28-06-2005 02:13									#61
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Expensive.

	28-06-2005 02:42									#62
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quote: Originally posted by DanS Baby steps. Baby steps.[quote] Baby steps to what? [quote]It could get by in the marketplace on novelty. I would be willing to fork over several thousand bucks for a transatlantic Zeppelin flight. Besides, cruise ships take too long for somebody with only 2 weeks of vacation at a time.

Novel things do not tend to be over a century old.

You seem to be betting on a market in which people are willing to splurge thousands on a trip that lasts 2 weeks at most. If such a potential market exists, wouldn't you believe that they'd already have started offering specific cruises to suit the demand? (maybe they already have, I don't know)
Heck, I bet it'd even make more sense to stuff an A340 with amenities and let it criss-cross the globe.

	28-06-2005 02:53									#63
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quote: You seem to be betting on a market in which people are willing to splurge thousands on a trip that lasts 2 weeks at most.

Those are the kinds of trips that Americans take. Doesn't require any special imagination for me.

quote: If such a potential market exists, wouldn't you believe that they'd already have started offering specific cruises to suit the demand?

Adventure cruises make excellent money in the $5k - $10k range.

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quote: Originally posted by DanS Adventure cruises make excellent money in the $5k - $10k range.

Cruises also offer way more amenities. More bang for your buck.

	28-06-2005 03:02									#65
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Cruises take too damn long for transatlantic. I'm repeating myself. If you're going to Paris for a honeymoon, you might have a week or two. Tops.

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Yeah, very few people have the time to spend that period of time onboard a ship (or equivalent). And it's not like the scenery would be great, just water for days on end

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- Time sensitive, but not too time sensitive.
- In want for amenities during travel but not too much of them.
- Willing to splurge big bucks on a century old-novelty.
- Desiring a watery scenery, but not for too long.
- Possessing Dan's special sense of imagination.

	28-06-2005 03:27									#68
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison And it's not like the scenery would be great, just water for days on end

...and the occastional gigantic rogue wave like the one that caved in the windows on an liner off the East Coast about a month ago.

	28-06-2005 03:33									#69
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Well I suppose anything to alleviate the boredom...

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Honestly though, these cruises sound like my idea of hell. Stuck on board a ship with nothing but old people sunbathing, ballroom dancing and watching cabarets...or staring at the water for hours on end. Pure hell...

	28-06-2005 04:41									#71
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison Honestly though, these cruises sound like my idea of hell. Stuck on board a ship with nothing but old people sunbathing, ballroom dancing and watching cabarets...or staring at the water for hours on end. Pure hell...

You obviously missed Frankychan's post in another thread, about the time he was a steward on a cruise ship and had horny single mom's throwing themselves at him. Now, some people might find that boring, but . . .

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quote: Originally posted by Colon Customers with the following traits: - Time sensitive, but not too time sensitive. - In want for amenities during travel but not too much of them. - Willing to splurge big bucks on a century old-novelty. - Desiring a watery scenery, but not for too long. - Possessing Dan's special sense of imagination.