a challenge to the cruiselines: smoking/no-smoking

According to Bob Dickenson the president of Carnival Cruiseline, to fill the
ship the fares had to be heavily discounted. And even when near full, the bar
and casino revenue was the lowest in the fleet. There was one upside. More
excursions booked. Many reported that cruises on Paradise did not have the
same nightlife participation as the rest of the fleet.

"Lee Lindquist" wrote in message
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On 28 May 2004 21:50:24 GMT, (HDawson228) wrote:

According to Bob Dickenson the president of Carnival Cruiseline, to fill
the
ship the fares had to be heavily discounted. And even when near full,
the bar

Is that the same Bob who was quoted thus:

"Dickinson predicts that, based on the Paradise's overwhelming
consumer response, other cruise lines will follow Carnival's lead
and launch smoke-free ships of their own. As to whether
Carnival will designate a second "Fun Ship" totally smoke-free,
he said, "It's not so much a question of if; it's more a question
of when."

OK Bob, when?

Here's a pointer to the whole article previously posted here on rtc:


http://www.google.com/groups?selm=36...uy.com&o utpu
t=gplain


--
- Lee

OOPS.

--Tom