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The cruise line equivalent of shrinkflation? Is it really as bad as that K

Typical SP movement downwards on what should be good news.

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Trump has signed the bill allowing government to re-open in US.

Maybe that will help the SP?

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Unless the SP can consolidate its gains, we’ll be fortunate to make £19 on Friday.

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I do hope so, too, Aspers. I’m just glad it is too dark for me to see the pig flying past……..

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Not surprised, though, K. I would be doing the same!

Seriously, looking at the number and volume of trades doesn’t justify the drop that has happened and looks like it isn’t over. I’ve never had the courage to “day trade” - too much fear of getting it wrong. It would only need to happen once. My consolation is that the SP rose by £6 over a short period not so long ago.

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Bot will be tearing his hair out! Hardly any trades and only fiddly ones at that, and still the SP sinks. Don’t hear much from those who bought back in at just under £19.

Still, gotta just hang in there. Now grossly oversold IMHO.

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Hi all,

In my experience, not just cruising, the general approach seems to be “do/provide the minimum you can get away with”. Sort of Tesco style “stack ‘em high, sell ‘em cheap”. However, businesses that go the extra mile to provide the better service and/or quality actually do better.

Trouble is, I think CCL is like a large tanker - once the course is set, it takes a huge amount of time, effort and not a little money to change it. In the end the only way is incremental. At the moment, my perception is that it appears to be drifting.

Is everything being sacrificed on the altar of achieving “investment grade”?

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There was a rumour that if peas appeared in volume and/or frequently, it was because they were using frozen peas to hold down the temperature of a body in the mortuary.

Just a rumour, though. Maybe just a germ of truth…….?

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There was a series, on Ch4, I think about super-cruising and it followed a couple of HA ships including the newest one. All looked very nice but also leaning towards party style, although I suspect you could avoid that if you wished - might cost a bit extra though, e.g. for a suite?

We are taking our cruising life in our hands in 2027 with a suite on Majestic Princess around the British Isles as her itinerary is ROUND, not like P & O, up to Shetland along the west coast and back the same way in different ports.

Princess have also put us in their “Elite” loyalty tier, presumably because of our early cruises on P & O.

Small bounce back today in the SP - long may it continue.

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I agree, IWHF. It was always true of Iona and Arvia that they are the destination.

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Morning Topo and IWHF,

We have been sailing with P & O since 2010. We have three booked for next year, Iona in March and Arcadia (our usual) in June and October.

I don’t think cabin grade affects food as everyone eats in the same places plus the speciality places. We noticed a distinct fall off in quality of everything right after Covid which was enough to make me write to Paul Ludlow - the 12 year-old in charge. Got a very good response and, gradually, things picked up slowly.

Am now apprehensive about her. There was talk of a sell-off but then saying they would keep her until 2030. The biggest worry we have is that for some cruises both she and Aurora will not be adult only for some cruises.

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What was wrong on your cruise, Topo?

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Of course! Bot will blow his top……

Mine is already gone.

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They had better be bad results tomorrow so the SP can go up. If CWWX were to go out for a while, that would hep, too.

Always good to be able to apply logic to the SP movement.

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He’s, hopefully, breaking the bank in the casino on his cruise!

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Agreed, cruise lines are well used to the vagaries of Caribbean weather. At least the “markets” are treating RCL the same as they have CCL - good results, knock down the SP. Just weird.

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Hi K,

Yes, agree very much with the first. Not sure about hurricanes, though. They’re always on the seasonal menu in that part of the world. Don’t think the death on Arvia will have helped much, either.

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And then it recovers and is now dribbling away again….

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Big plunge around 13:00 our time - is that cos the Yanks haven’t put their clocks back yet?

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Have a thoroughly wonderful and enjoyable cruise, Bot, whatever you decide to do on sea days!

In the theatre they say “break a leg”, maybe I should say to you “break the bank”!

All the best.

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