Yeah, but the student of Paris that are protesting are part of the 25% unemployment rate for the youth of France. So it isn't like they're the employees of your resort anyway.

Come come, you know it's not just the unemployeed who riot - those metro trains aren't running becasue they're out of fuel.

Actually, I don't know. I haven't paid any attention to that story. All I know is that NPR describes them as mostly youths and students (as you did) and I would assume that there aren't many of them driving the trains. Don't know though.

But then I'm guessing you wouldn't really find it more likely to get you on a cruise if you thought there was a legitimate chance of a crew mutiny. So I'd guess we're both being flippant.

When you're out on a normal vacation, a bad service experience does not have to be repeated night after night (unless it's endemic to every area of your hotel).

But if you have a bad experience at a restaurant or a tourism location, you most likely will not even have to bother to avoid it in future, as you would not be going there again.

On a ship, you are trapped. Trapped at sea, trapped with whatever level of customer service is provided aboard ship.

Which is exactly why you find the best service on a cruise ship. They know they can't afford to disappoint in the slightest, so they go above and beyond to make sure it's the best.

Which is why most cruise lines are set up so the service employees work for tips.

Well. what are you going to do? Walk out?

Excuse me, but how does customers having no alternative provide any incentive to provide good service?



edited to admit: NA put it better, and she beat me to it as well.

Their wages.. or lack there of do. Working for $50 a month + tips is good incentive. If they don't provie above and beyond service they make no money.

You could always wish for pirates.