Royal Caribbean Bumps Cruisers, Princess Says No to Taxes, Celebrity Ascent and Today's Cruise News
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The creator discusses several recent developments within the cruise industry, beginning with a tragic incident involving a teenager on the Allure of the Seas who passed away after falling from a balcony. The news then shifts to a situation in Melbourne, Australia, where Royal Caribbean overbooked a sailing on the Quantum of the Seas, resulting in passengers with guaranteed cabins being bumped from the ship. The host notes that while compensation was offered, the experience was highly stressful for those affected. Moving to ship news, the creator highlights the arrival of the Celebrity Ascent at Port Everglades, noting the unique detail of the vessel having two co-captains who are brothers. Regarding future developments, the host covers Princess Cruise Line's plans to feature a significantly larger casino on the upcoming Sun Princess. Finally, the video addresses a conflict in Melbourne where local leadership announced a 15 percent increase in port fees. In response to this sudden tax hike, both Princess and Carnival have reportedly decided to move their operations to different ports rather than pay the increased costs.
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man a nightmare scenario played out for a group of Cruisers the other day when they showed up at the cruise terminal only to find out the Royal Caribbean International had overbooked their Cruise
Royal Caribbean the computer system they keep selling cabin selling cabin selling cabin selling cabins and all of a sudden they get into an oversold situation which I don't think should ever happen
Princess and Cunard both said appreciate the fact that you are raising the taxes really love it that you're doing it with little to no notice and so what we're going to do in response to your move by moving Pawn to E3 we're going to do the cruise ship Gambit what we're going to do is we're just not going to come there anymore
I just wanted to highlight the cool fact that the celebrity Ascent has two co-captains a younger brother and an older brother and they're doing double duty for the ascent which makes it a little bit novel
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