gf:

Fred is more good natured and forgiving than I would be under similar circumstances, and I'm not laughing. We've got a cruise booked on the PG for 9/17 that cost about half as much as a new Mercedes Benz, so to us the matter is not funny at all to us.

This is the kind of error that is just not made in the lux travel business without "heads rolling." But here we don't even know whose heads should roll. GCT or RSSC? BIG SECRET! Would you like to have five figures of your money tied up in a cruise for Sept. and not know what company was in charge, when the choice is of two --- one with a good record and one with a very bad one? Fred was treated in a manner that is virtually criminal on a lux line. He is clearly a very calm, nice, and good natured man. I am not. If Fred and Patrick do not gt a free future cruise out of this (or at least half of one) RSSC can kiss me good-bye! And further, I continue my quest to learn who is REALLY operating the PG --- RSSC or GCT. Why do I care? Well. I contracted with RSSC for this cruise because of past good experience and that of others. Based upon what I've seen personally, and reports of others, I wouldn't contract with GCT for a one way trip to Hades! So, dragging out my lawyer credentials, if RSSC has assigned my contract to GCT, I want out now! There is no right of assignment to another company contained therein. (How would you like your Silverseas cruise contract asigned to Carnival?)

So I think it is way past time for RSSC to "come clean" as to who is REALLY making the operating decisions on the PG. RSSC or GCT? There is enough evidence out there to raise the question. The captain change. The GCT booth on the PG. Other reported crew changes. HIGHLY delayed '06 itineraries both on the RSSC and GCT sites. Reported GCT veto power over RSSC "requests"(?) to check out new ports before cruising there. And now this obtrusive "group" cruise.

Radisson cannot deny that they charge a premium for their cruises based upon their past performance in conducting a great lux cruise. A premium I gladly pay IF I get a Radisson cruise. But the price is way too high for a GCT cruise, believe me.

Radisson reads this board. This is a call for disclosure. Make it, and we thank you. Ignore it, and we'll find other means.

Thanks.
Richard

"It's five o'clock somewhere."