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That's why I only work for companies which prefer to treat their employees like grown ups, avoid corporate brainwashing, display an appropriate degree of real loyalty to their employees and provide appropriate remuneration and time off. Unfortunately as time moves on they're becoming rarer and rarer.
It never ceases to amaze me just how many people are taken in hook, line and sinker by the corporate bull and propaganda which surrounds cruise ships, yet are totally oblivious to the somewhat less gilded reality.
Passenger ships were once a fantastic way to go sea, unfortunately that time has passed, never to return.
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And when it comes to the DESIGN of a cruise ship, interior and exterior, there's only one thing that counts: the paying passenger.
In the end it's him (or her) who'll decide wether this design will be successful or not.
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You said that if staff didn't like on those ships they could go elsewhere, my point is that they frequently do. Cruise ships (of almost all companies) tend to have the poorest terms and conditions in the industry when compared to cargo ships, tankers and even passenger ferries.
You may think that the new hull graffiti enhances the ship, I (and many others) do not. I would normally say give it a few years and all will return to normal, but noting the longevity of the corporate vandalism inflicted on the Carnival business unit that was Holland-America, I have my doubts.
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As for the contradiction in my post (which unfortunately I am unable to see)... the funnel color corresponds with the blue in the stylized flag and the "P&O Cruises" inscription on her hull (if my old eyes serve me right) which enhances her overall impression. In that context the old color simply didn't fit anymore...
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You've contradicted yourself in that post. If the funnel is so meaningless to paying passengers (as you suggest) then why bother repaint it?
As for those working onboard, well you might be interested to know that all of the Carnival "brands" (awful word) have a serious staff retention problem.
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"The makeover has had a particularly negative reception from those professional seamen actually working onboard."
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Do those professional seaman working onboard pay to be able to work onboard? No. The passengers do. If they don't, then those professional seamen may look for a job onboard a ship that suits their taste of design a bit more.
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"The dark blue funnel minimizes the effects of light and shadow which could otherwise highlight her unique funnel."
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Just how many people going on a cruise choose their ship by the uniqueness of its funnel? If you've got the answer, please let me know.
I hope they didn't redesign the flush of the WC, now that would be a discussion...
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The makeover has had a particularly negative reception from those professional seamen actually working onboard. Not that they dare make anything but positive noises in public lest Carnival HQ find out. In the Carnival world, as with any large conglomerate, committing thought crime and not following the party line in public leads to dire consequences for the person concerned.
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The Union flag logo just looks tacky and tasteless - in the shades of the NCL/US version of "patriotism".
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