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I agree with the author, and believe the cruise lines have borrowed so much money to stay afloat, and have taken on more debt with new ships, I cannot see a way for them to pay back their Billons in debt for at least 3 more years.

I wonder how long their creditors can wait to be reimbursed? Or will some of them bolt, and force a bankruptcy.- Tom

1 posted on 06/16/2022 9:36:20 AM PDT by Capt. Tom
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Largest cruise ship in the world crashes into a Pier and the rest follow


2 posted on 06/16/2022 9:38:11 AM PDT by butlerweave
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Gotta get a shot to get on a cruise ship......I think I se the problem


3 posted on 06/16/2022 9:41:35 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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Can’t they just dock the boats at various ports and rent out the rooms for people to live in? Like an enormous apartment complex? At least they can get some of their money back that way.


4 posted on 06/16/2022 9:45:54 AM PDT by packagingguy
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I’m honestly surprised they lasted through the pandemic nonsense. Airlines survived because a lot of folks have to fly.


5 posted on 06/16/2022 9:47:31 AM PDT by cuban leaf (My prediction: Harris is Spiro Agnew. We'll soon see who becomes Gerald Ford, and our next prez.)
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My wife and I were thinking about doing an Alaskan cruise for our 25th anniversary, but every stinking cruise line mandates that you be “fully vaccinated.”
That means there is a 0% chance of us getting on your ships. I guarantee you there are lots of other potential customers like us.


9 posted on 06/16/2022 9:55:54 AM PDT by Restless
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[I wonder how long their creditors can wait to be reimbursed? Or will some of them bolt, and force a bankruptcy.- Tom]


They aren’t waiting for anything. So far, they’re current on interest payments. And maturing debts have successfully been refinanced, albeit at higher rates to account for pandemic-related financial stress.


11 posted on 06/16/2022 9:58:44 AM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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It just seems like the cruise and airline industries are always looking for a bailout.


15 posted on 06/16/2022 10:04:24 AM PDT by 100%FEDUP (I'm seeing RED!)
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To add to my previous comment, we were all set to go on an Alaskan cruise in May 2020 to celebrate retirement, but Covid hysteria put an end to that, and we were able to get a refund.
We enjoy going on a cruise every so often, so we are returning customers, but we will NOT return until all stupid Covid mandates are gone.


17 posted on 06/16/2022 10:07:25 AM PDT by Restless
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Fully vaxxed and still have outbreaks of covid-1984. I also wonder how many of the foreign staff have fake vax papers.


24 posted on 06/16/2022 10:24:21 AM PDT by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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I read comments on FB cruise pages everyday & a lot of people are put in quarantine on the ship when they test positive. Apparently there are decks devoted to people with Covid. If they’re in a foreign country, they are sent to a hotel to further quarantine until they’re able to fly back to the US.


30 posted on 06/16/2022 11:01:24 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta ( )
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I used to go on 1-2 cruises a year and that’s over now. I won’t be going back until I can just get on a ship and relax. If I have to take a test to get on the ship, test at every port, wear a mask all the time, and have to act like I’m in quarantine then that’s not a vacation.

Until this nonsense is over there’s no way in hell I’ll pay good money to be treated like a prison inmate.


33 posted on 06/16/2022 11:05:26 AM PDT by MercyFlush (☭☭☭ Soviet Russia must be destroyed. ☭☭☭)
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Daughter and her boyfriend signed up for an Alaskan cruise. It seems each day they receive updates about activities/excursions being canceled. At this point they regret their decision to sign up for the cruise.


35 posted on 06/16/2022 11:11:53 AM PDT by 13foxtrot
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Simple, the answer is Bidenflation.


37 posted on 06/16/2022 11:13:42 AM PDT by jpp113
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Carnival doubled down and requires boosters now instead of just quitting demanding passengers are jabbed


46 posted on 06/16/2022 12:35:09 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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As you know, the ships out of the US are FULL!! At least the Celebrity and Royal ones we’ve been on this past year....9......suites TOTALLY full also!


62 posted on 06/16/2022 3:36:15 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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