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Seeing eye dogs on Princess...should I cancel?
Just was told that on Diamond Princess 10/16 cruise there will be 11
blind peolple with their seeing eye dogs...have been given the option of cancelling...what does the group think??? |
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R&M wrote:
Just was told that on Diamond Princess 10/16 cruise there will be 11 blind peolple with their seeing eye dogs...have been given the option of cancelling...what does the group think??? That is kind of up to you. If you can't stand to be around dogs, then cancel. However, if you are just worried about an occasional doggie accident, well, I am sure that the ship's staff will get them cleaned up quickly and effectively. In general, seeing eye dogs are kept clean, are well behaved and very well trained. Unlike most kids and a lot of their parents! ;-) Just my $.02 -- Ray Contreras =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Webmonkey for: http://www.ossystems.com http://www.bobs-garage.com http://www.rayzplace.com -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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It's a very big ship. Live and let live. Have a great cruise,
Don "R&M" wrote in message om... Just was told that on Diamond Princess 10/16 cruise there will be 11 blind peolple with their seeing eye dogs...have been given the option of cancelling...what does the group think??? |
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"R&M" wrote in message Just was told that on Diamond Princess 10/16 cruise there will be 11 blind peolple with their seeing eye dogs...have been given the option of cancelling...what does the group think??? Something doesn't sound right here. This cruise is after final payment and Princess would rather eat their own intestines than refund a cruise fare. On top of that, in 10+ years as a travel agent I have never seen a cruise line offer a refund on a paid cruise because of any kind of "group" that might be on the ship. It is against every cruise line's policy that I have ever heard to divulge the makeup of any cruise group. I can't imagine Princess calling anyone and telling them that there were 11 blind people on a ship... or 511 children or 211 people traveling with scooters or 811 people who would get drunk or 1211 employees of a French Canadian Bank. OTOH... Princess does sometimes overbook a cruise and will offer incentives to move to another ship but again, I have never heard of them giving anyone the option of canceling. Beyond those issues I wonder why having 11 guide dogs for the blind would matter to anyone other than the blind people? -- George in PA http://www.countryside-travel.com Sleazy 3 - Carnival Conquest http://www.cruisemaster.com/sleazy3.htm The Mother of All Group Cruises http://www.motherofallgroupcruises.com Miracle in May - http://www.cruisemaster.com/miracle.htm |
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On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 15:09:44 -0400, "George Leppla"
wrote: "R&M" wrote in message Just was told that on Diamond Princess 10/16 cruise there will be 11 blind peolple with their seeing eye dogs...have been given the option of cancelling...what does the group think??? Something doesn't sound right here. This cruise is after final payment and Princess would rather eat their own intestines than refund a cruise fare. On top of that, in 10+ years as a travel agent I have never seen a cruise line offer a refund on a paid cruise because of any kind of "group" that might be on the ship. It is against every cruise line's policy that I have ever heard to divulge the makeup of any cruise group. I can't imagine Princess calling anyone and telling them that there were 11 blind people on a ship... or 511 children or 211 people traveling with scooters or 811 people who would get drunk or 1211 employees of a French Canadian Bank. I agree, I've never heard of a cruise line telling anyone about a group on board. And like you said, Princess is NOT going to let the money out of their hands. OTOH... Princess does sometimes overbook a cruise and will offer incentives to move to another ship but again, I have never heard of them giving anyone the option of canceling. Cancel? Sure, all the time. But I wouldn't expect any money back. And they sure wouldn't give some cock & bull story about blind people. That would sure **** off a bunch of people. Beyond those issues I wonder why having 11 guide dogs for the blind would matter to anyone other than the blind people? This has almost all the trappings of a troll, except it's not anonymous. -- dillon When I was a kid, I thought the angel's name was Hark and the horse's name was Bob. |
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By the way, I just got off the phone with Princess, as any one of "our" regular
TA's could and should have done prior to replying to a topic that asked for some guidance. The OP is correct. The October 16th cruise on the Mexican Riviera will have 11 seeing eye dogs and passengers have the option to cancel or to rebook. Bravo Princess for being upfront. I guess George Leppla doesn't book many Princess cruises or he would have known that Princess has offered the option of canceling before. |
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Why would a blind person go on a cruise?
"RTCReferee" wrote in message ... By the way, I just got off the phone with Princess, as any one of "our" regular TA's could and should have done prior to replying to a topic that asked for some guidance. The OP is correct. The October 16th cruise on the Mexican Riviera will have 11 seeing eye dogs and passengers have the option to cancel or to rebook. Bravo Princess for being upfront. I guess George Leppla doesn't book many Princess cruises or he would have known that Princess has offered the option of canceling before. |
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"clint" wrote in message . .. Why would a blind person go on a cruise? Why not? Must we see everything to experience life? |
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