Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Ah, those must be the crew, or those who had already spent so much on board their credit cards were on fire. Our experience is somewhat different. The town benefits far more from cruise passengers arriving a few days before departure and staying here for a day or two than it will ever do from port-of-call pax.
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I've been on some cruises and not all cruise passengers are loaded and many still like a bargain.
I agree that they don't go for rubbish, but then who does ? They, like anyone, will like value for money and so will be drawn to a good deal.
Whoever offers a good deal and good quality, will get their business.
Roger
PS: what you say about drinks and cruise passengers is true Howard, some people have their bags checked and if found it's put away for when they leave the cruise - this also applies to duty-free bottles bought on board ship.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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well howard
an eye opener there matey
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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I am with Howard about passengers wanting things on the cheap.
Last summer we had four cruise passengers come in the shop but they only had euros when then came to pay after wandering round. Their goods only came to £5 so I gave them an easy exchange rate of one for one as a gesture of good will rather than refuse them, they promptly went round the shop gathering up more items that came to a total of £30, after that I refused to take the euro.
Thank goodness the very polite crew members come with our money and spend well.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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peter
not the crew, they rarely seem to drink much more interested in shopping.
jan's shop as stated above, the hospice shop, savers and argos.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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probably howard they cant afford to
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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More likely to do with common sense or religion.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i remember 30 texans turned up together one saturday afternoon, jolly bunch they were too.
had to do a quick restock after they left, most had the 3 bottles for 10 quid deal and some bought some malt whisky.
times i was asked about kentish wine, couldn't be found anywhere.
AAARRRGGGHH! English wine should be all over Dover! How much more British outside London can you get than Dover? Perfect opportunity to showcase UK stuff. And there is some very good English wine (not all of it, it has to be said.....!)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i read last year that a champagne producer in sussex was winning awards in various countries including france.
he cannot call his product by that name of course.
i have tasted some kentish wines all ok but the price was a bit high for what it was due to higher production costs.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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Some of the best wine I have tasted came from Carr Taylor near Hastings.
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