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Article: Those were the days ...(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
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- Cruise Travel
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- May 1, 2004
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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 ...