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...design also allows the company to create areas throughout the ship that target specific demographics, such as families. With a carousel on deck and buffets featuring animals carved from fruit, along with science labs, crafts centers and play theater, the company is trying to broaden its appeal. But the goal is to lure not only parents but folks in their 40s with incomes of $90,000 or more. The industry isn't quite there yet. According to the Cruise Lines International Association, the average cruiser's age is 50--down from 56 in 2002--but RCL is hoping Oasis cracks...
...cruise lines, every passenger is a potential ATM, which is why they'll do anything to avoid leaving with empty berths. A full ship is important to the atmosphere, and to employees' pockets, as tips are an important income boost. If you board, you might buy drinks, spa treatments, snorkeling excursions or even airbrush tattoos. And gamble. So the 103% occupancy rates RCL has maintained through the recession have been worth the deep discounting. "It's been a frustrating time," admits Goldstein, "but in this downturn it's critical to satisfy our customers and hope they'll come back...
...admire in how Sanford deftly and subtly grasped her part of the narrative and spun it. Hers is not the story of a dull wife who was passed over for an exotic woman in Argentina, but rather the tale of the true captain of a family ship, unbowed by the squalls. (See the top 10 scandals...
...critical juncture in efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons capability. Iran has rejected a proposal to ship its low-enriched uranium out of the country for further processing and is refusing to meet the main requirement of the international community—the long-overdue suspension of its enrichment of uranium. Since Iran imports up to 40 percent of its refined petroleum, curtailing its access to fuel might have a severe impact on the Iranian economy, forcing the regime to suspend its nuclear program and open the door to relief from sanctions. As President Obama has said...
...Obama has the charm, while Clinton has the finesse and finishing touch in implementing policy. While I have my reservations, I think they both will steer the ship of Washington well. Clinton's role on the global stage is to balance power. As internationalist Democrats, both Obama and Clinton ought to engage with the G-20 nations, building bridges abroad while promoting democracy for real. As far as domestic matters are concerned, the U.S. must spend less and save more if it is to remain a power beyond the Obama-Clinton era. P.J. John Singapore...