glossy brochure in the mail

[CtheW0rld]

oceania is wasting their time and money sending me that glossy brochure. their smoking policy is unacceptable and i have told them to stop sending stuff. a waste of paper, too. they must be hurting - 'free airfare, 2-for-1-fares, bonus savings'.

[Andee]

I love Oceania (and their smoking policy), but DH and I often joke that the prices could be lowered if we didn't get a brochure every three days.

[JimandStan]

oceania is wasting their time and money sending me that glossy brochure. their smoking policy is unacceptable and i have told them to stop sending stuff. a waste of paper, too. they must be hurting - 'free airfare, 2-for-1-fares, bonus savings'.

 

You'd better enjoy your Costa cruise because the writing is on the wall.....er....the sign:

[Hawaiidan]

If it didnt pay off, they would not be doing it. Direct mail marketing does have an impact and keeping you attention on the "brand" has an overall productive effect. Rather Pavlovian

 

I get either a Regent or an Oceania flyer in the mail almost daily ! Its a relief from all the political crud that is sent

 

Yesterday I did not, and almost called the office to see if everything was alright!!!!;)

[Mura]

oceania is wasting their time and money sending me that glossy brochure. their smoking policy is unacceptable and i have told them to stop sending stuff. a waste of paper, too. they must be hurting - 'free airfare, 2-for-1-fares, bonus savings'.

 

 

I'm curious. Is the smoking policy unacceptable because they allow any smoking at all? Or because you want to smoke wherever and whenever?

 

I don't think they're hurting because our Black Sea cruise has been completely sold out for months.

 

I understand not wanting the brochure ... it is pretty much wasted on us as well. All I want to know is where is an itinerary going and how much will it cost. I don't need the gloss.

 

Mura

 

Mura

[CtheW0rld]

I'm curious. Is the smoking policy unacceptable because they allow any smoking at all? Or because you want to smoke wherever and whenever?

 

I don't think they're hurting because our Black Sea cruise has been completely sold out for months.

 

I understand not wanting the brochure ... it is pretty much wasted on us as well. All I want to know is where is an itinerary going and how much will it cost. I don't need the gloss.

 

Mura

 

Mura

 

i just want to be able to smoke in my cabin and 1 other indoor lounge (not a casino). i don't think that is asking too much.

[globevest]

"i just want to be able to smoke in my cabin and 1 other indoor lounge (not a casino). i don't think that is asking too much."

 

Sorry, but it is if I am the next one using the cabin EVEN if it has been cleaned.

[JimandStan]

"i just want to be able to smoke in my cabin and 1 other indoor lounge (not a casino). i don't think that is asking too much."

 

Sorry, but it is if I am the next one using the cabin EVEN if it has been cleaned.

 

I don't think that smokers can possibly realize how disgusting a room smells to the next non smoking occupant after it has been smoked in.

[orchestrapal]

i just want to be able to smoke in my cabin and 1 other indoor lounge (not a casino). i don't think that is asking too much.

 

Fortunattely for most of us it is asking way to much on Oceania and we're grateful.:rolleyes:

[aohkay]

their smoking policy is unacceptable

 

Sorry, you're going to be in the minority on this one.

[vaitape]

Please! Yes it is asking too much! We wish smoking was TOTALLY banned or at least in Horizons besides the cabins and verandas.

[pacheco18]

Ban the smoking and the brochures!

[FlipperRae]

I'm all for banning the smoking too. It will be wonderful to not have to worry about getting wafts of smoke in my direction while enjoying a drink and I would rather swim back to Canada from Venice than end up in a cabin where the previous occupant had smoked! I recall being on a Celebrity cruise and the cabin next to us had smokers and they would smoke on their balcony...the smoke came directly into our cabin like a vacuum. As for the brochures, it is a bit much...I agree that direct marketing is successful but maybe they are a bit heavy-handed in their frequency!

[letvl]

If you travel at all you should know that you cannot smoke in hotel rooms

and restaurants in the US. Europe has followed suite with numerous hotels and restaurants in many countries (even Italy and France!!!!)banning smoking. As a smoker, you can't tell me you have not gotten used to the fact that smokeing has been banned almost everywhere expect your home. Cruise ships are floating hotels and restaurants they are not going to be any different.

[Mexfolkart]

We recently booked a 25 day cruise on Oceania BECAUSE we DID receive a brochure..even though we had just gotten off one O trip we had never noticed this itinerary until we were leafing through the brochure!

Sherry

[azevedan]

Specifically will not travel on Costa again (we did a special promotion New Year's Caribbean cruise a few years ago) because (among other reasons :rolleyes:) not only do they allow smoking almost everywhere, but they don't stop people from doing it where they're not supposed to and said people pretend not to understand if you ask them to please not light up. Fortunately, I know insults in most European languages. :D