Disney Revision
Hmmmm...
When I first came here, I thought that this was like Crystal with kids, but now that I've been here a while, I see similarities with NCL as well. And by that, let me say first that Disney has a great product. I mean, they are an entertainment company after all. And a global one at that. So, how can I compare a company like this to NCL, when only a few weeks ago I called her " crystal cruises with kids"? Well, it's because of the Demographic.
DCL is basically a family cruise line. The kind of insanity that you may typically find on Carnival doesn't reign here, because it's not cheap to be on this ship. However, here in LA, we are sailing out of, and returning to, the same port. Los Angelinos are used to having the most famous, most glamourous, most highly skilled performers living and entertaining in their midst, for over a century. So, even the riff-raff that come on a ship that is leaving from, and returning to LA will have very high expectations of what they want to see, entertainment-wise. Pretty voices, Pretty Boys, pretty girls. They aren't like NYers, who expect to see brilliant instrumentalists, and the rest is just window dressing - No, For THESE folks, if you don't sing amazing, the rest of the package doesn't really matter.
The result of this is, a public that is very unforgiving.
Me, I'm used to having people either really loving me, or being indifferent. However Disney doesn't want anyone being indifferent to it. They have no tolerance for it, no understanding of it. The had it easy in Florida, but here, in LA, so close to Disneyland, and Universal Studios, This cruise line is getting its butt kicked. Why? Is it because the ship-board entertainment is bad? Not really. But, let's face it: No three and 4-star cruise line, not even Disney, is going to pay to have the kind of entertainment that the folks of LA are used to. Period. So, Rich, middle class or poor-ish, we're getting a very wide demographic as clients, who are NOT on vacation, but rather, they are giving their children a vacation. The net result of this is you have a clientel that are as picky, hard to please, and as distracted as the demographic that would take an NCL cruise. In other words, very tough to please. Disney is doing a great job, under the circumstances, but my first suggestion would be for DCL to get out of LA, or do LA - Somewhere, and then Debark/embark, Somewhere - LA debark/embark. Does that make sense?
To do LA/LA is really putting undue pressure on themselves, and for what reason...? To prove what? To who?
My 2 cents worth...
When I first came here, I thought that this was like Crystal with kids, but now that I've been here a while, I see similarities with NCL as well. And by that, let me say first that Disney has a great product. I mean, they are an entertainment company after all. And a global one at that. So, how can I compare a company like this to NCL, when only a few weeks ago I called her " crystal cruises with kids"? Well, it's because of the Demographic.
DCL is basically a family cruise line. The kind of insanity that you may typically find on Carnival doesn't reign here, because it's not cheap to be on this ship. However, here in LA, we are sailing out of, and returning to, the same port. Los Angelinos are used to having the most famous, most glamourous, most highly skilled performers living and entertaining in their midst, for over a century. So, even the riff-raff that come on a ship that is leaving from, and returning to LA will have very high expectations of what they want to see, entertainment-wise. Pretty voices, Pretty Boys, pretty girls. They aren't like NYers, who expect to see brilliant instrumentalists, and the rest is just window dressing - No, For THESE folks, if you don't sing amazing, the rest of the package doesn't really matter.
The result of this is, a public that is very unforgiving.
Me, I'm used to having people either really loving me, or being indifferent. However Disney doesn't want anyone being indifferent to it. They have no tolerance for it, no understanding of it. The had it easy in Florida, but here, in LA, so close to Disneyland, and Universal Studios, This cruise line is getting its butt kicked. Why? Is it because the ship-board entertainment is bad? Not really. But, let's face it: No three and 4-star cruise line, not even Disney, is going to pay to have the kind of entertainment that the folks of LA are used to. Period. So, Rich, middle class or poor-ish, we're getting a very wide demographic as clients, who are NOT on vacation, but rather, they are giving their children a vacation. The net result of this is you have a clientel that are as picky, hard to please, and as distracted as the demographic that would take an NCL cruise. In other words, very tough to please. Disney is doing a great job, under the circumstances, but my first suggestion would be for DCL to get out of LA, or do LA - Somewhere, and then Debark/embark, Somewhere - LA debark/embark. Does that make sense?
To do LA/LA is really putting undue pressure on themselves, and for what reason...? To prove what? To who?
My 2 cents worth...
posted by Fred at 9:34 PM
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