Marketing campaign sinks Cruise Critic

On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:13:06 GMT, Bill wrote:

On 3/17/2009 6:45 PM, VaCavalier wrote:
IS RCCL Manipulating CruiseCritic.com (owned by Trip Advisor)?

Yet more stupidity. Making it seem like Trip Advisor/Expedia is
somehow involved in a bad way. The fact is that Cruise Critic
was only sold AFTER the RC were selected (in fact I saw the
announcement after we got back from the Liberty cruise). Second,
Cruise Critic has ALWAYS had a relationship with RCCL -- how
else could they arrange for the onboard get-togethers for CC
members?

It's just amazing how many clueless and just profoundly stupid
people are getting so upset about something so trivial.

Bill

Trivial is to be defined as you wish but when millions of cruise dollars
are being purposefully and maliciously influenced, I don't consider that
trivial.

Especially since this set of liars are tricking the stupid, inane and
gullible, people who place a great deal of value in moderated forums
reviews. These same people, they roll their eyes to the back of their
sockets when they read these raving reviews and let themselves float in
LaLaLand while making decisions with 1000s of bucks.

And the reviewers and those who allow the lies damn well know this too.
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Think first! Before you book a cruise from a two bit lying sleazeball
who uses Usenet as free SPAMADVERTISING ground and for purposeful
attempts at personal character assassination. Are you next? Think twice
before booking with Ray Goldenberg. http://tr.im/hlJv

On 3/21/2009 12:40 PM, Chrissy Cruiser wrote:
On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:13:06 GMT, Bill wrote:

On 3/17/2009 6:45 PM, VaCavalier wrote:
IS RCCL Manipulating CruiseCritic.com (owned by Trip Advisor)?
Yet more stupidity. Making it seem like Trip Advisor/Expedia is
somehow involved in a bad way. The fact is that Cruise Critic
was only sold AFTER the RC were selected (in fact I saw the
announcement after we got back from the Liberty cruise). Second,
Cruise Critic has ALWAYS had a relationship with RCCL -- how
else could they arrange for the onboard get-togethers for CC
members?

It's just amazing how many clueless and just profoundly stupid
people are getting so upset about something so trivial.

Bill

Trivial is to be defined as you wish but when millions of cruise dollars
are being purposefully and maliciously influenced, I don't consider that
trivial.

There were over 3000 people on each pre-inaugural of Liberty,
many of them travel agents who have far more influence over the
millions of cruise dollars being spent. And you still have
absolutely no proof that this program has caused people to
change their posting habits.

Especially since this set of liars are tricking the stupid, inane and
gullible,

Speak for yourself. Cruise Critic is so big that a few posters
could not unduly influence the discussions there. And there are
several RC's here, I don't see r.t.c becoming a RCI love fest.

As I said, this claim that the RC program has caused people to
become more positive towards RCI in their postings is bogus.
Calling them liars is just moronic. Maybe it generated some
really nice posts about Liberty, but it is a great ship that
deserves good reviews. I haven't looked on Cruise Critic but I'd
expect the reviews from paying customers to be overwhelmingly
positive. Are they?

Bill

On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:29:10 GMT, Bill wrote:

On 3/21/2009 12:40 PM, Chrissy Cruiser wrote:
On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:13:06 GMT, Bill wrote:

On 3/17/2009 6:45 PM, VaCavalier wrote:
IS RCCL Manipulating CruiseCritic.com (owned by Trip Advisor)?
Yet more stupidity. Making it seem like Trip Advisor/Expedia is
somehow involved in a bad way. The fact is that Cruise Critic
was only sold AFTER the RC were selected (in fact I saw the
announcement after we got back from the Liberty cruise). Second,
Cruise Critic has ALWAYS had a relationship with RCCL -- how
else could they arrange for the onboard get-togethers for CC
members?

It's just amazing how many clueless and just profoundly stupid
people are getting so upset about something so trivial.

Bill

Trivial is to be defined as you wish but when millions of cruise dollars
are being purposefully and maliciously influenced, I don't consider that
trivial.

There were over 3000 people on each pre-inaugural of Liberty,
many of them travel agents who have far more influence over the
millions of cruise dollars being spent. And you still have
absolutely no proof that this program has caused people to
change their posting habits.

Uh, WTF has that to do with the fact that bogus, influenced, cruise
reports affect millions of $$ of potential cruise sales.

Especially since this set of liars are tricking the stupid, inane and
gullible,

Speak for yourself.

Yeah like really? Where did I say I did not?

Cruise Critic is so big that a few posters
could not unduly influence the discussions there. And there are
several RC's here, I don't see r.t.c becoming a RCI love fest.

The fact that CC is "so big" is testimonial to their influence.

As I said, this claim that the RC program has caused people to
become more positive towards RCI in their postings is bogus.

So you would say that all tho bogus, influenced reviews are detrimental
or neutral?

Calling them liars is just moronic.

They are liars because they do not review without influence.

What is it with you anyway?

Maybe it generated some
really nice posts about Liberty, but it is a great ship that
deserves good reviews. I haven't looked on Cruise Critic but I'd
expect the reviews from paying customers to be overwhelmingly
positive. Are they?

Bill

I don't care about the other pax, I only care about the liars, the
influenced and the compromised.

My question with you is why do you prop up the obviously guilty?
--
Think first! Before you book a cruise from a two bit lying sleazeball
who uses Usenet as free SPAMADVERTISING ground and for purposeful
attempts at personal character assassination. Are you next? Think twice
before booking with Ray Goldenberg. http://tr.im/hlJv