Article: Those were the days ...(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)

I've been reading Cruise Travel since the early days. I've cruised over 20 years and have had two letters published on "Single Sailing," so I feel a need to respond about "Whining Solo Sailors" (Letters, Cruise Travel, April 2004).

With cruise pricing at an all time low and ships not sailing full, I have a hard time with the theory that singles should pay 200 percent for a cruise. As a single, I am paying less than I did in the 1980s. In the past $200 a day was a guideline. Now people want to cruise for $100 a day.

Why should singles make up the difference for heavy discounting? I don't mind paying extra, but why should I pay double, when ships don't ...

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