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navybankerteacher

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  1. Well, they needed their staff to participate in their operation - and, being so profitable, they had a fair amount of wealth to share.
  2. Very.convenient - you might consider dinner, or at least drinks, at Harry’s , One Hanover Square (in India House) or Frances Tavern on Pearl Street (where George Washington had farewell dinner with his officers - both great old places.
  3. I never did say that NCL was making money by retaining the tax - just that they were very good at adding on many charges here and there. The fact that so many posters do comment on being surprised by the charges that build up does indicate that a number are seduced by NCL’s “all inclusive”, “free drinks” marketing bull crap (to use your term) —-and thus might benefit from some straight talk .
  4. Sailed most recently within the past decade (hardly “decades ago”) until I finally tired of NCL’s crowding and minimal quality unless costly upgrades were added, and their persistent nickel-and-diming.
  5. I am sure that NCL’s bean counters could demonstrate that the tax they charged was correctly calculated and appropriately passed on to the proper authority; however, I am also inclined to think that they needed at add a “processing fee” to that correct amount.
  6. How does anyone know exactly what his house is worth when deciding to sell? It’s worth is really only established by the amount someone else is willing to pay for it at that time. The seller can figure roughly what it should go for from recent local transactions - but really does not have a grasp on local demand at the time he/she lists the house. It is always easy to reduce asking price if there are no takers - but if someone snaps it up the first day you must accept the fact that you have under-priced it - there is little chance of increasing asking price once an offer comes in — unless you are in the unusual situation of multiple competing offers resulting in an effective auction in a bidding war.
  7. They are reluctant to let their customer base get the notion that, if they wait, they will get a cheaper cruise. Yes, sailing with a few empty $3,000 cabins seems like a waste, but it is a necessary tactic to avoid the uncertainty of a last minute sale on every itinerary.
  8. Is anyone really surprised that NCL seems to have come up with one more way of upholstering passengers’ on-board spending figure? So, your “free drinks” just seem to cost a bit more.
  9. There are several reasonably priced lower Manhattan hotels an easy walk( or short taxi ride) to the ferry across to right next to the cruise terminal - convenient to several restaurants and places of interest in the Wall Street area - which is among the safest neighborhoods in the city. There are few comparable options on the Brooklyn side.
  10. Did you ever buy a house or an apartment — and did you immediately agree to the original asking price? Did you ever interview for a job - and not accept an offer because you knew you could do better elsewhere? Did you ever leave one job for another because you got better pay - or better hours, or better conditions or prospects, or a shorter commute? Did you ever make a concession to a spouse or partner - in return for a concession made to you - perhaps as simple a transaction as agreeing to see their choice of movie because next time they would see yours? ”never” is a very long word.
  11. About what? That cruise lines do not care who sleeps with who - or the FACT that folks who spend enough time in casinos are virtually certain to lose money, Sorry - but I hope you do not think that people operate casinos to provide income to others — casino operation is just about the most certain sure thing when it comes to making money.
  12. I’ve generally felt that the designated areas were appropriately set aside - with the result that smoke is unlikely to get to people outside such areas. You should not have to put it out (but if you were smart and self-disciplined —- another story). (I’m a dedicated non-smoker having painfully quit many years ago after being addicted by the Navy’s providing $1.00 cartons sea stores (10 cents per pack) and four cigarettes in each meal ration when on shore operations).
  13. If you choose to sail on a ship with a smoking area, do you think it would be appropriate to make anti-smoking comments when in, or passing through, such a designated smoking area? I personally would prefer a 100% smoking ban on any ship I sail - I’d prefer it and would see it as a kind of harsh kindness as it might encourage smokers to finally give it up - but if it is accepted on the ship, I should recognize it as a right to be enjoyed by smokers - just as they should respect my right to not have to smell smoke in non-smoking areas.
  14. Precisely - the lines are aware that a number of people who cruise do so (at least partially) for the opportunity to “sleep” in another person’s cabin - or to have that other person “sleep” in his/her cabin.
  15. Yes, cruise lines give perk incentives to frequent cruisers to keep them coming back and contribute to the cruise companies’ bottom lines - just as casinos (and cruise lines with casinos) give BIG incentives to known gamblers because they know that regular known gamblers are great for the bottom line because the more they gamble the more likely it is that they will lose more than the incentives cost the cruise lines. There are a lot of gamblers who like to believe that they are winners - but at the end of the day virtually all of them are losers. An intelligent person can enjoy a casino - sometimes winning, but more often losing - but the ones who actually believe that they are regular winners are the ones the casino operators love the most - because they are the ones who will lose most to the casinos.
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