What should a cruise line do - besides offering a discount - to capture your business?

Fatdaddy1 · December 22, 2010

Im from IL so for me to take a cruise I have to fly to FL or CA. Price wise it is not feasable. If maybe there were heavily discounted flights to go with the cruise it may help.

istealllamas · December 22, 2010

Have good food, period. And I don't mean the premium food -- I mean the basic food.

cruzmama · December 22, 2010

Big name entertainers would get us excited!

sailingrose · December 22, 2010

i am as interested in the amenities on the cruise as i am with where the ship goes. I would be sure to inform everyone about entertainment available on board.

Some of the cruiselines have an address to e-mail to find out the entertainment.

ronzoni1001 · December 22, 2010

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What should a cruise line do - besides offering a discount - to capture your business?

have sufficient and experienced doctors and nurses on board.

elisabeth33 · December 22, 2010

Offering different activities, to make sure I don't get bored.

tuvalu4me · December 23, 2010

Try to interest people that they will see a rogue wave as the captain turns the ship headlong toward the blackening horizon . I and many others like to go through rogue waves just for fun and is the reason why we sign up on one of your ships every 6 months so we can take pictures of the mountain of water. We like to see the early warning radar in the pilots room and scramble for our video cameras and find the best view on top. So, now I win the $350 American Express Gift Card. Thank You. Tomas G. Lee, Ph.D.

tljones · December 23, 2010

Well the cruise industry had me at " Welcome aboard". Somethings I would like to see: onboard credit, more ports on the east coast, packages deals (i.e. cruise, shore excurisons, onboard credit, night eating with the captain etc..). Perhaps having more port of calls at night or to stay longer at port or calls. More steak options at dinner (while I lover crusing I do not eat any seafood, fish etc and I know I'm not alone). perhaps a welcome aboard gift basket.