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Is Carnival Cutting Corners on Maintenance?
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Christine Cruiser wrote: On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:27:10 -0400, Orval Fairbairn wrote: It seems that Carnival ships are making headlines with their breakdowns. With the cruise industry so hungry for customers, their profit margins must be pretty thin. Are they cutting into essential maintenance in order to defray operational costs? Do dogs bark? LOL Does Kohlenberg regularly have to fight lawsuits against him? LOL |
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Is Carnival Cutting Corners on Maintenance?
On 3/18/2013 9:13 PM, Charles wrote:
In article , wrote: Free cruise, heh? I've always wondered about those. Don't you have to pay tax on that? Ordinary income? Taxed on the suggested retail price, not heavily discounted price everyone else pays, right? How much do you figure this free trip costs? That would be if the cruise was won in a contest. A coworker won such a contest and the cruise tax was based on brochure rate which meant he ended up paying two thirds as much in taxes that he would have paid if he had booked the cruise at the actual going fare. He came out a little ahead. In Brian's case I think it is a gift. She can probably gift him up to $11,000. Carnival is picking up the entire tab because they've invited travel agents and their guests on the cruise. I guess it's kind of a marketing thing. The only thing we have to pay is excursions, and the usual on board stuff. -- ____ Brian M. Kochera ABCDT Animal Behavior Collage Certified Dog Trainer Sit Stay And Beyond LLC Dog Manners Not Mayhem "The poor dog is the firmest of friends, the first to welcome the foremost to defend" - Lord Byron ____ View My Shutterfly Page http://photosbybrianmk.shutterfly.com/ My Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/brian.kochera1 |
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Is Carnival Cutting Corners on Maintenance?
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wrote: On 3/18/2013 9:13 PM, Charles wrote: In article , wrote: Free cruise, heh? I've always wondered about those. Don't you have to pay tax on that? Ordinary income? Taxed on the suggested retail price, not heavily discounted price everyone else pays, right? How much do you figure this free trip costs? That would be if the cruise was won in a contest. A coworker won such a contest and the cruise tax was based on brochure rate which meant he ended up paying two thirds as much in taxes that he would have paid if he had booked the cruise at the actual going fare. He came out a little ahead. In Brian's case I think it is a gift. She can probably gift him up to $11,000. Carnival is picking up the entire tab because they've invited travel agents and their guests on the cruise. I guess it's kind of a marketing thing. The only thing we have to pay is excursions, and the usual on board stuff. In that case there would not be any taxes involved. Carnival won't be sending a 1099 to the IRS. They are familiarizing sales agents with their product. -- Charles |
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Is Carnival Cutting Corners on Maintenance?
Orval Fairbairn wrote:
It seems that Carnival ships are making headlines with their breakdowns. With the cruise industry so hungry for customers, their profit margins must be pretty thin. Are they cutting into essential maintenance in order to defray operational costs? No. |
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Is Carnival Cutting Corners on Maintenance?
Ray Goldenberg wrote:
In article , Orval Fairbairn wrote: It seems that Carnival ships are making headlines with their breakdowns. With the cruise industry so hungry for customers, their profit margins must be pretty thin. Are they cutting into essential maintenance in order to defray operational costs? Why is this even in question? Of course they are. And the suckers keep on coming. You are the sucker to believe that. |
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Christine Cruiser wrote:
On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:27:10 -0400, Orval Fairbairn wrote: It seems that Carnival ships are making headlines with their breakdowns. With the cruise industry so hungry for customers, their profit margins must be pretty thin. Are they cutting into essential maintenance in order to defray operational costs? Do dogs bark? LOL Does your mama? |
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Is Carnival Cutting Corners on Maintenance?
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Nooffa Subject wrote: Orval Fairbairn wrote: It seems that Carnival ships are making headlines with their breakdowns. With the cruise industry so hungry for customers, their profit margins must be pretty thin. Are they cutting into essential maintenance in order to defray operational costs? No. I just read in the Wall Street Journal that they just upped their annual maintenance budget from $400 million to $800 million, so the answer has been "yes." |
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Is Carnival Cutting Corners on Maintenance?
Orval Fairbairn wrote:
In article , Nooffa Subject wrote: Orval Fairbairn wrote: It seems that Carnival ships are making headlines with their breakdowns. With the cruise industry so hungry for customers, their profit margins must be pretty thin. Are they cutting into essential maintenance in order to defray operational costs? No. I just read in the Wall Street Journal that they just upped their annual maintenance budget from $400 million to $800 million, so the answer has been "yes." No. It means they just spent $300 Million on rehabbing a ship, are planning to do several others, and are assuming more of the maintenance tasks on some of their port facilities to improve guest experiences. |
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Is Carnival Cutting Corners on Maintenance?
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Nooffa Subject wrote: Orval Fairbairn wrote: In article , Nooffa Subject wrote: Orval Fairbairn wrote: It seems that Carnival ships are making headlines with their breakdowns. With the cruise industry so hungry for customers, their profit margins must be pretty thin. Are they cutting into essential maintenance in order to defray operational costs? No. I just read in the Wall Street Journal that they just upped their annual maintenance budget from $400 million to $800 million, so the answer has been "yes." No. It means they just spent $300 Million on rehabbing a ship, are planning to do several others, and are assuming more of the maintenance tasks on some of their port facilities to improve guest experiences. So they will just let the rest of the fleet deteriorate. |
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