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Topic: What is it doing on a cruise ship?

cameron
First Class Passenger
Member # 966

posted 12-15-2000 01:59 PM

I am refering to a car on the deck of the Grand Princess. It has been there for a while. It seems strange to put a car on a deck of a cruise ship. If it is an advertisement for the car or car company, they are going all out with their marketing campaigne. Anyone comment?

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sympatico
First Class Passenger
Member # 797

posted 12-15-2000 02:37 PM

A couple of years ago the Destiny was docked beside us in St. Lucia (I think) and when I looked up at the ship there was a car in the window. I always wondered about that. Anyone know why they would put a car inside a cruise ship and how the H did they get it there?

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Peter P
First Class Passenger
Member # 374

posted 12-15-2000 03:28 PM

Its for TaxFree shopping

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jeff
First Class Passenger
Member # 614

posted 12-15-2000 03:56 PM

was this a while back ?....or is there another car up top of the "grand princess" ?
about a year ago there was a promotion with toyota and princess and they placed a toyota
"avalon" up top to promote the special....if you purchased a car or leased one they would give you points towards a cruise or give you a seven day cruise....something like that...i saw the advertisement in the magazine....jeff.....carnival ?....maybe the same type of promotion.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 12-15-2000 05:39 PM

The captain of the Grand Princess is allowed to have a personalised parking space -the car belongs to him!

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cameron
First Class Passenger
Member # 966

posted 12-15-2000 06:12 PM

Can't tell what kind of car it. It might be a Lexus. Lexus had a promotion that if you lease or buy their LS 400 (or any high-end Lexus) you get a seven days cruise package. It was a brief promotion in this part of the country. I'm not sure was the promotion nation wide.

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Green
First Class Passenger
Member # 171

posted 12-15-2000 11:19 PM

Leave it to Malcolm to come up with that answer!!!

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Jules
First Class Passenger
Member # 1529

posted 12-16-2000 01:00 AM

The Royal Yacht Britannia had has a garage on it which held left hand drive Rolls Royce cars for the Queens use abroad. The only problem being that someone put the garage on the wrong side of the ship so they had to hoist the cars up every time they were used -they stopped using them on most trips and I can quite understand why.

I would have loved to have seen the performance of moving a very expensive car across a priceless ship - oops it fell, sorry your Majesty I have sunk your yacht!

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fondaenergy
First Class Passenger
Member # 1641

posted 12-16-2000 05:20 AM

quote:
Originally posted by cameron:
I am refering to a car on the deck of the Grand Princess. It has been there for a while. It seems strange to put a car on a deck of a cruise ship. If it is an advertisement for the car or car company, they are going all out with their marketing campaigne. Anyone comment?

We were on the Grand Princess too. It was a contest. Someone cruising with Princess was going to win the car. Unfortunately, it was not us.

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Cunardcoll
First Class Passenger
Member # 1226

posted 12-16-2000 11:49 AM

I saw a picture of a car on the Norway , it's for a big game onboard , the winner gets the car.

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Chalk Dust
First Class Passenger
Member # 1272

posted 12-16-2000 04:41 PM

It's a clever way to improve the average miles per gallon statistics for the car!

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cameron
First Class Passenger
Member # 966

posted 12-16-2000 05:47 PM

Isn't there enought activities on board the cruise ship? Or is it that people are tired of the on-board activities and that cruise lines have to find other way to entertain people? Frankly, if people go on these ships just because they can win a car, I think they are missing the point about cruising.

just a thought
Cameron

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sympatico
First Class Passenger
Member # 797

posted 12-16-2000 05:51 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Cunardcoll:
I saw a picture of a car on the Norway , it's for a big game onboard , the winner gets the car.

Was "Wheel of Fortune" every on a cruise ship - maybe on the Norway?

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Barryboat
First Class Passenger
Member # 33

posted 12-17-2000 12:37 AM

December cruise 1990 aboard the ss Norway was the Wheel of Fortune cruise....I was there! I even got to dance with Vanna. There was a corvette on deck as a promotion, no one won the the car though, it was just there for looks.

[This message has been edited by Barryboat (edited 12-17-2000).]

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sympatico
First Class Passenger
Member # 797

posted 12-17-2000 09:09 AM

Thanks Barryboat - I was sure Wheel had been on a ship with a car. Maybe I saw the above picture or actually saw it on TV - My late husband insisted that dinner be ready by 6:30pm so he could watch the show at 7pm. Neeless to say I no longer watch it!!

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Baker
First Class Passenger
Member # 1311

posted 12-18-2000 04:40 AM

If the Captain of the Grand Princess was able to have his CAR onboard, does that mean the Captain of the Queen Mary on her last voyage had to go home on the London BUS he took with him ???

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colt
First Class Passenger
Member # 1215

posted 12-19-2000 09:39 PM

Don't know about the car on the deck of the Grand Princess; however, the QE2 does have a garage, if you care to bring your car or motorcycle to the UK or the States. I think the fee is pretty hefty now; however, once upon a time the QE2 would transport your car free if you were emigrating.

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