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Princess Chatter Archive / Re: Carnival owned cruise ship Costa Concordia runs aground off Italy
« on: January 28, 2012, 05:01:30 PM »
"An American Express mailer was recently sent out advertising a seven-night cruise touring Italy, France, and Spain for the tantalising price of $749.
The only problem was the ship to which American Express referred was the stricken Costa Concordia, which is currently half-submerged off the coast of Italy.
The mailer encouraged cardholders to ‘immerse yourself in a truly European experience.’
American Express spokeswoman Christine Elliot said: ‘The mailing was already underway when the accident occurred.
We apologise for any inconvenience to those who received it,’ she told the News.
According to Ms Elliot, production time for mailers is anywhere from six to eight weeks, meaning they were completed long before the accident."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2093127/Costa-Concordia-Embarrassment-American-Express-promotes-trip-doomed-liner.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
The only problem was the ship to which American Express referred was the stricken Costa Concordia, which is currently half-submerged off the coast of Italy.
The mailer encouraged cardholders to ‘immerse yourself in a truly European experience.’
American Express spokeswoman Christine Elliot said: ‘The mailing was already underway when the accident occurred.
We apologise for any inconvenience to those who received it,’ she told the News.
According to Ms Elliot, production time for mailers is anywhere from six to eight weeks, meaning they were completed long before the accident."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2093127/Costa-Concordia-Embarrassment-American-Express-promotes-trip-doomed-liner.html?ito=feeds-newsxml