Block those cruise ships, show them what's what!

[cruizes]

But, someone pointed out something that is very true, many of the types of people who voted K will not understand the horrible rationale and economic consequence behind this, and will just see it as a heroic measure of Queen K to castigate and show ém who´s boss and they will actually delight in this measure.

Maybe they are still waiting to receive the 2nd shoe that was promised to them for voting for her. History does have a way of repeating itself. Let's not forget the Perons! Viva Argentina

 

[YanquiGallego]

It´s stuff like this that has made the Argentines create words such as UN KILOMBO.

 

[cruizes]

The truth shouldn't hurt.

 

[cruizes]

Are you still waiting?

 

[Markgeezer]

And before you ever think about taking a cruise... read this
http://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=82671

 

[Gringoboy]

Smoke, smoke and more smoke.
That's all the Arg Govt has, after all is said and done.
Rather damage their own economy and people, than lose what little face they have left.
Fucking comedy of errors.

 

[John.St]

Lets do the math. There was at least 5000 passengers on the two boats. If each of those passengers spends 10 dollars while in town (and lets face it, that is a very conservative estimate), that is 50,000 dollars that they just threw down the drain. I am sure that the Chilenos won't have an issue accepting that money.

For a country that is so concerned about capital flight, this a downright dumb thing to do.

In Valparaíso the average cruise passenger spends more than 80 US$ in one day (source: El Mercurio de Valparaíso).

 

[John.St]

Citing Mercopress: "The Tierra del Fuego tourism industry fears the economic impact of closing the port of Ushuaia to cruise vessels, many of which fly a British convenience flag or belong to British companies, such was the case of the ‘Sea Princess’ and the ‘Adonia’ with 2.850 and 710 passengers respectively. The absence of the two cruises cost Ushuaia almost a million dollars, according to local tourism sources."

Possibly overestimating, but they are definitely not happy about it.

http://en.mercopress.com/2012/03/03/puerto-madryn-welcomes-all-cruise-vessels-ushuaia-tourism-industry-blasts-the-governor

 

[Napoleon]

Citing Mercopress: "The Tierra del Fuego tourism industry fears the economic impact of closing the port of Ushuaia to cruise vessels, many of which fly a British convenience flag or belong to British companies, such was the case of the ‘Sea Princess’ and the ‘Adonia’ with 2.850 and 710 passengers respectively. The absence of the two cruises cost Ushuaia almost a million dollars, according to local tourism sources."

Possibly overestimating, but they are definitely not happy about it.

http://en.mercopress.com/2012/03/03/puerto-madryn-welcomes-all-cruise-vessels-ushuaia-tourism-industry-blasts-the-governor

Even if they are WAY overestimating on those two boats, to think that that is all the money that they are going to lose for their actions is WAAAYYYY under estimating the impact of this decision. Just mind bogglingly stupid.

 

[John.St]

Even if they are WAY overestimating on those two boats, to think that that is all the money that they are going to lose for their actions is WAAAYYYY under estimating the impact of this decision. Just mind bogglingly stupid.

Argentina's ports may be in for an unpleasant surprise (which the governor of Chubut clearly understood, when he stated that Chubut does not block British cruise ships).

A large proportion of all cruise ships are flying British flags, and they may have something to say about the subject at the 'Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention 2012', on March 12-15. Argentina's traditional cruise ports may be avoided by the trade because it disturbs their plans, which is costly - the ship suddenly has a spare day, to do what and sail where burning fuel?