Comments on: Cruise ships in peril (only you can help them) http://cultureby.com/2006/05/_if_russell_dav.html This Blog Sits At the Intersection of Anthropology and Economics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:43:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JAMES ASUDI http://cultureby.com/2006/05/_if_russell_dav.html/comment-page-1#comment-4597 JAMES ASUDI Tue, 06 May 2008 12:07:15 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=709#comment-4597 i would wish to have a link exchange,i find your site very interesting, Im an Africa tour operator based in Nairobi that specializes in Mountain climbing, Disability tourism, Wildlife safaris, Birding, Lake Victoria safaris in Kenya Uganda, Rwanda,Burundi and Tanzania including Pemba and Zanzibar Islands. i would wish to have a link exchange,i find your site very interesting, Im an Africa tour operator based in Nairobi that specializes in Mountain climbing, Disability tourism, Wildlife safaris, Birding, Lake Victoria safaris in Kenya Uganda, Rwanda,Burundi and Tanzania including Pemba and Zanzibar Islands.

]]> By: JAMES ASUDI http://cultureby.com/2006/05/_if_russell_dav.html/comment-page-1#comment-4596 JAMES ASUDI Tue, 06 May 2008 12:05:44 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=709#comment-4596 i would wish to have a link exchange,i find your site very interesting, Im an Africa tour operator based in Nairobi that specializes in Mountain climbing, Disability tourism, Wildlife safaris, Birding, Lake Victoria safaris in Kenya Uganda, Rwanda,Burundi and Tanzania including Pemba and Zanzibar Islands. i would wish to have a link exchange,i find your site very interesting, Im an Africa tour operator based in Nairobi that specializes in Mountain climbing, Disability tourism, Wildlife safaris, Birding, Lake Victoria safaris in Kenya Uganda, Rwanda,Burundi and Tanzania including Pemba and Zanzibar Islands.

]]> By: zhafran http://cultureby.com/2006/05/_if_russell_dav.html/comment-page-1#comment-4595 zhafran Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:43:26 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=709#comment-4595 Many families enjoy summer vacations aboard a cruise ship, but even more don’t consider it as a possibility. If you are looking for a different way to spend quality time with your family, you are urged to at least considering taking a family cruise. Cruise ships are a great location to have your next vacation. If given the opportunity, many parents would choose to take a cruise alone. This isn’t because of a lack of love, but because of a common misconception among parents and cruise ships. Many individuals, including parents, believe that cruise ships are not designed for children, but that is simply not true. If you believe this popular misconception, you could be missing out on one of the greatest opportunities of your life. There are a large number of cruise lines, each offering different cruises. With all of the cruise ships available, you are sure to find at least one that can offer your family fun on the water. http://1minuteparenting.com/ http://travellingtoday.com Many families enjoy summer vacations aboard a cruise ship, but even more don’t consider it as a possibility. If you are looking for a different way to spend quality time with your family, you are urged to at least considering taking a family cruise. Cruise ships are a great location to have your next vacation. If given the opportunity, many parents would choose to take a cruise alone. This isn’t because of a lack of love, but because of a common misconception among parents and cruise ships. Many individuals, including parents, believe that cruise ships are not designed for children, but that is simply not true.

If you believe this popular misconception, you could be missing out on one of the greatest opportunities of your life. There are a large number of cruise lines, each offering different cruises. With all of the cruise ships available, you are sure to find at least one that can offer your family fun on the water.
http://1minuteparenting.com/
http://travellingtoday.com

]]> By: Grant http://cultureby.com/2006/05/_if_russell_dav.html/comment-page-1#comment-4594 Grant Mon, 03 Jul 2006 00:02:41 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=709#comment-4594 James, I am keen. Grant James, I am keen. Grant

]]> By: jamesb http://cultureby.com/2006/05/_if_russell_dav.html/comment-page-1#comment-4593 jamesb Sun, 02 Jul 2006 16:21:01 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=709#comment-4593 so, there are two students who have submitted their 'papers' sir. is the matriculation board sitting? are they still there, still alive? :-P http://russelldavies.typepad.com/planning/2006/05/assignment_7_cr.html so, there are two students who have submitted their ‘papers’ sir. is the matriculation board sitting? are they still there, still alive? :-P
http://russelldavies.typepad.com/planning/2006/05/assignment_7_cr.html

]]> By: a.d. http://cultureby.com/2006/05/_if_russell_dav.html/comment-page-1#comment-4592 a.d. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 17:44:11 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=709#comment-4592 Interesting assignment, but (echoing Steve's comment) I think the picture of a cruise holiday industry in decline is dubious - at least going by recent statements in the travel industry press. Despite the examples of disastrous stories about unfinished liners, outbreaks of illness etc, the industry is reckoned to be seeing 8% annual growth. Still an interesting subject to think about though. Interesting assignment, but (echoing Steve’s comment) I think the picture of a cruise holiday industry in decline is dubious – at least going by recent statements in the travel industry press. Despite the examples of disastrous stories about unfinished liners, outbreaks of illness etc, the industry is reckoned to be seeing 8% annual growth.

Still an interesting subject to think about though.

]]> By: Steve Portigal http://cultureby.com/2006/05/_if_russell_dav.html/comment-page-1#comment-4591 Steve Portigal Thu, 11 May 2006 15:21:44 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=709#comment-4591 Arthur Frommer's column today http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/05/11/DDG9EIORKK1.DTL&type=travel refers to " the recent upsurge in cruise bookings, and the sold-out nature of many cruises" BTW, it's an intersting article about the disappearance of the gentleman host "gentleman host is a man ages 45 to 72 who is (or should be) a good conversationalist, an excellent ballroom dancer and a kindly, moral person. These individuals, numbering as many as six per cruise ship, are dressed in blue blazers or white dinner jackets bearing a decal identifying them as employees of the line. They are carried free of charge aboard the cruise and given a daily allowance for a reasonable number of drinks and substantial laundry privileges. Apart from the free cruise, they are not paid and often owe a fee to the employment agency that has recommended them. The gentleman host dances with unaccompanied women, generally of senior age, and is expected to go immediately from dinner to the ship's ballroom and to stay there, asking women to dance throughout the evening. Earlier, they have dinner at tables usually with four or five unaccompanied women, engaging in pleasant conversation on noncontroversial topics. They cannot favor any particular woman with their attentions. Often, they accompany groups of mature or elderly women on optional excursions departing from port cities. " !!! Arthur Frommer’s column today
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/05/11/DDG9EIORKK1.DTL&type=travel
refers to ” the recent upsurge in cruise bookings, and the sold-out nature of many cruises”

BTW, it’s an intersting article about the disappearance of the gentleman host “gentleman host is a man ages 45 to 72 who is (or should be) a good conversationalist, an excellent ballroom dancer and a kindly, moral person. These individuals, numbering as many as six per cruise ship, are dressed in blue blazers or white dinner jackets bearing a decal identifying them as employees of the line. They are carried free of charge aboard the cruise and given a daily allowance for a reasonable number of drinks and substantial laundry privileges. Apart from the free cruise, they are not paid and often owe a fee to the employment agency that has recommended them.

The gentleman host dances with unaccompanied women, generally of senior age, and is expected to go immediately from dinner to the ship’s ballroom and to stay there, asking women to dance throughout the evening. Earlier, they have dinner at tables usually with four or five unaccompanied women, engaging in pleasant conversation on noncontroversial topics. They cannot favor any particular woman with their attentions. Often, they accompany groups of mature or elderly women on optional excursions departing from port cities. ”

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]]> By: Matt http://cultureby.com/2006/05/_if_russell_dav.html/comment-page-1#comment-4590 Matt Thu, 11 May 2006 03:20:26 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=709#comment-4590 Old Vegas? Please. (Just for example, you could smoke in Old Vegas. Hell, you can still smoke in Las Vegas _today_. Try that on a cruise ship, and you'd better hope you know how to swim.) Old Vegas? Please.

(Just for example, you could smoke in Old Vegas. Hell, you can still smoke in Las Vegas _today_. Try that on a cruise ship, and you’d better hope you know how to swim.)

]]> By: John Galvin http://cultureby.com/2006/05/_if_russell_dav.html/comment-page-1#comment-4589 John Galvin Wed, 10 May 2006 21:44:10 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=709#comment-4589 I, too, re-read Steve's comment multiple times, wondering what qualified as 'juvenile humor.' Also: the extent of the audience captivity that the cruise ship offers, especially when it comes to an event/venue like Xingolati, continues to enthrall me thoroughly after reading this post. Steve, and the scrappers, and the Flaming Lips, are surely onto something...aren't they? There have to be a LOT of people that will pay for complete immersion in a temporary culture that is designed to bend around their particular aesthetic indulgences. I mean, there are -- but I'm talking way smaller than Burning Man here -- and the cruise ship is uniquely positioned to capitalize on this, isn't it? I, too, re-read Steve’s comment multiple times, wondering what qualified as ‘juvenile humor.’

Also: the extent of the audience captivity that the cruise ship offers, especially when it comes to an event/venue like Xingolati, continues to enthrall me thoroughly after reading this post. Steve, and the scrappers, and the Flaming Lips, are surely onto something…aren’t they? There have to be a LOT of people that will pay for complete immersion in a temporary culture that is designed to bend around their particular aesthetic indulgences. I mean, there are — but I’m talking way smaller than Burning Man here — and the cruise ship is uniquely positioned to capitalize on this, isn’t it?

]]> By: Steve Portigal http://cultureby.com/2006/05/_if_russell_dav.html/comment-page-1#comment-4588 Steve Portigal Wed, 10 May 2006 19:29:09 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=709#comment-4588 Juvenile humor? I am confused by your response, Grant! There must be an unintentional fart joke in my post or something. Grant, if I start working blue, you'll know! Juvenile humor? I am confused by your response, Grant! There must be an unintentional fart joke in my post or something. Grant, if I start working blue, you’ll know!

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