Posted on 10/22/2021 9:48:00 AM PDT by Capt. Tom
I posted it as an example of the propaganda the cruise lines have to continue put out to bolster the impression in the cruising public that the future is just as rosy as they have portrayed it for the last 8 months.
If you noticed along with the ships coming online to cruise, the the postponement or cancellations of cruises and how everything is going to happen shortly like next month or in a few months or even into next year. This has become a constant drum beat.
I am aware some ships are cruising as scheduled but not enough ships or passengers to make it fully economical.
The departure of this cruise is not next year in 2022, but December of 2023. For long term planners this be put in a brochure.
It is good propaganda along with massive pre bookings for cruise lines.
Time makes all things clear. -- Tom
In some cases, living on a cruise ship is cheaper than living in your own home.
However, judging from pictures that I’ve seen, it is very crowded. Like Downtown Manhattan during rush hour.
If you PV the discounted price less $12,000 for food as an annuity over 30 years at 4%, it’s the equivalent of a $741,811 mortgage.
Honeymoon to Divorce Cruise!
Will all these countries allow travelers in? I read about a couple flying from California to Greece with a plane change in Switzerland. The only problem was it would require “entering” Switzerland to change planes which was not allowed and the couple were deported back to California.
Might be enjoyable, unless you have too many liberal fellow passengers.
Psycho cured me of ever bathing again
Me too, lol.
Probably will need to get an extension on my 2023 taxes.
What is the price range for a deluxe cabin…asking for a friend.
If you have to ask...you can’t afford it.
I have done two cruises on the Serenade of the Seas and found it to be a good ship with above average good food.
Basically my point is, the Cruise Lines can't get their scheduled planning enacted within months, let alone making a plan more than two years away sound so positive.
I understand they have to keep up positive cruising interest as we all drift into an uncertain future.-Tom
Goodfellas cured me of ever again wanting to visit Little Italy.
I worked on a RCCL cruise ship as a musician on and off for 10 months. The problem with a 9 month cruise is I think a normal person would just become bored to death.
You’re right…but I have a friend who can.
Before Covid came along, cruise lines had an extremely rosy outlook because the ultra-rich were starting to find ways to RETIRE onto cruise ships.
That sets up an extremely strong economic wave, just like what happened with TVs, computers, Stereos, cars, cellphones, GPS, and various other items. All of those things started out as sumthin only the very wealthy could own. Then it was sumthin for the ordinary-wealthy, then the upper middle class, then the ordinary middle class could own that stuff.
That same principle was starting to play out with cruise-ship retirement plans.
Once the cruise-ship retirement wave hits the middle class, there would be so many shipbuilding companies that it would be like the 1980s with microcomputer companies right before the shakeout.
Covid changed all that. Announcements like this 275-day cruise are an attempt to get back on that trajectory of 365-day cruises for retirement.
“If you PV the discounted price less $12,000 for food as an annuity over 30 years at 4%, it’s the equivalent of a $741,811 mortgage.”
I hope you have access to a good accountant to handle your finances!
You just have to submit to a covid shot weekly or they throw you overboard
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