karl_nj Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 Matt was quoted in this article about how Royal had signups for "test cruises" back in November: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-03/cruise-ship-fanatics-eagerly-volunteer-to-test-covid-virus-protocols Not sure why this is "news" now, but thought it was an interesting article none the less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princevaliantus Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 Wow! Below is what the article quoted Matt on..."elaborate publicity stunt"??? "Matt Hochberg, 38, a cruise industry reporter who closely follows Royal on his unofficial Royal Caribbean Blog, thinks the whole gambit could be a mirage and wonders if the company’s move was an elaborate publicity stunt. Instead of citizen volunteers, he suspects that the line will populate its test cruises primarily with land-based Royal employees and travel agents—the same friendly audience typically on shakedown cruises for new ships. And yet, Hochberg volunteered anyway. “I signed up immediately,” he says. “I figured, why not?” (Michael Bayley, president and CEO of Royal Caribbean International, says the company’s sign-up program stemmed from high demand that was coming in over social media and email.)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 I mean, why hasn't any other cruise line done anything similar? Publicity stunt != bad. It's actually genius, considering how much attention it got. teddy, MarcBerger, twangster and 2 others 2 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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