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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: [QB] What David related, and immediately noted by Mr. Harris, is how the cruise lines appear to price their product nowadays. They quote you a base fare barely enough to cover "passage" or that of the capital costs of the vessel, fuel (don't they know how to hit you up last minute for a "fuel surcharge"?), salaries and wages of officers, engineers, and seamen. The "hotel" staff lives on and for their tips. Everything else is "the extras". Noted in The Times material is that a shipboard bill can equal that of the passage itself. Even an airline cannot make that claim with their "al a carte" pricing model today. I just love how the "Shor-Ex" salesman gets to dress up as an officer to peddle his wares; I guess his wares do offer some greater degree of personal security beyond that of those Love Tubs have a way of sailing at Sundown. The alcohol they sell on the high seas is tax free from any jurisdiction (last time I checked, God doesn't impose a liquor tax), do their prices reflect that? Even I don't know of the finite points, I understand that there are shipboard casino rules regarding table games to ensure a greater house advantage than on land - and slots? who'se around to ensure they pay much of all. It is all just like going to a shopping mall - a smorgasbord designed to painlessly relieve you of your $$$$$. One woman came my way in this life; she loved cruising (fairly wealthy may I add) another (not overly wealthy) loved Vegas (her Daughter lived in San Bernardino; good chance for a meet-up)- even though she never gamed (save a roll of nickels down a slot each visit), Had I not X'd paths with either, I doubt if I would ever been on a cruise or been to Vegas. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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