P&O Ferries goes under (or not)

[SueEllen]

And another one.

Pride of Kent....

BBC News - P&O: Second ferry detained over safety concerns
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60908750

[vetran]

And another one.

Pride of Kent....

BBC News - P&O: Second ferry detained over safety concerns
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60908750

the savings keep on piling up, think of the diesel they are saving!

[SueEllen]

the savings keep on piling up, think of the diesel they are saving!

Only 6 more to go!

[PerfectStorm]

Anyone else seen the new advert from P&O cruises "Our name starts with the same letters but we're nothing to do with them?"

Here it is https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/20...ape-ferry-link

For a long time people thought these shared brand names were useful - but as time goes on, it seems they're not.

It's the same reason you can't log into Virgin Media Wifi on a Virgin Train - they'll tell you "nothing to do with us". If you're not willing to take responsibility for the cockups, or share customer loyalty across brands, should you be allowed to trade on the good name? Or at least, you can't really complain when the consumer confuses you for being the same.

[vetran]

Here it is https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/20...ape-ferry-link

For a long time people thought these shared brand names were useful - but as time goes on, it seems they're not.

It's the same reason you can't log into Virgin Media Wifi on a Virgin Train - they'll tell you "nothing to do with us". If you're not willing to take responsibility for the cockups, or share customer loyalty across brands, should you be allowed to trade on the good name? Or at least, you can't really complain when the consumer confuses you for being the same.

Yeah because you wouldn't want to think they pay their staff as much as £5.50 an hour!

https://www.corpwatch.org/article/sw...om%20customers.

Carnival Cruise staff on UK ships are paid $1.20 (75p) an hour or $400 a month in basic wages, according to new documents seen by the Guardian newspaper. These workers lose their tips, which work out to roughly 15 percent of wages, unless they get at least a 92 percent favorable rating from customers.

P&O ferries should be differentiating themselves from Carnival at least they pay nearly half minimum wage!

[d000hg]

Presumably you get free room and board though

[SueEllen]

Presumably you get free room and board though

With Covid or norovirus?