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Cruises - Carnivals Social Impact-Cruises are at end

Carnival announced that FATHOM (original meaning) (in meaning money) cruises is ceasing operations and ADONIA will return to P&O in 2017
by Earl of Cruise
port of Havanna Carnival Corp Fathom Cruises in Cuba New Adonia
NEW ADONIA in FATHOM CRUISES colours entering Havanna - courtesy FATHOM CRUISES
Why so? My speculation that Social Engagerment in in the lower Middle Class, where Carnival is aiming for, and as John Maxtome-Graham in LINERS explained "Carnival is looking at the lower end of the food chain.", is not compatibel. Is it comming from the white supremacy thinking a belief most found in that class? I had been on board a CARNIVAL vessel in the Caribbean and could see this behavior with my own eyes - long before the outcome of the election of 2016. I was flabbergasted by the racism which flowed above all. I witnessed with my own ears comments not to be recalled.
Gene Sloan an american Cruise Journalist (USA today) wrote that the FATHOM concept did not work as not accepted by the targeted clientele.
Who wonders? Looking from abroad we see a social and mental divided country. A country more conservatice as you may expect, looking at the US American pragmatism, which is in first place a good thing. But sometime some more thinking would do good. Looking what impact my action, invention has for all, would be a good move. The election showed too there is a widespread egoism working in the US society, based on the economic status. Each year more and better. Financed by credit cards, not the income, which declined since Reagan significant. 1981 59% had been Middle Class in 2016 it had been only 51%. And to be Middle Class you need to have US$ 137,000 income. The Majority but has only US$ 40 to 50,000 per year (50%). The biggest melting of Middle Class happend allways with Republican Presidents since Reagan but could not be stoped by Democrat Presidents.
Carnival Adonia Fathom Cruises cartoon
According to an AP story, Fathom cruises, the Carnival Cruise sub-brand, is having growing pains with its itineraries to the Dominican Republic and Cuba - cartoon cortesy AP
And then there is the coloured population and right these lower income members look down at the Hispanics and Blacks. And are jealous about those who had been able climbing into middle class or becoming affluent. Therefore too different unions - one for the Black and one for the White. And the later one mostly in the hands of the Mafia.
How on Earth could CARNIVAL really believe amoung therir clientele would be enough passengers filling each week a 780 pax vessel and cruise in the caribbean and doing for free and honor work for others, and have to pay for? And those who are willing to do such honorary work won´t ever sail with CARNIVAL. Or did they smell it is only a set up to cut money from those willing?
When I heard and read about FATHOM I could not believe CARNIVAL was trying to do, and if so, it will not work - as CARNIVAL and social consience or responsability are two different galaxies. As the distance of Andromeda to our galaxy the Milkstreet.
CARNIVAL declares despite the result of the FATHOM brand is a success and will implement this idea as a new shore experience on their other subsidiaries ships. My suggestion it will not work and even this kind of social engagement shore excursion will be ceased till the next season, as their guests won´t chose working for free. Wisely they implement this kind of of shore expursion in AIDA, COSTA, HOLLAND AMERICA, PRINCESS and P&O as these brands have more European customers/guests on board than the natively US American product CARNIVAL CRUISES. But I doubt a success even with the British oriented cruise lines. We have seen similar moves to short sighted egoism in UK with the BREXIT vote.
I mean not a general accusation, but it is a viewpoint, based on own experiencesand observations, and it is concerning me what is in general happening acctually. But the hip destination Cuba CARNIVAL won´t loose and it is rumored that a FANTASY class ship may take over the normal cruise destination.
Fantasy Class CARNIVAL FASCINATION Carnical Cruise Lines
CARNIVAL FASCINATION - Source Wikipedia (original seize)
Fantasy Class CARNIVAL SENSATION Carnical Cruise Lines
CARNIVAL SENSATION the added balcony structures and the waterslides make them not more beautiful or appealing - Source Wikipedia (origingal seize)

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