Princess Chatter

"Yesterday, a small group of residents gathered with signs near the roundabout - to make their cause heard and to 'keep up the pressure'."

"It was timed to coincide with the arrival of The Caribbean Princess cruise ship. Buses arrived all morning dropping passengers from the 3,600-passenger liner off into Weymouth.

A police officer and a port police officer were present at the protest, which saw around a dozen people take part. Several tourists briefly stopped to chat to them.

Resident Marc Moore said: "The road is not big enough for the traffic that is coming here. It rattles our house. It literally rattles the glasses sitting on the shelf."

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/street-protest-against-cruise-ship-230000732.html

These packages, just like the 'bid for upgrade' program for cabins are NOT designed to serve passengers. Rather they skew the profitability index of each sailing passenger in terms of revenue pp. I wonder who in the echelons of Princess figured out the 15 drink per day, and internet packages.

"I hate the wallet-wrenching surprise of that final invoice, filled with a few more drinks than I remember ordering, the WiFi I couldn't live without, and the specialty dining restaurants I splurged on.

But all that changed the moment I discovered the Premier Cruises' Premier Princess package on Princess Cruises during a family vacation on the Regal Princess in December."

https://www.businessinsider.com/princess-cruise-premier-package-worth-it-review-2024-5

It's hard to believe the ship is already 10 years old. 

Saying thank-you seems so inadequate, but this effort must be praised and acknowledged..  so thank you Mike.
I shall scroll, copy and mark the h*ll out of it with abandon.