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Diamond Princess 5/13 Departure Revised!
Hi Everyone,
I received this last minute change from Princess for today's sailing of the Diamond Princess. If you have missed any of my news' postings, they are available on my web site. Best regards, Ray LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905 http://www.lighthousetravel.com Diamond Princess May 13 Departure Time Revised Due to operational requirements, Diamond Princess' May 13 departure time from Vancouver has been changed from 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm. As a result, the Vancouver terminal will not be available for check-in until 5:30 pm, and passengers are advised not to arrive at the pier earlier than that time. Passengers who purchased a Princess transfer will be met upon arrival in Vancouver and assisted by Princess representatives. Passengers with independent transfer arrangements are advised to arrange their plans accordingly. We apologize for any inconvenience this change may cause our passengers and look forward to welcoming them aboard Diamond Princess. -- |
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Diamond Princess 5/13 Departure Revised!
Ray Goldenberg wrote after 10 am on 5/13: Hi Everyone, I received this last minute change from Princess for today's sailing of the Diamond Princess. Blatent AD BILLBOARD snipped Due to operational requirements, Diamond Princess' May 13 departure time from Vancouver has been changed from 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm. If that's not a blatent excuse for a blatent AD, I don't know what would be! For whom was the "last minute change" excuse intended? Don't you think the passenger would either have already KNOWN it, or the 3.5 hour delay in departure time wouldn't have mattered? Dr. Bob. aka Reef Fish |
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Diamond Princess 5/13 Departure Revised!
"Reef Fish" wrote in message ups.com... Ray Goldenberg wrote after 10 am on 5/13: Hi Everyone, I received this last minute change from Princess for today's sailing of the Diamond Princess. Blatent AD BILLBOARD snipped Due to operational requirements, Diamond Princess' May 13 departure time from Vancouver has been changed from 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm. If that's not a blatent excuse for a blatent AD, I don't know what would be! For whom was the "last minute change" excuse intended? Don't you think the passenger would either have already KNOWN it, or the 3.5 hour delay in departure time wouldn't have mattered? Dr. Bob. aka Reef Fish If you do a search this whole problem with Ray has been discussed to death before. Even the TA's came to his rescue, that was in the late 90's when I had the time. Thanks for picking up where I left off Bob. Fred |
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Diamond Princess 5/13 Departure Revised!
F wrote: "Reef Fish" wrote in message ups.com... Ray Goldenberg wrote after 10 am on 5/13: Hi Everyone, I received this last minute change from Princess for today's sailing of the Diamond Princess. Blatent AD BILLBOARD snipped Due to operational requirements, Diamond Princess' May 13 departure time from Vancouver has been changed from 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm. If that's not a blatent excuse for a blatent AD, I don't know what would be! For whom was the "last minute change" excuse intended? Don't you think the passenger would either have already KNOWN it, or the 3.5 hour delay in departure time wouldn't have mattered? Dr. Bob. aka Reef Fish If you do a search this whole problem with Ray has been discussed to death before. Even the TA's came to his rescue, that was in the late 90's when I had the time. Thanks for picking up where I left off Bob. Fred Ray's problem is well-known, to anyone who has been in this group for any amount of time. His ADs and spamming wouldn't be nearly as bad if he provides some USEFUL INFO, for those who seek travel help. But he doesn't. He just spams and spams while intimidating OTHER TAs who abhores his act of spamming. I don't really have the time to pick up where hundreds of others left off. It's just a matter of playing the role of a good citizen who fights off a well-known mugger, in a neighhood I visit, because of the frequency of my recent cruising -- 16 in the past two years alone! I found, over the course of my visit to rec.travel.cruises, I often have better and more useful INFO for those who ask questions than the other TAs, and Ray NEVER has the correct INFO even in the rare instances when he took time from his spamming to post something that's not a press-release excuse of his. Case in point: The Princess Pier in Manhattan! The regular Old Ladies of this group didn't have the info. Ray didn't have the info, when he dropped in to chat with them. NOBODY had the hard info on it. So I finally did the research for the details (since I had been to Manhattan via the Newark airport dozens of time) and gave the time/distance/fare of ALL the options, from taxi, to bus, to limo -- covering all possible ways to get from EWR to the pier. I was interested in the INFO myself, because I was going to a cruise that originated there. The only INFO I found in this group was the ones I provided myself. I just came from the Anchorage to Seward thread. I provided what I think is the "best way" for many, and I explained WHY; while everyone else who responded said take the 6:45 am train! I concluded the post with a comment and two questions: RF What could be simpler and more leisurely and enjoyable? RF Why didn't your travel agent know and tell you about this? RF Why didn't Ray Goldenberg, with all his press releases, offer RF you any help on this? I think an equally good way, for posting any slogan to BOYCOTT Ray Goldenberg for his Ads and Spams, is for EVERYONE who has offered useful INFO to others in this rec.travel.cruises group to those who sought help to ask the SAME question: RF Why didn't Ray Goldenberg, with all his press releases, offer RF you any help on this? I think, in the long run, that would be BY FAR the best way to kill the King Rat. I am going to start that NOW, whenever I have some good INFO to offer others, on cruising, and then ask: RF Why didn't Ray Goldenberg, with all his press releases, offer RF you any help on this? or some similar question that everyone can understand. The advantage of that approach is that those who killfiles the INFO providers will MISS the INFO, while Ray Goldenberg will be known to be the one who places ADs but never have any useful INFO to offer to those who asks! Wat da y'ALL think, as we say around Hotlanta where Chrissy roams Cobb County's Walmart stores. :-) -- Dr. Bob. (aka Reef Fish). |
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