Thursday, July 30, 2009

Putting the Boston Globe on Cruise Control

I said insults and lies, right?

"Cruising’s.... continued growth worldwide.... But operators might not be poised to recover quickly from the downturn"


RECOVER from WHAT? SUCCESS in face of economic meltdown?

Sigh.
Readers?


"Cruise industry sank domestically while growing worldwide" by Travis Reed, Associated Press | July 29, 2009

MIAMI - Fewer Americans took cruises in 2008 than 2007, according to new industry data, showing that cruising’s core constituency might be weakening despite continued growth worldwide.

Translation: You're standard of living is slipping as the MSM serves you s***.

The decline in American cruises did not keep overall traffic or revenue from growing last year....

Bob Sharak, executive vice president of the Cruise Lines International Association:

There’s a lot of businesses out there that would love to be reporting any increase. The biggest point to take away is when other people are suffering greatly, we’re able to show an increase.’’

But operators might not be poised to recover quickly from the downturn....

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I'll will be stopping for a few hours now as I go gather even more insults to present to you today.

Have a good morning, 'murkns -- if you can choke down the small s*** breakfast I have presented you.