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Old Sep 1, 2006, 7:00 pm
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greatam
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Originally Posted by cbalaska
would you "just say no" and reposition your ships to another destination that is a "hot" cruise market where you can fill ships and make money - like Europe?
I agree that the new tax may be a long legal battle, but there is not a lot of choice for the cruiselines. Putting more ships in Europe or the Med would have those small areas looking like Lake Havasu or the Party Cove at Lake of the Ozarks. PAAAAARTY!!!
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