Author Topic: A Once-In-A-Lifetime Kosher Catered Trip To Antarctica! FOMO support group  (Read 57308 times)

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Will sales spike after the raffle from people who want to go but we're holding out in case they won?
doubt it. IIRC if you bought and end up winning you would get a refund..
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So who's having FOMO on not buying a ticket...

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So who's having FOMO on not buying a ticket...

Still have 92 minutes :P
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Just hit 45 kosher passengers!

I am amazed. Simply amazed.
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Just hit 45 kosher passengers!

I am amazed. Simply amazed.

I guess there's a market out there for these pricey trips. You took the risk, and it worked out. Kol Hakavod

Hope you will write us a nice TR

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I guess there's a market out there for these pricey trips. You took the risk, and it worked out. Kol Hakavod

Hope you will write us a nice TR
Our competition also thought there would be a market for another kosher cruise to Antarctica, but he cancelled his tour due to lack of interest...
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Just hit 45 kosher passengers!

I am amazed. Simply amazed.
Wow that's awesome. I'm amazed that so many ppl have the money and time off to do this. Enjoy every moment!

Out of curiosity, is it mostly ddf ppl, or others? Did you do any advertising outside of ddf and ddms?

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Wow that's awesome. I'm amazed that so many ppl have the money and time off to do this. Enjoy every moment!

Out of curiosity, is it mostly ddf ppl, or others? Did you do any advertising outside of ddf and ddms?
Didn't spent a dime advertising, that may be the craziest part of it all. All word of mouth. Just like DD and DDF :)
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Our competition also thought there would be a market for another kosher cruise to Antarctica, but he cancelled his tour due to lack of interest...

He should have brought benny friedman :)

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He should have brought benny friedman :)
Who is the competition who cancelled ??
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Who is the competition who cancelled ??

I thought I had seen Kosherica advertising this at a point.

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It's interesting, as speaking as someone who has not been on a cruise, I genuinely don't see the appeal of a cruise when it's possible to just fly to a destination, and enjoy a hotel and actually being somewhere.

I don't get all of these 3 day cruises to the Bahamas, when the majority of time is spent in transit.

Obviously, Antarctica is an exception as flying is impractical.

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It's interesting, as speaking as someone who has not been on a cruise, I genuinely don't see the appeal of a cruise when it's possible to just fly to a destination, and enjoy a hotel and actually being somewhere.

I don't get all of these 3 day cruises to the Bahamas, when the majority of time is spent in transit.

Obviously, Antarctica is an exception as flying is impractical.
Same.
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I’ve been on a cruise and can see it the other way.

You are right with regards to MIA-Bahamas or NYC-Bermuda cruises. On these you are just visiting one destination and most of the time is spent “in transit”.

Most cruises go to many destinations, each for a day trip. On each of these stops you get to explore a new place, while leaving all your belongings on board. They are also all inclusive, with regards to meals. And on kosherica their meals are excellent.

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I thought I had seen Kosherica advertising this at a point.
Nope.
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It's interesting, as speaking as someone who has not been on a cruise, I genuinely don't see the appeal of a cruise when it's possible to just fly to a destination, and enjoy a hotel and actually being somewhere.

I don't get all of these 3 day cruises to the Bahamas, when the majority of time is spent in transit.

Obviously, Antarctica is an exception as flying is impractical.
On many cruises the appeal isn't the destination rather the journey. Same with premium cabins and some individuals here.
Cruises can be one of the most cost efficient ways to vacation. You get unlimited amounts of 5* food, a room to sleep in, daily entertainment, and a boat full of activities. That's without even stepping foot onto an excursion.
All for less than the price of a high end hotel.

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On many cruises the appeal isn't the destination rather the journey. Same with premium cabins and some individuals here.
Cruises can be one of the most cost efficient ways to vacation. You get unlimited amounts of 5* food, a room to sleep in, daily entertainment, and a boat full of activities. That's without even stepping foot onto an excursion.
All for less than the price of a high end hotel.

If you are kosher, you're not getting 5* food unless you're paying for something like Kosherica, which is quite pricey.

I agree there's what to be said for paying for the transportation, but in this case, you're spending so much unneeded time in transit.

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Didn't spent a dime advertising
Eh.

It's true that technically you "didn't spend a dime" but I think you need to consider all the tweets and DDMS posts advertising, I wouldn't really say it was "All word of mouth."

Of course it's still pretty amazing that you got so many people without any outside advertising.