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End of an era- no more Hot Glass Show

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nanamobo

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I totally agree about cruise lines and there bottom line. They are in the business of making money but if they continue to nickel and dime everyone they may soon be out of business!!!!

 

 

Not surprised. LLP (Celebrity's CEO) is all about the bottom line....and turning another space into a profit center is all too typical. As a stockholder we applaud her efforts. As a frequent cruiser, we now favor other lines :(. For the first time in recent memory (probably the past 10 years) we have no Celebrity cruises booked or planned. We continue to cruise over 70 days a year....but there are just too many other better options. We will likely book future cruises on Celebrity...but it might be far in the future and only after their are some favorable changes...rather than constant cut-backs and new attempts at nickel and dimeing.

 

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I totally agree about cruise lines and there bottom line. They are in the business of making money but if they continue to nickel and dime everyone they may soon be out of business!!!!

Actually the opposite appears to be true. They are reporting record profits and margins as well a historically high future bookings. This is not limited to Royal Caribbean and Celebrity.New cruisers never experienced "the good old days" .

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I remember a time when you boarded a Celebrity ship you would be escorted to your cabin. When that ended there were negative comments on Cruise Critic. Some of the complaints on this thread mirror the complaints offered then. As memory of the Hot Glass Show fades so will the comments about its demise and cruising will go on.

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Actually the opposite appears to be true. They are reporting record profits and margins as well a historically high future bookings. This is not limited to Royal Caribbean and Celebrity.New cruisers never experienced "the good old days" .

 

 

Yes the "good old days" are long gone. Pretty soon the MDR will be gone and then everyone will have to pay to eat. There was a time the food in the MDR was excellent. Now you need specialty restaurants to have the "excellent" food we had in the MDR!!!! That's why there profits are high.

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PROCRUISE

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I totally agree about cruise lines and there bottom line. They are in the business of making money but if they continue to nickel and dime everyone they may soon be out of business!!!!

 

The "nickel and dime" approach seems to be the norm on most of the major lines. It was so refreshing to cruise with Viking Ocean this past January. Yes, I paid a higher price and I also went solo, which of course made the price even higher, but it was worth it. First, I only had to pay $145 round trip from Columbus to San Juan. ALL cabins are balcony. Beer and wine at lunch and dinner, no charge. Shore excursions are included unless you want to sign up for optional ones. No photographers and no hawking of jewelry/tee shirts and other junk onboard. Free WiFi and usage of PC's. Free self usage of washers/dryers, laundry detergent and irons onboard. Free soda and snacks in room refrigerators. Free specialty restaurants. One short CD announcement a day with NO sales pitch for anything. Add to this NO problems with chair hogs, outstanding food and service. It added up to one great experience and showed me why this cruise line is so favored by many.

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The "nickel and dime" approach seems to be the norm on most of the major lines. It was so refreshing to cruise with Viking Ocean this past January. Yes, I paid a higher price and I also went solo, which of course made the price even higher, but it was worth it. First, I only had to pay $145 round trip from Columbus to San Juan. ALL cabins are balcony. Beer and wine at lunch and dinner, no charge. Shore excursions are included unless you want to sign up for optional ones. No photographers and no hawking of jewelry/tee shirts and other junk onboard. Free WiFi and usage of PC's. Free self usage of washers/dryers, laundry detergent and irons onboard. Free soda and snacks in room refrigerators. Free specialty restaurants. One short CD announcement a day with NO sales pitch for anything. Add to this NO problems with chair hogs, outstanding food and service. It added up to one great experience and showed me why this cruise line is so favored by many.

"Free" means that it was included in the price. I would be paying for items I'd never use. It's about choice and you saw value in the product as do many loyal cruisers. There is another thread going now where the OP gives an opposite view of the Viking experience. Different folks, different perspectives.

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The "nickel and dime" approach seems to be the norm on most of the major lines. It was so refreshing to cruise with Viking Ocean this past January. Yes, I paid a higher price and I also went solo, which of course made the price even higher, but it was worth it. First, I only had to pay $145 round trip from Columbus to San Juan. ALL cabins are balcony. Beer and wine at lunch and dinner, no charge. Shore excursions are included unless you want to sign up for optional ones. No photographers and no hawking of jewelry/tee shirts and other junk onboard. Free WiFi and usage of PC's. Free self usage of washers/dryers, laundry detergent and irons onboard. Free soda and snacks in room refrigerators. Free specialty restaurants. One short CD announcement a day with NO sales pitch for anything. Add to this NO problems with chair hogs, outstanding food and service. It added up to one great experience and showed me why this cruise line is so favored by many.

 

 

You keep saying "Free".... I'm not sure you really understand how this works.

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AtlantaCruiser72

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If the rumors of a new glass show/vendor are true as reported here, then I think this may be a "win-win"...... It sounds as if there will still be free demonstrations i.e. what Corning offered, but also an expansion into potential group/private glassblowing classes (for a fee), and a potential "glass shop" selling pieces made onboard. Yes there is a revenue benefit to the cruise line, but if they still offer free demonstration sessions, or the ability to observe the group/private sessions for free, I can't see where anyone loses?

 

It will be interesting to see how this plays out in the next few months.

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Wish we knew when the new group would be starting. It’s a waste to have an unused space and a disservice to passengers who are getting the unused venue as part of their cruise. We love the hot glass show!! Would prefer the non-profit of Corning but hope it stays around in some capacity

 

 

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