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Old August 18th, 2004, 10:11 PM
Charles
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Benjamin Smith wrote:

You are right about the mass market lines. However, HAL, Princess, and
Celebrity were more middle market lines appealing to at least those with
"upper" middle class tastes than mass market lines, that was their
former appeal.


They may market themselves to different layers of the middle class but
they are still mass market. You can't take the "mass" out.

My idea isn't for the full current HAL, Princess, or Celebrity
fleets, only one or two ships of their fleets. The rest can be as
they currently operate.


As for Crystal, Radisson, they are in a higher rung, and would be a
step up from a ship like the Prinsendam. Silversea is even more
exclusive and expensive than Radisson and Crystal, and rarely
discounts.


But the higher rung is what you were arguing for, smaller ships without
discounts. Better for you to support those than try to make a silk
purse out of a sows ear.

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Charles
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Old August 18th, 2004, 10:11 PM
Charles
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In article et,
Benjamin Smith wrote:

You are right about the mass market lines. However, HAL, Princess, and
Celebrity were more middle market lines appealing to at least those with
"upper" middle class tastes than mass market lines, that was their
former appeal.


They may market themselves to different layers of the middle class but
they are still mass market. You can't take the "mass" out.

My idea isn't for the full current HAL, Princess, or Celebrity
fleets, only one or two ships of their fleets. The rest can be as
they currently operate.


As for Crystal, Radisson, they are in a higher rung, and would be a
step up from a ship like the Prinsendam. Silversea is even more
exclusive and expensive than Radisson and Crystal, and rarely
discounts.


But the higher rung is what you were arguing for, smaller ships without
discounts. Better for you to support those than try to make a silk
purse out of a sows ear.

--
Charles
 




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