Wed, Jun 9 at 7:22 PM
I AM A REPORTER -TRAVELER....JUST COMPLETED COLUMBIA RIVER CRUISE
OUR WORST EVER
I PLAN TO PUBLISH THIS STORY SOON BUT AS A GOOD REPORTER I AWAIT
YOUR RESPONSE AND COMMENTS....SEEMS A LOT OF MAKE GOOD IS NEEDED
FIRST OF ALL THE TRIP WAS RESCHEDULE TWO OR THREE TIMES AND OURS
WAS THE FIRST ONE BACK....YOU HAD OUR MONEY WERE TOO ANXIOUS TO
GET THIS GOING....A COMPLETELY UNPREPARED STAFF AND SCHEDULE
INFINITE AMOUNT OF I DONT KNOW WHAT I AM DOING....GOING ON
NO ABOARD SCHEDULE....NO TV...NO PHONES....NO SECURITY...ANYBODY
COULD HAVE BOARDED...INTERMITENT CONTACT IN THIS MANNER
ENTIRE STAFF COULD NOT HAVE BEEN NICER ONLY THEY WERE ALL ON THEIR
FIRST TRIP....MOST OF THEM ANYWAY..... ESPECIALLY FOOD SERVERS....FOOD
WAS GOOD WE JUST DIDNT WHEN AND HOW IT WAS COMING....FIRST TIME
I EVER GOT DUCK AND PRIME RIB ON THE SAME PLATE...
ROOTBEER ON DECKS NOT IN THE DINING ROOM LOTS OF IT COLD
I TOOK NOTES DAILY ...LOTS OF REPITION PROBLEMS....I Hate LATE AND 8 IS 8 NOT
TWO MINUTES AFTER.....HOLDING UP THE BUS FOR 2 PEOPLE WHILE 40 ARE
ABOARD AND READY TO GO....MOST EARLY....GUESS WHO Was IN THAT CATEGORY
THERE WAS LEWIS AND CLARK CHANNEL ON ONE OF THE RARE DAYS THE TV
WORKED AND WAS JUST A PROMISE ID THERE WAS NO
VIDEO....I HAD ALREADY SEEN THIS HAL HOLBROOK SHOW
.....YOU HAD A LECTURER GUIDE ON
THE TRIP WITH LEWIS AND CLARK INFO....HE WAS OUTSTANDING
LOTS OF FOOD COLD AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS COMING FROM TWO DECKS
ICE CREAM DOWN STAIRS.....INTERESTING TO ME HOW THIS WAS PLANNED OR NOT
PLANNED AND WHY
MANY OF THE BLINDS ON THE WINDOWS WERE BROKEN....LIGHT IN YOUR
FACE WHEN YOU DID NOT WANT IT
BUS SCHEDULE INCONSISTENT AND TWO ROTATING BUSES ...AT ONE MUSEUM
AT THE SAME TIME....I WAS HOPING TO SPEND 4 HOURS THERE...GOT 10 MINUTES
GOT A USA TODAY NEWS PAGE ONE DAY ....AND ONE DAY LATE...MET THE
PRINTING REPAIR GUY AS WE WENT TO THE BUS...DONT KNOW IF HE HAD A NICE STAY
NEVER SAW THE CAPTAIN AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS HIS FIRST CAPTAINSHIP
HE DID A GREAT JOB OF MOVING THE BOAT....LAST DAY ON THE SNAKE RIVER
A WONDERFUL 51 MILE TRIP WITH A CAPTAIN THAT HAD MADE THIS JOURNEY
2100 TIMES...HE WAS TERRIFIC AND NEVER STOPPED THE STORY
THE SCHEDULE WAS SO POORLY ARRANGED AND DID NOT ALLOW US TO MAKE
ALL THE VISITS WE WANTED....MISSED MT ST HELENS AND TWO MUSEUMS
ONE MUSEUM WAS RIGHT NEXT TO THE BOAT AND WE FOUND IT BY ACCIDENT...
IT WAS EXCELLENT....IT WAS WHY I WENT
YOU MUST HAVE A RECORD FOR THE TRIP WITH THE LEAST PLANNING AND A RECORD
THAT SHOWS THE BOAT AND COMPANY HAD MADE THE TRIP BEFORE....WHAT ?
DIDNT SEEM THAT WAY...LOOKED LIKE THE FIRST DAY AWAY FROM HOME
SEEMED NO ONE WAS IN CHARGE OR AT THE DESK TO GUIDE US
NO PREPARED FUNCTIONING OF WORK STATIONS.....EVIDENTLY NO BAR
TENDER AND BOOZE WAS FREE....GREAT I DONT DRINK
COOKIES SUPER SENSATIONAL
MADISON AND EMILY WORKED THEIR ASSES OFF....THANKS
WE CAN LAND A MAN ON THE MOON BUT CANT COMMUNICATE ON THE
COLUMBIA RIVER
ONE VIDEO SAID THERE WAS A HELP ALARM BUTTON IN THE ROOM...
NO ONE HAD ONE
ALL STAFF COURTEOUS And WERE OVER WORKED..
SURE THIS WAS ALL UNDERSTAFFED
TVS NOT PLUGGED IN TO START THE CRUISE...ALSO SOME CLEANUP WORK
NEEDED TO BE DONE....FOLLOWUP TRIP THE OTHER WAY AS WE GOT OFF....
CURIOUSLY INTERESTED OF THEIR EXPERIENCE
INTERESTING THAT YOUR ADS IN THE FRONT TO MAJOR MAGAZINES LOOK SO
GOOD AND CLEAN AND PROFESSIONAL....OUR EXPERIENCE WAS NOT
EVIDENTALLY A STAFF MEMBER WAS IN A ROBE WITH TWO BOTTLES OF WINE
CREATING AN INCIDENT
AND WAS EXITED FROM THE SHIP....MANY SAW THIS....I MISSED IT... WOULD HAVE
BEEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A BAD TRIP WORSE...WONDER WHAT THE FINAL
CHAPTER ON THIS STORY WAS
BOARDING INFO VERY SCHETCY WHATEVER THAT CONGLAMERATION OF WORDS
MEAN
COOKIES WERE GREAT AND PLENTIFUL
MISSED A LOT BECAUSE OF BAD SCHEDULING
NOT THAT MUCH TRAFFIC THRU THE LOCKS...THIS ORGANIZATION COULD
HAVE BEE MUCH BETTER...ESPECIALLY IF I WAS IN CHARGE
THERE WERE THREE DAYS WHERE BOXES OF REMOTES FOR THE TVS
SAT IN THE AISLES.....WHERE DO YOU THINK THIS PUTS THE MIND OF A TV
FANATIC LIKE ME WHO SPENT THIRTY YEARS IN TELEVISION
FOUND 7 CENTS ON THE FLOOR OF MY ROOM ON ONE OF THE DAYS THE
TVS WERE CHANGED....I GOOD STAFF MEMBER WOULD HAVE POCKETED
THIS.....BUT I GOT IT
COOKIES WERE GREAT....TOOK SOME HOME
DONE I GUESS...SURE I MISSED SOMETHING
IF ANYONE WANTS TO COMMENT ON THIS STORYLINE BEFORE I PUBLISH IT
LET ME KNOW...
SEEMS LIKE A GOOD IDEA FOR YOU TO MAKE GOOD ON ANOTHER TRIP
AND HAVE ME FORGET THE STORY
COOKIES WERE GREAT GOING TO HAVE ONE NOW
LET MEKNOW
JOHN MASTALIR
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