Re: Princess vs. Carnival vs. Royal Caribbean


"jim" <jimbragg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Lloyd Parsons" <lloydparsons@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> In article <301220050637241881%fort@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>> Charles <fort@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>> In article <qV7tf.11088$3Z.7241@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, John
>>> Sisker <jsisker@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>> > Carnival is still more of the party going ship, with ship activities
>>> > geared towards beer drinking contests. Princess on the other hand,
>>> > caters to a crowd much older than 50, and is also for the bingo game
>>> > set.
>>>
>>> The above is wrong. Given this and your advice yesterday on Alaska it
>>> appears you just want to steer people to Royal Caribbean.
>>
>> Gee, I wonder if it is a financial reason... ;-)
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> Lloyd, Considering that RCI will not allow any competition between TA's
> and that they all have to sell at the same price I guess he knows he can
> charge full price! <G>
> Jim

Before you confuse people (unless that was the intention), please define
what you mean by full price?

I'm not trying to defend this Sisker guy for pushing RCI... but I'd like
your explanation of how you bridge from RCI not allowing TA's to charge
different prices - to - being "full price". When did "same price" become
"full price"?

--Tom


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