Originally Posted by oldpenny16

The high dollar paying owners hated having the short timers on board. The owners bought out all the ownership and now run it as an exclusive property at sea. I've seen this ship in port, but haven't been on board. Doubt that I ever will with the new ownership.

Many of the high dollar paying owners bought their share of the ship as they believed the security to be better than on regular cruise ships. When the semi-common folk came on board, they felt their security was challenged. Also there were social problems when the short timers took (apparently) too much advantage of the free wine and booze.