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[QUOTE] Originally posted by DanS
Baby steps. Baby steps.[quote]
Baby steps to what?
Novel things do not tend to be over a century old.It could get by in the marketplace on novelty. I would be willing to fork over several thousand bucks for a transatlantic Zeppelin flight. Besides, cruise ships take too long for somebody with only 2 weeks of vacation at a time.
You seem to be betting on a market in which people are willing to splurge thousands on a trip that lasts 2 weeks at most. If such a potential market exists, wouldn't you believe that they'd already have started offering specific cruises to suit the demand? (maybe they already have, I don't know)
Heck, I bet it'd even make more sense to stuff an A340 with amenities and let it criss-cross the globe.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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Those are the kinds of trips that Americans take. Doesn't require any special imagination for me.You seem to be betting on a market in which people are willing to splurge thousands on a trip that lasts 2 weeks at most.
Adventure cruises make excellent money in the $5k - $10k range.If such a potential market exists, wouldn't you believe that they'd already have started offering specific cruises to suit the demand?I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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Cruises also offer way more amenities. More bang for your buck.Originally posted by DanS
Adventure cruises make excellent money in the $5k - $10k range.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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Cruises take too damn long for transatlantic. I'm repeating myself. If you're going to Paris for a honeymoon, you might have a week or two. Tops.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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Yeah, very few people have the time to spend that period of time onboard a ship (or equivalent). And it's not like the scenery would be great, just water for days on end
Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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Customers with the following traits:
- Time sensitive, but not too time sensitive.
- In want for amenities during travel but not too much of them.
- Willing to splurge big bucks on a century old-novelty.
- Desiring a watery scenery, but not for too long.
- Possessing Dan's special sense of imagination.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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...and the occastional gigantic rogue waveOriginally posted by Provost Harrison
And it's not like the scenery would be great, just water for days on end
like the one that caved in the windows on an liner off the East Coast about a month ago.
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Well I suppose anything to alleviate the boredom...Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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Honestly though, these cruises sound like my idea of hell. Stuck on board a ship with nothing but old people sunbathing, ballroom dancing and watching cabarets...or staring at the water for hours on end. Pure hell...Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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You obviously missed Frankychan's post in another thread, about the time he was a steward on a cruise ship and had horny single mom's throwing themselves at him.Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Honestly though, these cruises sound like my idea of hell. Stuck on board a ship with nothing but old people sunbathing, ballroom dancing and watching cabarets...or staring at the water for hours on end. Pure hell...
Now, some people might find that boring, but . . .
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Re: WANTED
Originally posted by Colon
Customers with the following traits:
- Time sensitive, but not too time sensitive.
- In want for amenities during travel but not too much of them.
- Willing to splurge big bucks on a century old-novelty.
- Desiring a watery scenery, but not for too long.
- Possessing Dan's special sense of imagination.
I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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