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Old March 9th, 2009, 05:38 PM
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Interesting report:

http://consumerist.com/5166291/royal...marketing-team

I wonder how many of these were "posted" on CrusieMates?
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Interesting article. I would be surprised if other lines didn't do the same regarding giving special things/cruises for always having positive reviews. Though maybe not as obvious as RC.
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And remember Royal Caribbean owns several brands, as do others.
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I am giving RCL a positive rating without any compensation.

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I will be cruising on the Liberty of the Seas in less than a month, hopefully I can give it a rosy review afterwards.

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Marc,

Thanks for the information about the RCL "Royal Champions" program. I have not sailed RCL yet, but just the fact that Royal Caribbean would even think such a dubious endeavor of rewarding posters for their comments on cruise boards would even be necessary, would kind of trouble me.

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I have cruised twice on the Liberty of the Seas and I don't need to get paid to give it a great review.

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So far I have cruised on the Liberty of the Seas twice and I have cruised on the Oasis of the Seas also.

I am now booked on the Allure of the Seas.

We have plenty of good things to say about Royal and we are not getting paid.

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Oh yeah - this story played itself out in a big way, but it is a little surprising to see it brought back to life now, over a year later.
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All my reviews have been rosey. Where's my money?
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I think the RCI "Big Ships" suck. I guess that's why I didn't get any payoff!

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I think the RCI "Big Ships" suck. I guess that's why I didn't get any payoff!

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I love the big RCL ships, but I don't get paid for saying so.
My payoff is having a good time on my cruises.

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Oh yeah - this story played itself out in a big way, but it is a little surprising to see it brought back to life now, over a year later.
I suspect Carnival has played a role in the story's revival.

Marc, you have sum 'slaining to do.
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I got off the Allure OTS a few days ago and I have nothing but rosy reviews.
We loved this cruise and booked the Oasis for april 2012.

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