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Dennis, you are right on the money.
"Dennis P. Harris" wrote in message ... On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 18:52:11 -0500 in rec.travel.cruises, " wrote: 3. Should I spend extra time reseaching private excursions or are the cruise line offerings a "good deal". they're never a "good deal" because the vendors have to pay kickbacks to the cruise line. you can easily get better deals once you get away from the docks, where the cruise lines have outbid local vendors for the booth space. for instance, you can catch local busses in juneau to go to mendenhall glacier for $5 each way --- compare *that* to the cruise line price! |
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Yep, you've go to hand it to that Dennis Harris; he's one brilliant dude.
Why, I don't know anybody else who could be such an expert on cruises, cruise ships and cruise lines without ever setting foot on a ship! He's so brilliant that he just sucks in knowledge through osmosis. I sure wish I could have a son who was that smart! "Skip Elliott Bowman" wrote in message hlink.net... Dennis, you are right on the money. "Dennis P. Harris" wrote in message ... On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 18:52:11 -0500 in rec.travel.cruises, " wrote: 3. Should I spend extra time reseaching private excursions or are the cruise line offerings a "good deal". they're never a "good deal" because the vendors have to pay kickbacks to the cruise line. you can easily get better deals once you get away from the docks, where the cruise lines have outbid local vendors for the booth space. for instance, you can catch local busses in juneau to go to mendenhall glacier for $5 each way --- compare *that* to the cruise line price! |
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Yep, you've go to hand it to that Dennis Harris; he's one brilliant dude.
Why, I don't know anybody else who could be such an expert on cruises, cruise ships and cruise lines without ever setting foot on a ship! He's so brilliant that he just sucks in knowledge through osmosis. I sure wish I could have a son who was that smart! "Skip Elliott Bowman" wrote in message hlink.net... Dennis, you are right on the money. "Dennis P. Harris" wrote in message ... On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 18:52:11 -0500 in rec.travel.cruises, " wrote: 3. Should I spend extra time reseaching private excursions or are the cruise line offerings a "good deal". they're never a "good deal" because the vendors have to pay kickbacks to the cruise line. you can easily get better deals once you get away from the docks, where the cruise lines have outbid local vendors for the booth space. for instance, you can catch local busses in juneau to go to mendenhall glacier for $5 each way --- compare *that* to the cruise line price! |
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"Elizabeth Ellen Harris" BettyHarris@home wrote in message
... Yep, you've go to hand it to that Dennis Harris; he's one brilliant dude. Why, I don't know anybody else who could be such an expert on cruises, cruise ships and cruise lines without ever setting foot on a ship! He's so brilliant that he just sucks in knowledge through osmosis. I sure wish I could have a son who was that smart! Do I detect a note of sarcasm? Hmm.... |
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