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It has always been a puzzle how the casino department picks people for cruise discounts. We got them on Celebrity cruises for basically playing craps occasionally .I would never play slots unless it was a Fun slot Pull with people from our roll call .Then we put in $15 & play the $5 slot which in slot play gets better odds . So I stopped trying to figure how the casino awards those free cabins or deep discounts

We had Star Link on 2 B2B recent March Celebrity cruises . To say the lease it was out about 35% out & was not working .As a side note HAL's new Pinnacle class ships has far better TV than Celebrity .More movies by far & better reception

Mary enjoy your retirement to the fullest . Wish we could go back 24 years when I retired . Not so much for lack of cruises ;but ,We should have made more land trips to our National Parks & monuments where it is the real beauty of our country

That is interesting ,as we are now dissolving our time share with Marriott . The time frame according to a letter we received is to be out of the time share in 120 days closing .We no longer can make effective use .When you are young it is the next best thing to ice cream .Especially going to foreign countries where time share trades are readily available

Mary no one knows how much time they have left on this planet .we look back & we been retired 24 years now . We take one day at a time . Yes make the best use of what God gives to you & what He asks of all of us

Curious how did you get to the $40,000 value from the $2000 for a world cruise in 1925 ? what formula did you use ?

We are not quit cruising .We have not quit cruising as we have a 18 night Hawaii cruise yet to come which we booked at a excellent value cost.What is ridiculous are the new current cruise prices for what the pax is now getting in return . However ,each to their own idea of value We simply will wait until after the final payment dates to track a cruise we may be interested in booking ,if we can then get a cabin we can live with . We certainly will be able to see what prices a Mexican Riviera cruise close to March 2024 while we are on Koningsdam Hawaii cruise Jan 30,2024 as a example .If we can get a great deal ,we would book it while on the ship & most likely get extra on board credits along with a much lower booking price .This would make sense to us .since we no longer fly ,we are only interested in Mexico & Hawaii from our home port of San Diego which is 28 miles from out home .Makes it very convenient Still opening prices are super high & not worth the value imo . We have done over 90 past cruises ,so we can discriminate

Thanks .We will only miss the Eclipse part as we have been to all these ports more than once which when we discussed what we would be paying for a outside handicap EE category ,it made us think it was too much to pay & no balcony ;as this ship requires booking suites to get a balcony Many people have yet to experience many Mexican Riviera ports & many are really wonderful to experience .

We are more cautious considering the condition of the national debt ,so instead of cruises we are adding more precious metals to our portfolio . Seems to me that is the wise thing to do with escalating prices for every thing . With 70% of our population living from pay check to pay check what truly does the future hold for our country ? We came from a generation of savers not spenders .Thus ,we have been through hard times most people have not

We did book it in December; but we canceled it just recently .The booking was for 14 night Zaandam Mexico Eclipse .We just can't see $5600 for a outside cabin deck 3 .HAL is refunding $200 deposit for 2 of us

Emirates has money to burn & no doubt will cater to their kind with regards to customs ,good ie . The Branson thing was space not the cruise line as I recall .Imo .the smaller independent like a Viking will weather the storm better than the major players . It doesn't take thousands to fill viking ocean ships & remember they are very strong in the river cruise business .Oceana also comes to mind

How do the major cruise lines afford new ships with the huge debt they must service? Additionally, as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates to fight inflation that places another huge strain on the cruise lines free cash flow .Not good news for the cruise lines .Just the facts

last looked CCL now $ 9,69 .Certainly not a robust stock

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Take it while you can . We now will only look at HAL cruises closer to sail dates to see what cabins are available & at what prices . We live in a senior area near the beach in San Diego with lots of recreation with eating out periodically it is as close to a vacation as we can get with out the driving .Our weather cooperates most of the year

The cruise lines are hyping bookings during the wave sales period .The real question will be at accelerated price increases where will the booking numbers come in at for succeeding quarters

Seems like a good deal for you .How long & how many casino deals will not impact the corporate bottom line is the question ? These promos can not last forever . We do not see a really bright future for cruise line stocks

yup Carnival stock down again in early trading April 4,2023 .shares now at $9.86 .Analysts are leery about CCL

and people lie as well . Do you really believe every thing you hear on TV? Hotel rates have increased but 64% .Even i'if " that were true ,how long would that last .Can employers give gigantic raises to compensate ? LOL . The only possibility will be for a very short term. Corporate hotel rates & even there the corporate world must save cash, especially now Many corporations are laying off thousands of employees& the US is headed into a deep recession or worse .

You have misquoted me . We can not cruise on Celebrity because we no longer fly .Celebrity very rarely has a ship locally ,I mean rarely .The Soltice being in LA was because covid was in Hong Kong .After Alaska repo that ship ,Soltice is gone for ever from LA Since we live 28 miles to the San Diego cruise port & don't fly .It is Holland America that sails regularly from our home port of SD .Hope this helps you to understand

Because they & other cruise lines try to get more money from the buyers

Yes absolutely correct . HAL leaves off the Advantage Fares(refundable deposit fares ) ;but we see them with refundable deposits on a TA web site

1000% on target

How many FCCs did they cash in to get those numbers. Also wave season just ended .Now they have 3 more quarters to contend .All these things plus very high consumer debt has to take a toll .There is no magic wand in the cruise business

CCL stock is not going gangbusters ,still under $10 per share .To me that projects that all things are not that rosy