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Operational costs in Argentina and Brazil threaten the South Atlantic cruise industry
The high operational costs in the ports of the region is having a negative impact for the cruise industry and some of the companies have already withdrawn vessels from the South Atlantic routes, warned Mediterranean Shipping Company, MSC and Royal Caribbean during a regional conference on the industry sponsored by Uruguay's Ministry of Tourism. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesB.A. putting the costs up and providing less of a service.
Nov 25th, 2013 - 06:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I doubt the current Argentine administration will listen, they're far too greedy, inept and corrupt.
I wonder how long it'll be before the cruise ships just skip Argentina altogether, and concentrate on Uruguay, the Falklands and Chile?
For every death, [sup]
Nov 25th, 2013 - 07:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0A new born is created,
Perhaps a Falkland - British or European company would start up a new cruise route,
You never know nowadays..lol
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@1
Nov 25th, 2013 - 08:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Very long. Their business will dry up by 50% if they cancel Argentina, and their routes will be unprofitable, since no one goes to South America, just to see the tiny coast of Uruguay, the desolate Falklands, or dreary Chile.
@ 3 The Truth PaTroll
Nov 25th, 2013 - 09:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Please read the article, some cruise lines have already reduced calls, how much longer before they pull out all together, unless things change?
Without delving too far into the current Rg stops I think that most cruises only stop in BA and TDF. Either place could be left off the itinerary w/o a problem. The cruiseline would just have to say its too dangerous. You're only there a couple hours anyway so you're not going to miss much.
Nov 25th, 2013 - 09:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I took a cruise to the Falklands and then around to Chile when I lived there. The Falklands stop and Valparaiso were my 2 favorites. The worst was going to the Penguin and the stupid Welsh village, what a waste of time. Nothing to see and boring to boot.
Buenos Aires or Stanley ..... hmmm
Nov 26th, 2013 - 02:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0just can't decide...
Communist countries are not good for bussiness brazil and the high social cost of doing bussiness as well as argentina are not apropiate.
Nov 26th, 2013 - 03:44 am - Link - Report abuse 0Fuck the bolivarian countries.
Brazil and The Dark Country: with one you risk being mugged or even killed, with the other you risk being killed or even mugged.
Nov 26th, 2013 - 10:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0What a choice!
Ha, ha, ha.
#6
Nov 26th, 2013 - 11:33 am - Link - Report abuse 0It's a difficult one. In BA you could get ripped off by crooks or worse,
and encounter the friends of la campora.
In Stanley there is always the slight chance of being mugged by a “Johnny Rook” however, the humans are friendly.
@9
Nov 26th, 2013 - 03:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Didn't you ask me once “what have I done to you?” (to me)
This.
And other supposedly “serious” posters ask me the same. Why do I have it out on you Euros and North Ams.
For THIS! Your completely conscious, premeditated, and spiteful ill-comparisons, concocted only to “humiliate” Argentina and all argentines.
A seven year old that counts up to hundreds will know comparing a “town” (if that qualifies) of 2.000 with a city of 15.000.000 is beyond the pale of luculent ludicrousness.
Yeah, Beyra Somalia is a far safer place than London England. Ipso facto, London is a sh!thole.
@ 10 The Truth PaTroll
Nov 26th, 2013 - 05:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I think you really need to get a serious grip on these fantasies.
Have you been to see a clinical psychiatrist yet? If you have, find another one, his advice is not working.
Argentina is humiliating itself just fine without any help from us.
Nov 26th, 2013 - 05:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Nov inflation number is going to look pretty scary with the HUGE rise in Food and Energy.
Come on 40%!!
Come on 40%!!
#9
Nov 26th, 2013 - 06:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I don't need to humiliate Argentina...you are doing a great job yourselves.
So, I was incorrect in my statement. Are you saying that there is an equal chance of being ripped off or attacked in BA and Stanley ?
Read the post at #6 AGAIN !!!! I was replying in kind to his piece of sarcasm, something that emanates from YOUR troubled personality IN SPADES !
“luculent ludicrousness” I see you are now into alliteration as well as pompous verbosity.
There is a new edition of the Oxford dictionary just published with some new words accepted into the English lexicon. When can we expect your first post using some of the new words or do you still favour the Dickensian version of the language.
As for the “other side ” insulting Argentina, have you ever looked at the posts of Steve, Marcos, Dany, Think etc. often blatantly racist or disguised with words like turnip and squatter. Look at your own posts, you are one of the worst, so don't come on in high dudgeon and pretend you are the innocent victim !
Well B.A does have 7500 times the population so yes you'll probably have more chance of being ripped off in B.A.
Nov 26th, 2013 - 07:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0However the cost of that prudence will be getting needlessly rained on in place that only recently was making a big deal over making available a new public toilet for tourists.
A penguin, and a toilet - thats it.
@ 14 No Vestige of an intellect
Nov 26th, 2013 - 07:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Ah, but their toilet works AND I bet it doesn't smell of TMBOA arse droppings!
@13 Clyde15
Nov 27th, 2013 - 07:41 am - Link - Report abuse 0The last time I encountered the arcane verbosity that Tobias employs was in Aldous Huxley's The Devils of Loudun and Patrick White's Voss, both of which were published in the '50's i.e. well past the Dickensian era.
While the richness of modern colloquialism has it's own delights I miss the precision, formality and elegance of the way people used to speak.
I can see why you might find this irritating but I think it's kind of charming and has inspired me to want to read Patrick White again.
This has the added benefit of making me feel patriotic since no-one I know reads him anymore.
#16
Nov 27th, 2013 - 03:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0For me, the best examples of written English can be found in Peacock's essays. This was required reading when I was at secondary school in the 1950's. Addison and Steele were held up as the acme of written English contrasting with Charles Lamb's colloquial style.
I still remember his dissertation on roast pig.
@17 Clyde
Nov 27th, 2013 - 03:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I'm embarrassed to admit I have zero knowledge of the writers you mentioned. But I am definitely intrigued.
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