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The Big Story / A Tale Of Two Cruises
A Tale Of Two Cruises
By Rick Boettger
Not all cruise ships, and their cruisers, are alike. S
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Love this accurate portrayal of the two types of “cruiser” and how Rick is at home critiquing “his people”! Had to laugh. Accurate and spot on in his description of the budget cruiser and the future of the “industry”. Write on…
WOW! YOU ARE THE ALMIGHTY AREN’T YOU?
TRASHING CRUISES FOR YOUR HIGH END SLAVE TRIP
YOU COULDN’T PAY ME TO GO ON A BLOW BOAT. CRUISES ARE MEANT TO BE RELAXING NOT WORK. I HAVE CRUISED OH ABOUT 20 TIMES AND HAVEN’T HAD A BAD ONE YET. GUESS YOUR MORE UPPITY THAN ME.
THE CRUISE SHIPS THAT I HAVE BEEN ON GIVE ME WHAT MOST VACATIONS ARE MEANT FOR NOT HOISTING SAILS AND BEING TOSSED AROUND AT SEA BY A SAIL BOAT BUT A RELAXING PAMPERED FEELING THAT YOU WORKED HARD FOR ALL YEAR. ENTERTAINMENT ALL AROUND YOU (SORRY IT DOES NOT MEET YOUR STANDARDS) BY THE WAY HOW WERE THE SHOWS AND MUSICAL ACTS ON YOUR GROSS BLOW BOAT?ON A CRUISE THERE IS SO MUCH TO DO OR NOTHING AT ALL.
ONCE YOU ARE A SEASONED CRUISER AS MYSELF YOU GET PAMPERED MORE AND MORE EACH CRUISE. YES THEY KNOW HOW TO TREAT THEIR GUESTS
LETS SEE HOW MUCH YOU DID GET RIGHT! YES GUESTS DO LIKE JEWELRY AND BUY IT IN PORT AS WELL AS YES DRINKS AND LET ME TELL YOU ONE THING FOR SURE THEY BUY SOUVENIRS AND JUST ABOUT ANYTHING THAT SAYS KEY WEST ON IT. THE DAY AFTER A PORT VISIT TO KEY WEST YOU CAN SEE KEY WEST PROUDLY WORN ON A VAST MAJORITY OF GUESTS. SUM IT UP BOOST TO KEY WEST IN SALES TAX, PORT CHARGES (ONE OF THE HIGHEST) MERCHANTS SALES AND PRICELESS ADVERTISING THROUGH SOUVENIRS T SHIRTS AND HATS.
NOW AS FOR THE FUTURE YOU HAVE A POINT BECAUSE IF WE STAY AS WE ARE AS KODAK DID WITH FILM WE WILL THEN ONLY ATTRACT THE SMALLER SHIPS. AS SOME WOULD LIKE YOU TO BELIEVE SMALLER SHIPS HAVE HIGER END PASSENGERS IT IS THE OPPISITE. HIGH END PASSENGERS LIKE BALCONYS, SMALLER SHIPS DONT HAVE THAT. YOU WILL CONTINUE TO GET SHIPS LIKE IMAGINATION WHICH IS AN OLDER SMALL SHIP THAT IS IN KEY WEST A LOT. ITS THE BUDGET SHIP BECAUSE KEY WEST CANT SEE THAT LARGE CLEANER SHIPS ARE THE FUTURE.
WHILE YOUR BLOW BOAT DISCHARGES SEWAGE INTO THE OCEAN REAL CRUISE LINES TAKE BACK WHAT THEY BRING OUT.CONTRARY TO WHAT SOME TRASH TALKERS SAY, CARNIVAL DOESN’T DUMP ANY SEWAGE INTO THE OCEAN AT ALL NOW THE LAW SAYS THEY CAN BUT THEY HAVE MADE A COMMAND DECISION TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
I HAVE LIVED IN KEY WEST SINCE 1979 HAVE NEVER MADE MY LIVING OFF CRUISE SHIPS OR EVEN DIRECTLY BY TOURISTS
I RESENT ANYONE THAT TRASHES OUR COMMISSIONERS THAT IS SIMPLY RUDE. YOUR OPINION IS SIMPLY THAT IT IS YOUR OPINION AND YOU ARE MORE THAN ENTITLED TO IT. THE SIMPLE FACT IS WE ARE BOTH ENTITLED TO OUR OPINIONS, THE DIFFERENCE IS I’M RIGHT! 🙂
This is a repeat article. I’d like new ones.
Thank you for catching my error, I posted the correct story the following day. I hope you enjoyed the article and please keep reading the Blast!