Thursday, September 22, 2011

Passengers Have Lack of Enthusiasm for Cruiselines Private Islands

A recent poll at Cruise Critic (www.cruisecritic.com) set out to determine what they thought of the various private beaches, private islands, and phony port cities that the cruise
lines are busily throwing up all over the Caribbean.


The results weren't favorable to these artificial communities.

46% of the persons polled responded that they had either never heard of or never experienced a private island, private beach or phony port, which means they never really felt the need for such a facility.

Nearly 37% responded that they regarded these artificial facilities as "cheesy," something they could do without. The near-30% went on to say that they preferred going to a "real" port.

Only a small 24% opined that they enjoyed these newly-built stops, and a tiny six percent said they liked them but only for the shopping options they provided.

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