On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 07:57:54 +0100, "Mike" wrote:


Did you see "holidays from hell" or similar title on TV last night,
about crews putting laxatives in non-tipping-customers' coffee, and
other nasties. Never fancied cruising and fancy it even less now!!!

Pam in Bristol

So you put the same 'story' to ALL crew members, ALL cruise ships and ALL
cruise lines do you?
And because it was on TV 'it must be true to all cruising'?

Pretty much.


What about 'Plumbers from Hell'? Are ALL plumbers the same?
What about bad meat from a certain supermarket? Are ALL Meat Departments
from ALL supermarkets the same?

Yep. Filthy robbers. I do my own.

Bad news makes the news. If you take that one story from one programme and
ALLOW it to convince you that the story is applicable to ALL cruising and
all elements of cruising, then you are cutting off your nose to spite your
face.

Why? what's good about being stuck with thousands of smelly guests on
a boat for weeks on end? The council estates have more room!

I have now done 3 cruises with Thomsons, 1 so far, the Round the World with
P&O, but have 2 more booked with P&O and 1 booked with Cunard on their new
Queen Victoria in 2007.

One very satisfied cruiser here and I could point you to many many more
satisfied cruisers who book again and again and again, for example, one
couple on our table on the Round the World had already booked the Round the
World 2007 before we left the ship in March. Another couple off our table,
emailed us in July to say they had taken another cruise and were on it at
the time of emailing. Try booking the new Queen Victoria for her Maiden
Canaires in December 2007, yes seven! When I went in to book 5 staterooms
for my family, I had a choice .......... from only 7 left!

Well lucky you.


however, it was on TV so it must be true ...... like Eastenders and
Coronation Street etc etc etc :-(((((

It was true.