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  1. Pcardad
    You can get the Amex credit without having a Platinum card...sometimes you only have to ask for it. 😉
  2. Pcardad
    I think it was April if I remember - they moved it back a couple of months.
  3. Pcardad
    July 17.
  4. Pcardad
    We need some old school cruising...
  5. Pcardad
    It gets worse - it is also the name of the first ship. I heard the 2nd ship is going to be the SS Moneybags.
  6. Pcardad
    From early April...
  7. Pcardad
    Perhaps, but none of those things are being discussed in this thread.
  8. Pcardad
    You can still do this. To me, it seems they are simply offering additional options and many people prefer choices. Their primary duty is to their stockholders so they must feel this path will maximize return even if some guests do not like it.
  9. Pcardad
    With respect, this is not a change. You could always buy the cruise without the air. Until we see pricing and can make informed comparisons, all we know is that this is a marketing change. You never know - we might all love it!
  10. Pcardad
    $350 compared to tens of thousands of dollars for a cruise that is far more enjoyable with perfect airfare....and that's only if they are below Platinum. Sounds like a bargain to me.
  11. Pcardad
    Book, settle your air via deviation and you still have plenty of time to cancel before the penalty deadline.
  12. Pcardad
    Correct.
  13. Pcardad
    They will know the big picture but from a guest's perspective all that mattes is what it costs them, yes? That change, if any, we will easily identifiable. If it were me, I would call up on the last day in June and hold a booking for 5 days. Call back on July 1 and ask for a price on the same cruise.
  14. Pcardad
    Call and get a price for a cruise today. Call again after July 1. Compare.
  15. Pcardad
    From a stockholder perspective, that's a good thing!
  16. Pcardad
    We may not get these answers until after July 1....
  17. Pcardad
    I suspect the people on the ship simply didn't know or understand the answer...there is not a lot of out-of-the-box thinking at that level.
  18. Pcardad
    That's a licensing issue or a local country law, not a hardware issue. Perhaps Regent or Starlink is willing to share the reason - they certainly both know what it is.
  19. Pcardad
    Regent should be able to tell you the start dates for Starlink at this point as they will all be online within the next 6 months.
  20. Pcardad
    This - excellent advice - no point in worrying until we know the facts.
  21. Pcardad
    Read the press releases from Regent - its all in there.
  22. Pcardad
    Regent steak is a drop in the bucket compared to the sheer amount of stuff consumed/wasted on ships with 6K guests. While NCLH makes a ton off Regent guests on a per guest basis, they spend a lot more on NCL than Regent even with the fare disparity and that volume creates opportunities to cut staff, consumption and fuel usage.
  23. Pcardad
    It's OK - my source is the Investor day data that was released as well as quarterly SEC filings. It is easily verifiable online. We are seeing this across the industry...it will be a few years before the cruise lines recover.
  24. Pcardad
    The cuts are across the board....with fuel, staff, quantity of food waste and marketing being the top areas being cut.
  25. Pcardad
    The profit margin is much higher but is still a small part of the overall picture. As long as the rooms are filled, and they are in record numbers, one could argue they might feel it is necessary to create new customers to replace those who will no longer be sailing. This is why they are marketing to much younger guests now.
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