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Children - More OT Kids $tuff that hits home
It's not just toys, food, movies, tv, clothes or disney anymore. Giant
companies realize that just about everyone has kids. Industries that once catered to the well to do have decided to get in on the act. Cruise lines now offer just about anything the average schmuck's snot nosed brat would like as a reason for the parents (and in more cases these days, the Parent in the singular) to turn the wallet upside down. Marketing for the child and child's parent(s) is BIG BUSINESS. Who gives a crap what kind of vacation you have as long as you part with your money. Oh quick, buy the latest new fad that all the kids are whining for. Spend, Spend $pend! It's not just limited to Cruise Ships, look at Las Vegas. It's just about become another Disneyland...gee I wonder why? I remember when Vegas was a place for adults only. Cruise ships had children in small numbers. Online services were too pricey for only an elite few. Now it's kids kids kids, everywhere you look kids. These "soccer moms" driving a glorified school bus packed to the luggage racks with you guessed it.....kids. For every person who dies, 10 new kids add to the already cluttered world. BIG BUSINESS. Why do you think the cruise lines that cost the most have the least amount of kids? Anything that's made to appeal to kids will make money and you can bet that the class of people will be alot different than those people who are sailing the "kidless" ships. Why do you think there are so few classy cruises left to go on? THEY DON'T CATER TO KID$. The price of a quiet, sane and mature vacation has skyrocketed thanks to kids. You go on vacation to "get away from it all". Well my idea of a vacation is NOT going away on vacation with someone else's kids. If you love kids so much, then get a teaching job, daycare work or a job at Disney World. Please explain why ANYONE would enjoy being near someone else's kids when you are confined on a cruise ship which is a very public place with limited space. You can't. But Big Business can. Nookey |
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Children - More OT Kids $tuff that hits home
Actually - Vegas is reverting to it's raunchy roots. Slowly, but surely.
It's getting less kid friendly. TBird --- not a Vegas kinda person either way ~~~~~~~ One of the Four Horsewomen of the ATH Gutter |
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Children - More OT Kids $tuff that hits home
It's obvious that the cruise lines will have to cater to the kids & their
parents in order to survive & there's not that much the others can do except cruise in the off season & continue to write the cruise lines about the problems they create - At least the ships are offering programs to keep the kids occupied most of the day. "Bare Nookey" wrote in message ... It's not just toys, food, movies, tv, clothes or disney anymore. Giant companies realize that just about everyone has kids. Industries that once catered to the well to do have decided to get in on the act. Cruise lines now offer just about anything the average schmuck's snot nosed brat would like as a reason for the parents (and in more cases these days, the Parent in the singular) to turn the wallet upside down. Marketing for the child and child's parent(s) is BIG BUSINESS. Who gives a crap what kind of vacation you have as long as you part with your money. Oh quick, buy the latest new fad that all the kids are whining for. Spend, Spend $pend! It's not just limited to Cruise Ships, look at Las Vegas. It's just about become another Disneyland...gee I wonder why? I remember when Vegas was a place for adults only. Cruise ships had children in small numbers. Online services were too pricey for only an elite few. Now it's kids kids kids, everywhere you look kids. These "soccer moms" driving a glorified school bus packed to the luggage racks with you guessed it.....kids. For every person who dies, 10 new kids add to the already cluttered world. BIG BUSINESS. Why do you think the cruise lines that cost the most have the least amount of kids? Anything that's made to appeal to kids will make money and you can bet that the class of people will be alot different than those people who are sailing the "kidless" ships. Why do you think there are so few classy cruises left to go on? THEY DON'T CATER TO KID$. The price of a quiet, sane and mature vacation has skyrocketed thanks to kids. You go on vacation to "get away from it all". Well my idea of a vacation is NOT going away on vacation with someone else's kids. If you love kids so much, then get a teaching job, daycare work or a job at Disney World. Please explain why ANYONE would enjoy being near someone else's kids when you are confined on a cruise ship which is a very public place with limited space. You can't. But Big Business can. Nookey |
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