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But not having smokers and families aboard excludes a large part of the potential market.
However, some cruise lines only target a particular 'niche' by design!
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Well....there goes the Tahiti idea :-(
What I would like to know is, What is so bad about having children (i.e people under 18) on a cruise with you? We do not smell, we do not have unwanted diseases, we do not eat off the floor! You might agree, or you might disagree with me, but remember:YOU WERE UNDER 18 ONCE TOO!!!!
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quote:Originally posted by andizz:...What is so bad about having children (i.e people under 18) on a cruise with you?
A very good point, andizz!
I think that some CruiseTalkers feel that with so many cruise lines and ships there is room for choice: i.e Non-smoking ships, smoking ships, family ships, Adults only ships etc.
Some people are very tolerant of smokers and kids etc., others are not!
RENAISSANCE CRUISES is ending its adults-only policy and easing-- slightly--its long-standing no-smoking edict aboard all its ships. Renaissance said it now will allow children age 2 and up to sail with parents or guardians. Under the new smoking policy, company officials said, the line will offer "limited, designated areas" for cigarette smoking fleet wide, although "98% of the ships' passenger areas will remain smoke free." The policies apply to bookings made after April 2 and to sailings departing Dec. 1 and beyond. Renaissance said it was responding to "feedback and frequent requests" from travel agents and passengers.
Paddy.
Renaissance has just announced it is abolishing its no-kids and no-smokingpolicies. The reason? “These were two of the last holdovers of the old Renaissance, a company that was restrictive, not in tune with customers’ desires and travel agent wishes,” says company CEO Frank Del Rio. “We have changed so much (but) these two policies were sticking out there like a sore thumb.”
The cruise line, which operates eight identical nearly-700 passenger vessels(plus two small boutique vessels), has begun accepting reservations from smokers and family travelers but the old policies will remain in effect until December.
Renaissance has tinkered with a number of other options as well. In particular,the company is altering itineraries, transferring money-losing wintertimeMediterranean cruises to a new focus on warm-weather destinations. Besidesits established Tahiti/Polynesia and Far East itineraries, next winter will see ships in South America and the Caribbean, among other places. Still no definite plans to cruise Alaska though the possibility, according to Del Rio, exists for summer 2003.
Of all the cruises I've been on 2 of which have been Premier and 1 on Carnival. We choose those lines because of the children's programs they had. Which means, there were a lot of kids aboard each of the ships. You know what, I don't remember one child that was loud, running around out of control, rude, pushy or just plain obnoxious. I do remember though loud, pushy, rude and obnoxious adults, on other ships..... and I'm not talking about Carnival or Premier. So how do we regulate loud, rude, pushy and obnoxious adults off the ships?
We're leaving fo our next cruise on Monday. This time we will be sailing on Princess. We choose this particular week because our daughter is off of school for spring break. Which means there is a good chance that the ship will have many other children. I certainly hope so because it will make her trip more enjoyable. I'll have to let you know how everyone's behavior was.
Joan
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