Marc, it's not often I disagree with you but this is one of those rare occassions. I compared my website print outs from the 2005 world cruise with the excursions listed in the 2005 brochure. There's no comparison. In the 2005 W.C. brochure there are TWENTY overnight type excursions listed with details. Much of this information was not on the internet or was sketchy at best....I would never expect Ngaire to research this or a RSSC operator to read all the information to me. We need to read, research, re-read, re-research and come to a conclusion before committing a thousand dollars+ a person on a land excursion. Also, for the segment guests, there were numerous hotels, with prices, listed in the brochure for pre and post stays.
Crazy as this sounds, I printed out dozens and dozens of pages from the RSSC website in my planning for the W.C. The brochure all by itself was more helpful than the internet. If you're planning land excursions it's so important to check dates so you're not overlapping one excursion with another. Our Radisson comp excursion to the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai is a perfect example! It really is overwhelming planning for almost 4 months when you're visiting 44 ports. Also, there are elderly passengers who wouldn't have any idea how to operate a computer to access a website.
Back to my orignal point....if you're planning a MAJOR trip such as a Grand Cruise or a World Cruise, you need and certainly DESERVE a brochure with lots of details and you need this long before final payments are due!!! Say what you want but this is clearly a case of Radisson's marketing department dropping the ball!
Imagine you've never cruised on Radisson (like my sister and brother-in-law) or even if you have.....how quickly would you commit $90.000-$100,000 for you and Arlene to go on a world cruise with little information? Or even half of that $$ for a 62 day Grand Voyage around South America??
Radisson is NOT appearing as a luxury cruise line with the so-called "brochures" they're sending out!
OK....I'll jump off my soapbox because I know I'm right on this one....(still love ya!)
