo, cruises are not necessarily the best nor
the cheapest way to enjoy ones self. I can fly to an island and lay on
the beach for a week for less than many cruises.
I may just be doing more of that. |